Milford chronicle., 1889-11-08
The Harris swindle.


The developments in the Harris cas'
have not been so satisfactory as W.
had hoped to be able TO report thiI
week; but since going to press last weeh
the extraditiOa papers were served
upon the Illinois authorities, aud they
failed to be explicit enough for thai
State to release the prisoners to Della
ware.
The victims Of the swindIe will draw
some CONSOLATION from the fact that
Harris Is in fair way to he despoiled
Of his Illegally obtained riches. When
it was learned that he was under ar
rest and had 50 500 in money deposited
in bank and cash. which the police 10
took from him, his creditors in Phila-
delphia and Baltimore went to Chi
cagO aud made garnishee attachments
Of the money. To save 1t Harris had
confessed judgment to his brother and
sister for enough to cover his pile; but
this fraud failed to hold good. Be
tween the law. lawyers and his cred
itOrs he is having tough time of IL.
The girl that accompanied the rascal
can't t boast Of happy honeymoon with
her lover. On Monday Prof. Ellis re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Harris at her
new home near Pittsburg, Pa which
AvOWs her innocence Of any knawl-
edge of her husbands crime, and her
great grief in finding her friend, May
Ellis. and her husband faIse. She also
claimed that sue would come to Della
ware or do anything possible to bring
them to their just punishment.
When Joseph McDamiels, who was
sent by the State, and Frank Richards,
who represented the creditors, arrived
in Chicago, they found their papers
were worthless, and that Harris had
escaped into Indiana. They also found
out that every dollar of the money
could have been recovered if they had
have brought attachment papers in
stead Of extladition papers; because
the firms in Philadelphia and Balti- !
more that had attached were paid In ,,
full. While they were there, Harris
made his escape to Canada with his
girl and $1,000 of his stolen money. |
Thus ends the first chapter in this
swindle of honest. hard-wOTking far
mrrs; the second Is yet to be told.
The following letter was received |
from an old resident Of Delaware, who
knew Harris to his SORROW
HALLsTEAD, Pa, Nov. 4, 1889.
MILFORD CHRONICLE: - Milford has
first class sensation, one that will last longer
than the traditional nine days can imag
inc the crowds, who have been hit in the
pocket talking the matter over. We always
look anxiously for the CHRONICLE, and never
fail togo to the Office for it on Saturdays, as
we always want the news from Milford and
vicinity. We are not yet weaned from Della
ware. Last Saturday we looked with more
than our usual interest, as we heard there
was a report in the Scranton paper that
Gamer of Milford had eloped with the daugh-
ter of the principal of the school, leaving a
wife and four children. at once decided
hat Harris had shown both "cloYen feet"
Had turned his stock into cash, and left his
,reditors to mourn his departure. All the
money he brought TO Milford belonged to-
ais wife, and he was very generous to pay
ler way back to Pittsburg while he decamped
With the rest congratulate those of my
riends, whose confidence in me, prevented
heir having dealings with him. Their
iames do not appear in his list of creditors.
d. SCOTT.