The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10

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Princeton Leader: Another gigan't
swindle hss been perpcireiei upnn ~
unsus p.c,ng resident Of G'hson Coanis
and he j. poorer but propahlA ~'sr'
m,r. The victim u Mr. ciaivo'i''
Polk. one of tie wcal'hirst farmers
the country.
Sir. Pax lives but short distance
from ning's Station anu avn. aboi' -nN
acres Of me best farming land ~ %
found on Neaur~da> of at week
fwn strangers called ga him. hi W
nothing unusual. ~ strangers nii'n cAl
ell, but these strangers represented ma
they were Oh, IN the interests ~ VIII
owed sister. living ~ Chicago, who hsc
number OF boys. and wanted 90 pm
chase faral somewhere IN this rAr' 81
Hoasierlnm Tor the moral, n'ellec'uA'
ana ph,~ical Welfare u The three drai
hoys. rhev haa been directed 20 N
Polk. anl after having spcnt Neine-ta
and rhn, Slly ia vicwiag the isrni ''ie'
reit confisnf that the sister wonlt cor
slider il jul the spot upo" which 10 rea
those wayward boys mp u noble man
hond. They we're 10 pay s,5 ia cash pc
acre tor the farm, amounting ~ nearly
$40 OoO. All was arranged sati-fac
forlv. Then they exhibited draft 81
New York for 81. 300, and stated that
III order to avoid delay IN sending bsch
Ia Chicago, 10 have the sister substitute
a check for the exact amount. thev womb
lust give him the check for So 800 ~
pavment for his twenty thousand doila'
farm. providing hr would pay them thu
difference OF $500. This would br
merely matter OF accommodation M
wonsd save consilerahlr time IL CONSUME
aiing the deal. Mr. Polk inmocently con
snnied 10 This arrangement. came 20 town
Friday morning and secured the money
which was finally paid over shortly be-
fore noon OF the same day. The fell
,A.s Then stated that they would 60
back to Fit. Branch whore they had
some business TO attend too. and would
return in the afternoon, when u ne
would kindly have tue deed mad
out. they would then secure II aud
return the same night to Chicago. The,
never returned for the deed. II was neiih-
er The deed nor the farm they wanted
but the 50 800, which they had and were
gone. This fact dawned on the innocent
farmer within an hour after they had
taken their departure. Then he made
known the transaction. which had here.
tofore been kept secret. and IL. ID. Me-
Gary, Tom Wilherspoon aud Joe McGary
started in pursuit They followed close
on the trail of the sharpers and were
from information they could get along
the road not over three hours behind
As the thieves were going in the direc
ton of Mt. Vernon. the pursuers telc-
grarhed to the marshal there, giving =
description Of the men, and telling them
TO be on the lookout Tor them. This en-
terprising peace officer, however, while
carrying the telegram in his pocket, al
lowed the parties described 70 90 into
The town, put up their team and then
unmolested, take the evening train 60
no one knows where. Those Ia pursuil
mon their arrival al Mt. Vernon and
learning the facts Immediately voted tn
belt 10 the marshal. Here all trace o
them was lost and their capture vii
probably now never be Effected IL /
reported by parties along the route tina
there were three men in the buggy. ali
though only two showed up during tn
deal with Mr.. Polk, and il Is also said
that they telegraphed from Carmi TO ~
livery man al Fort Branch that he wouls
find his team at Mt. Vernon.
While Mr.. Polk IL not subscriber Y
the Leader. this paper has the deepes
sympathy for him. 1t has sympathy ~
any man who allows himself to be dnpe'
by such glazing aud honry-heade,
swindle as these sharpers practic"d
Gibson county has seven good news
apers, and from week to week over an
over again these papers one and All hay
repeatedly warned the farmers Of ~
county against such swindlers. II
evident that Mr.. Polk doesn't read man
OF the papers published in the county, {
II he does, he pays very little heed to u
repeated warnings that have time an
again appeared therein. Truly such me
are objects Of sympathy.