The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-14

| deceived ana numDugged by TAX
In and lodging n renegade duack,
who pretended to be n land detec-
tive, Snowman and lastly stove
builder and mender. To some he
would pretend to contract to sell
land and by this means talk for q
nights lodging and board and to
others he would claim the over
sight of certain lands that had
been trespessed upon, to such he
would use threats of exposure If
they did not feed him; and when
these lodges failed, he was stove
maker and mender and took con-
tracts to fill in the future, when his
partner would fetch the wagon,
material and tools 70 do the work.
But he invariably would leave his
landlord to hold the sack for the
snipes. All he has been known to
give was little puppet show per-
formance to tickle the babies,
where he put up. News papers are
loud in their warnings and denun-
Citations Of these scoundrels, and
yet people will give heed to them
and sometime he rifled of hun
dreds Of dollars, but haven't cent
to advance a laudable enterprise or
to pay the paper that seeks to
warn them Of the chicanery that
is brought bear against the unsus-
pecting and innocent.
r.. M. McFadden, of Salt Creek,
has bought all ofthe locust timber
that stands on 500 acres of land
over in Vinton Co., and has several
hands making posts. Bob drives
business for the good of himself
and hands, whom he always pays
literally.
Jan. Z, 1883, Blue Creek Lime
Kiln Club is still in session with
Bro. Juneberry in the chair.
Vanderbilt, the Treasurer, present.
ed charge against Weatherspoon,
the parson, and Spooks, the Clerk,
for obtaining the Treasurer's ac-
ceptance to an order, to defraud
the club and obtain under false pre-
tence, the surplus Of the Treasury.
Bro. Juneberry said an investiga-
tion must be Immediately had and
the rascality banished for a rich
treasury was too much of q para
disc for felons, to be left with open
vaults. He said to Longfellow the
Sheriff, called Herrod, Felix, and
PontiOus PLATE the judges to the
seat of Justice, and proceed to
trial. Bring the guilty culprits and
let us make short work Of them!
Bring fourth the evidence of this
guilty transaction at once, and let
us see who is the Judas. Atty.
Thimble Shanks presented the
charge for the Treasurer and said
it is apparent to this tribunal that
there is smuggling plans to burst
this bank of ours and Weather
spoon and Spooks are the guilty
ones, for the paper was found in
their possession before it was con-
demned by the Treasurer. ask
that swift Judgment leads them to
the lookup. Esaw Isaw Atty for
defense said that the Treasurer
was 81 party to the order swindle
and ut first accepted the order, but
said he would not then pay as
funds .weregscarce and to take it
to Israel and sell itSto him, and he
would embezzle it as soonlas it was
put OH deposit and divide up, and
now he will not divide but has
brought this action to secure HIM
self. He is the originator''o of this
whole scheme. Bro. Juneberry
and Gentlemen Judges you will in
vestigate the work of this under
ground concern, and wherever you
And the shadow of completely,
spot it; and who ever you find
guilty of crime punish. him without
fear of wife, lmother-ih-law or what
may be said of you on the streets.
And further don't listen to bribe-
mOngers, for remember that can
take from you your judgeship,
which 1 will do, if this Treasury
steal goes OH. l am the chief
fiduciary of this club and will here
after hold the loaf of bread that
feeds our children and the hunk of
cheese over which this contention
arises. We are ready for the
Judgment to be rendered. Pom
tions plate foreman said they are
all perverters and robbers of hon
est mems earnings. Bro. June
berry, draw the curtains and turn
i tho rnSpnIS Out