The herald., 1896-09-03
A Startling Conspiracy
Vaccinations of a Gang of
Swindlers
THEIR PLOT EXPOSED and Fooled
Attempt to Blackmail an Aged
Man
THE WOMAN CONFESSES
A Sworn Affidavit Made Laying Bare
the Whole Vile Scheme
0sorye W. BosIey Cleverly Entrapped ln a
Compromising Position
He Defiss His Traducers and Lays Bare the
Plot to- Ruin Hlm-Ssrious :Charges
Against -Four Persons-The
Woman In the Case
A Sworn Affidavit Made Laying Bare
the Whole Vile Scheme
0sofye ". BosIey Cleverly Entrapped In a
Compromising Position


should now, had they their just deserts.
be behind prison bars"
These were the words uttered yester-
day Afternoon by George w. Bosley, an
oil well owner and proprietor of two
large pumping plants in the local field,
as he stood in the boiler room of his
plant and denounced in bitter terms
the action of quartette who, he claims,
conspired to ruin him, drive him from
the city and injure his property by
means of threats and connivings.
The story of Mr.. Bosleys wrongs is a
long one, and duplicates in the con-
spiracy three men and a woman who,
he claims, deliberately set about spread
ing a trap for his feet and then endeav-
ored to force him to relinquish to them
his property and what money he had un-
der threats of Imprisonment and ex-
posure. The woman was used as the
bait, while two of the mGSe conspirators
planned and carried out the remainder
of the program. the third, an aged man
Of 81 years, being more Of a catspaw in
their hands than an active participant.
That their scheme failed, he says, is no
fault Of theirs, but simply that he saw
through the game and refused to be
robbed. To prove his story he has docu-
mentary evidence embracing a sworn
confession Of the woman and other facts
that seem to show that he barely es-
capped the clutches of as unprincipled a
band of rascals as are yet at large.
Mr.. Bosley is some 68 years of age and
has grown son in this city. The old
gentleman's relatives reside In Dakota,
but he has been in this city for some
time engaged in business. His pumping
plant Is an extensive one and Is situated
nearly in the center of the block bounded
by Figueroa street, Park place, Court
and Temple streets. Being situated as
he is away from his wife, Mr.. Bosley has
fer the past ten months boarded with a
MRS. Narcissa T. Dodson, a grass
widow of 49. with whom he became ac-
Quainted in San Diego a couple of years
ago. In little cottage which he rented
of Mrs. Field. situated hard by Bos-
ley's plant on Park place resides the
aged one of the quartette, e. Root, who
serving room for himself. In this same
house Bosley for q long time had room
and boarded with the fair widow"
Away along in last June Bosley men
toned to Root that he was desirous of
selling his pumping plant and would
take $500 for 1t. If Root could find a pur-
chaser for 1t at that price, he would
pay s per cent commission on the sale.
In the course Of a few days Root sent
two men up to look at the plant, with the
ostensible view of making trade. These
men were George Simpson and another
named Rich. They did not Immediately
take hold, but after some days of pre-
liminary dickering, they finally offered
to trade Bosley twenty-one lots in An
geleno Heights and give $500 to boot for
the plant. The money was to be paid
$500 down and the balance in two month
ly installments of 800 each. In consid-
GRAFTON Of this, Bosley was to assume
$50 mortgage on the lots.
Not being the sole owner Of the prop
erty, his son having half-interest, Bos-
ley told Simpson and Rich that he would
consult his boy, go out and see the lots
offered, and let them know the decision
arrived at. Accordingly his son went out
and looked at the land, returning with
the information that he would not trade
apparently fell through, to the great
dissatisfaction of Simpson and Rich. 1t
was after this, according to Bosley, that
the scheme to entrap him was laid,
Simpson and Rich planning the deal
and inveigling Root and Mrs. Dodson
into 1t, the woman proving a plant tool
in their hands.
Bosley had been sleeping in a room
near the plant, but the machinery made
50 much noise that he found it difficult
70 rest with any degree of comfort. Root
ana Mrs. Dodson frequently urged that
ne occupy the other room in their cot
sese, and he sometimes did SO. On the
night OF August 21 a portion of the ma
chinery in his power house had broken,
ana ne was engaged until 1890 in fixing
1t. Then he repaired to the Root cottage
70 retire for the night. The place was
qark, Dut as he went into his room Mrs
Oodson appeared in her night clothing
0ringing MIN a lighted lamp. Instead Of
Soing out after she had placed it on the
stand. she calmly told him she thought
she would stay In his room all night.
10 tnls ne demurred, but she f1ounced
down into the bed and told him to never
mino, that she intended to stay. Bos-
iey was partially undressed and sat
down on the edge Of the bed, first ex-
tinguishing the light. Then. he claims
she threw her arms around him. drew
times. ~eAeu Aour
At this signal Simpson and Rich w,o
nao Deen all the time concealed in
Roots room, rushed in and Rich strucL
z match disclosing the couple in he'd
ne SAID An: we've caught you now
and got you just where we want vo,'
I've been watching you for a long time
and now think you'll make that ira ada ),
bos!ey arose and dressed himself, de-
manding to know what or how much hie
tormentors wanted. He was threatened
by them with prosecution for adultery
and that his name would be blackened
by making the supposed scandal pub
lie. For over an hour Simpson and
Rich bullied, threatened and coerced
him, but would make no definite state
ment Of what they wanted for their
silence. Finally Bosley told them to do
their worst-that he defled them Ultt-
mately they left, only to return to the
scene the following day.
Both Simpson and Rich approached
him while he was at work in his power |
plant and again threatened him with |
what they represented to be warrants
ana papers for his arrest unless he ac- |
ceded to their terms. These were, as |
stated by Bosley. that they would give |
him trust deed Of the lots on Anse-