Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-11-18
A Sharp Game, But Not Sharp
Enough.


train and started home. At Coving
ton, Va, man got on the same tram
and trumped up an acquaintance
with Mr.. LUsHER. He asked LUsHER
if he hadn't been at Baltimore and
sold cattle; also how he took his
money home. On the train be tried
to sell Mr.. L. a revolver All this
was done to find out whether Mr. l..
was armed and whether he carried
his money back with him. l.. in re-
ply to these questions told him that
he sold cattle in Baltimore and al
ways sent his money home in drafts
by express, and that he didn't want
to purchase a revolver, because he
always carried one with him. The
stranger represented himself as a
cattle man, and was coming West
with the purchase of cattle in view
At Coalsmouth both left the e. & y.
r. R., and came down on the West
Virginia. The stranger did not have
money enough to pay his passage on
the boat, and after arriving at GALL
polls he pawned his overcoat at the
upper wharf-boat for money to pay it.
After circulating awhile in the
CITY by some means he became ac-
ouainted with Mr.. WILLIAM S. HAN
SON. While in a conversation with
Mr.. HANSON, he told him as they
were about to separate, that he could
not remember his (HANsoN's) name,
and to write it down for him, which
MIR. HANSON did. In the meantime
the fellow made inquiries round
town as to the financial standing OF
Mr.. LUsHER, Mr.. HANSON and Others,
visiting the banks as well as busl-
ness men for this information. His
intention seems to have been to fleece
Mr.. LUsHER, rather than Mr.. HAN
SON. and it is said that he had pro-
cured the autograph of Mr.. LEOPOLD
FRANK also.
We next hear of the fellow inquir-
;no of T NJ SMITH & Bros, d. S.
FoRD's, w. C. MILLER's, HALLIDAY
d. MILES, and GEO. w. COx's for
blank bank checks, not seeming to
be very particular which bank they
were upon. At the store of MIR.
ADAM UHRIG he was accommodated
with a blank check upon the First
National Bank. He inquired of Mr..
UHRrG if pencil writing upon check
would do. Mr.. Z. told him that he
thought it would, but just step back
to the desk and he would find pen
and ink. The stranger went back
to the desk and filled up the check.
He next turns up at the counter OF
the First National Bank with check
for $3.50 drawn by WILLIAM 5. HAN
SON, which Mr.. DELEToMBE paid
and nothing thought of the Inatte'
at the time. In an hour or so Mr..
LUsHER came into the bank and ask
ed Mr.. DELEToMBE if a man, (de
scribing him) had been there, and
said he was going to have him arrest
ed. He said he didn't understand
why the fellow should be inquirins
over town how he stood financially
and where he deposited his money
This excited Mr.. DELEToMBE, wh'
went to the residence of Mr.. HANsol
to see whether the check was righ
or not. Mr.. HANSON was not a
home, but Mrs. HANSON said that he
husband had given no such check
Mr.. HANSON was seen leaving tn
city, and he threw considerable ligh
upon the matter. He had given n
check.
Then commenced Q search for tn
bearer of that check, the payee'
name on the check being ]. P. BLAIT
1t was discovered that he had gon
to the wharf-boat and redeemed hi
overcoat, when he boarded the AZ
tive for Huntington. A Telegram
was sent to the Marshal of Hun
ington to arrest him. Messr
DELEroMBE and HANSON took th
Ohio No. 4, and landed in Hunting
ton about two hours after the Actiy
. did. They found the bird in til
hands of the Marshal. Mr.. DEL
: roNBE stepping up to the fellow sal
t ''Well, my friend, we got here abo'
/ as soon as you did" The prison'
hung his head and said Dothin
S The President and Cashier of Il
a Huntington Bank were with tt
chap, and from pictures which th'
y have, think he was one of the fellow
who went through their bank n
!. long since.
: Messrs. DELEToMRE aad HAsst
and the Marshal of Huntingt'
70 brought the fellow back On Saturd'
night, and landed him in the stati
). house. He has nothing to say.
. denies being the man, but says
was here on Friday and Saturday.
He is about five feet ten inch
IS high, red headed, smoothly shave
rs forid complexion, between twent
1T five and thirty years of age, weig
st close to ITO lbs., says that his mai