Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-11-07

county; children of the above, Viii
lie Ann Amanda Tubman, born De
cember IL, 1881, Howard county; S.
Magunda Tubman, born February
u, 1884, Howard county; Martha
Ann Tubman, born December II,
1885, Howard county; Richard Will
mer Tubman, born September IA,
1887, Howard county; all of Mary,
land. On the opposite are the names
of S. Magunda Tubman, Agnes Paul
inc Rees Tubman, Theodore james
Tubmap, Benjamin D. B. Tubman,
Lucy F. Tubman. Claude NJ. Tub
man, Agnes Martha Tubman, Rich
ard W. W. Tubman, with the date
of the birth of each. The two first
are apparently parents of the last
named seven.
Certificate of discharge, stating
that David North, a private of cap
tain Phillip P. Whitesells company
"O," seth regt. Ind. vols, was DIS
charged from the United States the
2Sth OF December, 1861, at Camp
Wood, KY, by reason of broken
constitution.
Another paper stating that David
M. North was discharged from cap
tain Oliver H. P. Brandon's com
pany, &C." 155th regiment. Indiana
vols, on the 4th day of August, 1865.
The information that Mr.. North was
born in Miami, Ohio,is also conveyed.
Certificates of twenty-five shares
of stock in the Union Commercial
company of Louisville, KY, dated
Dec. 9th, 1875, made in favor of
James Piper, and by him transferred
by endorsement on the back to Sher-
man o. Kline, of Irwin, WestmOre-
land county. The par value of the
stock is 500, so these certificates,
one for fifteen shares and two for
five shares each, represent $4,000.
The endorsement is dated February
18th, 1875.
Two insurance policies in the Atna
company, of Hartford, numbers nine
and twelve, one for $3.50 and the
other for 1855, on the property of
Mrs. Sarah Beatty, of Chrisman, Hi
nois. Both expired November 10th
1878.
The uniform worn by the swindler,
had the mark of the maker, "DaVid
Adler & Sons"
After being arrested a telegram
was sent to the Allegheny detective.
and an aniwer received to hold him
until the arrival of the train this
morning. The watch which was
stolen from Allegheny and which
he had at Jefferson, could not be
found.
Derrick Oct. 81.
For the information Of our readers
who did not see the last edition Of
the Sunday Derrick, we republish Oh
the outside of this issue the swind
ler's career so far as known up to the
time of his capture, on Saturday af
ternoon.
On his arrival at this city Friday
afternoon, he went at once to tht
house of Mrs. Waemer, u dress max
er on Seneca street. Mrs. Waemer i
a poor woman who has lived sepa
rate from her husband for a uumbe
of years, the latter being in Indiana
She has two daughters named Sadi,
and Mamie. The major, as he rep
resented himself to be, came to Mrs
Waemer's house Friday afternoon
on being admitted and taking a seat
said:
"You are the widow Waemer?"
Mrs. W. replied she supposed sh
would be called that. He then ask
ed her the names of her husband
relatives, and on being told, asked l
she had heard from Andrew Wac
mer. She replied he was dead.
"You are mistaken" said the ma
ior 1 am "Audrew Waemer. Tn
report of my death was false"
The swindler then began a Ion
conversation about the Waemer fam
lily giving Mrs. W. full accouD
of their recent history, where tn
members now were, and who ha
died and the names of those still liI
ing. He showed considerable know
ledge of the family, and lnentione
many incidents which Mrs. Waeme
knew to be true. He also informe
her that he had been in the arm
nine years, was a major and also a
ordained Methodist minister. SPEAK
ing of himself the Major said he wa
a widower, shis wife dying severa
years ago, and he was now travelin
about the country for recreation. o
) Sunday he intended to preach in tn
city. Inquiries were made of Mr.
w. respecting her daughters, an
on being informed one of them wOrl
ed at Mrs. Benn's in the Third ware
, he said he would go and see her an
also get a room there TO stay a
night. He took his meals at Mr.
Waemer's, saying grace each tim
. and appearing very devout. Satu
morning he mentioned that his watc
had been left at a jewelers. to be fl,
, ed, and asked Mamie Waemer if /
, might wear the one she owned. Mis-
Mamie refused, but her mother ha
an oroide one which she produce
and the major took it. He also char
ged locket which he got from IL
Smith family in Allegheny for loci
= ct Miss Mamie was wearing. Sa
urday forenoon he asked Mrs. Wa
!. mer, whom he called sister, to tru
D her daughter Sadie with him, and I
$ would take her to his home in Il
west. At the same time he pr
duced a cut on a lightning rod az
j. vertisement and folding the pap,
p, so the reading could not be see
showed 1t as a picture of his ma
: ni6cient mansion. After some Co
o sultation it was decided that Sad
! should accompany him, and if Il
;. home suited her was to stay theT
he promising to make her his heires
r He was also familiar with the d
tails of some property coming fro
o the Waemer family, in which h
I said Mrs. Wemer was interests
Mrs. Waemer had often heard (
} this property, and when he show,
her a paper, which, he kept careful
, " in his own hand and said IL W