The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-11-06
The Gold Brick SWindIe.

The Gold Brick Swindle.
Thomas A. Lewis who was arrested
at Kansas City, Mo-, to answer the
complaint of N. D. Clark for obtain
ing S4 600 under false pretenses, failed
to put in an appearance but forfeited
his recognizance. The Kansas City
Times of the 23d ult. publishes the
following card from Mr.. Clark, which
explains itself:
To the Public-I desire to state in
justice to all parties, that, upon such
investigation as l haye been able to
make, l haye become satisfied that DR..
E. Il. Lewis, of Kansas City, was not
connected in any way with the fraud
perpetrated upon me by Thomas A.
Lewis and others. That he may not
be unjustly implicated with this fraud,
l wish to say that l brought my suit
against DIR. Lewis solely for the pur-
pose of recovering any of Thomas A.
Lewis property which he CDR. Lewis)
might have in his possession. Since
the suit was brought, DR.. Lewis, with.
out requiring me to proceed in the
litigation, has voluntarily surrendered
to my attorney, Mr.. Beebe, all prop.
erty which, as believe, he has held as
the trustee of Thomas A. Lewis. and
the controversy between myself and
DR.. Lewis has been amicably settled.
My counsel has discontinued the suit
as to DR.. Lewis, proceeding only
against the other defendants in the
case. N. ID. CLARK.
Witness; P. w, MAGRATH.
The same paper of the following
day contained The following, which
throws some additional light on the
subject:
"The TINES published yesterday q
card faom Mr.. N. d. Clark, in refer
ence to DIR. E. II. Lewis connection
with the gold brick swindle. The
documents in the case seem to qualify
yesterdays rather severe version.
When the subjoined papers are taken
in connection with Mr.. Clark's card, q
very different view of the matter ls
presented, from the one already pub.
lished." -....
Mr.. Lewis writes under date of the
22nd, to Mr.. Clark, as follows: 49,.
"To the Public IL wish to say tha,
l am satisfied from all the Information
have with reference to the gold bricl
swindle, that Mr.. N. D. Clark's state
ment of that transaction, lis in every
respect true. 1 Furthermore belieyv
Mr., Clark's action in this matter te
have been honorable. ttf
% a sr- e. r. LEWIS"
And that DIR. Lewis has not beer
compelled to disgorge any other prop.
erty than that which he held as Thos
A. Lewis custodian, is evident from
the following document: t..s.
| KANSAS Cry, Oct. 22.-Whereas
q settlement has been entered into be.
tween yselt and N. ID. Clark, in re.
gard to the gold brick swindle. Now
L herebyagree that if at any time here
after any property taken from Mr.
| Clark by Thomas A. Lewis, should be
found to be in nay possession, he shall
have the right to proceed against me
to recover it. e. r. LEWIS"
All things considered, it seems pret.
ty evident that the victim of this out.
rageous swindle, has been subjected
to altogether too much abuse.
After being robbed of $14,OOO by q
gang Of thieves, he comes to Kansas
City for justice, and after arresting the
thief, is thwarted In this purpose by q
magistrate fixing the robbers bail at
such small sum that he is enabled to
escape.
Ii the fund deposited with Lewis
bOndsman does not ultimately 20 to
Mr.. Clark instead the State, q still
greater injustice in our opinion, will
be done.
Mr.. Clark retured home from the
West on Wednesday of last week ap.
parently In good health and spirits. In
this suit brought by Mr.. Clark against
the Lewises, DIR. Lewis turned over
to Mr.. Clark's attorney all the prop.
erty III his hands belonging to Thos.
A. Lewis, and gave him a written or
der on the party holding the $1,000
deposited as indemnity to secure the
bail to turn the same over to him. The
suit against Thos. A. Lewis is still
pending and Mr.. Clark entertains some
slight hopes that he may yet recover
a part or the whole of the amount of
which he has been robbed. The Kan
sas City Mail says: "This entire affair
since the arrest of Lewis and his sub.
sequent escape has been freely COM
mented upon by the public who affirm
that it looks like a put up job all
around for the guilty 10 escape" 1t
certainly has that appearance to peo-
pie at this distance from the scene of
operations.