Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-25
DOES NOT WORK.
An Attempt to Hoodwink a
Citizen Of Winthrop Fails.
Man in Far-0ff Spain Wants Daugh-
ter Sent to This Country.
Offers to Pay All Expenses But the Scheme
Does Not Work.


Winthrop, June A.-tSpecia).--Ah
Interesting confidence game Just at
tta, ,,o oit;.a uin,bron
mas 'oii'e - the hn'"i S"se "
Journal. The would-be victim, now
ever. is a man too shrewd in business
.w.;r 20 ha ,.kan in hv sucb i,
scheihe' extremely p'ausipis anu
concocted though ii is, and had the au-
-, ..r:.,..,.
thor OF tne schTine KNOWN Jimmie
Pinkham personally IL is not likely that
ne would have ATTEMPTED to play thu.
~ "o'N ~
game,
Several years ago Mr.. Pinkham kept
a drv yoada etora hero since tina.
time Tor q NUMBER OF years ne mas cai
riel on a similar business In Foxcroft.
,y,out a vaa,. o, b,. want info fh. ON
-,"ou' . 800 -. -
isioy 81 PORTLAND hfn as coihinercid'
traveller, and Winthrop is now his
btas,auar,a,. n 40 n.har ,iav he yyas
80 -. -.
somewhat %ufitiFsu ny ftteiNlNb ist-
ter addressed II H. Pinkham DIV
ca, yy;athrn,, ate an1 dated from,
i"''n' W 'iioP, 49, 80
the castle Tort oil valencia, SPAN, MAY
G. Ii also bore the postoifice mark OF
t.nIo, J,,, g ,a- r,hts later n,,r.
i-o"uv"
ported to be from one Alfred Dlaz, VINO
sai id that he had married n woman
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'i.iiiis'i i''ni''.i' . ''i''4'i
of Mr.. Pinkham. and that she had died
several wears before That he Daz
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N'iu NV" ~ Una .Oi 'i'.'"S eN'' ~
AT the breaking out OF the present war
had fought for Spain. acting as aid-de
- - a,,.,,, f,,,.,I
camp ana secretary TO General
CampoS.
When Campos was recalled. the writer
said. becoming disaTected with the cause
OF Spain he joined his fortunes with the
Insurgents. and fought with them until
his health gave way when he EFT for
England. While there he deposited what
money he had amounting to e2eGJ0 in
the Bank of London.
Soon he became anxious TO see his be-
loved daughter IA years OF age who was
in j convent or college al La r,strells i'm
Spain. and so he risked all. he said in an
attempt to see her. but was captured.
tried and sentenced for treason At Car
tlhagene and placed In prison at the
Castle of Valencia from which place he
had little hope that he should ever make
his escape. as he was falling rapidly in
health: and So the long and the short of
the matter was. he wished 10 consign his
daughter to the care of her kinsman Mr..
Pinkhain, ana he would send her TO
America and would give Mr.. Pinkham the
charge OF the money In the BANK III Eng
lana 10 De used Tor the support ana edu-
cation OF his daughter lie would also
allow Mr. Pinkham, ne salu. : iioeral
cotiipeiistsioLi Iol M tiouple it' tiie COM
iii l,t. "a LIE cn0Ise, :,
men ny W. b meht Oh ~ e95tei ,t
,o,,tS ,,1ert,L ~ ~ ~ Mil ,i,i
- Ia l.ts, -; on, 49, " -. ~
csrtSi1 nriast This nr;as,f would than
CONVEX, the s.irI IA An,arica toerafher y.,ith
tht fortune 70 he cared for nv Nj pink
nan,
Worked into the body of the letter very
ireeniously was an allusion 10 n receipt
for the deposit in the bank He said thai
this receipt was hidden in a mast secret
place in his portmanteau which together
with his equipage had been coniisc.ated. |
and was held on security by the authori- |
ties at Carthegene TIL ne should pay for
the expenses OF ms process. w mem ne |
heard from Mr.. flnkham ne Would pay
inns, ne SAID ana then the receipt could
ne prouuSeu anu tue money uraWh.
W heil slls itt'er VIE ItseiNeu, Misiiiils
- - ~ 49, nv "ii'.i ny ~ VIZ ui'oii
H. ,,N,, -" ri; p;,Lh, i,a "
IN H.. a,.,ta;,."d ~ ~. ,,;d et,,if,
m ,rrv {, Snaniar,l ard has hen ,ead fnr
se,,,raI vr,rs Nntbinr further rouId he
on Being shown the ingenious letter
ire Journal representatiye resolved n;
once ia inyesfieate ana discover If nos
sihle whether or not such 4 scheme as
this ,,as eyer hsan triod before md in
any case TO exnosn If n,,blicIv II, orier 70
frnstrate further attemots ut swindling
by its use. for il is probable that some
might he taken in by IT. nv its nlausi
billy. by the circumstantial details all
50 wei, worked out hv fine fair younr
daughter and the practically free use OF