The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-09
HIS MONEY ALL GONE.
THE SAD ExPERIENCE orr YOUNG
ESGLIsHMAN IN VIRGINIA.
lie Came Here with n Fortune Inc Left
Ruined I'm Health and Pocket-The
Way His Money Went.

for trial on Friday, December 18th, Is
for the value OF a jumper and harness.
IT was brought to wind VI the affairs Of
Mr.. John f. Swineburne, the young Eng
lishman who left here for his home about
a week ago.
Mr.. Richardson was very anxious 10
explain his connection With the suit. and
1 met him, therefore. by appointment. last
evening In an Office on Main street. He
was accompanied by q young attorney.
Mr.. +. L. Davidson, who has been re-
talned as counsel for Swircburne.l In cx-
planning his position in tie case, Mr..
Richardson gave the following informa-
ton. which, he said, was a statement
made TO him by Swineburne in New
York, shortly before he left for England
Some two years ago the mother OF
young Swineburnc, who lives In Harrow
gate. Yorkshire, England. noticed IN adj
vertisement in a Canadian newspaper,
stating that the son Of an Englishman
could secure a place On a large farm,
where he could learn farming thoroughly,
and at the same time earn a good salary.
Young Swincburne decided 10 take the
place, and soon after landed at Montreal,
from where he was to reach his d~estina-
ton. He was sent 10 C~ovington, Va,
Wutltg nONCFEis it WdH Hldit " lNti
hogs. milk COWS and 10 all sorts OF
drudgery. Besides doing this work. he
was compelled to pSy $50 per month for
his board and SIG additional for the board
Of two horses. While he was d%isappoint-
ed, he did not want 10 return home,
thinking that In the near future he would
find a better way to make a good living.
After having been in Coyington some
sever. or eight months, he met Mr.. Charles
- -. IT.
sum Of $1,000 TO his credit in the Coving-
ton Bank, while about a week later he
had not a cent In that institution. In
the meantime he decided upon the advice
Of Mr.. Drewry to go to Centralia, in
Chesterfield county, 10 start n henneFy.
Before leaving young SWineburne wrote
to his mother and asked her TO send
him some more money. He subsequently
received an English check for about $500,
which he gave the C%ovington Bank for
collection. When he changed his resi-
dence he asked the CovingtOn Bank for
q settlement OF his account, and received
two certified checks of $1,000 and $500.
respectively. Those two checks young
Swineburne lost, and had to employ the
services OF Mr.. Ernest Wells. a lawyer
Of Manchester, TO obtain his money.
This he finally succeeded in doing, after
giving the bank an indemnifying bond,
with Drewry's father as security.
"While I'm Centralia Swineburne was
drunk all the time. While the place was
run under the name of Swineburne d
Drewry, young Swineburne paid all the
bills, and the account was kept in his
name only. According TO Swineburne's
statement. a systematic plan was carried
out to keep him under the influence OF
liquor all the time. For the last sixty
lays before he left there he was unable
TO retain any food with the exception
Of beef tea. Several times he had remit
tances from home. and besides the
amounts mentioned above he had about
$1,000 or $1,000 to his credit at one time
in the City Bank Of Richmond. How
ever, finally his funds gave out. and
being tired Of that sort of living, Swine
burne ordered the sale Of the place, and
on that occasion / was requested 20 act
as clerk. ! was instructed TO pay all the
debts Of Swineburne. which l did. After
everything had been paid l turned over
to Swineburne about So or $3. He then
left for Richmond, where he stayed drunk
for the whole day. The next day 1 went
TO Richmond 10 find out what had become
Of Swineburne. l found MIN at the Com
mercial Hotel very sick, and the manager
Of the hotel Informed me that he had
cabled to Swineburne's mother for money
TO send her son home. He was then
without any respectable clothes, and |
therefore fitted him out and took him to
New York, where we arrived last Satur-
day a week ago.
I'VE stopped at the Astor House, and
Swineburne being very sick, I called I'm a
relative Of mine, who is a resident ply
sician at the B~loOmingdale Asylum, and
under his treatment Swineburne was en-
abled on Sunday to retain food, and be-
gan at once to pick up.
I'm reply to the cablegram his mother
had sent an order for f45 pounds 10 a
correspondent banking firm in New York.
When 1 called there the officials declined
to pay over the money, although they
knew that Mrs. Swineburne was perfectly
responsible. I then cabled for f5, but
received the reply that no more money
would be sent. I had in my possession
n letter of introduction TO Mr.. McBurney,
general secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association in New York, and
with his consent | cabled the following
to Mrs. S~Wineburne:
81 BROUGHT your son here from Rich
mond and have raid expenses personally
Gable secretary Of the Young Mems chris
tian Association my reference. Inc next
dov Mr.. NcBurney received q cablegram
10 ascertain whether Richardson, at the
Aston House. was all right. After reply
ing i'm the affirmative. the general secre-
tary of the Association. in Harrowgate,
cabled TO Mr.. McBurney TO advance the
needed money, which would be refunded
Thereupon Mr.. McBrrney reimbursed me
and secured passage fer young swine
burre. who sailed on board Of the leu
tonia Wednesday a week ago.
Before Mr.. Swireburne left mere ne
gave me an order for his jumper and har-
ness. which he requested me to give 10
MIR. ScOvil for the many acts or kind
ness shown him. When l presented the
order to the party, in whose custody the
articles are at present, he declined 10
give them up without instructions from
Mr.. Drewry ], therefore, decided TO bring
suit against him TO either recover the
property or the equivalent In money.
no time were there over 200 chickens
at the place Of Mr.. Sw~ineburne in Con-
~tralia."
Mr.. Catlin, the florist on Main street,
who lives near the place OF Mr.. SWINE
burne at Centralia. corroborated 2 good
many statements made by Mr.. Richard
son. He stated that a Mrs. Hunt, who
came from the same section of England
as Young Swireburne. went TO see MN
when she heard that he WAS laid UP SICK
I'm bed. She nursed him for several days
and do the cooking for him, while DreWry
was awav in Richmond. Later on she
received a letter from Mrs. Swineburne'
asking her TO get some one 70 protect her
son and 10 send him back 20 England.
T,non her request Mr.. Catlin went 10
see voung S~wineburne. The day after the
Iatter left for Richmond. he went there
himself and inquired for him at Murphy s..