Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-05
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And He Was Provided FORA Psrkers.
burg Man with $3.50 Fails Into the
Sands of Strangers and Loses 1.-THE
Notorious Jack Mcdonald Again Heard
From
Madison Snyder says he halls from
the village of Parkersburg, that he came
to this city some days ago for the pur-
pose of betteripg his condition. There
can't be much doubt about this section
OF his story, that is reasonable doubt,
because it stands to reason that if a man
had been any length OF time in Parkers-
burg and wished to change for the bet
ter, he would have to remove In order
to make good his intentions. Well,
Madison g~ravitated in this direction in
fnrtherance Of his ideas, and in the
course of his perambllations struck
Captain Jack Mcdonald sometime
Captain in the army in the war for the
Union, but more recently a member OF
the PRESERVE corps" at Columbus, Ohio,
where he was not a Captain, but only a
private with striped clothes. Madison
was soon cheek by jowl with Captain
Jack, and OF course soon informed the
latt r that there a a tr;he over $500
in his clothes that he wished to aug
ment. Complimenting Mr.. Snyder up
on the wisdom OF his intention the Cap.
tain said he would look around'and as
sist az far as possible in the work OF
duplication. Meanwhile Mr.. Snyder
waited and looked around himself but
could see nothing to invest his money
in, until Captain Jack again appeared,
and this time he had something that
would Just suit Mr.. Snyder. 1t was
nothing more or less than a roll
OF Treasury Bonds OF the United
States, which he mystic riously
informed our stranger, that had come
into his hands, no matter how. These
so called bonds in all their greenness and
beauty, were only surpassed by the
greenness of Mr.. Snyder, who at once
felt a DIES re to posse:s some OF them,
which Capt. Mcdonald intimated was
possible. Snyder OF course wanted to
know how he would proceed to get
possession OF G number OF them and
Capt. Nc. told him that for his $3.50 he
would give MIN 81 1000 in these bonds,
but to get item it would be necess Try
for him to go over to Martins
Ferry with him where his
friends had = them in keeping. At
Martins Ferry they fell in with Sam
Johnson, a friend OF McDonald's who
also wished to purchase ome bonds,
aud it was finally arranged that both OF
them should have some. A large peck.
age was produced which, upon close in
spection, proved to be in two packages
done up together, and, handing this to
Johnson, Mcdonald said, There is two
thousand dollars; you keep half and
give the other half to Snyder" Mean
time the party had left Martins Ferry
and by the time the delivery and divi.
sion OF the bonds were made they had
struck the bridge. Mr.. Snyder
grasped his precious bundle, having
first given up the $3.50, and then went
to the Rine House in a state OF tremu.
lous excitement, but when he opened
his bundle only a 10: Of Cid newspapers
closely wrapped met his Mortified gaze.
This was on last Thursday night and
yesterday he swore out u warrant for
Mcdonald before Squire Felber, charg-
ing him with swindlIng, but it is hardly
likely that an Old bird like Capt. Jack"
will be caught at this late hour.
Capt. Mcdonald is no stranger to our
city or Jail, having already victilnized
several people ~hereabouts, and more
than once rested his head in our jail on
various charges.