, 1875-11-15
lie Buys II With tile Understanding that
IL will Discover q Hidden
Treasure.
The Judges Remarks in Sentencing the
Kentucky Ku-Klux at Louisville.
Pursuit and Capture of the Perpotrat-
ors Of tho Douver Horror.


tiUnH Of tho c0Itide3uC ai, Ill splte VI inc FeFe-
latious which I,od thc pnlic pEl1t@ dAllv de-
BcsibIng the sl,rowl incthuds by which uuocrht,
simp.n- minded parsons arc dsssaudeA of the
!1arl. a:cuMuiatIous Of years.. lhoso
arc s.me who will never learn prudence.
| caution. and foresight Until lhey havo Ind
tho bitter expcrionce ltsolf. After tho fingers
hays been badly burned, tso child. who may
ho t,1Ilo advanced III years IL not in sense, lcntns
to bowa1o of Ito fro. After Lhu horse IL ato!ou
slicra ia no end to the caution displayed ia &C.
cuIins lho stabIe-doos.
Il Agtgantc cantlIenco sclerao has tatoiy cone
10 Aght near this city. gigantic iu tho amount Of
money ticcccd from sosps farmer, but almoet
iufansilo in lis conception. puorilc AZ IL Was, It
was enough to deceive tho pJor dupo upon
wAan, " Was p.ae.icel. Tic facts III tho case
are those.
A fow months snoe, 4 strange couple appear
ed In tue vicinity Of Kokomo. Tney wore ns
much In tho Gypsy style rs au7thing gotten up
nowadays, calno in an old wagon drawn by
donkey which had apparently soen many weary
years OF service, and they had tho usual number
Of dogs following in tLeir wake. The woman
vas Cotton up after the manor OF LII Indian
squaw. and toll fortunes. while tho man WAS
fully developed root-and-hesb doctor, ptofesa-
ing 10 possess q universal pan,cca. lIe bad
como after roots. and WIS enthusiastic ii, his
search fur tLom, and In his devot'on to sconcct
lie was an Ennlishmaa, it appears, aud naH de-
cldodY fluent In spooch.
Now, It 80 happens that pear tho Junction
lives wealthy aud LigLly.rsspoctod farmer
slchae! Lock. THIS man the Gypsios hid picked
ous for their dupo, mud their plau OF operation
stcceodod like a charm. TLe woman, through
her wonderful powers, which enabled her to
perce the future told our furaler that $780, 900 IN
gold were buried In ,,hls farm that she wIs tue
Only ono who klloH Just how to realize on tito
spocle that Tho records, diagrams Of tho spot,
ard all tho knowledge III tho case necessary to
get at tho treasure, wore iu ber Possession and
TINT Bho was both ready aud Wiling. not to say
anxious, to dig it up-for u consideration, Of
cour.c, The sim demanded was absolutely
tsltliug, aud aimpls iusienidcaut in comparison
with the value Of tue gold. sLo would actually
consent to ral1s !ha TREASURE. and confer lasting
woalb On Farmer Lock for the sun, Of e5o00 in
tho bnso currency OF the realm, in tho form Of
ras-nouey. sh Wlat vas s5,oul iu Uuelo saa''s
Nothing. TO thought the ta'mcs. And then
tile this 6 Iookei 30 tioe. Hero was woman
who had documents, plans, drawings. III lac:
everything go,Lg 70 show that size know oil
about his larIn aud all about the treasure sup-
| posed to be hidden tn ita subtasranenn ceptlls.
| He resolved to ralso tho S5,0u0 at ouco, Dut ho
dld not ralse 1t caiI!g aH he resolved 10 raise
| it. Uunks we're not disconu,ipg as freely III
usual. aud tho offer Of s300 interest for tLe uso
Of IS QUO for sixty lavs was Of no avail with tho
! iue1os,oo baak CASHIER uuless tho borrower
wsuld toll what he wanted to DO with the money.
| Az q laat resort he went to Dr.. Pennington. of
| this city, nnd succeeded tu raising tho money.
| fol which ho gase mortgage Oh hss farm. Hp
| then sought tho wumau, showed tho money, and
Fave it to ler to count. Hlo counted 1t, said Il
Wa8 cGr.cct, and tuen nrpcalol to roll 1t up for
Tim tnhfhnH tf railing tflA rrn1nhHrb1 9iIn
| actually rod up some pieces OF hlosn paper GU!
in the i.ght Bze. and, ~ substitute Tor @7o in
| gold. hllf-pound Of shot. Her sloiEht-of.lnn1
| work completely dccs.yed the inuucent farnler.
! Tho fraudulent puckago aas returned to him
With strict com1uauds not 10 open it till ho had
carried out hor leluest, md tho lady pockoted
| tho zeal wealth. aus wanted Lock to Keep tue
| PACKAGE as il would bo 30 mach Haier ih his
care bus sse directed s!,as tho kaots ln sAo nap
| Kin must not 10 meuulrtl with. THO ponaltr
| attending his disoteyi'g Tho instructions waH
| lie rum of tho whul bt.lness. Ho vas 70.
| lusfea to do sevesal foolish thsnas In order to
| 0Ltaln POSSESSION Of tho t1easure. Tho pro-
| gratntne was that no should ,aka the Mouoy
! homo aud keep it. tako shoyelfull o. 1ndiana
cstth to kentucky. m thon bring tact ll3Yol-
full Of kcntucky earth at'd place 1t in the hole
| tom which tlo ludluua oarth had heeu taken.
| Wncu all this waB louo Ills frten1a would meet
him, sashe tho go!a. aaa receive thcs $4,000
! comLcnsatlon. Tho instructions were carrIod
{ uut literally and involved q tssp to CincsupatI
aud an INVASION Of tho sacred oil Of Kentucky.
I,ut tho fayuies was after tAe 9l0u, 900 lu gold,
aud was eqaa! to anythng. lie secured The
earth. returned TO his farm. aud wasts4 for, the
genial GYpH1es. But they didu't come, and haso
not come, up to date. St.ll Losk oe!eyoI sbey
would yet appear, aud 1t was MOI until after many
days ct vain wasttug aud with tae greatest ta'
luctancs that. on tho llth insl., 10 allowed tho
mysterious GoFdian knot 10 DO cas and tha nap
Kin opeprd. whom tho package VAS found TO con-
go ptxe:eaody package. 1t has 40