The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-11

A wheeling DlYlne NIetlmlAeu ny Clu'
eInnatI shRrpers-He was u Stranger
And They Took Him In.
Some weeks ago the Rev. DR.. A. j.
LYDIA, a minister Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, OF this Conference, went to
Kentucky to attend a reunion Of the Of
Rcera and students Of the college from
which he had graduated. On his way to
Ken lucky or en.route home from Kon'
lucky he passed throughlthe wicked city oil
Cincinnati aud while there he was victim
lied as will be seen from his own story,
sworn and subscribed to by himself, .and
which we publish below.
The story as the Doctor tells it is but an
iteration of hundreds that appear weekly
in the press OF the country, and there are no
new features in 1t. The Doctor has con-
Guided, however, not to allow himself to
be robbed 1.-The can help it, as will be seen
from the following application for an IN;
junction, restraining any OF the cashiers Of
the banks OF this city from collecting the
note given by him to the sharpers:
To the Hon. G. L. Cranmer, Judge Of the
Municipal Cont OF Wheeling, West
Virginia, showeth unto your Honor
your orator, A. J. LYDIA, resident and
citizen Of said city:
That on Tuesday Of the last week your
orator was in the city OF Cincinnati, in the
State Of Ohio, and whilst passing along
one oil the pubic streets oil said city he was
accosted by man unknown to your ora
tor, and who protested to have some &C.
nuaintance with hin; that your orator
soon separated from said person, and was
soon slterward met by another person
who called him by name and told your
orator that his name was Maxwell, q
nephew OF Jas. Maxwell Of the said city
of Wheeling, who is man OF means OF
said last named city, and connected with
| the National Bank OF West Virginia al
Wheeling, your orator believes as itE
President; that your orator thought he
recognized the man who last met him as &
former citizen OF Wheeling: that this mar
spoke OF said Maxwell, OF Wheeling, as his
uncle and as the President OF said bank
and seemed to be acquainted with the sale
city OF Wheeling and many oil the CltizenI
thereof; that be informed your orator
that he had been in the lar West and was OIL
his return home and had stopped over on
his trip at Cincinnati. That he had been
fortunate enough to win prize in q lot
tery in Cincinnati and was about go
ling to building near by to draw the sale
prize, and invited your orator to acCompa
nv him into said building. Your orator
Welding to his request, did so, and found
after entering said building, in one Of the
rooms therein, another person totally I'M
known to your orator, W no accostsd the
man with your orator with an expression
congratulatory OF him upon his good luck
in drawing prizs, which he said was SlOl
That this person who was thus found in
said room was standing behind table
therein, and upon the table was paper
upon which was printed amounts indica
ting dollars, and opposite each amount
OF dollars therein number was printed
That said last named person in very
abort space OF time passed to the eaiC
man, who called himself Maxwell, a
aforesaid, the sum OF one hundred dollar
as your orator believed 1t was, and retain
ed one dollar, saying that the said man
who called himself Maxwell, was entitled
to four more drawings, and then proceed
ed to explain how tho drawing
were made, after inviting botl
Iof Us 10 DO seated at the table
Your orator only felt interested L
see how such drawings were made, sa
down by the said table and noticed there
on the paper aforesaid and some small
pieces OF paper or cards with numbers OF
one side thereof and blank on tho othe
side, which cards were placed upon thu
table with the blank sides thereof upwart
and the numbers thereon hidden. Thu
said man calling himself Maxwell, a
aforesaid, was then requested to draw on
OF the said cards, which he did, and wa
told that no had made good drawing
He then drew another card, and was tolt
by the other man that that too was gooC
drawing; and then 1t was suggested b!
said man calling himself Maxwell, a
aforesaid, to your orator that your orato
draw for him, Your orator then, withou
a suspicion, did draw, when the said per
son who was in the room, as Aforesaid
when your orator entered, and WAS at
tending to said drawings, remarked tina
the biggest amount was then drawn which
could bs drawn upon said paper, to.wit
the sum Of $1,000, and further remarked
that this draw entitled the said man call
ling himself Maxwell, as aforesaid, to lou
more draws, but that under the rules, be
fore he could further draw, he must pa!
up or place in his hands certain per cen
claimed wassowing, because Of said draw
linps, whereupon the said man, calling
himself Maxwell, said he had not tn,
money necessary, after paying back thu
said 500. The amount he was then ant
there informed was SSl5, and appealed u
your orator TO let him have 1t saying tina
lhe had already drawn the $1,000 and die
mot want TO lose 1t, and that 1t could b.
paid back. Your orator not having tn,
money was then requested TO execute hi
note for it, which he did with the direc
assurance made TO him that 1t would b.
paid. The man who managed the draw
ings then drew up the note, a copy o
which Is herewith filed, marked A, excep
that the words "Wheeling, W. Va" wa
not in the original nor does he now thinl
the word "one.half" were therein as par
Thereof. Your orator not suspeGting tina
| he was thus being enticed into trap ant
defrauded, believing the statements thel
made to him by both the said parties, AM
that he was only aiding said man, callinI
himself Maxwell as aforesaid, and who h
then believed was citizen Of WhOelin
and relative OF said bank President, Max
well, signed the SAID note and left it ly
ing upon the table with the other paper
thereon. Whereupon the man remarked
that he then would have chanC
lin the next drawing, and that II Ger
tain figures he named were drawn, h
would be the winner OF all. The man call