Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-10-22

/: 1887, | promise to pay John Blank:
/: Three Thousand Dollars for 800 BUSH:
/: els OF Red Line wheat.
RICHARD Roe.
......... ......
Three hundred bushels o. wheat at SIS |
a bnshel would amount to S4 500, but "a
Mr.. Roe Is entitled TO 33s per cent. COM
mission, lie deducis the 81 500 and gives
his note for 5000,
This looks like good thing for John
Blank. lie gave his note for $500 for
twenty bushels of wheat, and it is true lie
had to pay il /; but he has Richard Roe's
note Tor $4,000. Mr.. Roe sells the wheat,
of course, say at 81 bushel, and puts
$500 in his pocket. John Blank wants to
realize on his note and offers TO discount
1t, but discovers that II is so drawn that il
Is not negotiable. 1t can not be paid to
the order OF John Blank but to John
Blank alone. II he attempts 10 collect 1t
he is met with the act OF last winters Leg
lslnture and sent TO the penitentiary for
selling wheat at speculative price
Richard Roe, who has done all tie
swndling, can not be touched. John
Blank, who has been swinjled twice, goes
10 the penitentiary-tlatis is, If the courts
permit this law to s,and-for having the
swindler's obligation in his possession.
There may be some more gorgeous sys-
TEN Of swindling in the world Than the
Kenton Bohemian Company, but it is car
ried on by some undiscovered people.
The farmers OF Ohio who have been VIC
timzet ought to contribute enough money
to build a monument mile high in the
StAte-IIonse yard at Columbus to the
memory of the Bob Kennedy Lcgisla;nre
which passed an act relieving the swindler
from all civil and criminal liability for
their acts, and making ielons out Of their
victims, not only making them pay the
amount of the notes ont OF which they
were swindled, but sending them to the
peniteniiary for having the Kenton Bohe-
mian Dat and Cereal Company's "bonds"
| in their possession.
When the Kenton County Anii-Boh emf.
an Association meets in this city one week
from Tomorrow this remarkable statute
should receive marked attention. There
can be no doubt that II was conceived and
pushed through for the purpose of reliev-
ing the swindlers and putting their victim
! In hole. Members might have been ig-
norant OF the object, but 1t was not an ac-
cdent that released the ewindlers and
made the farmers responsible. A just law
wonld have broken mp The Swind!e nndal
the same time provided a remedy for the
people who had been robbed. And speak
ing of this meeting of the farmers on Sat
urday, Oct 23d, at this place, think IL
will be safe to say that it will be large
and interesting gathering. Mr.. S. G. Web
er, President of the Association, is n clear
headed well-nformed farmer, and If he
and his associates are backed by the farm
ers of this and adjoining counties the
chances are that they will force the pirates
to diSgorge a part of the spoil, or clae 20
into retirement on the banks OF the Scio to
n little further down stream.
This history oil the great swindle has
been quite serial, and il will b. enough
to SUN up the main points OF it as follows:
/. This is the home Of J. S. Robin son.
Q. II is the habitat of the "Krnton I}o-
hemian Oat and Cereal Comptny."
g. The practices of thus company were
the most shameless AMI sUmlless kind of
swlndling.
4. That this company was incorporated
July 90 1885.
g. That its certificate Of incorporation,
authorizing II 10 do business, was issued to
1t by James S. Robinson.
G. That without tina certificate it could
not have done business.
7. That The law and the practice is thai
II IL not compulsory upon the Secretary Of
State TO allow the incorporation OF nssOci-
nIions for swindling purposes aud to do I'M.
lawful things.
8. That j, s. Robinson's defenders, in
attempting to lay the Incorporation OF This
company on Ex-Secreta ry Of State New
man, admit that ms long as eighteen month
ago il was known that these Bohemian
gangs were nrran swindlers.
o. That "rhe K-nlon Bohemian Oit and
Cereal Company" was organized with j.
W. Robinson. Charles RIbnson, Andrew
GrHfniller, John d. Cessna, Samuel Stew
art aud Frederick Steiner ns Directors. and
JOAN S'yler, President G. w, McNIillen,
Seer tary Nathaniel Williamson
Treasurer, and Louis Emmons, Snpern-
IendenI-all OF them the personal and par.
~ inIimales Of Secretary Of Stale ROBIN.
son.
10. That this company organized, pre-
pared n secret and misleading circular 10
The farmers OF Hardin and adjoining coun.
ties; prepared blank notes and blank
bonds, and employed large number Of
ngenls, giving these agents The proper in
doremenls TO satisfy the reasonable ingui-
rieS OF The farming community.
IL. That s. l.. IIogue, ]. s. Robinson,
Judge lowry, Auditor Rnlidge, Warden
Coffin and other joined in certificate m
10 the honesy and financial standing of The
men named in the ninth paragraph preced-
ing.
~. That all the men actively engaged
in carrying on the schemes OF this compa-
ny have long ,inee transferred their prop
erly TO others.
10. That the agents Of this company Sc
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