Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
A Man Steals $4,000 from Friend In
1854 and Bequeaths Him $500, 600
BY His Will.

San Francisco Chrsnicle. July 81
In the Chronicle OF Friday morning
appeared the following advertisement
Information wanted Immediately
OF the whereabouts of Henry Coulter,
or Golfer, who in the years lS50-5l-52,
was with the firm of Dent, Vantine d
Co., at Knights Ferry, and afterward
at Olympia, w. t. In 1854 he was de-
frauded out of large sum OF money by
party who fled to South America.
This man died recently, leaving an es-
tate valued at over $500, 600 entirely to
Golfer, by way OF reparation. Please
address Attorney, this Office"
The circumstances which led to the
insertion OF this advertisement are "a
follows: Some time in 1854 the firm
of Parker Il Golfer were doing an ex-
tensive business, both in this city and
| in Olympia, w. Il. Mr.. Parker attend
ed to the business in this city and
! HenryColter looked after itin Olympia.
| Charles Jessup was then young man,
residing at the etimein Olympia.
He was friend of Golfers and being
about to visit San Francisco, the latter
| intrusted to his care a package con-
tanning S4,SOO, to be delivered to Mr..
! Parker, of the house in this city.
Jessup, instead of delivering the money,
suffered himself to be led into tempta~
! ton and fed with it to South America,
where all trace of him was lost. The
affair led to disruption of the firm of
Parker & Golfer, on account of the lat
ter's inability to prove conclusively
what had become OF the money. Golfer
went out OF business, and his where
abouts have not been know for many
a year.
! 1t now turns out that Jessup, on the
strength of his stolen capital, accumu-
lated an immense fortune in South
America, and, some years ago, return
ed to his native place, Westfield, Mas
sachusetts, to spend the remainder or
his days. A short time ago he died,
and left to his former friend, whom
he robbed or his heirs, ifthere be any,
clean 100000. Among his papers
after his death was found the follow
ing certificate
I Z In June, 1854, l received from Mr..
, Golfer, OF the firm of Parker & Golfer
. a package of gold coin, 81 800, more or
r less, which l pledged my word and
q honor to transmit or deliver to +. II.
. Parker, San Francisco, and whatever
4 injury has resulted L alone am guilty
Z and bear the blame. Golfer could not
= help himself at the time. l write this
- to exonerate my friend and relieve my
}. conscience on IA sick bed.
i "CHAs. JEssUP, of Westfield, Mass.
@ The administrator OF Mr.. Jessup'S
y estate sent a statement Of the case to 9
' LAWYER Of this city, with directions t.
= have him find Mr.. Golfer, or his heirs
0 II he be dead, and with that view he
e inserted the advertisement referred TO
? A Chronicle man on Saturday sought
=. out the attorney and asked what lucb
L he had had.
"Well," he said, laughingly, ~
e can find traces of any quanty of Henry
k Golfers. They are just now as thici
II as blackberries. Let me see, have ;
- list OF the answers / have received.
q And here he read from paper:
Q ~. d. Hunt, of No. II, Stevenson
Il building, writes that Henry Colte
= committed suicide on the Maripos;
/. estate in 1868, when in his employ.
: &C. C.. Wilson, of No. 551 Mali
s street, says that he saw Golfer eigh
, months ago, and knows his Who'll
d history since 1868.
n "An army officer tells me that Collie
!. was honorably discharged from Com
al pany NJ. Second Artillery, June q
I iS6S, and the same day started out I
A. pay a sum Of money to Mr.. McKeuna
40 on Drumm street. Afterward he wa
e found dead in Oakland. He furthe
r. saws that said Golfer was in the Unite,
States service altogether about thirteel
4. years, and that he was the identities
ie Henry Golfer OF Knights Ferry an,
N Pugett's Sound.
~ Another says that Golfer died nea
a. Modesto, and still another says he
N in Colusa. Iu fact, l am getting be
A. wildered with the variety of Golfer
" that turn up, and will have to TAX
l. some time to investigate their variou
identities"