The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-28
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Successfully Work a oaaton Hotel
Man $4,000 Worth.
Ana He Has Them Plaosd Under Arrest -
A heduetVs Fire hEdnauiaher Tina,
Wouidn't IaKtinguiah,

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The somewhat startling news reached
this city to-day that David Conrad,
proprietor Of the Conrad ll0lel on
North Market street had BEEN a victim
OF the WHY huneO man,
Conrad IL IN Cleveland to-day and
has sworn out a warrant for H. II, I'm
benauT ana q W Cllle A warrant
was issued 10y Justice liaudeE and q
message Rent 10 Sheriff " n Nehur
macher 0i Upper Nanduaky % arrest
thH mon, The sheriff te.gWQphel
back q few hours later lNll lllh men
weIe apprehendrd aud Constable jones
left m ihe evening 10 secure them,
The facts IN che case are that these
two meu had settled upon MI Conrad
as tho victim 70 a shrtWd scheme, They
liked their headquarters ~ room No, ,
In the Commercial Bank building, cor
ner OF Water and Superior streets,
Cleveland, and then made Mr., Conrad
"A visit al hls hotel Ia this city, They
represented 10 him that they had an
improved lire eNtnguaher, patented
July 80 1850, ana tho receipt for max
ing "A compound 10 be used ln 10, Ihlh
compound aptl-calOTle was said 10 be
thB property OF one w. l.. Coat 4, Of
No bs Clark street Chicago,
mbeuhouf pretended 20 be iAe lg
credited attorney OF Coates, WIN
aut 0rlty 10 sell the palent right W any
and all parts of Ohio, MI Conrad de-
sired 10 aee what the outlook was h8r
fore purchasing the right and they no.
COmmudatrd him with Hn Hyldlty That
almost I0uk his breath away ana re-
moved any doubt rXIRtlng that the men
were not llmt claab business men with
honorable intentions, They even went
80 lar a. 10 offer to install their Victim
l6 rnBhirr ~ the quarters IN the
Commercial block he accepted tue
position aud about the llrst of March
NU Conrad lett hiH home and was duly
UaulIrl ua cashier iu the Commercial
lhuE Nurk, ITO found business rush
ing During tho Ilml day ur 80 eight
mN Wwr into thr office, purchased rA.
UuUfhrh and lU'd 0uWu lhc ucgull
H.H lUWlfnt Win rlniuplnrta, lh'I
.H IWnHu nrirfLn lWbrnlUurr
H..mm. pm force forward 4. 20 h.a
"...uH principals lu thu Wlud-lWHpl
....pH..a HI lhr WEU liUt thu O.llar
U.ur. proved ,U Boo wUl compared
uW.. u.uu ur dome bN 70 llHlt msi
.m. muuHUUerHHl tIIUH went ont
W ."r.E UUl sold OWrH5 one %, lhr
uU.H# uH time IUHt short enough
o. .ugNw the CiaHrT who received
tU. Funds. .uHl Ull thr chances % make
% NUlp more lhW % mans hOutd and
CLOTHES hdu, gone by
UU March b. Mr Conrad announced
I. .uuWras 10 consider the original
Dr, Clearly II WAS good thing. lio
'IrrIuTr obtained tHt sole right 70 sell
. uNNNI1la of TIRE Insurance iO ilr
following countless AGhlablla, Lake,
.UUgt, lrumbulI, summit Portage,
..#mrg, Wayne, Medlug stark, Mahou
N. NnlUmpluuuu, Carroll, IuscafaWN9,
..Inuu aud Harrison,
iUt pJlte stipulated wa $1,000 for
WNIgn tlr Conrad gave three notes for
$500 each, payable Ht different times %
tHr uruTO W. l., Coates and bearing
Spuurnl Assuring thp pa chlstr that
hfNh HWIul mis- territory 49, Tar bet
COR truU 'hin many others had 0c
uUlfpd theirs iu other parts Of the Bucl,
ryrhJuIr. the Two lIfCCNtnguHhet men
hlJr Aim analrgUuuute farewell, turn
CO.. Ih office over 10 Inn, ana departed
Nr Conrad WuSuu experienced man
and WITS not dIsnCWt1nrd 0t the lack Of
results from hls hrst day OF lndepcn,
dent business lu The territory lr hNd
purchased llt took ur the canvass
lhr nest morning with cheerful CnuIl'
deNu', liut 10 the days went by his Up
prrhrUsuns became aroused he be-
came altpUiOuy, lie ledlSC6ycrrd, as his
AFFIDAVIT alleges, that there was no W, |
l., ,Cous, aud no Moss Clark ST., ChlCa |
go, that the money which had been
pad owe tor Ntinguishprs had been |
iuFw from UmbpnhUwerN light pocket |
aud returned 10 ms LEFT pocket. that |
Nll the Il"go purchuatfs were loalers
hired for tuH mifpnsr There was but |
ont thing mole needed tO complete his |
discUm0tuJr, sud that was The worth,
legupss ul fuy "Cumuuuhd ana device
patented Us mo, 3la,''N.' On this
point tNu lll ,pyiJ says That the fran
chIae, 100 tnn counties wmrd, was mot
OF greet y.Wr, iu W.J $1,000. but on the
contrary Ws noe worth anything
Mr. Conrad and Ws attorneys are 10
Cleveland AVID w,'l WI'" things hoe for
The srouNul. liulGv the criminal
bulls owl .I W,,l ut commenced.
II /. foo, ID Nru buIy that these |
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nr Conrad |
Iu luH uI U rWf weeks past, Lhey
hUNug u}t 'u.. up lUrir quarters NJ
hiq hotel b. uu,y 90 lngra'ldte them
HclyUs into 'U NuuWua good g aces
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