Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-22
e. A. LAMAR,
A Member of tho Philadelphia Har Who
Sells Bogus JoWoiry and Gets IN
the Lookup,

A Member of tho Philadelphia isar Who
Sells Bogus Jewelry and Gets IN
the Lookup.
On Saturday night young man calling
himself c. A. Lamar, and representing
himself as being member Of the Philadel-
phia bar (probably he meant a bar-roOm)
made his appearance in this city. Yester-
day morning he started out through the
town calling upon several Greenback poll
ticians. He told them that he was a
Greenback orator and would speak in the
square. He had no letter Of introduction,
but said he was just what he represented
and would certainly speak. He called at
several of the newspaper offices and at
all of them he wanted to see the editor.
He did finally succeed in seeing one or two
editors but the receptions given him were
not at all warm. The Greenback men
were suspicious of the orator and before he
appeared in Centre Square III the evening
they learned that he was bogus jewelry
agent. They warned him not to attempt
to speak. but he had made up his mind
and would not change it. Shortly before
8 o'clock he took his stand on store box
near the monument. On the box was a
large valise and an ACCORDION, and the
light was thrown on the subject { of this
item by Il patent oil lamp such as are
used by all street fakirs.
Upon taking the stand Mr.. Lamar, with
out being introduced, told the crowd,
which was quite large, that he was a
Grecnback Orat II and intended to make a
speech. Before speaking he told several
alleged funny stories, which disgusted,
even the boys, with the famous orator and
member of the Philadelphia bar. He
finally began speaking and held the atten-
tion of the audience for about ten minutes.
During his speech he referred to
the "political politicians the ''mOnied
men and the corporations in the severest
terms. In the audience We're two drunken
men who shared with the orator the
honors of the evening. One of them was
very full and when the orator spoke of
the ''great and glorious republic he
said God bless the republic, but who
will be the Democratic nominee" The
orator was not to be interrupted although
the drunken men asked him Il number Of
difficult questions and several times
told him to say something about
Garfield. Mr.. Lamar's speech, which any
school boy could have made, was
finally brought to an end by q crowd of
boys who almost threw over the box in
their efforts to see the large satchel which
they believed to contain something mys-
teriOus. At the close of the speech the
orator opened the valise and displayed
large lot of bogus jewelry. He said that
he intended passing around his hat for the
purpose of taking up a collection ito de-
fray expenses He would not take less
than ten cents from any one person
nor more than five, dollars. All who
gave him money would receive piece
of jewelry. i'll return, and he advised
the crowd, which by this time had learned
the real game of the . distinguished
member of the Philadelphia bar,' to be
liberal with him. He stepped down from
his box and man in the crowd had just
placed ten cents in his hat when Officer
Fulmer stepped up and arrested the orator
for selling without u license. lie was taken
before Alderman Spurrier, and being un-
able to furnish bail, was placed in the lock
up for the night.
Before Lamar began speaking, the
mayor, who had been informed of his real
business, told the police officers to have
him arrested if he attempted to sell any
jewelry. Chief of Police Deichler informed
L.. ~. Il MI
after complaint was made against him. he
was arrested. ThiS-morning he was taken
before Alderman Spurrier, and after the
case was heard was discharged
upon his paying the costs, amounting to
over So, and promising that he would not
again attempt to sell i'll this city.
Immediately after the arrest of Lamar,
Robert J. Houston told the crowd that the
Greenbackers here were not responsible
for the performance of Lamar. The latter
informed him during the day that he was
an orator and was going to speak. MIR.
Houston did not know him then, but in
the evening he learned that he was a jew
clry peddler and advised him not to speak.
He was determined to speak, however,
and when Mr. Houston and his friends
learned this they told the mayor and ad-
vised him to have Lamar arrested if he at
tempted to dispose of his bogus goods.
Lamar has travelled through this state,
and his performance everywhere was the
same as last night. Some days ago man
answering his description was arrested IN
Harrisburg, where he was delayed for
several days. He stopped at several diff
ferent hotels during his stay in this city,
and on Sunday he was unceremoniOusly
"fired' from the City hotel, as he was be-
licved to be a fraud. He is about six feet
high, wears ''dice box" hat and brown
suit of clothes. He has a way of making
himself very important, and seems desirous
of impressing all who come in contact
with him with the idea that he is a great
man. He is undoubtedly big fraud, but
a very ignorant one, and persons cOnvers-
ing with him should not be long in asccl-
tanning that fact.
designations ut st. James schools.
Misses Martin and Kemp have both re-
signed their positions as teachers in the
the ST. James schools, this city, the latter