The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-04
CAUTION TO 1nnxrlEinr..

man Il Co.'S Gepositors, reIues,in.
them to telegraph lin $1,000. Or
Saturday morning Freeman L Co. telu,
eraphcd to Miller in care Of the lanl
Of California that his bslanco was only
$4,000, and asked whether they should
telegraph tht SUM Miller seems ia
lave failed TO receive this message, and
tclegripEcd again that the money Ind
not been received. and requested an i'm
mediate answer. Freeman Il Co. re-
piled that lie woald find II message ut
the Bank Of California. On Monday
Miller tclegraphcd To Freeman l. Co.
that their message i'll caIu Of The Bank
Of California had just been received.
AMI for them To telegraph the money
immediately OIL receipt Of this. Free
man & Go. 1T 0ucc tcleXrr,hcd their
correspondents, the Bank Of California,
tc pay to 4. .. Miller 1895, and
thought nothing more CT tlIo matter till
that evening, when they received II mes
sage from. Tie Bank CT California, say
ing tho party there. representing him
self ms ~. y. Miller, was a swindler;
That thei n"ury had been pnid nnl re-
covered back through the party making
the Identification. The following, from
the san Fraucisco Chronicle OF Tuesday.
explains hnw The bogus Miller obtained
the money from the bank, and shows
that parties should he very careful how
they make ideEtiicutions when there is
a possibility OF n question:
About Il week ago y s~.ockbrolier Of
this city was Introduced TO one Miller
\. o. Miller Of HurnhoIdt county. The
broker had known y Mile. Ci 1Ium-
bo!dt several years ago, and was in
Termed that this YVES the Identical man.
lrrt6rdsy MIR. Miller called upon the
broker aud asked Elm how much money
the latter must have TO buy him one
hundred shares each nf Ctah and aIcxi-
can. y thonshild dollars being the .is-
ne, w. Miller would step down to the
Bank Of California AMI get the mAney.
M"aid the broker 60 along and identify
him? The broker would. II the bank
the cashier. anid TINT they had q .e!a-
graphic Crde" 10 pay A. .. Miller 81, 9yj.
The broker sG';l that the gentleman
with hin. was y. o. Miller aud Endorsed
bis check, End the money wns paid.
~" tho two gentleman turned to leave,
u clerk OF tho bank callcd the broker
ASIDE Tor q moment, ana asked ii he wan
sure that t!!at wasA. .. Miller. 4 dark
suspicion seized upon the mind OF the
broker, and be dsrtcl for the door.
r?acinnS II time to catch n glimpse OF
Hlillcc "aniShing behind u corner. The
broker followed. bat SIi!lcr walked best,
anu EcSclGl lines disappeared from the
sight Ct the nov: anxious md much die.
tuTbcd broker, anon whom, however,
! Fortune SAILED. for he finally overlook
hi: man. Would Mr.. Miller return
| With hiIn 70 the Lsnk, where there VIVA
sone doubt about his idantiivf Mr..
Miller w"ull he happy 10 do so, aud
would run down TO the Custom House.
where ;hrro was another gentleman who
knew lin we'll. The broker said he
would 81 ~ith him: Tbs gentleman
was iot in. The rGacl, the IeIelsmsqt
without unnecessary detail, after nu-
mcrors nbcrtive efforts to Glade the Wig
ilhnco OF the broker, Miller said,
"FcThapa yen would feel more colnfor-
qcIEs, mn ,s,nn ~, - ~
kin this. such was the case Lo urocscIod
to empty his pocketa upon a dry goods
."H s,a,ioI"E on thc Sidewalk. Here
broker told him he had identified This
person 81 4. O. Miller Mt the liauI; ard
hp% BE- wanted h!r. Gibbs 10 assist him
II s';tn.S hlNh n"ck l? bank. just as
O'Kclly. The inttrr hngi,i,. J"r,,,d
leaving the broker. with his hands fuiI
o; eold, begging Clubs to assist him.
mir "'itW,'a,' E SF p'rtih'n,iS IN
ter Was fully cIrInire1 r. - .n1nn
Miller, or O'Kclly, Ind vanished md
mas n"t y'l been arrested. Tho money
~ ~ y ot1iSt amounted 10
n, tha prize Of his rorrIo,enoss In .dp,;
Tying 10 the identity Of a n.nn no did
MOI hho". 49,. ...
for'un"'eiY' III This instance, the only
'oS'r' are freeman " Co, about $40
pnid for tClCgrnDhing, md the hrok,r
who made m, iJ~.,iiG.,,;,r etnn
! which i, yc,y Glenn fo. hi,, >, H.,
h~lcrson will probably i,e worth. n,oTc ,h,n
that sum 70 him beforo In Io,vcs M.
"of'u "l "Hnipcr'' II o'hci!y Ind been
S"''e'"i"'' III" loss would have fallen,
hfs' on inc DfoHCr who identified lIii:l,