Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-04
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Bwu Lancaster County Men Implicated.
Tnc Philadelphia Press this morning
contains the following account ol u swiud-
ling scheme IN which two well known
Lancaster county mcn Of good family arc
implicated
d" \ sharp s.hcmo OF swialunc came to
uEht yesterday IN the arrest by Detectives
Wolf aud Miller aud Special OniOer RDat,
Of Harrisburg, OF Dr. Francis G. Herr, OF
i2l South twenty second street, aud
Homer \. Herr, Uu Columbia avenue.
Tho mCu arc brothers aged 10.
specti,cly thuty and twenty seven
years. Ihoig father is u respected
ami wealthy farmer IN Lancaster
county. Francis graduated from tho
medical department of u college III thi1
city about two years ago. Homer was
arrested ut his office, l3l Walnut street.
into which he recently moved from 2l9
South Thrd strort, aud Fraucls was cap
turcd at his homo. Warrants for their
arrests were issued in Harrisburg ut the
Instance Of BruucgNIllc kummCrIr, cigar
dealer in that city, who accused tLom, in
connection with .. q. McClcllaud, with
having by false protcnso swindlod him
out OF $1,000 IL would appear from tho
statement OF Special Officer Ruat that tho
men did an extensive work ia tho wild cat
! miIi ing business. DE-. Herr mado his
appearance IN Harrisburg shortly alter
graduating from college aud pursued the
practice ~ bis profession. lie was success
tul ia building dp good business, when
ho suddenly bloOmed out ~ II dealer in
mluIug stocks. lie was secretary Of con
coru known rs the Dauphiu Company
! tie was also Interested Ia TIM management
| OF the Verde Rage aud Republic
| companies, which, IL WAS claimed. had
| been chartered In New Jersey, tho latter
after tho stock had been placed on tho
market. The Verde Rligo existed only ~
! tho minds OF the conspirators, a. WAS
| proved uy communication with the au-
! JhuritteS Of Trenton, y. j.
" MCCielaud Is said to have been the
! president of one of these companies. DR..
! Herr induced many OF hrs patients and
! iiruus to invest iu mining stock, dcscrlb-
| ing the resources OF tho mineral deposits
| and tbs fabulous fortunes 10 ba derived
! thcrcIrum. 10 sOme he ruprtsUUted that
| his brother had made $4,000 by invest
mrnt, lue money he obtained from tho
| sale of stock, ho said, was 10 be used in
the development of tho mines. Homer
and hCClCllIud frequently visited llaT-
risburg, aud their presence served
! tu increase interest 10 tho schemes
aud draw in additional victims.
| ln the carly part ni last year X mmcrer
| who was thrice wounded ia the war OF the
| rebellion aud badly crippled, drew ! 200,
| pension money. Ihis iaCt coming To the
ears Of Herr aud his brother, the net was
| cast, aud the cigar dealer was drawn in.
| On May |, lsS2. ho WAS induced to invest
| $3.50, June -, $50, and December IT,,
! 800, the latter amount having been Oh
| tanned on the representation that the
| treasurer OF the Dduphin company bad
| sent him to collect IJ
&" kemmeTer visited the treasurer, who
disclli med all kuuwledge Of tue transaction.
Ia January last DR.. Herr left Harrisburg
and came 10 this city, but continued to
entrap the uuwary. Recently inquiries
were made ia regard to the standing Of
the companies, and the fraud was dis
covered. Among the persons said to have
| been swtndled Ia addition to kcmmersr
were Dr.. Stein, George Sauerboer, II. II.
| SJauttcr and Mr.. Sier, all of Harrisburg.
| IL Is said that S2 900 was 0btaiutd from
| one of the victims, aud sums bpl " aud
above that amount from others. The
prisoners were locked up in the central
station fpr hearing O.day.
DR.. Frank q. Herr is we'll known in
this city. He is GOn Of Amos Herr, a
wealthy farmer residing uoar Wheatlaud
mills, Strasburg township. He studied
medicine with Dr. F. NJ. Musser, Of
this city, and WAS regarded as bright
student, though somewhat eccentric. He
| graduated At Jefferson medical college
after good deal Of trouble, not from lack
of ability, but from frequent cscapades in
| which he persisted in iudulgiug. After
! graduating he settlsd down 70 business in
| Harrisburg aud married a daughter Of
| DR., Sober, one OF the most distinguished
| physicilus Of that city. His brother
! Homer iS single He is an artist and has
| painted number of pictures Of decided
merit Before entering into tbs mining
| business he had studio IN Wilmington
where, We understand, he was very well
| thought OF, Friends of the parties in this
city are greatly surprised and grieyed at
the trouble into which ths young men
have got themselves.
| Tho Doctors ArrSigned.
An associated press dispatch from Phil
adelphia this afternoon says:
"Dr +. g. Herr aud Homer A. Herr,
charged with delraudiug citizens of Iar
risburg by the sale of worthless mining
stock, were arraignod to day aud held in
81 800 bail to answer in Dauphiu county"