The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-20

! PSOPio eio AhSlli'ou " nlDDlei ana atter they
bite they are afraid to acknowledge that the
bait has been swallowed
Yesterday morning a short, stout GENTLE
man of eenteel appearance, dressed in plain
black clothes, with black necktie. white
straw hat with black band, and carrying a cane
which apparently helped him to overcome a
very distinguishable limp, called at the
HERALD office and represented himself as c.
X. Nelson, Correspondent for the Amarantb
Journalistic Agency, with special connections
with the Philadelphia Press and New York
World" Mr.. Nelson" stated that he was
taken ill at Mahanoy Plane, and Shenandoah
being the largest town within reach he had
sought its hospitable arms and depended
upon the benevolence of his G. A. r. com-
rades; pending his arrival at Tamaoua. where
a remittance awaited him.
Mr.. Nelson" produced blank draft and
hlling it out made it payable to Mr.. II. @.
Boyer, editor of the HERALD. The amount
was fixed at SIS and the Philadelphia Press
was made the drawee.
MIR. Boyer very fortunately, didn't have
htteen dollars in his clothes, and Mr.. ''Nelsonp
hOngA
until the ship" would arrive. The an
plicant was quite willing to wait and while
his patience lasted Mr.. Boyer sent to the Phil
adelphia Press telegram reading: SIS @
IL. Nelson's sight draft on Press good ?" The
answer was: sight draft on Press not good.
Don't know Nelson"
A HERALD reporter subsequently, caIlod
upon Mr.. Nelson at the hotel and told him
that there was no use of him waiting for tho
money the draft called for.
"WhyT exclaimed the brazen imposter
The Press says the draft is no good - tho
reporter answered.
On there must be some mistake" Mr.
Nelson" rejoined, with some neryousreas
you didn't telegraph the manager of the
paper"
But the dispatch from the Press saws Won
are not known at the office" the reporter
continued with an inquiring tone.
Mr.. Nelson" who had been lazily rocking
himself in chair and putting cigar, turned
color but retained his possession and said.
well, young fellow, no one lost apvtbing
so nobody is injured. Amt that Py
The reporter agreed that if nobody had
lost anything the theory was correct The
swndler then took hold of the reporter,s
hand and shook, saying you're righto
Mr. Nelson" disappeared shortly aFtsr
The HERALD reporter met him at the Lebieb
depot and asked him "wither bound Yp NJ
Nelson said for his home in Easton, but At
2'5o Mr., Nelson" took a P. & R. train in AN
opposite direction and his ticket read 'sben-
andoah to Mahanoy Plane"
The manager of the Ferguson House save
he was secured for $500, the amount of NJ,
Nelson's" bill, by valise.
The HERALD was suspicious of ~
Nelson" because of the following ;,er,
published in an issue of the Wnlismsno-.
Times:
"A travelling printer left the city upon sea.
ing newspaper article cOncernino bi,,soIS
Thursday Chief Russell secured a con1, - st
MontoUr- american, Danville, which con-
talned an article published by autboritv 81
Goodrich Post, No. 22 G.. A. r. of tbot
place, denOuncing c. M. Sitzgreaves % - a,s
unqualified fraud and swindler. and citiaa,
instances OF how he had beaten and attemnte5
others in that locality. 1t appeared fro,,, 49,
article that anything from a drink and
pretzel up to fifty dollar bill was aecenSsh,a nJ
10 the man named. Sitzgreaves came r. tb;s
CITY little over week ago and made vsri.
Gus attempts TO get drafts eashed The chief
looked up Mr.. sitzgreaves yesterday eveninS
took him INTO Alderman Jones' office whese
q sne arelcle IA question was read to him.
Sitzgreaves declared it all 70 be lie msda
from the whole CLOTH but neyertbeless ~
thought it advisable to leave the CITY al onsS
and he took the 7:10 p. m. train on ~,
Pennsylvania and Erie railroad. and that IL
likely all that will be heard OF him for s s"D,s
time to come in this locality, He was mot
very successful here in the negotiation Of
loans, his only victim SO fan dssnitai,,
reported being Mr.. Thomas Hagerman. Who
is out S2," ' ""O
All the circumstances indicate that Mr..
Sitzgreayes visited this towr in the person Of
Mr.. Nelson"