The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-24
FLEECED BY LAMB.
Attorney Newman now is Said to
be $29, 900 Loser.
THE STORY OF The TWO SATCHELS.
Ono of the Boldest Dunoo Games ever
Worked in Chioago-sequcI to the
Mysterious Disappearance OF Lyman
L. Lamb, of Akron, ohIo-Thc Work
ota skillful Operator

CHICAGO, ILLS, April 25.-4neTe now
seems to DO little reason to doubt that
when Lyman L. Lamb, Of Akron, Ohio,
mysteriously disappeared from this
city several days ago he took with him
$4,000 of Attorney Jacob Newman'a
money, leaving in exchange q bogus
draft for $4,000 on an Akron bank.
The police arc authority for the state
ment that between II. schalfner & Co.'s
bank at No, 1903 Washington street aud
tho entrance to tine chamber OF COM
merce u sachel carried by Mr.. Lamb
and containing the $4,000 was changed
for a sachel Of similar appearance con-
aiming an equal bulk Of old newspapers
cut and made up in packages to resem-
BILE bank bills.
The story of the satchels disappear
ance, followed by that OF Mr.. Lamb, is
the story OF one of the boldest and most
Cleverly executed swindlipg operations
that has ever had a Chicago man as a
victim. It required two months for the
smooth Mr., Lamb to make his credit
good with Mr., Newman's law firm, so
that tho cashing OF check became q
mere incident OF business. According
to the story, which the police claim was
furnished them by friend OF Mr.. New
man, Lamb reached the city in Febru.
airy, bringing letters OF introduction
from prominent law firm in Akron.
Lie was buying property as an invest
ment, and had not been in negotiation
long before Mr.. Newman had an oppor-
tunlty to cash $1,000 draft for him.
No tracts OF land could be found TO
suit, and Lamb left the city for
few days. When no returned he at
once entered into negotiations to pur-
chase tho Mahan farm, near Maukegan,
which was held at $4,000. Last Mon.
day morning arrangements had been
made for the closing OF the deal, and
Lamb entered tho Office OF Mr.. Newman
within half an hour OF noon to finish
the transaction. lie had already paid
Mr.. Mahan 81 900 earnest money and
had been requested by him to deliver
the remainder OF tho purchase money
in currency at Waukegan that after
noon. OF course Mr.. Lamb did not
carry that much money in his vest
pocket, but he had $35 900 draft. Could
Mr.. Newman advance him $4,000 on
that paper? Mr.. Newman thought he
could, rs the draft was drawn like the
previous one Of $1,000 by the City Ma
tonal bank OF Akron on the Importers
and Traders bank OF New York in favor
OF /. L. Lamb.
The two men proceeded to SchaiTner's
bank to get tho money. Lambs satchel
was coon stuffed with bills and he and
Mr.. Newman were soon making their
way through the josting crowd on
Washington street. toward the chamber
OF commerce. When opposite the
cigar store just west OF the Chicago
opera house there seemed to be larger
crowd than usual on the sidewalk.
Lamb was walking on the outside OF the
walk, but in getting through the crowd
he became separated from Mr.. Newman,
who emerged first, and when he re.
Joined the lawyer Lamb came up on
the inside of the walk. He was still
clinging to the satChel, which to Mr..
Newman's eyes was the same one with
which they had started out. AT the
entrance OF the chamber OF commerce,
Lamb handed the satchel to Mr.. New
man and requested him to keep it until
he should return, and then lett ostens-
IDLY to lunch with friend. Mr.. New
man kept the satchel in his safe until
3 o'clock. aud when Lamb did not re.
turn, opened the receptacle and found
that he had been duped. 1t was not
until Wednesday afternoon that he in
formed tho police OF the Disappearance
OF this gentlemNnly real estate buyer,
and then he would not admit that he
had been swindled. The police are
confident Lamb must have had one and
perhaps several accomplices in the
crowd in front OF the cigar store. whore
tho transfer Of satchels was evidently
made. They recognize the work as that
OF a skiliul operator whose portrait
adorns the rogues' gallery, and think
his capture merely matter OF time.