Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-17
A VERY SUBTLE SCHEME.
Attorney c. Il, Martin, OF Salt Lake,
After a Woman and Her Gold.
The Woes of an usiress ani tior
Guardians soiicitnde q uar 90
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a short time ago Attorney G. II.
Martin was a wellknown fesiJent of
this city, AMI held the office Of United
states commissioner. When he LETT
Salt Lake 10 soc the attractions Of tho
MiIwln,cr Fair, and thereafter to
take up permanent homo In the land
Of sunshine aud flower, II was not
generally known that no had some
thing else la yiew that In more than
usually interesting. But such sorms
10 have been the case. BY one bold
stroke ho endoayorrd 10 capture the
flcklo Jade Fortune, aud 10 blossom
out in,o n full.tieIgod banker with an
heiress fora wife. AMI this Is how q,
came about:
Several months ago a young lady,
who IL described by willy reporter ~
very pretty girl but wuI in reality
isstIut aud rather pain, was award.
cd by the courts tJfiuuu NJ el1J,Ol1
ieil 10y her uncle, Her name IL
Caroline sAnkoy anu she lives with
family named COggin NJ llsl Twun.
ty.ilfst street, San Francisco. Atturnuy
q, A. Martin heard ui tue girl's luck, anu
the glamour VI her gold fascinated him
completely. lie lott for tue coast anu
soon began 10 scheme Al lnst hC hit
upon plan, and writing from no. laD
North Spring street, l. Angeles, hr
addressed Nc. C1ggiu, tho girlia
guardian, stating that hu wanted 10
"faiso $4,000 with which o. start a
bank Ia good live town in Nebraska
or Iowa" lie ptcfefrei Nebraska, ho
said, because he "kuuw the laws o.
that state" lie then onorcI Mr..
COsgiu the presidency OF vice ptusl.
duuty Of the bank, being tho guardian
Of the girl, provided no mt Martini
was appointed the Cashier. Hn desired
10 effect an organization and borrow
the balance Of the money needed ff0m
other citizens, ani, doubtless, had al
Itching palm for the remaining sli1,-
100 IN tbs Sankoy gir'. treasury. Tue
Watering descriptions Of tu0 young
la1y's beauty may aha have turned
his head.
It's needless to say, however, that
Mr. Cog.iu dld not bite, That gentle.
man IL iully aware VI the value OF
money anu its possession. no has
been bcsiegei by teggars, sohemetf
SUD dudes, who want everything from
a dollar % the last cent, with the gifl
thrown iu, nut Miss saukey Informed
a reporter that she Glvos these letters
no consideration whatever, and ulu
not Intend 10 marry. This must have
been sal blow q Attorney g.. IA.
Martin AMI his attempted coup dttIt
But itisa statement that viii aisJ
cause old man COggln 10 smile. A
NEWS ropOf.ur met Miss san uy ami "a
large number Of her friends u short
time ago Huu learned many Interesting
facts not hitherto published 10 regard
20 the girl. 10 was said that 90. GIN
himself mad been given cOusidefAulo
means TO invest IN saw mills ahd other
schemes, aud II was the intention oil
Mts. COggiu that Miss SauAey should
become her daughtur.in.law. To thir
eud the eldest son WAS compelled 10
press bis attentions ON the girl, a
system of espionage was then iunugur.
ated, aud the greatest H0licituIb tN,
ufo,sed about her health. MHsSaukey
was not allowed 90 speak 10 any on,
alone, and she was not permitted g.
take u walk without some one accom-
panying her. Tue guardian family
were afraid she would drop down dval.
They alleged that she mai heart dis
ease. The young lady however, stated
to her friends that SHE believed mpi-
cine was being continually given nor
90 keep her 40 f1r purposes other than
ahe felt Inclined 10 sty, anu hor frlenli
informed tue NEWS reporter that her
will.puwer had completely gone, Mis-
5ankoy has had Bllght touch OF
paralysis, anu II NOW appears that
every body wants % patalyru her purse.
IL Is pity that thu told effort Of
the genial Salt Lake attorney, eA.
Commissionor q. n. Martin, dil no,
result ia at least uu approximation g.
success, but It was somewhat OF An aCi
VI dire ingratiluio 10 Utah ~ propose
TO start the bank elsewhere, Mt, MIt
To, however, w0Ys his web too thin.