Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-29
\ "SALTED" COLD NINE
Landlord Edward Voigt, of the Lagonda
House, the Alleged Victim of
Big Mining swipdle.
Sued by Party in Virginia city, Montana
for FIfty-TwO Hundred and Forty-SIN
DolIsrs-Noigt's Answer shows up
the Particulars OF the Case.
From Sundays Edition.


1t is generally known that Edward Noigt,
landlord of the Lagonda house, has had a
variegated career, and that highly-colored
portion of his life was spent III the wild
mining districts of the west. Mr., NUigt
sometimes alludes to
HIS LIFE As COWBOY
and deliver in the bosom of the earth. 4
suit now pending in the Clark county court
of common pleas gives an interesting IN
sight into an incident in that gentlemanS
career and shows that he is no tenderfoot by
long way. The original suit was filed last
July. but Chase Stewart, Esq, attorney for
Mr Noigt. did not file his answer until a
late hour Saturday evening. With this
answer in view the case bushes into down
right interest.
Last July MessrS Bowman & Bowman
of this city, filed a petition in the court of
common pleas, for ID. F. Sherman. of Mon
tana Territory, asking judgment against
Edward Nolgt in the sum of s., 40, with
/ interest on Sgl6 thereof from October -,
/ 1883; on So, 700 thereof from August IS
lSS%, and on $3.50 thereof from May IL.
| 1855, at the rate of 10 per cent. which is
alleged by the petition To be the legal rate III
Montana. The petition gives five causes
of action, baSing its claims on four prom
issOry notes and one check. copies of which
are given and made part of the petition.
These notes are alleged to have been made
and
DELIVERED BY EDWARD NOIGT
to John Cummings, and are all made payable
at Henry Filings bank. Virginia City.
Montana Territory, aud were endorsed by
Cummings To ID. +. Shrrman for a valua-
bic consideration. The first note is fOT
$1,000, payable i'll one month, and is dated
August -. iSS3. Ii has enc credit of 800.
The second note is for $1,000, and is payable
six months after date; third for
$1,000 and payable in six months
the fourth for $500 and payable
in nine months. The first three notes bear
the date of August -, lss3, and the last
August IS, 1856, which may have been
clerical mistake in drawing up the petition.
The NTH cause of action is upon a check
for $3.50. dated November II, 1854 OF the
BOSeman National bank of BOseman. Mon
tana. and executed To Sherman by ''NOigt.
Williams X johnson" per VOigt. The pc
tItiUn AYERS that said notes and check were
presented for payment at the Henry Filings
bank at Virginia City and the BOseman
lMontanal bank respectively, and that pay
memt was refused.
In his answer, filed at 6 O'Clock last
evening. Mr.. NOigt. the defendant.
says that the four notes were
obtained by fraud and false representation.
in that they had been executed by the de
tendant to John Cummings fOr the conSid-
GRAFTON of All alleged gold mine in Mon
tana. That Cummings represented that
the ore in the mine would yield from to 5
ounces of gold per ton and with intent to
deceive the defendant as TO the value Of the
mine
SALTED IT
by depOSiting therein valuable ore obtained
from a neighbOring mine. That assays |
were made of said deposited ore. and
showed that the ore contained from to 10 |
ounces Of gold per ton, and that the |
said Cummings falsely represented that
said ore was obtained from the |
mine for which the notes were given. That |
said defendant was deceived and executed |
the notes aS afc aid. and proceeded 10 |
work the mine winch proved TO contain no |
ore whatever. and had to be abandoned. !
That the defendant received no benefit |
from the mine and refused tO pay the |
notes. Further, that Sherman, the plain
tiff. had notice of the alleged fraud before
the notes were endorsed To him. and re-
ceived tie first three after they were due,
and gave no value. That the check WAS
given by the plaintiff to the defendant upon
the sole consideration that the four notes
would be cancelled and the check be re-
ceived As payment in full for the trans