Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-11-14
How = Prominent Citizen of
Abingdon was Dupcd.

4 man calling himself Captriou,
and representing that he WAS broth l.
or OF the late Hon Allen L. CapertOn,
of Union, W. Va, and Of Mrs. Sarah
Preston, OF White Thorn, MOulgOm-
.Iy county, &ud also Mrs. OiINer
Burns, OF Monroe county, w. Va,
recently went to Mr.. Milton White, Il
prominent and wealthy citizen OF All
luguon, ana stated that he was in
great distress and begged his friend
ship and assistance He told Mr.
White that he had 2 daughter who
! mad been staying ut his sisters (AIrs
sarah Preston, Of Montgomery and
hat she had eudeavOred to run Off
with q uan and marry him, contrary
10 his wishes, aud that he had met
Tie man and, in difficulty, had shot
and killed him. and that he was then
fleeing the state to save himself from
the PENALTIES of the law. He told Mir.
White that he was a man OF COusIde-
vaulc means. but, owing to the cIrCum-
stances attending his hasty departure,
ne had not been able to provide him
self with the money necessary to make
ais escape. He further told him that
ne mad large amount of gold deposit
ted with his sister, Mrs. Preston, and
that Mr.. Oliver Burns had valuable
property aud claims of his in his
hands He then asked Mr.. White to
let him have the sum OF S2,O7G5O for
which he would execute his due bill
aud give him an order on Mr.. Preston
for the money. Mr.. Waite greatly
-ympathIZng with the unfortunate
gentleman, Jas he took him to be- ac-
cedUd 90 his request and let him have
ia, desired sum of money.
CaprgOn then wrote a letter to Mrs.
Preston, addressing her very familiar
~ and ailectionately, calling her
Dear Sister Slrah,n and requesting
her 10 count oyer hls goal" and pay
MIR. White tho sum Of S2,OlI 90 tor
which amount he held his due bill
and IN this letter he went on to COM
pliment Mr. White very lavishly for
| the kind treatment he had received at
| his hands aud the great friendship he
, had shown him. He also wrote let
ter TO Mr.. Burns, Of Monroe, address
| inc him a. Dear Brother Oliver, -
and instructed HIM how to dispose of
| the property and claims of his which
! were IN his hands.
/ strange to say. Mr.. White never
su- pected that there was anything
wrong and did not even take the pre-
caution to telegraph Mrs. Preston and
inquire n TO the truth of her prefer
/ ded brothers representations, but fur
nished him the desired sum of money
and sent him on his way rejoicing -
/ After the lapse If few days Mr.. w.
| concluded 20 go TO Mrs. P's. after his
| money. lie went presented CapCr-
! TOMS letter, and to his establishment,
/ found that he had been imposed upon
/ by some COusummate scoundreL Cp-
/ ON examination it was found that
neither Of the letters had any sigma
lure and that they were written i'm
| the most bunglesome manner, at least
/ half the words being spelled wrong.
No clue as yet, has been obtained rs
/ to who the perpetrator of the sharp
! fraud a., but v was evidently some
one who knew all about the Caperton
family, md who was we'll acquainted
/ with The locality in which Mrs, Pres
/ ton resides, for he gave Mr. White,
/ who had never been there, minute
| aud accurate directions how to lind
/ her house. which, IL Is said, is some
/ what difficult for stranger to ind.
About the greatest mystery about
I the whole affair is that a man of MI.
/ Whites Intelligence should have sur
| terrd himself 10 be imposed on in this
! Way.-SdiCm Conservative.