, 1879-07-20
MATCH BONDS.
a.o+her OF These Sweet Little
SwindIes Discovered.
r. Vas Operated by James. Baxter.
Now Of Lendon, Canada.
rxw Il. Boa@ Has obtained and How ths Job
Has Worked.

~ ,d so on to the end 01 The chapter, appears
- -, apnther matcb-bond caaa which has Just
:. 49,. IN ]ieht- It will be remembered BY those
h.ve tapt up with the story Of the Aver
~. 49,, -hond. that Baxter got his paw into the
- .t chestnuts III that case when.. =" a. any
JA hroter might have done, SIR" he simply
"a 80 rho match-stamps for Hale aud Sloan, after
so "..,{nr them from the express-oflice on what
~,as,s 70 have been crooked orders signed
Nv. n.ta... Aver. but filed up, without his
D5 lmo ~ tb- other fellows. II the eyi-
Eno"'eo"' - ~, .o,,,. ;,+.ro.+ H.. .,.1,
ispce Is conclns1Fe VI toe Ae1He lotcsces Nc tooA
IN that case, as the Government officials say 1t
:. :. Ia even more conclusive against him in the
- ~ Ia, ;nst hern unesrthed. In this
ene WHICH n@9 ,,..5 - o..1-
second venture, ue my o..e''~o ~ ~
for himself. having eeou '1'o pe'iee4 eas' VIII
which these ma1cn-oonos "e9e 0an'pu'@1eo'
md the clear pront attenonE tne some'
:. evidently made up his mind that
n0 how IN run the thing himself. instead
DC Ane. Nv ond. .6dd,. IN Hall and s1o,n. and.
oi p4aFns se>oAe .s,..-,-.,-:.a,., =.
the result SHOWS tn&' ne cale14'ea "u e"u5.
Not meny days after IHE TRIBUNE had
c',,..,o, Harvev and Reyepue-Agcnt Trumbull
eoiee1 o...i ,,,, al the Government R,,)d,np
we're Wateo opou 80 os r1-..,. -
by 3 Genu enan WILL 'l'e Soou' H~ANe4s A~"e -
49,. crRus SMITH.
Mr. Smith explained that be WAS the agent for
lot OIL lato.a s hs~. ard ttot h,a .t,cnt;on
With headqnarters nele' a!'u t.1'le u1s asss.o.
b,d been directed to the newspaper exposures
=, the Aver case. Hc suddenly recollccted that
,.~.r ~ a natch-boud himself at the iustfgation
he =. w. po1ter and really me thing was ret
ting IL be such tlcA'lsa business tnae oe "'ou7
,oov but what be had been stuck. In TACT. he
-.,ber rnessed he was, and, to fres his mind,
.a.5 - urhurdcn nimseif. The story
~ p'osee ~ .ef.ct that he md Mr. Thou-
Re told ras' IN enec'' t4'At 11 49, 49, n
as F, Phillips who keeps "ess-Slde grocery
hid heen hired by Baxter 1t $50 apiece to 60 on a
~ ~. .hond h.c,S in February last, They fell
80, .hr,rrh ,ho1- iralv ofF,ce4
1olo oa~'- r1:,,: ~ ono c,,a-;,r .+ra.+
ot ene D. y. ,'t,- ~ ;nnocon+ nartv IN the
VINO Was p1ooAoat ~ 80 r..-,-.
TRANSACTION out VINO ALSO sos ~ .ol p'o.-'
for Mr.. Baxter TWO toler2bly glt-edged sufeties
- ,o m ,,,e bond. Mr. Baxter represented to
70 ~ VI ~ f.o.orv ~ which h. vae
toem u@t ~. A'A'~ ,;.-,..1...n ~, +ho
interested, along VITA cap'l@1@' w toe
name OF James Fitzgerald Was mp near
M;1xarrea: that it was b Well-esIablished
+t,-. I'D that this little matter OF
1n.ns' .-s 80 = ,,-. ro-ua,;tv rec-
getting up ooau " 20 pu.0 AS
essary, however, 10, ae renewal -.
business 1T the old stand,-2nd mucn more o1
+h.,sn nf cnurse tbero would be no real
~.:h;,:t,. @~~ :, +ha ,,o+tar sronos would he
1espo@o.o', Nv ia {. .haor.
obtained, out linen Inc business "ouo "nooo
her up" With exceeding great liVehness' ana ule
Government would be solid on the deal The
f,&cr. g,o,dsr.,en we're amazed at the simplicity
~ - ,;1 ,,onar+ +bev ,rent to
n.-.,1 a.. ~ ~. hr,rar cat ont naner in
~. -. ~ .ch.d,,1- of thejr rra1 estate
eoe 1o' VI ., .h.v
Ihey were askeu Mncte "aa 49,; aa..th, -,oesas.
gave MN tne 1oe@le1ce ~ 1en e~ ha
sons. to @nlcn rs II A1te s.,;.ad h;na h-st
assigned "nateVe1 saiuauon eu,teu .ha ,annr r;th-
1nen tne5 ssleo Ivy nAMs " -.x dn;,,r arot
out knowing Jus. "a1] us. ~ e;r.
tnen ~ apiece, aEs1u fena Aeu 49, - 1-o1I.sd -
plic1tV ano peau@y O. Ine tnius; 1 a'.,;n w.
TIE BOND
..a n tho snn of $4,000, and the other bonds
men xere one j. 6. Wustum, 4 whisky-deeler,
sad sa Pohs-t Jonce the lartrr Of whom figured in
~ "a nv IN The Aver bond, and who is
~. -a;S ~ =. 10 ~ ~ mi in Deadwood. where
~" es.o Y X az, -. 1ascrint;T- annellation Of
ns .sc soes H. ~ Sm;fh and phiiiins aver that
=. onoky soaes: ~ ~ ech.dnias TIE hond.
tae3 ncss! a"o.S ~ ,.nsnad une was s,nrnvcG hv
nes a 1,tekHstus 1Tsia h Tc7o h,,t neit1,er
euaSe uE4n1Imou" pan.n H.e o.ared' hsfor. tbat
Gmna nor ial!llns esei appeos e,..r ~ naor
1aoge ID eo1neIn MIL 80. ,ue -eahobir went
- ~ w. nnsa ~, -, ,n,-,nonrwtth eome
pelo.s isas ho ~. ~ en,,rss ;nnorent
ALPAI@~~N~ A@"t