The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-23
A NEW EMINpLE
PsrpetFatsd ~ sharpers From Abroad
Over the River.

PeFPotFated ~ SharpeFa From Abroad
over the River.
Another infamous sWindls peFpettated
upon the uRsuspecting farmers Of Belmont
county has Just come to light About sIx
months since well-dressed, smooths.tongued
individual trayersed the fertile fields Of Bel
mont county, carrying popderOus map Of
the habitable globe under his arm, hunting
up the well-to-do farmers, to whom he would
show up the great merits Of said map, and In
some instances, as the sequel shows, succeed
ed in selling the farmers one OF them and
obtaining his signature to q contract TO acta
agent for the sale VI the maps The slick in
dividual would depart fornew conquests, and
the farmer proceed with his work, little
thinking that he had affixed his name to
paper that would turn out to be an iron
clad or judgement promissory note, that
would neXtappGarin u judgment against him.
On Monday OF this week, another we'll
dressed, smooth-tOngued individual appeared
in st, Clairsville, inquiring for the Sheriff
That official always being easily found In
person or by deputy, the cheeky" In
dlvidual proceeded to state that his
name was Blank, young attorney OF the
Toledo bar and at the same time drew
from his pocket bundle Of papers, which
proved 10 be executions against number OF
Belmont county farmers, issued from the
Sandusky County Common Pleas Court and
directed to the Sheriff OF Belmont county,
commanding him THAT Of tho goods and
chRttles, and for want thereof, then OF the
lands and tenemGnts OF Blank, OF your Coun-
ty, you cause, make and levy as aforesaid,
the sum OF $3.50, together with costs and costs
OF increase" The officer being satisfied that
the wTits were genuine, informed MF. At
tlrney that they would be entered In the
foreign exc utlOn docket and attended 10
within the time allowed, sixty day; but to
thLI w. AttOTe demurId, stain I hat these
were cases requiring prompt attention, and
that he desired 10 accompany the officer, and
together they started, The first victim was u
well 10 do farmer, who in addition To farming
has proclaimed the glad tidings Of the gospel
from nearly every pulpit in the county, but
who, on account OF falling eyesight, has been
compelled TO rGlinQuish that calling. To
him the SheiriI said: "Mr. Blank, am sorry
to inform you that have an execution
against you In favor one VIM. Nichols, for
the sum Of $3.50 and costs"
The astOnished farmer demanded an ex-
PLANTATION, which, OF course, the officer could
not give, rs no Is never presumed to know
upon what Judgment Is baSedi but the
stranger who accompanied him was equal to
the emergency aHd proceeded to give him q
few brief outlines Of his experience with the
map man, whereupon the farmer declared
with sOlemnity that hO mover signed such 0
note, but acknowledged that he did attix his
name to a contract with the aforesaid mar
man, and appealed to the sheriff TO protect
ll... Ia a. mi ts.
formed him that he was compelled by law L
make tho money, II cOlleOtable, show cause
why he had not done IT, or pay II himself
lie ut the same time informed the farmer thai
he had q remedy byinj junction, but at the lattel
suggestion the attorney Chimed in; 'Of course
Mr. Blank, II you did not sign the note NpOr
which the judgment md execution is based
you can enjoin the sheriff from collecting 1t
but that proceeding Is Nh expensive relief
and will cost you nearly as much as thu
amount named In the writ, and us you dis
puts tho matter, US the attorney for the
plaintiff will agree that II you will give mi
800 In cash will pay oil costs give you 4
receipt in full and order the writ returned
and II you don't do that Must insist upor
the collection Of the full amount" After q
hurried consultation with his wife the far
mer finally, us the easiest and cheapest way
out Of this trouble, paid the attorney tht
sum agreed upon, and the writ upon which
the money was extorted was ordered return
ed, For some reason best known to himself
the man also ordered all the other wrls re
turned and lie too returned to the place from
whence he came.
1t IS only about year since VanderpooI
and Jones operated the noted hay fork swim
die In Belmont county, by which number
Of the best farmers were victimized witt
Judgements ranging from 800 to 81, 900 eacl
under similar process, but the defendant
appealed to the Court OF Common Pleas ant
an injunction was allowed, restraining thu
SheritrfrGm tho collection, and the cases ar,
still pending In the courts. VanderpOo ant
Jones were followed into Canada by somt
Butler county victims, arrested, extradited
and are now in the Bhtler county jail await
ing trial. They were also indicted by tn
Grand Jury Of Belmont county, and SHOULD
they by my technicality Of law escape con
Ylction In Butler county they will be brough
to Belmont county and tried for their unlaw
iul deeds committed there. 1t has only beer
few months since several citizens OF Belmon
county were swindled out Of amounts rang
ing from lifty 10 one hundred dollars by /
patent Churn scoundrel; and the report Il
TINT number OF Harrison county people
have been taken In by the same sCoundrcl
who operated in Belmont county.