The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-02-19

Jugged at Lasts-Ab0ut eight yeaft
ago,a mad named E, 8. Piper resided il
/ Fremont and did business in the building
now occupied by the PostOfice He Be,
came involved in some swindli1g operations
here, and at the INSTANCE of banker of jack
son, Mich, was arrested and lodged in jail.
BE mansged to make his escape, and disaP-
peared from this neighborhoOd. He was
next heard of in Iowa OF Indians, where he
pursued course of suecessful sEindling.-
His mode of operating was to obtain a draft
for small amount, from Bank ur bankin 3
house, then change the amount toa large sum
and have it cashed. The genuine signature
attached, aided him to perpetrate his villain
les. His confederate was usually female,
Who formerly lived in this vicinity; and who
disposed of the first draft altered in this way,
to banker in Findlay. Caught up, after
some exploits of this nature, in the west, he
managed TO compromise with his victims,
and again escaped punishment He then
concluded 10 try his hand in Vermont, and
after some months, returned TO the west With
a large amount OfnOney obtained in his u
sual manner. He evaded the police at Chi
cagO, who were on the lookout for him, and,
/ by the aid of confederate, got out of the
city. His pursuers, however, were vigilant
and alert, and after several years succeeded
10 effecting his capture. He was taken to
Rutland, vt, The scene of his operations and
placed in jail, where he was confined over
year before being brought to trial. In
March last be was tried and convicted, but
the case vas carried to the Supreme Court
which, on the 5th inst, overruled the except
tions, aud sustained the decision of the infes
irlor court, He was then sentenced 10 eight
years imprisonment, at hard labor, in the
State prison, and to pay foe of five dollars
and costs. The Rutland Herald, of the 9th
inst, gives the following account Of his re.
ception at the State prison
"Sheriff Field and Chief of Police Craw-
ford, happily for them, have Fetl,rRed from
Windsor. whittier they went to escort o. b:
OldIA hlAuo 6dtO duO 1Ouuug uObWlL1-
standing the threats of the aforesaid Clark
alias Piper. The party had quite respect
bic reception at Bellows Falls, the different
parties Interested in Piper calling upon him
and his guardians. Piper was very commu-
nicatiYe, and from his conversation evidently
Imagined and tried to impress those present,
that he was one of those persons born to
greatness. On his arrival at the State pris-
on he inquired if he could be allowed few
luxuries; but the warden politely informed
him that, as he had come among them to
make long stay, he thought it best 10 tell
him that he would find that IN that inBtitu-
tion they were no respeGters of persons--eac
faring alike. Piper is an inveterate smoker
but be viii have an opportunity to break
himself of this bad habit, at least, while he
resides therefor no smoking is allowed
but to compensate for this he will have his
small plug of tobacco per week, for chewing
purposes, When informed that he would
have to don the unifofm which the Statepfe-
sents to each one Of It's recruftsTor this insti-
tuition, which, by the way, is more snowy
than tasteful, and also would be obliged 10
have his hair cut close, and his whiskers
shaved off, it was too much for him and he
dropped tear or two, and said " be would
rather have died in Rutland Jail, than suffer
thus ignobly.p Verify, he that putteth an
other mans name to piece of paper, runneth
risk.