The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-28
HEAVY BWINDLE on A PARKERs.
BURG BANK.

Sharp Practice OF The sWIndIer.
From l,e CtncnHdG Commercial Of Sunday,
On the 23d OF July last, Captain
Drown, Of the Spencer House, was call.
ed upon by man who represented
himself as Frank Hughes, and who
brought from Parkersburg, Virginia, q
letter from J. ". Dent, OF the Swan
House ofthat town-a personal friend
OF Captain Drown-whIch introduced
him 10 the latter as Frank Hughes, and
requested the transaction with him OF q
business matter that directly Interested
him and the writer Of the letter. Cap
tain Drown had already received from
Mr.. Dent letter announcing that
Hughes would call upon him with this
letter OF introduction. The business
referred 10 concerned the transfer OF u
bloodsd mare that Hughes had pur-
ohas Of Dent, and that was TO be ship
ped to this city for Hughes, from Park
ersburg, Immediately upon receipt OF
the payment, $3.50, which Hughes was
to hand over TO Captain Drown, for
Dent. This was the understanding OF
the case that Drown arrived at through
the two letters, and the personal repre-.
sentation OF Hughes, az they sat and
talked the matter over In the private
office OF the Spencer House; and these
were really facts.
Hughes stated, after explaining the
case, that he could pay for the mare as
soon as he could realize check on
New York, drawn by the First Nation
oil Bank OF Parkersbufg, 10 which was
signed the name Of W. N. Chancellor,
cashier. The check was for $500. The
signature Captain Drown knew to be
genuine, being personally acquainted
with Mr.. Chancellor. SO he accom-.
panied Mr.. Hughes TO tho First Ma.
ilonal Bank OF this city; met the Presi.
dent, Mr.. ]. W. Ellis, and Identified the
holder OF the check, lwhereupon
the paper was discounted. Captain
Drown and Hughes then proceeded to
the formers carpet store, on Fourth
street, where Hughes paid him the $3.50
for Dent, and requested him to take
good care OF the mare upon her arrival
here, In case he Hughes) did not return
Immediately, as he had 10 90 down 10
Kentucky shortly and remain there
some time.
When Hughes had bldden him good
day, Captain Drown proceeded to in.
form Dent, by telegraph, that the mare
had been paid for, and then to ship the
money by HRrnden Express. Upon
receipt OF the dispatch Dent shipped
the mare on the Ohio; she arrived 10
browns care on the Monday follow
ing, and was received and placed where
she could be cared for properly until
Hughes should arrive to claim her.
Days elapsed, and Hughes did not
come, and It was not until July 80 that
Captain Drown received dispatch
from College Corner, Kentucky, In
forming him that Hughes was sick In
bed, but would come down as soon as
possible. s.I...., .a|.
Nothing further. was heard OF
Hughes, and not word as TO the check
until the l4th inst, when Mr.. Chancel-
lor came down from Parkersburg,
stopped at the Spencer House, and
startled his friend. Drown with the an
nOuncement that that check for So 500
had simply been raised from one for
twenty dollars. By the use of we'll
toned chemicals twenty dollars (S9O)
had been taken out; ad after that Ii
was an easy matter 10 Insert twenty
eight hundred dollars 2,S00) leaving
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To say that Captain Drown was startl.
ed does not convey full idea Of his
sensation. However, he Immediately
called In Detective HaZen, stated 10 him
the circumstances, and gave him a
close description Of Hughes appear.
ance. Mr.. Ha3en Immediately identi.
fed Hughes as man under arrest and
In jail at Versailles, Kentucky, under
lAk. -
obtaining $1,000 on check or draft
raised from twsuty>slx to five thous-
and dollars. HAGEN, Chancellor and
Drown Immediately went over to YER
sailles, found Martin In Jail, and Capt.
Drown recognized In him the swindler
Hughes. Returning 10 this State, they
procured requisltion on Gov. Steven
son, from Gov. Hayes, made o second
trip TO Frankfort and Versailles, and,
upon their return, brought Hughes
with them,