Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-21
,a Said to be UShered Into the
World Every Hour,
rqF PREY FOR Willy SCHEMERS.
,.,, R,rp, Gu, in the Exposure Of Kauawha
Valley Organization Tha; Fooled the WiSsss
E.,ss-A Pisa to Get Rich Without
gzs.uou is Exploded by the Post
oiEae Authorities.
-.,,, r.,sgram ,otas Register.

w NaylOr, POStOthce Inspector
.o Washington, who has been in this
for the past few days, has brought
., r-.t and is now working up the evil
dance in a big swindling scheme which
~. t.sn i'm operation in this section OF
-. state for some time. The scheme is
...f % have been operated by a gang OF
~.,.b Ro5t. +. Lively, the son OF
secssr irom near Spring Hill, is the
der and George w. Rose and Henry
ss5 oy THIS vicinity, and others
Ar. confederates. Rose and Ash
nave already been arrested and held
.,5ar 81 600 bond each to answer az the
-srrr.rm OF the United States Court for
r..gv the msiis for fraudulent purposes.
-.,..v is still at large and is now hiding
rae woods, armed with a Winchester
'-f -ro revolvers, but Deputy MarShals
n, sfrrr him aud be Will in all prob
t.rv ioin his cOnfederateS. Their
-.s-4r-o,.s have been carried on IN
I.rawba. Boone and Lincoln counties,
md several thousand dollars have gone
-5m the hard earned savings OF the
-..r ueoyle who were gulled 10 line
..s o6.kets of the SwindierS. Charles
... roo. numbers some of the victims
.a1rg ttS citizens, one man alone having
-.-fr s.l9 with no return. Another
-i.awsa county man lost $500, while
-a-rs lost their widows mites and
ave All they had 20 the SwindlerS.
The moduS operandi is said TO De
about as follows: Lively and his aSso-
3-as converted themselves into an
,.aron known As the National As
.rb.y Secret Organization. To member
SLID In this bogus society they admitted
...l OF their friends aS they supposed
+. be- perfectly reliable and in possession
. little money. The organization
ass Of the most secret character. Their
lettings were held out under the trees,
d deep ravines, on the mountain side,
.-oug tie forests, and in other secret
.sces. A most solemn oath OF secrecy
ra, administered TO every member, and
,.., the existence of the Swindle was
.,gt a secret for so long. The organi-
.-ion was supposed to be a national
-e. with its central Office at Washing
and branches al over the country.
Four assemblies were organized IN
ls State, known respectively as the
s. Adams, Lincoln county, Boone
.-lty aud Charleston assemblies. The
-.ucemertS for entering the assemblies
we're the opportunity they afforded
their members TO make money rapidly
and in lawful and safe manner. The
condition OF the United States Treasury
va, made 10 play an important part in
,-a swludle, along with the bonds
which were to fall due. The witty
;gudiers made up plausible
story that the great quantity Of govern
leut bonds that were soon 70 fall due,
which were payable in gold, the vast
l)0rtatonS Of gold to foreign countries
aud the consequent inability OF the gov
srlment 10 meet the payments Of the
bonds. So far the SwindlerS were back
Cd 90 some extent, at least, Oy the news
papers, which explains partially how
ame men possessed Of a reasonable
AMOUNT of common sense could be so
taken iu. The SwindlerS then went on
20 say that, in order 70 save the
12,onS credit and meet the pay
lelt Of the bonds when they fall due
ile government must raise the gold;
That, while it had little gold,
it had plenty of greenbacks,
and that it would pay for every dollar
ir gold f,re T,1fors ia ,orar Tho oh
.ec- of the National Assembly was TO
raise the gold required by the govern
1eGt and It's assemblies all over the
country were gathering in the gold,
and sending it to the Change Office" at
Washington, through which all the
operations were carried on, and getting
l-c6 Eve times what they
sent on In paper. The Chesa-
}a16e and Ohio railroad had
,el paying of in gold so it was an easy
natter to raise considerable gold money.
yae assembly" alone put in over a
thousand dollars in hard cash. The
money was all gathered up by the Of
--1rs 10 be by them sent on TO Wash
-SJon. When the members Of the
assemblies thought il was time to be
getting back some money they kicked,
e.j the officers were ready for them.
Iley expected letters from the imagin-
s,'y National Secretary of the order and
Som the President of the "Change
V'-ce' explaining the delay and telling
'-em to wait patiently.
10 Charleston, where the people are
supposed 20 be somewhat more enlight-
sAed on swindling schemes than they
are 10 the country, the secret organiZa-
~. -oa feature Of the swindle was dropped.
t1e proposition to exchange gold for
ave tiMes its amount was made by the
-sn merely as friends OF the victims,
"lo were on the inside, and were will
.ls TO put the victims on the right
.@ca TO a rapidly acquired fortune be-
'aoSe oSe Of their friendship for them.
V1e poor fellow, hard working, col
s'1I nan, whose name your cOrreSpOn-
i..5. -5-' IS not now at liberty TO give, bad
t. ,l1 oy $50. Rose got to talking TO
=. S.N and said he was willing to show
-'.1 an opportunity 10 make some money
IOre easily than he had been doing.
H.. -t N1AA ntlll Nlt SUI GcOuN = ANAN
3. an M embarrassment. The fellow took
+. a'I ln, drew out S1OO and let Rose send
u 10 branch Office in the West. In u
~ III tue he got reply saying that
~ uldn't receive less than $500 az a
!, rDle i, aud could fiji no order for less than
1000 in paper.
1ne eolored fellow drew out his $50,
\. ooo'Iowed $50 more and had them sent
~. he heard no more from il, and
p-s advised by Rose to send one of
,ss $ friends on to Washington TO
h. S1.,esugate. He then paid SO ostensi-
=. 70 send to Washington to investi-
VISs, and is now S210 out.
sor, sol' ,Naylor and the authorities have
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