The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-03
CONFIDlNG COLUMBIA.
a Huge Joke on tho Chiefs and People of
the Capital.
Correspondence Mtrs asd Courier.

dcpravity, the teacher in this instance
being the highly respectable Mr. Jas. c.
Kingsley, so-called, who was the subject
of the Columbia dispatch in the News
and Courier of Saturday.
Mr.. Kingsley arrived in this great po-
fential manufacturing centre on Wednes.
day, and entered his name OH the hotel
register as j. Kinley, discrepancy that
WAS carefully noted for the first time soon
after his departure. Below his n..me ap-
pears that Of a lady whom he represented
TO be his daughter, but who, it now ap-
pears, shared his room and bed, during
his stay in this city. St. Croix, Minnc-
sofa, was written opposite the names of
the couple, from which it WAS inferred
that they were residents of that place
who were travelling South in search of
warmer climate. 1t may pertinently be
remarked in this connection that if such
be the real object of their journey, they
could not possibly do better than come
back at once before the climate has time
to cool of. They will find it hot enough
just now to sprout wooden nutmegs in
ten minutes, or even 10 warm up as cool
chap AS Kingsley has proved himself
to be.
Having arrived here and rid them
selves of the dust of travel, Mr.. X. and
his fair daughter spent several hours in
rambling about the town, and succeeded
In impressing every one who saw them
with most exalted sense of their intense
rcspectability and culture. Kingsley
pcre was so particularly and intensely re-
spectacle, and had SO much the air of q
modest capitalist travelling incog, and
only seeking good opening like Colum-
bia wherein to open his heart and his
purse and pour out his millions to help
build up the gaps made by wars iron
tooth, that one could not but be most
strongly impressed in his favor. One
enthusiastic Columbian, indeed was so
wrought upon by his appearance that it
was with great difficulty that his friends
prevented him from rushing over to the
livery stable and hiring a carriage for
the purpose of driving Mr.. and Miss X.
all over town. Greatly to everybody's
delight Mr.. X. expressed himself rs re-
garding Columbia with degree of adm-
ration only second perhaps TO that with
which Columbia regarded Mr.. *. and
his daughter.
Later in the day the couple walked up
to the State House and were pleased to
express themselves most graciously in re-
gard to the appearance OF that large
cdifice and Of all its surroundings. They
even condescended to peep into some of
the offices and spoke few words of en-
couragement to the young gentlemen
therein engaged at their several arduous
tasks. 1t was the general verdict OF all,
wherever they went, that there never was
seen finer man than Mr.. K, and as for
his daughter-wel they never expected
to look upon the like of the two again.
or course they called upon the Governor
as in duty bound, and were cordially re-
ccived. Mr.. X. said he couldn't think of
leaving town without first paying his re-
spects to the Chief Executive, and hav-
ing introduced Miss X. (Clara) they
chatted pleasantly enough for awhile and
then tore themselves away to the regret
of all parties.
Next morning Thursday Mr.. X.
called alone at the Central National
Bank, and having introduced himself
with the air of one of "the old school of
gentlemen WHO are so rapidly passing
away" proceeded to business in man
ner that showed him to be thoroughly
conversant with business matters. Even
the bank clerks, | may say here, dropped
their impcnetrable masks, and having
looked and admired confded to each
other that in all their lives and in all
never, or at least hardly ever. had seen a
finer man than Mr.. K, or one more pro-
nouncedly respectable. He carried a
sight draft upon your utmost and hearth
est confidence, as written upon every
lincaincnt of his open and honest coun-
tenancc.
Mr.. X. quickly made his business
known. He said he wanted to paw some
money at Ridgeway that afternoon, in
order TO compromise a lawsuit, and stop
the sale of some land in which he had an
interest. He only wanted $500 in legal
tenders, would leave for Ridgeway at ere
o'clock, and would return next day. He
seemed really Indifferent as to whether
the bank accommodated him CIR not, but
by way of making things safe and pleas
ant showed the officer letter al credit.
signed by the cashier of the First Ma.
tional Bank of ST. Paul, Minnesota, with
the bank seal attached, and having ap-
pended an exact description Of the re-
spectacle bearer, Mr.. j. G. Kingsley.
This description was true to life, and will
be given later. The letter stated that
the above named bank had issued five
drafts of $500 each in favor of Mr.. X, a!!
drawn ON the Metropolitan Bank of New
York. Mr.. X. showed three of the
drafts, and everything appearing to be
perfectly regular they were received and
deposited in his name, and $500 advanced
on the deposit, Mr.. X. meanwhile look
ing on with IN air of utter unconcern,
and seeming to regard the transaction as
II very small affair indeed to man like
him whose appearance must unmistakf .
hly indicate to all observers that he was
in the daily habit of handling his thous.
ands.
Having pocketed the trifling sum. Mr.
Kingsley fingered around in n very re-
spectacle manner indeed for q few min.
utes, and then bowed himself out and SO
returded to his hotel, where he and his
daughter took the omnibus for the depot
A few minutes after his departure, how
ever, one of the clerks casually men
toned that notice had been received
hat day from bank in St. Louis, warn.
ing MI cashiers TO look out for one John
y Ryan, who was travelling on false
letter of credit, and had already swindled
several banks in the West. This notice
y" lar aroused The hitherto dormant sus-
ricions of the cashier of the Columbia
Bank. ;ha: he rcs;:i::d to watch NJ
kingsley's movements ut least, and ia
arrest him promptly upon any evidence
arising of foul play on his part One oi
the clerks of the bank was accordingly
sent to the depot with instructions u
poih. out Mr.. K. to the conductor in
order that lie might be readily identified
il wanted curing the day, contingency
which, us was already determir ed, WA.
dependent solely upon the circumstance
oi his not stopping ut Ridgeway, rs ht
had declared his intention of doing
The clerk reached the railroad before the
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