, 1891-02-26
SUCKERS RlPPED.
A Pittsburg Mans Roar Over His
Money Loss.
He Was Roped In by a Designing
StOckman
And Claims That He Was Badly
SWindled.

nothing in regard to the company or its
standing could be learned here although 4
number of telegrsphic inquiries were re
ceived A paper was filed in the
prothonotarg,sL office in Pittsburg a lew
days ago which throws a great deal of
light on the subject 1t was an affidavit
of a claim in the case of Thomas @.
Gabler and Alexander r Dunaway VS.
John r. Rush. Among tho features OF
the case were the following;
This action is brought to recover
damages in the sum Oslo. 900. sustained
by Thomas G. Gabler and Alexander B.
Dunaway. by reason of certain false aud
fraudulent representations and sffirrBations
made o-them by John r. Rush in
reference to the character. circumstances.
credit, property and value of the capital
stock OF a certain corporation organized
and authorized to do business under the
laws of the territory of Wyoming. now
the state of Wyoming, called and in
corpoTated as the Laramie Plains Land
and Cattle company which fraudulent
| alh ldiNC GDiNotuNhAllud hbh dLu mhllOub
were falsely. dec.itfulIv and cratnlv made
bv defends, in ~fnTtberancs ot neeon.
ATOMS for he sale nv ,Jobn r.. Rush and
| .Jobn Dovlin Of sirtv shares nj the canitaI
s,ocE Of The cattle connanv' Tor the mar
valne al s1oO and for The nnrnosa Of
dece,tiulIv and ,randulentlv ndncing
plaintiffs m purchase sad shares from the
defend,nt and ,Jobn Dovlin for the price
81 I'd aOu
n 1000
ine purchase was naue aug ~ 1901
ana continues the amdaYlt, at the
time OF said purchase said capital stock
was utterly and wholly worthless and still
remains SO. The statement declares
that the price Tor the stock was paid,
$500 by check and $1,000 BY their loiDt
note, both oil which were fully PAID to
hush ana Do"hh. IL eheh saws mat the
plaintiffs were u~nacqualnted with the
character AMI value OF tho capital stock
OF said corporation at the time OF the
purchase, aud depended upon the de-
tendant' In asking MIR. Hush Tor intor-
nation they received the following re-
Plies claimed to be deceitful and false:
That the gross assets OF said company
NIL si'olf'oSf anu nu5 asSeos auoSe IA
ST63 67s. that tho liabilities were Int
s240 2 40. that the lands aggregated
i55, no acres. worth a. an acre. aegre-
aating se34 900. that what he designates
a. the 'Wyoming ranch" consisted of an
enclosure of nearly . {. o acres of
''titledp lands. and about l6. 900 acres of
land the utle of which was In the limited
States hnt had been 6led nnon under the
general laws of me limited States bv ner-
sons interested in the
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e,om NJ a.. ILL., and S.unaJ
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s,o,L 90 nor. ,ha, LIN DovGn and
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saoo 900 &c ..n;,.I s,o.L "a IA
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ments ware made wers over SSA0 a
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siTo a in vaIns
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