The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-18
EASc LIVING.
A sad story OF Fila; t"ETati;acc.
and a yeriication % ,iie o;a Ssory
of a Fool and His l-oDcy Soon
Parted.

of a Fool and His --SEcy Soon
Parted.
The story about TO be Te,aie.. i ui.e of tie
saddest that could be p:c.urcd. and although
strange as the iacts may seem, they are Eev-
theless true in every pari. r.-r.
There came to this city last .Iaue, says lie
st. Joe Herald, a young MAJ. 5y tie ns.ne of
j. L. Gosney, mailing, as la ,aid. f.o:a .C.ou.!
county, Kansas, where he CLAIMED 10 nave a
brother engaged in mercantile business. Cos
ney was young in years; being no: over twsa-
ty-two. and was as green in the ways OF the
world, and ignorant of the cunning tricksTy
and devices of men who make their living
preying on Others, as a school boy at his
books. He seemed TO De utterly devoid of
discretion of any kind. I'D soush. Tie ;riei.s.-
ship OF any ani all whom he would chance
to meet.
On arriving in ;owa, .ie stopped at tie o.
cidental Hot /, and remained there during
his stay here, which was : boIt five ur SIX
weeks. He placed IN the hands of Mr.. Hall,
proprietor OF the house, for safe ke ping.
three check, ci'..aS loE s3oD essci! keeping
over sioo in co>i ior spe..d us mon y. Al
the request OF Mr.. Hal, lie afic. wares placed
his money ON deposit at the STATE savings
Bank.
Gosney's only ambition mingly, was 10
app ar we'll in the eyes of those who:l he h-'d
made his f1eLds, aid with that Intent G",
after arri' ing in town, rurcl, ,ascd himself u
hne Quilt, Including a Sky dollar SUIT u.
clothes, a no5by silk hat and cane, twenty
fve dollar pair OF boots, and
other articles equally as .xpen-
sive. .TnIs ati:-el n, was satisfied, FOE lac
xr.S s.,.f. fn. ed IN his >fla....
and good looks. lie won the affections OF
several young ladies OF Tie city, VINO dubbeu
him with the nick name 81 'Nobby," wnieh
suited him e'nihehiis satisfactorily, s'eii
he imagined himself to Dt.
Ee gave Ut the impression that he had
fallen heir 10 a large sum O. money, LEFT IL m
by rica relative, WHO died fec'h'i! al
Wheeling, West Virginia lie said lac had
SOD in The Stale savings Bank OF this ci'y,
and several thousand dollars on deposit at
Wheeling, sutJeci TO his order.
Gosn'y conceived the idea Of starting the
atrical troupe, and hearing OF the iGct, he was
approached by gentleman who, in Yeas
gone by, had b -en CONNECTED with some
''snide" organization. Others came 10 him To
give him a'iyice and assistance. He INSTRUCT
81 them 20 carfy on a correspondence with
parties IN ST. Louis who v, re TO select per-
formers. They, by mean {: letters written
by Themselves and turt, ..lup 10 co,n,. fvuI
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s25j TO go after the performers, said 10 be III
ready enpar,ed and awaiting some one 10 .s-
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co't 'heih :" f>'i.ie''s VT! "Aei. ''' i''' PC
formance was TO be given y prominent
,n.r,her of tI. string hand of he civ WAS de-
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taheu' WIN 'he inoiey' " "ih's Ing P"itieS
up. He left here and returned some three
xr..ks later telling n pititul tale He said
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lhat ne pafchaseo ihsiuHeHtsi" i"f tiie s'"fi'
ing of a brass band and 81 cured the periOI m
orS N, t,a u.v nm from 81 Iouis the train
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WIS "iecheu anu '"S ii"S4''-i '-iS'-H
ments all lost. The performers return- |
cd Tn 81 Iouis i'm di,qust and refused TO come
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