Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-10

II YOU secept the offer send us nne dollar to
pay for packing and charges Of trdaspOrtd-
ton, which estimate will cover costs; IL
no. We wi pay balance ourselves, and we
will send YOU Shelter and Sharpener free Of
expense
We allow YOU ten d, ys 10 take advantage OF
this offer. II YOU DO no wish to accept. please
notify Us so we can engage some one TO take
your place, aud recommend TO US some good.
reliable man Of YOUR Town who would deal
justly with Us II we should send him good. on
credit. Very respectfully.
EASTERN MANUFACTURING co.
These circulars brought the dollars in in a
continuous stream, and the swindler was in
high glee, rubbing his hands and chuckling
at the immediate prospect Of rolling in
wealth. But as he had omitted to forward
the town clerks the moiety due them. the
matter began TO be noised around. but in
the meantime the parties at Mechanic Falls
began TO fill the orders for agricultural i'm
plemenis as above. The shelter for which
$3.50 was to be charged by agents. was a
piece Of sheet iron. such as stove tunnels are
made of. about three inches long and one
and half inches wide the scythe sharpener
was three cornered piece Of wood about
eight inches in length, which had been dipped
in shellac and then plunged into loose sand
For fear the corn shelter and knife sharp
ener might become mixed in the minds OF
the recipients. labels similar to those at the
top Of the circular were pasted upon them
The expense for transportation Of the two
articles was only two cents. and the entire
cost Of the articles delivered into the post
Office would not exceed four cents leaving
the Svindler ninety-six cents profit.
The jevclry circulars were in substance
like the above, claiming that large works
had been erected for the manufacture OF the
triple plated gold jewelry, and were in sub
stance as follows.
You have been recommended TO us as a
suitable person to introduce our jewelrv.
and we will send YOU a heavy triple gold
plated watch chain. price $40. and one heavy
brooch pin, worth as. free. provided yoL
will send one dollar for packing the same"
The circular also requested the receiver to
wear the jcwelry in sight that others might
see. and thus send for the same These
jcwelry circulars we're sent 10 Salmon Falls.
Dover. Manchester and other manufacturing
localities. in the hope that the operatives
might respond and thus the poor BE- made
poorer and the would-be rich richer Dc
tween 1000 and 1000 answers we're re-
ocived from these, containing one dollar in
closures. but few If any Of them received in
return the jcwelry promised, proof Of which
Detective Bigclow has in hi. possession in
the form % letters from some twenty or
thirty Of the parties swinded
The officers say that they are prepared to
show the following circumstance. as impli-
eating Mr., Swan Tha, when Mr. Swan
came 10 Augusta to take his seat in the leg
stature he gave the postmaster at Mechanic
Falls express orders 10 retain all letters TIL
he returned a. the close Of the week. and
consequently that swan. himself, signed for
all registered letters TO any Of the bogus
concerns which have been mentioned Mr..
BtgcloW saws h. has in hi. possession. beside
the useful ~ agricultural tools mentioned,
three signatures for registered letters sent ID
the Eastern Manufacturing Co" and which
signatures are, he says. in Swans own hand
writing