The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-06

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UniontoMn Standard.

Uniontown Standard.
A prominent business man OF this
town whose last name is johnson re
ceived a few days ago a letter from
New York city asking that be open
communications with the writer with (
q view of negotiating the passage of /
counterfeit money. The name being i
a common one and be being sure it
was not intended for him, he has i
turned it over to the Standard for
publication, as the surest method of /
making the owner familiar with its |
contents. The letter is printed from
electroplates, is without date or adj /
dress, and on the envelope is direct I
cd simply to Mr.. johnson. Its sub
stance is as follows:
Dear Sir;-You have been referred |
to me as a trustworthy person and !
one who can keep his own counsel, /
therefore l would be pleased to open
correspondence with you in regard 1
to the business which l propose, and |
if you will be guided by my advice I
and experience there is no reason
why YOU should not make a sure and /
and safe fortune. There is absolute |
ly no risk, as the article is (GooD)
money and is perfect as the enclosed
newspaper clipping viii prove. The
sizes are Is, IS, 5s and los. My
terms are 1000 cost $3.50, 1900 cost
$500, 5000 cost $500, 10000 cost
$3.50, 10000 cost $1,000 and so ON
at an increasing ratio, so the more
you invest the cheaper you get the
goods. 1000 in the goods costing
$3.50 is the lowest amount will sell
under any circumstances, and If you
will take 10000 costing $3.50 or 90
600 costing 81, 900 l will give you the
right of your State. Furthermore
do not give YOU the goods at these
figures after the first deal, l only
give them now as an extra induce
ment, and to give you start; after
the first deal, | charge you at the
rate of 25 cents on the dollar. Now
my friend if you wish to enter this
speculation it will be absolutely nee
essary for you to come here and see
me personally as / will only deal
face to face with my customers which
is the safest and most satisfactory
way for both. as by your coming
here you will see what you are buy
ing and see who | am dealing with
and both feel better satisfied. will
meet you in New York City any time
you may appoint, which l trust will
be soon. In Gods name do not be-
tray me, or mention to living soul
what passes between us. Make up
your mind to come here and in my
next letter | will name hotel for
you to stop at, how you will know
me and get full instructions. BE
sure and send me your name and
postofllce address as ! might lose
the one now have. | will always
return your letters to you and as a
guarantee of your confidence | also
request the return Of this letter and
newspaper clipping.
Trusting you will answer at once
and return this letter
/ remain yours in confidence.
Address as per slip.
In addition to the extracts given
the writer offers to pay expenses to
New York. The address on the slip
is j B. Fowler, Broadalbin, Fulton
county, N. 7. The newspaper clip
ping referred to is Washington
special to the New York Times. A
few extracts will show what's meant
by the declaration that the article is
good money.
General Rosecrans, the present
register of the treasury, said to-day
that no precantioh Whatever is taken
to prevent the duplication Of bonds
or treasury notes should the plates
fall into dishonest hands and he says
the government has paid millions OF
dollars in the redemption of bonds
and notes which have been taken
from true plates. From
Investigations by treasury experts
it seems impossible to tell their work
from the genuine for it seems to be
a positive fact that they are in pos
session Of duplicate treasury plates
exactly the same as those in use by
the government. and the paper is
similar to that used by the govern
ment. Il The grecpliacks
which the New York scoundrels are
dealing in are so fine that there is
not one chance in ten thousand of
detecting Them
tits apparent from the precautions
taken that the detection ofthe writer
would be very difficult. 1t is evil
dent that be does not care into whose
hands the letter fell but hopes that
by sending out a great many of them
addressed merely to common sur
names some persons will be found
to assist him in his nefarious work.
IL is not AL likely that there is any
one in Uniontown of the name given
who has been recommended by one
rogue to another.