Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-23
A PERIPAsEELC swINDLER VISITS
EASE TANNESsEE
Several Merchants Gagged by the
Confidence MAN.

Several Merchants Gagged by the
Confidence MAN.
As the credulous honesty of Nashville
merchants has more than once oflate been
sadly duped by confidence men, we take
this method of guarding them against furth-
er losses by swindler, in relation to whom
the Knoxville Press and Herald of We'd
nesday, Aug. II, mas this to tell:
The Bristol Courier of yesterday says:
On TUESDAY and Wednesday last a scoun-
drel calling himself Price, appeared in Bris-
toll, and presented letters purporting to be
from the Bishop and other distinguished
persons of the Episcopal church of n. c..
claimed to have been run from his home
| b. Ku Klux prosecutions, and asked
for a,sistance to get to Knoxville. On
| Wednesday it was found that he had been
! spending money very freely for whisky and
| other articles not necessary for heggar,
l and Mr.. Thomas, of the Virginia House,
| concluded to collect his bill. Price asserted
| that he had lust paid it to the editor of the
Ete,rs. and arted for the ii ain, it being then
| nea- 3 o'clock p. NJ A visit of Thomas TO
the Ng,cs office was next in order, and a
! f,w ip,errnoations to Mr.. Fowler were put.
! But Mr.. Fowler said 'nOt that he was
| aware Of" The next scene disclosed the
aforesaid Price in parley with Sergt.
Wheeler, who rarely lets his bird go.
Price said Mr.. Wheeler could GO and see
| Mr. Fowler, that he had paid
him. But Wheeler said he could
see il better if Price would come along, as
the distance to the Ne1rs office was only
few rods. The last scene disclosed the
scoundreI handing Mr.. Thomas his carpe
bag for security until he should return from
Knoxville, and then took the road and dis
appeared. He is large man, with rather
flsshy looking face, and is rather dark CON-
Injected, His countenance in our judgment
Is about as bad as that of well shaped
face can be. He viii swindle some Tennes
see town next.
Wenext heard ofthc fellow at Jonesboro
but do not know what he may have accom-
plished there in his particular line.
He then puts in an appearance at Knox
vile, stopping at the Akin House, on Sun
day. He protested to have letters of intro
duction to the Rev. Mr.. Mowbray, of thu
Episcopal Church. On Monday, Capt
Bell and his clerk, Mr.. Scott, suspn cte'
that everything was not as it was repre-
sented, and asked the man to pay his i'll
but il is stated that he incontinentIy raj
off without doing so.
Last evening, Mr.. F. N. Holder, VIII
live, on Mabry street, about two miles iron
the CITY, called on us and gave US som
items, which may prove interesting in TIL
connection. He says that about four year
ago, a man calling himself j. Fl. Simonson
stonDed at his house for several days. 3
mopson claimed that he was in i'll health
and stated that he had been stopping at To
Atkin House, then KEEP by Acton Young
until he had expended all his means, an
asked permission to remain few day
which was granted.
SimonsoD claimed that his home was i
J New York, where he went after leavin
Knoxville, and from which place he SCI
, several packages of newspapers to Ill
: Fl llder as well as number OF letters e1
! pressive Of bis thanks to Mr. Holder for Il
7 | hospitality he had shown him while in tn
9 city. Yesterday this same Simonso
came 10 Mr.. Holders house where he hs
been granted PERMISSION to remain for
few days. Yesterday he gave his name
: one of Mr.. Holders nearest neighbor
, as Price. To Mr.. Holder he has alwa!
: been known as Simonson. This ma
4 claims to have been a member of the Legi
lature of South Carolina for the past eightee
: months, and is on his way to visit b
s mother, who lives in Memphis. We leal
s that he bargained with merchant on Ga
o street. Yesterday, fer $500 worth of me
e chandise, stating thai he was q mercha
5 from Syuth Carolina. Before leaving
| asked for pair of shoes to wear, but W
b refused until be had settled for his pu
a chases. We shall probably hear more
3 him to-day.