The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-01
A Swindling Lottery Scheme Exposed.
From the Iafavefre Hnd1 Journal

; About two months ago agentleman of this
city received through the Post Office circu
lar letter from Wright, Brother & Co., of New
York The circular professed to explain the
"'oo"S operamd5 OF making money without
work, and in large amounts, by investing in
their watch enterprise. The manner is this !:
You send one dollar to the parties named, and
!ln return you receive five tickets These tick
cts VIII tell you what you have drawn. If You
40 not choose to send for your prize all you
ose Is your dollar, and should you draw
valuable prize you must then remit an add
tlonal amount in proportion to the value of
the prize. The gentlman exhibited the circu-
lar to some of his friends and finally induced
three others to join in with him. They for
warded one dollar and twenty five cents, and
IN due course of mail received their tickets.
Judge OF their surprise on opening their neat
~ sealed envelopes to find that each had drawn
an elegant watch-ope gold watch worth one |
hundred and twenty five dollars, and four sill |
yer watches worth from ffty-ive to ninety |
dollars each. The additional amount required |
to be sent was fifty dollars-ten dollars on |
each watch. Wright Brother & Co., were
immediately notified to send the watches by
the Merchants Union Express Company which
was promptly done. The watches here, the
money was made up, and two of the party
started Tor the express office. On arriving
there, however, they found that the amount
required was fifty -four dollars and a half. ire
spective OF charges But four dollars and
half was nothing in transaction of this kind
80 the MONEY was paid and the package re-
cclp ed Tor On opening the box, Judge Of
thelr chagrin and disappointment at finding
mat the pretended silver watches were moth
ing put brass, and but poorly plated-and the $
gold watch (warrenied worth one hundred $
ana twenty-five dollars sickly looking ar
'angement that can be bought for thrty-six !,
loilars per dozen by the case. The parties n
rearing an exposure first concluded to pocket v
,he disappointment and the watches. but fl ic
lally agreed and did consult a welI-known le- G
sal nrm, upon whose advice a suit was brought :,
alleging fraud, Misrepresentation and breach
y warranty, and the money was garnisheed in ii
re hands OF the express company. The nee {
ssary publication delayed the trial until Mon
'ay, Upon the trial OF the case the breach of '
warranty was fully shown, and the watches
instead of being worth 1925 as represented. B
we're shown to be worth eighteen dollars. The de
ustice therefore rendered Judgment for the "
'aintitts and against Wright Brother q Co., ST
or thirty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents
nd the costs Of the suit, taxed ut eighteen
oilars-and against the Merchants Union Ex-
ress Company, as garnishees in the sum of =
545O, the amount in their hands belonging to
he defendants as shown by the certificate of
ohn M Kerper, the agent of the Company.
wright, Brot her & Co, therefore lose both the
aoney and the watches, and for once at least.
ssi'lser has been bitten. The plaintiffs are
orry that Wright, Brother & Co., (if they are
OF paper mem did not make their appearance
: the trial. 1t would crafty them exceeding
= to prosecute them for obtaining money un-
er false pretences-believing that the fine
reezes of Lake Michigan would much better III
gree with their health than the dusty attic of
lew York. We cannot give the names of the
slaughtered in this case, but will say that
ONE Of them do business in the Court House
quare.