The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-04

HOW A CONFIDTNG CITIZEN OF AIIEGHE ENY
TOWNSHIP TOOK -FOUR HUNDRED DOL
Lars WORTH or INTEREST IN A
STRANGER WHO PROVED



Joseph Boley, an honest, unsuspecting
ana INDUSTRIOUS citizen, resides in Allegheny
G0WnShlp, IN the vicinity of Mr.. VIM. !
BUCK store, on the Loretto and CarroII-
IoW1 road, and is the owner of a small tan
gdiu' FouT or five weeks ago a stranger
VII MY gave MS name as Henry Richards, Of
Hiiuule age, medium size resDectabIy dress
ee, ard OF fair conversational poyvars. made
% uls appearance at Mr. Boiey's residence in
She evening and told him he was a saddler
" Ifade-that he had come from Woodbury.,
CeuIoId county, where he had been working
LOT i z Mr. Burns, and was in search of a loca-
tioh IN which to resume his trade. He STAY
eu at Boley'S that night and an arrangement
was entered into by which the SaddIerv bus
mess was TO be started by Bolev and himself
on the formers premises. OF course some
IedUnef not manufactured by Mr. BOley and
a variety of other articles were required to
start the business, but Richards had no mo-
ney, nor had BOlev the requisite amount but
the latter had credit and a good name among
his neighbors. After DELAY of n week or
more without proceeding to carry ont their
partnership arrangement BOley took Rich
ards with him to a neighbor who lived a
couple of miles distant, and from whom he
borrowed $500, giving his Judgment note for
the loan, payable within one yeaI Richards
at the same time giving BOley his (RichaTds')
Judgment note for the same amount. Boley
either then OF before they started to Pitts
bure on last Monday week, to purchase sup
Ine borrowed money TO Richards, and in do
ing so committed the greatest mistake of his
lfe Arriving in Pittsburg, Richards sug-
gested that be would like to get a suit of
clothes, to which Boley assented and SIG
were invested at a clothing store for that
purpose. They then visited leather store
and purchased $50 worth of that article. af-
ter which they took lodging at the "Helvetia
House" not far from the Union depot, in d.
tending, as Boley supposed, to close out their
IL H.uTN
morning Richards got up, and after telling
BOley that he could not sleep owing to Op-
pressive heat, he remarked that he would 90
down stairs and take a walk out i'm the fresh
air. He went, but did not return to bed,
nor was he on hand when BOleY came down
in the morning. The latter waited at the ho-
tel an hour or more for him and as he did not
appear went to the leather store and stated
his case to the proprietor, who advised him
to see the MaVOr. He called on that official
but was unable for some reason 20 procure
the services of a police officer to search for
Richards. BOley remained in and about the
hotel until evening, but Richards did not put
in an appearance. In the evening BOlpv
went up the ConneIlsviIIe railroad TO Port
Perry. where his brOthOr resides, and re-
turned the next morning. when he was told
by the barkeeper at the hotel that during his
absence Richards had been there inouirinu
for him. He made search for him that dav
wednesday, in a score of saloons, bat
could not find him. Thursday was also
passed in an unsuccessful hunt for Richards,
Mr. BOley not returning home until Friday
Mr.. 3. managed his business verv badly in
Pittsburg on Wednesday, when Richards
return to the hotel in the morning showed
that he was still in the city, and he could
unquestiOnablv have been found if the pro-
per effort had been made.
On Monday last Mr.. BOley was in our Of
fee and still thought that Richards would
soon return to his residence. but we learn
ed on Wednesday that he had not done So
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. Boley who
can I'll afford to stand the loss Of S4OO. He
seems to have placed the most implicit con-
fidence in Richards who played his game on
his unsnspecting victim with the usual cool
ness of men of his stripe. That he is q first
class scoundrel what we have above related
demonstrates beyond doubt or question.