Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-01

| nv nnlnn EnI0nn N0l
NAV be- able 10 get q loan for me OF
ceriain stocks I hold os I sball bav,
oreat need of money soon and Won car
ret an advance at n much lower rate
Of interest there for me and shall be a
gamer of interest on this side.p Weas.
certained that his stock was oftbo New
York Central and n little of the Bufialo
a. Erie. AS nv brother was about 10
sail the next dav IL was arranged thai
Farnham sbouid meet him at the
steamer the next morning and deliver
over the stock Tho next morning NV
brother was met bv man who had
the bonds with him and who said he
came from Mr. Farnbam While on
! his passage 10 Liyorpool he was 10
make list of the bonds and take the
numbers of them. as Farnbam had not
had time 70 make n comnlete list II
was Understood that nv brother took
out s1OO. 900 worth of those bonds II
was arranged that nv brother was 10
cable over here some $40 900 or s1l..
600 on account of tho advances made
ON a norton of the bonds shortly after
his arrival which was to 20 to Farm.
hams credit. | saw Farn6am Satur.
day after NV brother loft and be said
he should be down at the Office on
Monday. On Monday Morning be sent
message to me saving that he should
not be down as he wished IN leave
!
town to close up certain business aeen.
cies in different States About twelve
days afterwards he came again 10 the
office and appeared as ouiet as ever
He brought us this time some New
York Central bonds and asked us n
make an advance upon them. He dc.
posted seventeen si 900 bonds and re.
ceiyed our check for sG 0OO or AZ 900
Before leaving he said TINT as his pres.
ence was not reouired for any business
purpose then he sbould remain away
a few days "Wednesday last he came
AGAIN with bis carr;acc and mir and
liyeried coacbmnn as nsuaI onr casb.
Ter told him while 7 was nresont ,bot
we wanted some slb 0o0 Il heinz nm
derstood we werc N draw unon him
Farnbam said aVerv we'll Nm con.
not ret II today Ibove somo so5 200
$40 600 Of Central Pacific Railway
bonds in pbiladolnbia denssited for q
small sum-sc OOo or s7 060wand n I
had this amount conld get them ont
to.morrow
He was IN go IN pbilodolnb;a and II
he eould cot tbem I was IN he tele.
granbed for and 90 myself with tho
money He did not telegronh bnt
came hack the next dav and said tbst
his friend who Ind tbc stock was ont
at Pittsburgh and therefore he could
not Get h for a faw davs Our Mr.
Burke then wanted 10 know what was
10 be done as money was wanted
Farnbam took out his memorandum
book and said that he had some Cali.
fornia and Oregon bonds which wero
guaranteed and that these conld bc
sold Ue said bc conld sand them
down bv his coacbman Wc were 10
Get an advance Of $40 900 ON them and
pay him sc 900 On the same dav the
coacbman returned abont 2 O'Clock In
the afternoon. with the bonds They
were examined by Mr. Burke in the
regular way. AS soon as thew were
disposed Of Mr.. Burke was to ret into
Farnbam's carriago and meet him nj
one Of three nlacos known 70 tho coach,
man. / had occasion IN send Rurl,e
away to Pbiladelnbio ON important
business, and decided 10 keen Burke's
appointment with Farnbam Accord.
inelv. I inmncd into the carriage bav.
ins with me the s6 900 in INV pocket
10 hand over IN him was ,lr;ven
along Nassau street nnd into Rroad.
way. and then into Amitv street I
supposed | was going 10 tbe Fif,h Ave.
nue Hotel but in tbe nlace of tba, was
driven 10 the Amitv House corner nj
Amitv and West. .TLjrd street When
/ was told that Mr. Farnbam was in.
side tins house 7 could NOT belicve n
| expected 10 meet n gentleman I
told the coachman 10 GO in and see
whether Farnbam was inside. He did
and said he was went into the bar
and found some uglv looking fallows
there. The borLeener did not know
Farnbam and Farnbam was NOT to be
seen Tho nronric,or ,vos callod nm
from nm ovsteT saloon and he hi NO,
know suc5 n man With this / ,ook
the hint and went ont Of the bonse I