Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-05-07


mile and half south of Ickesburg. Be.
fore reaching Swab's, one of the party
got out of the buggy. The other fello "
drove up to the house, got out and repre-.
sented himself as horse dealer, wishing
to buy horses. While looking at the
stock, the man who had left the buggy
made his appearance and asked for a
man named Wagner, who he said owed
him quite sum Of money for jewelry
He declared that he had come all the
way from Baltimore expecting to get the
money. and tba, he had not only failed in
that, but he had failed in even getting q
sight Of Wagner. lie seemed to be in
great distress lie was in need Of mon.
ey. and Wagner's failure to come to lime
would straiten him the more, financially
lie offered 20 cell one of two gold
watches that he had with him, to the
drover. at greatly reduced price. Th.
watches, be said, were worth $3.50 a
piece. The drover did not wish to buy
Swab would not buy. He then offered
10 pawn the watches 10 the drover fo,
800. The drover would not take
them, for he might not be found at home
when the watches should be redeemed
At this last bait MIR. Swab bit. He
would take the watches at 500, and il
the fellow failed to put in an appearance
at the stated time, they were to be his,
and he would get $500 for them The
fellow said he was hard up for money,
and asked Mr.. Swab to loan him seven
dollars until he would redeem the watches
Swab didn't have all of sl07 in his
house, but he went and borrowed from a
neighbor what was needed TO make that
amount. The man with many thanks
and promises Of speedy return took his
departure, while the assumed horse dea!e.
fingered while to properly season Swab
with congratulation. Of the probability OF
a couple of hundred dollars easily made.
BY and by he also left. and was joined by
/ his confederate, and the two speedily
came back to Perrysville. and sent boy
with the horse and buggy to the man
from whom they were obtained, with the
statement that they wanted the horse and
buggy on Friday. Meanwhile Swab's
speculation was too good to keep; he
told it to his neighbors. He told it to
one who takes county paper and was
posted This man told Swab that he
believed that he was the victim of a
swindle, and that in his opinion the horse
dealer and the man in search of Wagner
had the thing in partnership, and that he
supposed his watches were any ything but
gold. Swab became alarmed, and posted
off and had them examined, and to his
CONSERVATION they were pronounced to be
worth about So 80 piece. He mounted
the best horse he owned and came to
! Perrysville as fast as he could He
reached the town about an hour after the
/ two swindlers had walked from it, on the
railroad, in the direction of Thompson.
town. The 6:30 p. NJ. train east came
along Just then. He took it and went
to Ihompsoniown The men had not
passed that point. lie walked up the
! road 10 Tuscarora Station, where be was
| informed that two men answering the
description he gave had been there bu: a
short time before. and traded gold
watch to a man for silver watch and
| $40 "to boot and had then been ferried
across the river in a skiff by boy. to
whom they gave quarter Swab con
jectured that they would lodge at ThOmp
sontown that night, and FASTENED to thai
place. where, sure enough, he found the
swindlers. They willingly surrendered
all of the money they had left of the
SlO7, which was SlOO They declared
that they had already spent 81. Swat
did not have them arrested. No regular
reader of county paper is taken in as
was Swab
DECORATION DAY-The following
general order has been issued from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Department of Pennsylvania
under date of April %. 1878:
In accordance with our rules and reg
ulations. Friday, May 30th, will be oh
served az a memorial day for the purpose