Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-22
a GIGANTIC swISDLE.
ME- whis'cmorc ef N~rhi aud Another
O~niiemsa Defrnudsd out Of $1,000.

0~nttemsa Defrnudsd out Of $1,000.
PRovo, Utah, April al.--A gigantic
swinule was perpetratcd In Provo last
Mig by viii IA George g. whitmofe,
PRESIDENT OF the First National bank
VI Ncphi and n prominent stock man
ofsouthern Utah, we've dciraudcd out Of
5000. A fellow by the name OF Henry
Johnson, who prolecci TO 10 pro-
foundly iguorant and whose appear.
ance naturally bore out that suppo.
sltion, came TO town early yesterday
morning eLquiring TOT man by the
name Of Whitmorc, a stockrliaer, say
ing that he had been entrusted with an
important message from an old nc.
quaintance Of this man, Whltmorc.
and that hc could deliver II TO no other
person but him. Elk Sheriff J. w.
Turner, OF this city, nm old friend Of Mr..
| Wbltmore's was communicated with
and he scut the man johnson TO Nephi
TO sec Whltnorc. The man went down
and told his tale. He related that tn.
man he came from was SpaniarJ;
that they were living on the outskirts
ofProvo. being nervous about staying
at hotel with the Immense amount IL
gold bullion they had IN their posses.
sion; that they had discovered valu.
able gold mine In Mexico and had re
duccd the precious metal Into bricks.
What they wanted was 10 place these
gold bricks with the bank aud sell them
10 the mint In consideration for which
services Whltmore was 10 receive
handsome commission. Yesterday
afternoon Whitmorc came up with
johnson from Nephi, aud last night
accompanied by ]. w. Turner went
down 10 the camp OF his old Rcquain,-
ancc. On arriving Mt the camp Whit.
more was introduced by Johnson to
the Mexican who gave his name ~
Da NachA Main. Two gold bricks
AMI drill were produced. Whltmoro
started drilling Into the bars aud care.
fully placing the fragments In mn en-
velopc, started for town 10 have them
tested. An arrangement was entered
into that " tho bars proved 10 he as
represented, lao would give them
$1,000 " part payment. Reaching
Provo, Nhitmorc and Turner went 10
MIR. Beck, the Jeweler, aud had him
put the drillinss 10 the test. Sure
enough u was gold, and this morning
early Whitmore went 10 tn. residence
OF Cashier Dusenbury ~ tho First
National Bank, and told aim he wanted
5000 In currency. No explanations
were made. The money desired was
handed over, and down u the abiding
place Of these two mon went Whi,morc
aud Turner. The money was turned
over and the gold bricks given ur.
Reaching town the precious freight was
placed In the National hank. Colonel
Moore, Of the u. n. and O., looked
NJ them and took fow filings from
them which ho placed In acic.. Alasl
The gold bricks were nothing morp
than copper. The news was soon ear.
riod 10 Whitmorc and now scouts are
out everywhere ON the trail OF the men.
Tho bricks arc about four inches sq,iarc
aud sixteen Inches long, Weighing
thirty-alx and thirty-eight pounds
respectively. Were they the good
stun represented, they would ietih
about 1000. They have u clear ring.
which OF itself ought TO dlspel any
thought OF them being gold.
how wnITMoRE WAS CAUGHT.
Provo, Utah, April 2i.-A 81, 900
swindle has been perpetrated upon
George Whltmore, by u man who gave
his name M johnson and CLIQUE who
have been campcd nj Provo river. This
combination represented 10 prominent
citizens OF Provo that many years ago
they had discovered a gold vein, out OF
which solid gold could be hammered:
that II was the property Of johnson, n
Spaniard, and smother partner named
Whitmorc, for whom they had been
searching through Mexico, Colorado |
aud Nevada, but could Gad no trace.
anu had finally come TO Utah, having
heard that such "a man resided at Ne.
phi. MIR. whitmorc, who became OK.
cited and olatoi over the prospect |
OF mountain OF wealth, came
10 Provo TO negotiate with these
men, who produced two bars of
what appeared 10 be solid gold mud I
took the filings TO Jeweler who pro.
nounced them gold. The men an.
peared TO bo extremity ignorant and
we're afraid 10 enter n civilized city,
They were possessed Of enough business
capacity, however, TO offer n pnop.
osition u Mr.. Whitmore 10 the effect
hat he advance 5000 upon the bars,
lake them aud dispose ofthem at their
value, after which they would expect
lheir proportion Of the balance, Whit.
more accepted tho proposition, paid
over this cash and came 10 town with
his imaginary fortune, but after
I test upon these bars II was discovered
hat they were copper. This came
Ike athunder clap from q clear sky.
WINS paralyzed; the thieves
were non est, and the officers sot out
n pursuit with the hopes Of bring.
Ing them In.
A man supposed TO be ono Of the fol.
ows implicated In the affair was cap.
ufed while on the way TO this city last
,voning, and Ii now in jail. Ill un.
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