The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28

Mr.. Owenby wished to take advantage Of
the financial depression and get an ex-
orbitant rate of interest on his $40.
Strangers have impugned Mr.. Owenby's
motives, and he does not know what to do
for it. As a resident of this state am
glad to come forward with a simple ex-
PLANTATION regarding the matter and insert
here a letter he sent to the Citizen of Ashe-
vile showing how it happened. Those
who know Mr.. Owenby here in North Caro-
lima say that if he had received the money
he would have relieved distress with it,
but the parties TO whom he wrote were ar
rested by the police and treated shame
fully.
Mr.. Owenby's letter fell into the officers
hands among others, and was printed.
He wished this plain statement made to
show that his motives were in good order
when he wrote the letter:
Yes wrote just as the st. Louis Globe Demo.
crut had it. but not Tor the purpose they sup
posed Several weeks ago Mrs. Owenby read
the adj inclose, and We had up bet as to
to them.
When found they had counterfeit money
determined to get sample aud all the proof
necessary and turn them over to the proper
authorities.
They premedltated trouble by my bodness in
sending bilihead OF my business, and had not
sent the sample they promised. Then was
certain OF their fraudulent business, and wrote
them the letter referred to i'll the St. Louis
papers.
case aud arrested them in q day or two after
this letter reached them
did not want their goods, but should have
liked the amount Uncle sam would have given
me had not been too late in bringing them to
justice. +. A. OwESBY.
/ hope this will silence every criticism
regarding Mr.. Owenby. for he says that
these men ''premeditated trouble and did
not send him the goods" l feel certain
that had Mr.. Oweuby received the goods
he would have gone on and arrested the
penses Os course out of the money SO re-
ceived.
But these men who advertise to give 500
for $40 do not do as they agree. At least
that is my experience. l have answered
two or three of their ads, intending to go
on to New York and arrest them as soon
as | got the money from them, so that L
would not have to make the journey at
my own expense, but / have yet to deal
with one of them who could be regarded as
a man of integrity.
Swindles are common everywhere, and
| find that get along very poorly in the
sleuth business. My purse was taken in
New York one day on the street, but the
tiend In human form was richly punished
for his wickedness. All that the purse
contained was postotiice money order
that | had tried for six weeks TO get the
money on, but being a stranger in New
York, and the cashier in the postoflice
being also a stranger i'll the city, the men
who knew me ana came there to Identify
me were strangers TO the cashier, as we
moved in different set and were both
very little known in trade circles, his
friends being men who were trying to live
on their salaries IN the postoihce depart
ment, and mine consisting of q widow
lady in moderate circumstances who let
me small hall bedroom at the time. So
the thiefgot the worst of ii. II he got the
money on the order it was more than 1
could do.
Quite fraud has been unearthed in st.
Paul in the past summer by the timely re-
port of a Scandinavian, who wrote the
following letter TO the mayor and thus
brought the parties to- justice. 1t is a curl
osity to those who have made study of
the Scandinavian dialect:
Dear Sir: am wondering il you have any
naiedges OF that satse svindling is going on on
SayeaL st.. and viii now tsly Won vOth IL is.
There is som dad bit that have gat colored
man in a kedge. and show him Tor money.
Shargs IL cents for admission and then tri 10
max people blive the have caugth hem In ari-
soma, u Wild man.
do not blive in sucn a ROBBERY from por peo-
pel that don't nov OF any batter and TO 60 in
thar aud to pay fifteen cent for 10 20 a negro
that IS as taol rs tas rast. Do you bliys II is
rigth 10 lat tharn 90 so. | Ike sport. but like
~ see it IN far play. Your fraini for Aver
Very few people here would pay Is cents
TO see negro that is as tam as the rast."
Politics is active here. Much talk is
heard regarding the late congress. Here
in North Carolina and elsewhere the opin-
ion prevails that congress has had too
many men in il who have been so busy
watching the ''home paper" that they
have had no time TO devote to legislation,
and thus they claim Incidence and timid-
ity have been the chief characteristics Of
the session.
In 1879 Gabe Bouck, Of Wisconsin, was
seen pacing up aud down the foyer, or