Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-07-12

the gold, who was at last discovered in
secluded spot in the valley belonging to
w. W. Hannah, Esq. When discovered
he skulked off, as if fearful, but upon be-
ing informed that the parties were friends
he became more quiet, and entered into
conversation. He told the same story
told by the stranger, and added that the
amount IN his possession weighed eight
pounds. He also showed them filings
from one Of the bars, which had been
tested At jewelers.. This they were at
liberty to have tested, If they would only
not expose him in the transaction, The
shades of night were elready thrown
around this group 0f spectators in the
valley, end, under its cover, they trans.
acted their business unnoticed They
took the sample to one of our first Jewell
ers to be tested, and, after free use of
acid, he pronounced the dust fine and
| pure, and worth as much as any gold
At this proof of the truth of tho story
told them they became enthusiastic, aud
the stranger, who accompanied them on
the testing tour, urged closing the bar
gain at once.
To consummate this object they travel
ed from the ravine to Front street, and
from Trout street to the ravine, several
| times, and occupied several hours in get
ting together $125, or thereabouts, the
| price asked for the gold. The stranger
| turned in his gold watch for his share,
and the Front street parties paid over
| Sl00 in money, and at late hour the old
| man delivered to them his eight pounds
of bar gold, stolen from the bank, retain.
ing as he said, small bar, which ne de.
| sired to have manufactured into chain
for himself, The greediness of the pur.
| chasors prompted them to bargain for
this also, and after considerable parleying,
trade was made, whereby the old man
should go into the olothing-store and re.
ceive for this special bar of gold suit of
clothes. About eleven o'clock in the
evening the gold spectators" with their
! two friends, skulked into the store, where
the old man donned his new suit, proba-
! bly, valued at about fifteen dollars, and
then left. The stranger also departed,
with the understanding that he should
call early in the morning, when the new
| firm of gold brokers" would settle upon
| the manner of dividing their profits.
During the night the Front street mer.
chants slept uneasy, for, upon figuring up
what the eight pounds of gold was worth,
they found it amounted, together with
the premium, to about 81, 800. Early the
next morning the merchants met (but the
stranger was absent) and filed off at once
some of the gold and took it to another
jeweler, near by, who tried it in the Gus
tomary way, and pronounced it brass
They Immediately went to the iewelel
who had tested their sample the night
before, and requested him 10 test 1t again
He at once pronounced the sample ther
presented base metal, and informed then
that he would pay them the price of gold
Tor their first sample, and the price o
brass for the latter.
Now the trouble began, and along War
rem street to Front street there was somt
of the tallest swearing ever heard. Here
and there the excited purchasers of eigh
pounds of brass, at about fifteen dollars
per pound, went hunting for their coun
tryman" and the "old man." whom
upon search, they found had taken tn,
midnight train. and no doubt were on tn
way to Chicago for more gold and NOR
customers. Hudson IN Y) Re0ister.