Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-11-26
More About the School SwindIer.

More About the School Hwindler.
The swindler, giving his name as III.
M. Goldsboro," and whose mode of leaving
Staunton was uncertain last week, it now
appears, turned up at Winchester, where
he swindled Prof. g. L. G. Minor, Prlnci-
pal of the Shenandoah Male Academy.
Rev. J. I. Miller, one of his victims in this
city, received letter from Prof. Minor,
stating the fact that Goldsboro had gotten
$50 Out of him by pretty much the same
method adopted with MIR. Miller.
''Goldsboro,'' if that is his name, seems
to have been one of the most determined
swindlers in his speciality ever known.
On Sunday last Rev. J. l. Miller preached
at Culpeper Z. H., where he met Prof.
Penick, who give him an account of a
swlndle perpetrated by the same man on
Prof. Strobe, of Kenmore High School at
Amherst c. H. In this transaction he
wrote to Mr.. Strobe, saying that though
somewhat above school boys age he want
ed to enter at his school, and asked his
terms. Then Goldsbor0 wrote two letters
addressed to himself, care of Mr.. Strobe
at Amherst G. II. After he received Mr..
Strode's letter, stating his terms, he re-
piled, saying it was satisfactory. and he
would be glad il Mr.. s. would meet him in
Lynchburg and bring with him any letters
he might have received for him. Mr..
Strobe went to Lynchburg and met Colds
boro, who said he might as well pay for
the whole terms instruction then, and
gave him large check on distant bank,
receiving from him $50 in change. He
said he would be at Amherst e. H. next
day and, strange to say, was there prompt
ly Oh time. He did not enter the school,
but it being court day lounged about
among the people. Seeing a venerable
Baptist minister with horse he liked be
bought the horse, gave bogus check,
got the change and left with the
horse. Nothing has been heard since
of him, until similar fraud of en-
tering scholar and paying in advance
was attempted on teacher in Baltimore
county, Md. it is presumed by the same
rascal. II
Goldsboro Is about five feet six inches
high; Of frail build; has dark hair and
moustache, with eyes of brighter hue; is
very fluent in conversation, and talks with
the accent Of man reared IN the South.
He may be thirty-hve or forty years Of
age.
From statement in the Charlottesville
ssJeffersonian'' it would appear that
.'Goldsboro'' under another name has been
in Missouri and, later, in Albemarle. 1t
says that the Sheriff of Albemarle county
has received a letter from Mr.. J. D. She
walter, a lawyer Of Lexington. Mo-, warn
ing him to keep his eye on just such gen..
tleman, as the hero Of the above tricks
This man calls himself Michael F. Gaulla-
ger, alias Michael F. Gallager, alias James
Mcguire. Under the name Of James Ma
guire, be called on Catholic priest in
Lexington, Mo-, some time ago, and rep
resentlng himself as the executor of
wealthy estate in Maryland, gave the priest
a check for $500, he then borrow wed $500
of the reverend gentleman and left. He
was captured, however, and tried for pass
ing forged check. Mr.. Shewalter was
assigned to him BY the court as counsel,
and the man was cleared on legal tech
nicality. He Is represented as fine talker
and an educated man, and processes an in
innate acquaintance with all the promi-
nent men of the country. He is man of
about fifty years of age, five feet SIX inches
high. weighs about l2O pounds, and has
gray hair. He was IN Charlottesville Oh the
18th inst, and wrote letter from there to
his counsel in Missouri, thanking him for
his services and promising him fee in
future. He stated that he was staying
with sister near that place, and expected
to remain there some weeks. Mr.. Shewal-
ter says he is smooth, oily-tongued ras-
cal calculated to deceive any one, and
should be closely watched. The "Jeffer-
sonian" has no doubt but that he is the
same man who perpetrated the Staunton
swindle and it is probable that his gray
hair had been dyed before he got to Staun-
ton.