Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-01
Bad case Of swindling.
SELLS ANOTHER MANS HORSE AND GoE

SELLS ANOTHER MANS HORSE AND GOES
WEST.
Some months since a notice appeared in
Stanton paper that DR.. Cbas. B. Lohr
was practlcing as veter mary surgeon In
Augusta county. We at once warned the
people of that section against him through
the columns of the HERALD. That they
failed to heed the warning can be seen
from the accounts we give blow. 1t is
high time for this scoundrcl to be doing
time in a striped suit in some pententiary.
Stanton Daily News. March 30
William L. Cook, a wel-known and suc-
cessful young farmer living near Valley
Mills, about eight miles west of Stanton,
reported to Sheriff n. G. Watts in Staun-
ton Sunday the case of a young veterinary
surgeon who had disappeared with horse
loaned to him. Mr.. Cook was in Stanton
again on yesterday, and from him and
others the Daily N1rs learned the facts
here given.
About three months ago, in December.
young man called DR.. Charles b. Lohr
came to Valley Mills from Brownsburg,
Rockbridge county, in response to call
from William L. Cook to come and treat
several of his horses that were sick. He
treated the horses successfully, proving
himself TO lie skilfuf veterinarian,
and remained in the nelghborhOod TO
practice his pro essOn, boarding with
Mr. Cook until last week.
To establish his practice quickly and
definitely, he organized club among the
farmers, charging each mem5er of the
club, according to The number of horses
owned, from s. to 500 for year Of his
professional services, the conditions being
that half the charge in each case was to
be paid as nearly as possible in advance.
He obtained, as nearly as can be learned,
about 10 members for the club, and had
collected, up to last week, the full six
months charges from about half Of them,
obtaining in all about $500 in cash. Be-
ing much pleased with the doctors sue
cess in treating his horses, Mr. Cook as-
sisted him to obtain Subscribers for the
club, and not long ago indOrsed the duo
tors S94 note given J. NJ. Hardy & Son
for spring wagon and harness. Nothing
SD, cial derogatory to the doctors char
acter was noticed until few weeks ago
he took a spree of drunkenness that
brought him apparently to the verge Of
delirium tremeus. About the same time
it was learned from bis own talk that be-
ing forced few years ago to marry glll
in his home neighb0rhoOd near Mt Jack
son, he lett her aud went to Ohio ; married
or lived with another woman there and
came back to Virginia and escaped prose-
cntion for bigamy or some similar crime
Il. a > fsfl t.r n
able 10 bear the expense of coming to Nlr-
GINA to te,tify against him.
On last Thursday DR.. Lohr came to
Stanton driving horse he had bought
of William l.. Cook and paid for except
ing So, hitched with another horse lDdntd
him by Cook, with the wagon and harness
bonght of Hardy ~ Son on Cocks III
dorsement. He renamed in StauntOn un'
til Saturday, sold the two horses. wagon
and harness to John Crogban for Sl9j
cash, bought a Chesapeake and Ohio
ticket to Washington, Ind, and left on
the G. As train Saturday. He was 7ery
ANXIOUS to cell the hcrscs, saying lie had
gotten into trouble with a woman near
Brownsburg.
Captain J. n Waters, chief of police,
had a so check given by Lohr in Lexins-
ing, drawn on the Augusta National bank,
in which he had never deposited any
money. Captain Waters, by arrangement
with Lohr, left the check to be reserved
from Mr. Croghan's payment for the
horse. but in some way 1t vas overlooked
and not reserved.
The case was presented to the grand
inry yesterday, and Lohr was indicted for
larceny of a horse Mr. Cook loses by in
dorsement the S9l get to be paid to Har-
DIV & Son for the wagon and harness, Mir.
Croghau loses the horse borrowed by
Lohr of Cook, and the farmers who paid
for six months membership in the club
lose Lohr's professional services fer the
remaining three months.
Lohr is about thirty years of age, about
five and half ieet high, wears a light
moustache, has rather high cheek bones,
with reddish complexion, and when talking
to another be has a habit Of drawing him
self up erect with his hands in his pockets.
He has bad face, and is undoubtedly
had character