Daily Republican., 1888-09-18
PRICE ON ii. sJENf's


" WhB no sRutt Oh bnS venerable u Ohm
Fullmer that he was not buueosd out o.
le2,50o last Saturday. The rasoa,s lAid
we'll their Bchem5, and no doob.
ohuok!ei with delight aa they were
gradually drawing Mr.. Eullmer within
the msshes of the net they had th.own
around him. Me. Fullmer may have
thought little hard OF Thomas David.
son a. the time for not endorsing his
lrof, but he no doubt Thinks yery
kindly Of him now far the same refusal
by which be is 50 500 better off shnn he
wonld have been had he secured Mr.
DAvtdBon's endorsement. The way the
whois thing was done WAS something
.iKs this:
Mr.. Fullmer, q we'll known and re-
Specsed gentleman about 75 years Of
age, was Walking leisurely up Market
street from Fourth when q stranger &C.
o1ssod him witt the query II he knew
where to puroRR9 some property. As
John O. CLARK, real eatAts agent, hap
psned to be Just passing by, Mr.. Full-
meF referred tho strsnger 20 him. Be-
fore leaving the bunoo man obtained
mr. BRilHeF'B name. Proceeding uo
the street Mr.. Fullmer met another
stranFtr who Rocobted him, q mics dap
psr little fellOg, who politely called
htn Mr. FullEner. He Was o nephew
Of Edward Betts, President Of the First
National Bank.
FUllmeF OF course kuew Mr.. Bstts
and was more than glad 10 see his
nephew, but the family resemblance
was very slight. The blond young man
further slated that his wife was =
daughter OF N. B. Smithera, e q OF
Dover, but that she was now in PniIh-
delphlA undergoing medical treatment
and he mi ~
visit to see her. Mr.. Fullmar was
very much interested in this talk, as he
was well acquainted with both Mr.,
Belts and Mr.. Smitherg. Belts, as he
called hlmself, seeing the impression he
had made, informed his intended vic.
tim thst he had two volumes Of the his
tory OF Delaware, one OF which he had
Intended 10 present to his uncle, Ell.
ward Belts, but he having already got
one by subscription, he still had IL left
TO present TO some other person and be
would be only too happy IL his friend
Fullmer would accept 1t with his com
pliments, and politely asked him If he
would not step down to No. 2G6 West
Fifth street and recslvs the vol ume.
Thither the pair walked, and euteripg
the rsar pAflor . man WAS found seated
at table whom "Bests" introduced to
Nb UAEs D6LLA lns
quired for the histories, bat Smith said
the binding being little detective he
had sent them of to be rebound, bat
they would be returned on Friday and
he would be pleased to send them to the
gentlemen II they would leave their 40.
dress.
Bats then inquired. ."How Ia the book
scheme coming orr"
"Qh, 6Est-rAse," replied Smith; I
will just pay you your percentage"
handing him @ roll OF notes.
Mr.. Fullmer not understanding this,
Belts explained that this was 9 system
Of drawing By which every one baylng
book got back percentage. The
drawing, he said, would take place next
Thursday. Belts said he could mot be
present next Thursday, whom Smith, to
accommodate him, offered to commence
the drawing At once. Smith then tCok
several cards In his hand and Bstts
drew usix.n
This Smith sAid was known as No 30
aud drew $4,000. Bstts WAS overooms.
Smith produced what looked like So, 500
In bank notes. Eullmer drew q ave,
This was equal to twenty six and also
drew 81, ,E0) Fnllmer was delighted,
aEd was about to pocket y package OF
81, 500 in alleged bank notes when
5mith objected. he must make things
right with the main cfti % and could not
pAy the pFlzss until Betts and Fnllmar
exhibited 81. 500 between them. Bstts
did not have that much money, hus
could get 1t as soon aH he saw his wife
Mr.. Fullmer bad no money, but was
advised by B9ttB to go to the Flrat Ma.
t;Onal Bank and get IL on q note
Fnllmer went to the bank and asked
Cashier Armstrong II he could have
81. 800 on q note. Mr.. Armstrong said
he could on Monday, but Fullmer said
he wanted It now. Mr. Armstrong then |
said that be had better walt until Ell |
ward Beta came In, and II be could |
secure q proper endorser he would no |
doubt get the money. Fullmer passed |
outside, and meeting President Belts hs |
was advised TO get an endorser. Mr., |
FullmeT, In search OF an endorser, called |
on Thomas Davidson and asked him to |
endorse his note. Mr. Davidson said |
that he never o. dorssd notes, when Mr.. |
Fallmer turned and went away. Mr. |
Davidson had never spoken TO Eullmsr |
before, and thought It strange that he |
endorHe for sueh large smount
Fullmer, at last beginning to suspect |
something wrong, met the bogus |
t'Betts" and told him he was Dc no with |
the whole matter, to which "Betts" re- |
pied: "Aud 1 am aoI e with you u
YeGt taFday the police arrested q man
named Cassidy for being the bogus
"Betts," but Mr. Fullmsr did not re
oosnizs him at the police court last
night and he was liberated.
Smith vent TO board with MrF. Enoeh |
Lamden, at No 206 East Fifth street,
about two weeks age, and told her he |
came from Hagersto9n, Md. He worked
one month on the railroad, but left be-
cause the pay did not suit him. He told |
Mrs, Lamden that he intended to 20 |
away on Wednesday or Thursday OF |
this week. When his scheme failed he i
left on Sunday afternoon. His desorip. |
tlon answers to that of Powell, who |
worked Chandler LAmborn, ,of Ashland,
= few weeks ago.