The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-19

A SrRAqEGETlc MovE--A KNOXVILLE YOUR
KIDNAPPgD, hUr TrRxs rms TABLES ON Hrs
ENEMIES. -The following from the Knoxville
Tenn. Daily Chronicle, Of the sth instant
relates 10 young man OF this city. He is q
son Of the late j. d. Hoppe, former sheriff o.
this county, and his mother is resident o.
this place;
Yesterday a lively little scene took place al
the Akin House, in which our young towns
man, Mr.. G. Il. Hoppe, travelling agent oil
O'Conner, \ Co. acted prominent part, and
after the smoke Of the engagement passed
away, We gathered tho following interesting
facts
Mr.. Hoppe, who has been connected with
the house OF o. Conner a Co. about two years,
and travelling agent for the house one year,
while travelling through Georgia last April,
met at Nor Cross, man named II. A. Gilbert,
who was represented TO him rs being very
wealthy--worth half million or so-and that
he intended TO do a heavy business there.
Hoppe sold him bill Of goods amounting to
$500, which he was to ship in May. lie
shipped them on time, but when the goods
arrived at the Nor Cross depot, 0'Conner 4
Co. received dispatch from one Of the men,
who had recommended Gilbert. stating that
he was fraud, and he had tried to take the
goods ont Of the depot, but that he would
endeayor to hold them subject to their orders
o. Conner 4 Co. took steps TO recover their
goods and did so at an expense Of about eighty
dollars for freight, lawyers fee, &c. Gilbert
next turned up in Gainesville, Georgia, where
they held his trunk for his board bill, aud in
it they found letters from six different wives
He next turns up at Asheville. n. c. where
he registered as DIR. H. A. Gilbert, of Mem
phis, and sold bogus patent rights, taking the
e r II
covering the fraud advertised, warning all
persons from purchasing their notes. While
there he wrote O'Conner 4 Co. n letter, stat.
goods back, and that he was willing 10 pay
half the cost, but failed to forward the money
at any time.
From Asheville he went to Greeneyille,
Tennessee, and thence to Morristown, where
he was met the other day by young Hoppe,
who at once asked him to fork over half the
expense and as he seemed to hesitate he told
him that II he did not, he being acquainted
with his history he would have him arrested
and held until certain parties called for him.
This seemed to bring him to time and he
forked over an y, all the money he had us he
claimed, and the hotel keeper gave him $40,
taking bis baggage as security, when young
Hoppe returned to the city Saturday night.
Gilbert got States warrant for the arrest
of young Hoppe, on the charge Of getting
money under false pretense, and a man by
the name of j. c. Smith was deputised 10
serve the warrant, They arrived in the city
yesterday morning, and just before the Eastern
bound train arrived, Smith called. ut O'Con.
ner's establishment and calling young Hoppe
out and told him that man wanted to see
him at the Akin House. Arriving at the
Atkin House, Hoppe was met by Gilbert and
asked to his room. When there he was in.
formed by Smith that he had warrant for
him and would take him to Morristown, on
that train, Hoppe declared he wouldn't 90,
and a. once dropped note to the house
Mr.. King the book-keeper came down just as
they were trying to force Hoppe in the train,
AMI soon by the assistance OF two policemen,
Mr.. Smith and Gilbert were prisoners and
Mr.. Hoppe was released. They brought them
up to the office Of 0'Couuer 4 Co. where
some papers were shown to Gilbert, who now
commenced to beg for his liberty, and nc.
knowledged that he had done wrong, and the
young man had done right. He agreed to
pay the remainder Of his debt, and gave ten
dollars all the money he claimed he had,
pistol and deed to a hundred acre tract Of
land in Macon county, n. G. and begged to
be released, aud was only too glad to hear
them pronounce the word 20. II is thought
that he swanted by several parties, rs several
have been swindled by him. O'Conner & Co.
gave Young Hoppe the pistol and the deed to
the land for his faithfulness in looking after
the interest Of his employees. and we presume
that he can find the land as described and his
deed is good he will soon get married and
move TO North Carolina. Smith, of Morris.
town, will probably not want to come to
Knoxville very soon again as a deputy and
entice young man from his business TO the
depot. He should have acted openly like a
man.
HANOVER ITENs.-We take the following
from the Spectator:
On Monday last the Hanover and York
Short Line Railroad Company succeeded in
closing the negotiations pending for several
days between them and the officials Of the
Littlestown Railroad for the purchase Of their
road
Mr.. Jos. S. Git, civil engineer, left here on
Monday to be absent several days to make a
survey Of the unfinished part Of the Parkton
and Manchester Railroad, which was partly
graded some years ago. Mr.. Git is to run q
new line from Beckley's Paper Mill by way
Of Hampstead to Manchester. II is expected
that this road will be commenced this Fall
and finished.
A grand Union Sabbath School Celebration
will be held on Saturday next in Baughman's
grove, in West Mannheim township, near the
Westminster road, about 8 miles from this
place. Five Schools are expected to partici.
pate on the occasion. The North Pleasant
Valley Silver Cornet Band will be present.
The peach market has been so completely
glutted this week that there ware numarors
instances in which parties were obliged to haul
their fruit home, being unable to find sale for
it. The peach crop this year was immense,
in fact, beyond all expectation. Large auan.
titles have been shipped to Baltimore.