The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-25
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From The Detroit Frse Press
It is pretty generally known that J..
B. Ward of this city made big thing by
Investing in the Silver Tslet mine IN Lake
Supes..r, which has panied oul more
silver dollars fer the stocktoider than
any s,milaa enterprise entered into since
the palmy- days Of California m'ning
His success with Silver Islet made him
approachable a. to other mining stocks,
aud it has just been ascettaini.d that he
claims to have been taken ~ aud done
for fully as badly as those ~ho Invested
their gre4nbaeks IN the famous Arizona
diamond humbug.
His story. as stated in his complaints
before the Police Justice at Detroit, sets
forth that IN 1872 he was approached 10y
John NJ Whitney, Of Salt Lake, ana
Joe. Lawrence, of Chicago, 90 the sub
iect of purchasing stock IN the Eureka
silver mine, located in Utah. Ward look
ed obviously at the itch specimens placed
before hiul, and finally declared that II
he was sure the mine was all right he
might take stock. Whitney & Lawrence
wanted him to be sure that 1t was all
rieht-in fact, they were adverse to has /
taking a dollar of stock until ne had per- /
feetly satisfied himself on that roint. |
They did not press him stronger, bnt held !
tho bait ready for hirn-and were content
to wait Ward sent. 'expert TO |
Utah with instructions to examine the /
mine, and satisfy himself that it was as
represented.
During the agents absence the two
men disposed of considerable stock to
residents Of Detroit Several small capi-
taiists had silver mine on the brain, and
hearing that Ward was going in heavily
they went for the stock like rats for
grain bin It is said that about $50, 600
cash was paid over to Whitney and Law
renee By Detroiters besides what was OBJ
tanned from Ward. When ward S agent
came back he reid such tale of richness
that the Captain could hardly take Ii 1T
al at once The mine just glistened with
silver aud all that was needed was capt.
cal 10 mine It and send it away to be coin
ed The agent brought back number
of specimens to back up his assertions
and when these were emptied out Ward
cond doubt no longer. Whitney and
Lawrence called around after a day o.
two, and there was no delay in closing
bargain for stock The complaint ayers
that Ward agreed TO ard did take $780,
900 worth of stock, giving in return the
following property
Three promissory notes, each Of the
value Of $4,000 payable in one year
from October 7, 1872, with interest at
eight per cent.
The deed of d tract Of land in Oas land
County, described as the southwest
quarter of section SO north 81 Targc IL
east, containing leo 10 100 acres aud val
red at $40, 900.
Twelve hundred shares of Silver Islet
lLake Superior) mining stock. valued at
500 600
Thirteen hundred shares of the stock
Of Wyandotte Rolling Mill Company.
worth sos 600.
Lots lOl, lO2 and l03 section of the
Governor and Judges plan of the CITY Of
Detroit (the I'D Mansion House proper
~, on the corner Of Grisvold and At
water streets) valued at S35, GEO.
Whitney and Lawrence had obtained
what they came for and soon after the
bargain was consrmmated they lolt for
parts unknown 1t was not long before
Ward smet rat. The silver remained
in the ground, and the mine was not b.
ing worked as far as he could ascertain.
He waited awhile and when his lstrers
of inquiry were sent back, aud he could
not leafn the Whereabouts of the men
who had. stocked him, he sent another
expert to Utah 20 see what the matter
was and to inspect. About this time
Lawrence came back here and made a
glowing report OF what the mine WAS do
ing, stating that thirty tons of ore were
awaiting shipment, and more was being
got ont every day Ward did not give
any intimation that he bad dispatched
second agent, and his man arrived at the
mine, made an inspection for himself,
and soou found that the whole thing
wasn't worth the powder to blow it up.
The irs5 agent had been badly duped by
men who knew how much depended on
his making favorable report, but they
we're not prepared for the second visit
and the real state of affairs came to
hght.
When the agen, returned. Lawrence
was not to be found, and on the 9th inst
Ward filed hts complaints here aud OBJ
tanned warrants for the arrest of both. l.
was aseertained that Lawrence was IL
New York and Whitney in Salt Lake c.
ty Detective Stadler was sent East aud
Sergeant Britton West, and, as the tele-
graph has already stated, both have Sc
cured their men. The prisoners will be-
arraigned here, and when the whole case
is laid bare it IS expected that something
rich in everything beside silver viii be-
unearthed. Lawrence and Whitney are
said to be worth $40 600 4 piece. and
they will no doubt make the livelest
kind of a fight. The other Detroit stock
holders are, it is stated, also prepared to
make complaints against them
The TOUGHEST STORY The Birming-
ham Morning Post relates an amusing
story of the Bishop of Litch6eld While
recently walking in the Black country his
lordship saw number of miners seated