The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13
GREAT SCOTT!
The Simple Story Of His Gall.
Its Monumental Proportions aid a Re.
fital Of His Career.

Its Monumental Proportions and He
cital OF His Career.
Last summer an individual arrived
in Morgantown, There was nothing
remarkable in this fact, but the way
in which he victimized the citizens
of this place is truly remarkable.
He arrived in August. He left yes
terday. In all that time he did not
expend cent that had become his
honestly. He is the acme OF dead
beats,
He claimed kinship with a we'll
known student of Terra Alta, who
has many relatives here. The name
he gave was c. f. Scott He was
admitted into the best families in
town. The Wallace House was f.
nally accepted by him and he stayed
there until recently, but no money
for board was forthcoming. He not
only beat this house, but beat sever
al boarding hovsee in town.
The Watson House at Fairmont
was also victimized by him. After
staying there for ten days or more
Host Skinner gently asked for a
slight payment on account and Scott
asked for writing materials. These
were furnished and heated epistle
was written by him to Postmaster
Wharton permtorily demanding that
registered letter in the office here
should be forwarded to him care of
Mr.. Skinner. This allayed Skin
ner's fears and Scott remained at his
popular hosiery. Needless to say
there was no register received and
after few more equally fruitless at
tempts to collect Skinner sent him
away without an extremely cordial
blessing
One of his schemes is typical and
is as follows, he went to +. A. Hen
mems and ordered an expensive
suite of furniture and promised to
pay it as soon as a check was re-
ceived. The furniture was accord
ingly given him and it was installed
at Major Keener's where he had To-
Gated. After rather extended stay
and no rhino forthcoming the Major
bgan to agitate change of scene for
the young man and another dignified
exodus was taken. The Major was
congratulating himself on having
the furniture at least to reimburse
him for entertainment rendered but
his equanimity was somewhat ruffled
when "a man appeared, for the furni-
ture which had never been paid for
and it was removed.
Another time the hero of this
thrilling melodrama in real life hur-
riedly came up to student and re-
quested the loan of $40 as his uncle
was dead and he was temporarily
short. The dough was produced but
unlike the cat it never came back.
He claimed to be related to some
of the wealthiest people in Pennsyl-
vania and this state and his assur-
ance under trying circumstances
was something wonderful.
His books were bought with mo-
ney loaned by Prof w. P, Wiley,
$50 being the sum thus raised. His
clothes were purchased by DR.. st.
George L. Brooke, who went his Sc
curity. This bill was $40
A note was recently paid by
Judge Okey johnson, amounting to
| $50. Nearly every student Yves vic
timized for amounts ranging from
fifty cents to $40 Furniture men,
merchants, tobaeconists and restau-
rant keepers furnished him the best
to be had of everything.
Finally his character began to be
generally known A tradesman
called with bill. Scott cody in
formed him that it was unlawful to
trust a student and and further agi.
tation would lead TO an indictment
for violating this section Of the code.
When this escapade became known a
crowd of students went to his room
and after handling him very
roughly gave him twenty four
hours to get out of town. He
went, but his memory will long re-
main green in the hearts of the vic.
tins he left behind.
A complete list of these would in.
clude nearly every prominent man in
town, and many are not yet known
and probably through shame at be
ing taken in by such a bare-faced
fraud will keep them from ever tell.
ing it.
| Scott is about five feet, ten inches
tall, weighs about 1875 pounds, has
dark eyes, very black hair, wears il
rather long; very swarthy complex
ion and dresses in the very --latest
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