The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
MAyRIMONsAL sWlADLERS.
am ERaiern Party Set Up - Bust"ess
ia Milwaukee, Wfs.-An Ace 00nt 81
Their lDOi0gs.

sm Easiern Party Set Up - Bust~ess
ia Milwaukee, Wts.-An Ace cunt of
Their lDs'iWgs.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel, April AL
The New York Tunes reports that for sev-
erii years past man aud woman contrived
20 live very comfortably in that city during
the cold weather, and to enjoy q seaside
cottage iu sumner, from the proceeds OF
matr ,monial and other swindles. They
we're not well educated, but nevertheless
succeeded in victimizins innocent country
people, and in keeping out of the hands Of
the police A Young and somewhat prepo-
sessinC girl occupied rooms with them, and
passed as their daughter. She acted as q de-
COY at the watering places, and was made the
subject of advertisements ito the matrimo-
nislly Inclined" after returning to town.
One morning the two mysteriOusly disap-
peared, leaving many lacerated hearts, and,
possibly, a considerable number Of credit
ORA.
From recent report in the Philadelphia
Press, our city would seem 10 have been the
destination Of these perAons. The following
sdver,i .cment will serre TO explain our
reasons for arriving at this Conclusion:
Nor,cE TO GENTLEMEN fair. we'll
educated young lady, Of considerable for
tune, and the daughter Of very respectable
parents, il hereby offered ss wife 10 any
Christian gentleman not above thirty hive
wears of age. The reasons for it it are very
respectable and satisfactory. Gentlemen in
clined to accept are kindly requested to state
their professional calling in their reply, and
give their address under.
A. B. WEBER.
Letter box No. 1908, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Press say. that the advertisement ap-
reared TO have been written BY woman,
while the letter accompanying it "Was clear
" in another, and q mans hand" Among
those Who replied was q travelling salesman
named Largely. Having asked for . 'pho-
,ograph" and "particulars," he vas soon re-
| wsrded with response to the effect that be,
the writer, was the ''guardian" of . niece
possessed of property TO the value Of 81 ,0O0,
| GOO. and that having met with sad accident
ak wears ago, from which she had become
dumb, and was DESTROYS of shifting the re-
| sponsibili,y of taking care of her to other
| shoulders, provided he could find some per-
son in every way worthy of the trnst, who
would be willing to pay him the sum Of
$50, 900 cash upon completion OF tie mar
rage contract and delivery of the fortune.
The object of the guardian" IN exactine
the sum in question, according to bis own
statement, was to make matters pleasant By
compromising claim for an annuity upon
the cross sum. 81 feel very shy" he wrote.
| ''to touch q verv delicate point, but canno'
circumvent 1t. an without any fortune oi
nv own, and father of Eve children, and
although l enjoy . life annuity from my
niece. by which I am enabled 70 lead IN easy
life, | am hound TO do everything possible
for the security of the future Of my children,
even il l have to subdue my personal views
and feelings" The blank form Of bond
was appended to the letter, thus:
I, the undersigned, bind myself BY thess
presents. on my word OF honor, that In case
marriage between myself and wife.
-. on the day vher
the fortune of my brid. Mr. ...:.....
ray
that is. fifty thousand dollars. L ) Cy..
TO Mr................ So. .....,s his ur question
abe property.
II the guardian, had rested here, il
would not be cay to zee how he could Oh
| tain possession Of the S50, coo without really
having the niece and fortune to give awsy,
but with the addition Of this paragraph Il
The letter, the task Of discovering his rea
purpoee will be much les difficult: an
instructed not to invite You to this place i
you have any intentions on my lady, bul
first 20 take observations Of your circum
stances in your neieborhood, and, - tie as
may be, to make your acquaintance. an
cunstr,ised 10 request you to remit By leste,
the travelling expenses from the place Of my
present sojourn to your place, and you will
comprehend that, in Consequence Of nnmer
ON applic,tioos, I have 10 make frsquenI
euch iourneys. which are connected With Ion
Of time and Gosh, that in the aggregate. re
pepunt q csnsi6erahSySum."
There u no douht that . great many young
men, inexpesieoced in the vays Of tn
world, haSe been deceived By thia, to some,
rafher transparent device. II i to b re.
GREETED thaf, instead Of handliDe over the
cor,esposdeecs ioe publieAtioa, M. Larsey
did nct sesd 4 70 he Rslies Iaspecsor Of
| Nilwaukee. Il i TOO ~ sov, Of coune,
10 try 10 och tn sWiDdleE. - By th1 tima
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