The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-02-28
THE OLD G.ANFs.
Knoxville Farmer Puts Up :s3 500 for Two
.'GoIJ' E:ric.s

Knoxville, Tenn, February 24.-(Spccial
Henry davenport rather wealthy ole
farmer living about Il mile south of this
city, has been made the victim of Il scheme
OF unmltigated rascality and audacity by
which he is out to the extent of $500
The story is an interesting one. Dayen-
I' 1b5 stout 2 }3Pet q Is If 4ififf dnPmH4t
,'llu unsopns1lcated, and WAS ropcd by bunco
steerers whose transparent game has hna1
| WORKED many a tine before
~ was nothing less than the gold brick
racket, and the old man found himself ms
ssessed OF a couple of solid brass bricks
| tor one-third interest.
| On IN epruary 18th he was approached by
a Well-dressed and smooth-spoken stranorr
| Mno addressed 3 him familiarity and soon
S nf"" INN mo intimate conversation. The
SStIdh2er gave his name as Joseph Hines,
I Ioile DAYS afterward Hines drove out to
D"Eehrort house and invited him to drive
snort instance into the woods with him.
SUM iIi he mad a good thing for him.
times sad he had fallen in with an In
r uian, VINO was the sole owner of a gold
NINE III California. This Indian. he said
was IN possession of two gold bricks which
a ne wanted to dispose of When they had
gotten INTO the heart of the woods fIinns
stopped his buggy and called. OTTO" In
a moment the bushes parted and a confedor-
aye appeared, attred in the fantastic rnrh
OF an Indian. GU"
10 cut a long story short. a deal vos
made by which Davenport was to become |
I ne possessor OF two gold bricks, which the /
Indian Indian displayed. for $500 lie insisted, |
r bn 6ri,,. on having an analysis made of
! ne bricks by well-knOWn jewelry firm in
the city 10 this Hines agreed. and the
Two came to the city. Hines then condUcToI
davenport to hotel ana submitted the sam
pes To man named Dayton. who examined
'hem and claimed to be Il government as
sayist. The latter pronounced them 70 he
ol ~ carat gold. Davenport was sat;sfied
VIZ" WIN lniS assurance and secured tie So 800
"4lch ne pad to the Indian in the woods
III was not until today that he discovered |
hat the bricks were Of base metal and thot
le had been sWindied. The three sharpers. OF
curse nave completely disappeared
:, 1ohI%hJ 1t is thought that the leader in
he gold brick swindle is the same man who /
n a similar manner robbed President Noel c
| me ilaSt tennessee telephone exchange |
.veral years ago. Mr.. Noel resides at Nash, e
liie and was robbed of $4,000. I
restaurant keeper here was seen Iate
)nght who says he is confident the swim
Ter was Charles Henderson. This restau ;.
mt man formerly lived in Nashville. He II
ys HENDERSON has been here several months h
lu he lelt sure he knew him, but could not | v
ace MN. Now he places him. There are fC
her very suspicious circumstances Dayen- pl
'rt, who was robbed. is totally Ignorant. 4
ID never had newspaper in his house in 90
me- me robber evidently learned this ~
Arrested on suspension. "
Bristol, Tenn, February 26.-(Specioll
Maltby and Edwin Hayes, two eIe-
ntly dressed men who have made Bris -!
their headquarters for more than ten S W
VS., We're dumbfounded early this morn mir
when Prosecuting Attorney Hamilton. Iii
Bristol, Va, and Chief of Police Isaac wi
errett placed them under arrest on sus- sal
ion, When they asked Hamilton what
" had done all he would say was: 7
on will find out in plenty of time" me
stter several hours of worry the gen are
men learned that they or one of them aro
ed the description of the crooks who dra
rked the gold brick scheme to the tune Die
$1,000 on Farmer Davenport, of Knox An
hty. Tenn. They proved an alb at bea
e, but We're kept under police suryeil- hav
e for some time afterwards The gen \
men are disguised at the indignities tra(
ped upon them. 1t is said they will Fri,
the city of Bristol, Va. to account. \,
, only thing sIlspicious about tho no wat
S of Maltby is that he refuses to give NE
account of himself, save that he is a foT ~
I"lhGI ~ !eSltlHate BUSINESS. hant
'eS is salu TO De rich Nirginiau, rupt
Ugh he resides now in New York, alum