The evening times., 1896-05-13
WANTED HERE FOR FRAUD
S. B. RusseIman Was Considered
Worth Half a Million.
LACKING $500 Is INDICTED
E. II. Jackson s. Co., Frank T. Evans
Lose ON Il Trade for u Wire Fence
Patent Involving 3,OO0-Accused
Was Andrew Walls Bondsman.

Mr.. s. b. Husselman, who has been rated
| fraud. Papers are out for his arrest and
| United States Marshal Wilson has the case
| in hand.
Mr.. HusSelman has. however, completely
dropped all his relations with the men
who want him and the best chance for his
| apprehension is to send out a description
of him and give every person with whom
| he may come in contact the opportunity to
| recognize him aud call him to account.
The notion that he does not know he is
| wanted is mistake.
Mr.. Husselman has made Philadelphia
| his residence. but did considerable busi-
ness here last year. He had a patent for
| wire fence, for which he was selling the
right. He claimed TO have sold rights to
| the amount of $4,000. He had a deed
! to $4,000 acres OF coal and timber land
in West Virginia. and claimed to own a
| large amount of real estaie in Philadelphia.
THE MEN HE SwINDLED.
He was u plausible taIker aud succeeded in
taking in f. 4. jackson Company, at the
| McGill Building on street near Ninth. in
Guiding Mr.. Weadon and Mr.. A. NJ. CleSg.
and incidentally Mr.. Frank T. Evans OF
No. 617 street northwest. Mr.. Walter
| Burton OF the National Hotel, Mr.. Smith
of the dining parlors and Col. Thomas E.
| Reeves, retired army officer of No. 2lO
North Capitol street. When these gentle
| men found out about two weeks ago that
| they had been gullcd. several of them went
before the grand jury and gave the facts
| in the case. An Indictment WAS returned
aud a warrant issued for Mr.. Husse!man's
| arrest.
! Mr. A. NJ Clegg this morning gave a de-
scription OF Mr.. Husselmau which should
be sufficient To identify him. He said Mr.
| HusSelman is about sixty-five years old,
| has iron gray t1ir aud heavy mustache of
The same color. He is over SIX feet tall,
weighs about 21O pounds aud is well
| proportioned. His eyes are brown or dark
| gray His teeth are abnormally long and
n front rrOtruhe notiCeably. These front
! teeth are iUcse. so that they can he shaken
IN their sockets. He has a gord address,
hne manners and is glib talker.
Wien air. Hu>sclrEan came here he took
| rnCms at the National Hotel. Going out
TO 10 business he carried what were con
! sideIcd TO lie ci!t-edge evidences OF high
| financial standing. He had a hig rating
i'll one or more commercial agencies, aud his
| Crcult was marked good.
! PAID HIM GOOD sum.
To Aiessrs. WcaGon and Clegg. of F. X.
| Jackson * Co., zeal estate and patent
| brokers. he SCld the right for Ills patent
| fence in this District. and the State of
| Virginia. They paid BIN a good sum of
money and $1,000 in Tive SEQ negotiable
! notes.
| Incidentally. Mr.. Hussc!man was accepted
| on the bond OF Andrew Wall in his difficult
ties at Pits5Grg for the sum OF $4,000.
| The PittsburG authorities reported that
there was no doubt OF his being worth that
amount. Also he was accepted on the bond
| OF contractors for two school buildings here
for about 81 SEQ each.
| Mr Hus>elEIan sold his notes to several
investors here. One $500 note was sold
through Mr. Frank 7. Evans to Col. Thomas
| l. Reeves. Mr.. Evans, in making the trade
| for Col Reeves, indCrsed the note himself.
When the money wa due, MeSsrs Weadnn
| and Clegg said they had been disappointed
| in getting some money promised them
| through Mr. HusselIuan. Col. Reeves aud
| Mr. Evans. kBo wing Mr.. Husselman's high
| rating, felt very sure. when ii came to the
| pinch, they could easily ma ke the none out
OF Air. Husseluian's Philadelphia property.
Mr.. Husselman himself promised that in
n month he would have an abundance OF
| money. The note was newed for thirty
| da vs..
| While this time was transpiring Messrs.
Weadon and Ciegg got the circulars, and
began TO put the wire fence patent on the
market. They quickly discovered at
| Richmond what they believed to be ample
| evidence that Mr.. Husseman had sold
|! them what he did not own
HE WAS MISSING.
When the month was gone Col. Reeves
and Mr.. Evans again tried TO collect the
$500. but this time. upon going to Phila-
| delphia for Mr. Husseiman, they could not
| find him.
The only return they could get out OF
| their Philadelphia attorneys was bills for
| big fees. Col. Reeves then turned his at
tention to the collection of the note by
suit here. The papers We're filed today
! by Mr.. ID. W. Baker as his attorney.
Mr.. HusSeIman had nun efous devices.
| now remembered. by which he made show
of owning property without actually say
ing so.
one of them was to bring deeds for Phila-
deiphia real estate which he profcssed to
| be about to sell or buy. Usually they were
| for handsome properties, and the trade
had not been closed, SD they were not sign
ed. They were skillfully presented as il
lustration or for advice in some general
or confidential conversation.