Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-02-22
GOLD BRlCKED.
The story Now Current of
How the LloydS were
SWindled.
A BaCkWoOdS Miner From
Arizona and a Yarn About
His "Pard."
One Means Of Accounting
for a $4,000 Promis-
sorry Note.

III q ~uOS0OO
sorry Note.
There have been a great many inqul-
ries and suppositions as to how the note
of H. Holt, former clerk in the insti-
tuition, for the sum Of $4,000, came to
be included among the worthless assets
in Lloyds National bank. No one seems
to know much about this but the bank
officers and, of course. they are not
divulging bank secrets at very rapid
rate at present. There are reports, how
ever. that an explanation of this financial
transaction, by which the Lloyds' deposi-
tors were left 10 the lurch to the above
amount, may be made and possibly be-
fore the matter gets in the courts.
Several parties in Jamestown have
was taken from the bank by the old and
often worked scheme known as the gold
brick scheme" Current report has it
that such a transaction occurred IN
August. 1891. The Alert is not familiar
with all tue details and only the sub
. stance OF the deal can be given. Whether
the story is true or not remains to be
seen, but there Is probability that the
statements which follow are, in the main,
correct. The opening chapter of this
financial romance in which the shrewd
and conservative banker, Cashier James
Lloyd, is intimately concerned are known
to several people in this city, at least.
One pleasant day in the latter part of
July IN the year 1891, while President
William Lloyd was IN Europe making an
impression upon English investors Of the
Alliance Loan and Trust company, a
stranger giving the name Of Harper ap-
peared IN jamestown. He was unknown
to the Messrs. Lloyls, and in fact, no
one here was acquainted with the man.
He was dressed as miner in coarse
back-woods suit of clothes. He vas
middle aged man and presented every
indication of honesty. truthfullness and
simplicity. In fact he was rusticity and
simplicity, on the surface, itself. He
soon made his way to the residence of
the Lloyds and disclosed the object of
his visit to Messrs. James Lloyd, q. H.
Holt and another gentleman who hap.
pened along the walk while the above
trio were in conversation, and who joined
the group.
Old man Harper's story was that he
had just come in from Montana where
lie had been in search OF an old time
partner of his, by the name Of Lloyd.
Mr.. Harper's simple manners and plain
, out-spoken ways at once interested his
hearers, and Mr.. Holt particularly was
noticed to he greatly engrossed with the
story OF Harper. Harper had dialect
that was perfect of it's kind. It was a
back-woods country accent that fitted
we'll with the simplicity and honest ap-
pearance of his person,
He SAID he had lived IN Arizona many
miles from railroad. and had mined it
IN that section for twenty years. He
never came to town or postoffice, except
three or four times q year for mining
supplies He lived among the Apaches
and Indians. and in his unassuming and
simple way told many interesting tales
OF adventure in mining enterprises. But
he had been there SO long and had heard
nothing OF his partner that he had at
last decided to come III search OF him.
He intimated tina: he had discovered
several valuable mining claims and said
it was understood between them, when
he left his partner many years before,
that whichever one struck it rich would
hold half for the other. He was there
fore looking for his old partner LLOYD IN
order to divide the findings he had made
IN Arizona with him.
Mr.. Harper was 80 green that when he
saw the electric llghts he wondered
what they mout be, that want lit by
match" He said that he was on his road
from ''Montany" where he had been in
search OF his partner and had dropped
of here learning that a family by the
name Of Lloyd resided here. He thought
that he might get information from them
II bis old partner was any relation and
learn his whereabouts in that manner.
lie was much in doubt as to which road
he wonld take to return hone and
seemed greatly disappointed at not gain
ing any information of his long lost
"pard." He Flowed" that he would 60
back the same way he came as then be
would take no chances Of getting lost in
going home to "Arizony."
From this point the observation OF Mr..
Harper's movements became somewhat
more obscure, but the current report in