The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-14
NOT THE SAME DAILY.
But Lawrence Daily Played Them a
Very Strong Mining Game
1T WAS IN KANSAS CITY
He Was a Big Owner. He Said. in
the Anaconda Property and
Was Out to Buy for the
Rothschiids.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Kansas City, Jan. 13-One OF the
smoouhest confidence men that has
come to Kansas City for some time reg
istered ait the Coates house last Friday
afternoon. In a big, round hand he
signed the name of Lawrence Daiy,
Anaconda. Mont. He has been in the
city only three days. and yet there are
a number of people who are sorry of
having made his acquaintance. During
his short stay he is known to have
swindled the Metr>opolitan National
bank out of $500 with the aid of the en-
dorse1nent OF John b. McEwen. presi-
dent of the Southwest Millers' Dispatch.
He also succeeded I'm fleeing an odd
man by the name of Patrick Melody.
who lives at 2.2l9 McGee street. 1t Is
almost certain there were a great many
other victims. Much of the success of
Swindler DAILY was due to the long COM
pllmentary notices given him in local
paper (Saaurday's Journal.) That morn
ing the Journal ran a long story on Its
first page .announcing, under scare
head, that Lawrence DAILY was the
agent for the Rothschilds, who were
contemplating the purchase of a large
number of Cripple creek mines. The
story went ON to relate that Mr.. DAILY
was a prominent miner and a principal
stakeholder In the famous Anaconda
mines of Montana. He had letters, too,
from w. ]. Root and John McDonough
of Denver.
The alleged agent of the Rothschilds
opened his Kansas City career by max
ing a fast friend of John Maloney, a
well-kpown insurance man. Mr.. Ma
loney introduced him to a number of
=
Mr.. Bibbens had known a man by the
name of DAILY in Virginia City. New.
early in the SIXTIES, and Mr.. DAILY had
no trouble In palming himself off as the
same Old acquaintance of Bibbens. Yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Bibbens intro
duced f1im to Cashier James G. Stream
of the Metropolitan National bank. Mr..
Bbbbens and ]. II. McEwen had just
come from the Coates house, where
they had dined sumptuously as guests
of Mr.. Daily. DAILY wrote out a draft
on Hoge, DAILY & Co. bankers. OF Ana
conda, Mont, for $500, and Mr.. Stream
immediately Endorsed t. DAILY got the
money and put II with a big roll which
he showed, containing several 800 bills.
That was the last time he was seen
by either Btbbens or McEwen.
Suspicion was first directed 20 DAILY
when he came into Secretary Charges
office and said that he desired to pur-
chase 975,0 600 shares of the Fuller Min
ing company's stock. which lhe said had
been lost trace of, but he thought the
stock was now in the possession OF the
Earrings of London. There were 1,000,-
900 shares of the stock and he already
was I'm possession of $1,000 shares of IL.
ne said lie would give $40 per share
for the other shares. He made this
statement to Mr.. Charge Saturday af-
ternoon, and this morning Patrick Mel
lody came into Mr.. Charges office with
a certificate for 10000 shares just pur-
chased from DAILY himself, giving only
$50 forthe entire amount. DAILY had sold
this stock TO Melody on Sunday when
at dinner with Mr.. Melody at the lat
ter's home.
Mr.. Charge Immediately began to
telegraph TO various places IN regard
to DAILY and soon found that he was
an imposter. The authorities We're no
tihed and a search for the fellow was
Immediately began.
DAILY was caught at Sedalia, Mo.
The article in last Saturdays Jour
nal Is:
RoTHsCHILDs' AGENT