The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-23
TIE WHOLE STORY.
How Bank President Clark
Was Victimized.

five Pretended Miners Sell Him
d Brick Of Virgin Gold For
$4,000. and Later Man
age to Secure from
Him 81 900 more.
The Gold Brick Proves to be an
Unmitigated Swindle.
ARREST OF ONE OF THE PAR.
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From the Kansas, City Times, Dot. n.
There is hardly any page Of romance
in all the vast volume of fancy and
fiction, wrought by the .deft hand Of
the most skilltul novelist, which sur.
passes in interest the particulars of
this little chapter Of an actual recent
Nothing is more truthful
In these latter days, than that the most
weird fantasies and creations of the
brain are often overmatch-
ed by the tangible experiences of Or
life. :. siea4 m ~ icoi a5i
Mr.. N. ID. Clark is the suffer in this
real romance about to be related. A
of the TImes on being
sza3 INFORMED OF THE AFFAIR H. -
by Chief-of-Police Speers, hastened to
the Lindell Hotel last evening and
met Mr.. Clark in one of the Railways.
The newspaper man at once made
known his business and requested
conversation, which was kindly grant
ed by the gentleman, both having re-
tired to room 81. iaaH 1i,ss ..lH
!, Mr;a Clark is sixty-Ave years old,
and the scant locks OF i, hair about his
head are white with the frost of al
many winters. He il tall and splen-
ldidly formed and has bearing 80 af-
fable and courteous as to suggest the
ideal old gentleman. His home is In
Ravenna, Ohio. In that beautiful lit.
tie city he has lived almost half CEN
tury, and there his children are asleep
under the trees of the graveyard. In
Ravenna he Il tf-..i 1ia s.
q ACCUMULATED LARGE MEANS, r.
and twenty years ago engaged IN the
banking busiae6s. For twelve years
he has been President of the First Ma
ti6aal Bank of that city, which bank,
a. ~ indication of its importance, has
paid in capital of 100000. This
long term of Office served by Mr.. CLARK
shows the regard in which he is held
as business man. Indeed, he is,again,
the ideal of . bank president.
In the latter part of last winter Mr..
Clark and several other gentlemen en-
gagged an, agent and sent him out to
Leadville to invest, as judiciously aa
possible, yet largely,
IN THE GOLD MINES
of that region. He acted according to
instructions, and the gold interests Of
the parties he represented were OF
considerable magnitude.
The 9th Of last August Mr.. Clark
left Ravenna for Leadville. taking his
wife with him as far as Burlington,
Iowa, where she stopped off to yisft
friends until her husbands return.
Without adventure of any kind Mr..
Clark arrived at Leadville the End Of
September. Upon arriving he was
greatly exhausted, and on account Of
the altitude of the town, suffered the
consequences of one unacclimated. s
After recruiting for two days at the
Exchange Hotel he walked out ON the
street one evening and =.
- NET A STRANGER =
who saluted him and passed the com
pliments Of the day. Both halted and
entered into conversation, the stEang
er-who has given his name as Thorn,
as Lewis-inquiring of Clark If hs
lUewis) had not met him in the car
last week, Clark remarked to him h,
thought he had not. Lewis then ask
ed Clark if he (Clark) had not spokel
at that time on the train about SOM
Hands In Dakota. To this question
/ partially negative answer was given
Thus it will be seen that Lewis wa
artfully contriving to introduce him
self into the acquaintance of the bank
er. Unfortunately he succeeded, ant
then, having gained the attention o
the old gentleman, Lewis proceede,
to irelate story that q man. name,
Wilbur, residing in st. Louie, desire'
him to
! 2'''os FIND A LOST BROTHER
who was eomew here In the "Gunni
son Country" q noted Colorado min
ing district. Lewis said that he ha'
heard from tho young man and that b
was doing well. !. He then asked Clar
what course he must pursue with tn
young man, whose brother In st. Lou
10 desired to have him found and urg
led to return home. Clark replied tbs
! he gould not give any advice othe
than that, II the boy was doing vel
he had better remain in the mine
With this opinion Lewis accorded
Still standing on the street, Levi
asked Clark where he was stoppinl
The reply was, /" At the Exchange
Lewis further asked If any ST. Lou
people were there. Clark told him
5 THERE WAS ONE MAN a'i
there he knew from st. Louis, New
berry by name. The two .thereupo
parted. This was about 5 o'clocl
That evening Lewis went down to th
Exchange Hotel, and entered int
conversation with Newberry abQl
mining matters generally. All til
while Mr.. Clark was sitting near
reading q newspaper, but did not 9,
ter into the conversation.
Next day Lewis came down to Ii
Exchange Hotel, met Clark, and ver
solicitously inquired about his healtl
A further trivial talk transpired b.
tween the two, and they parted agail
The day following this, while Clar
was standing on. 1.-The steps of the hote
Lewis approached and nl4rso
. iias3g,ieR RECKoNEp TO CLARK 80
to join him, saying he wished to spea
, to HIM . moment. Then Lewis, lOol
/ ing toward the west, and pointin
with his finger, began TO relate
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