The sun., 1897-09-14
KLONDIKE BUNCO GAME.
PHILhNTHRoPISTs NELL CHEVA-
LIER A "OLAIMn FOR 500.

Then F1cc and May ne Expected In the south
Locking for Moro ''Rarmers''--Psrt OF Their
Plant Found in = valise mt the Cnslno-Ncw
York Was GettinE Too Hot for Them.
Among Mayor strongs visitors yesterday
was Henri Chevnlier Frcnchman from the
South, who Is now living with his friend,
Charles Laportc, small farmer near New
brunswick, y. J. Chcvalicr went to see tho
Mayor about 1l:3o.A NJ. to tell how ho had
been swlndlcd on Saturday in one Of the public
buildings in City Hall Park by mon who had
sold him claim on tho klondike slope" in
tho naino OF a mining company which appears
not to exist. Chevalior said that circular
had come to Laporte few days ago, sent out
by THE Farmers Yukon Mining Company" of
q East Forty second street, which set forth in
glowing terms the wealth to be obtained by
small investors by buying few feet of land in
tho klondike region from phianthropsts who
didn't need 1t themselves and winding up with
statement that tho intending investor had
better act quickly for there are only five shares
lett" Chevalier said that he Lad $5O.to spare,
and Laporte had as much more. and they dc.
termincd to invest the S1Oo in some gold min
Ing land. For this purpose Chevacr came TO
New York on Friday and went to the office at
East Forty y-sccond street. There was
In the office, but card behind the glass Of the
door read, BE in tomorrow"
On Saturday Chovallcr went to the office
again and was received by dappCr young
man who seemed to be in great hurry. Che
Waller told him his purpose, and tho young
man said he had not time TO attend to the mat.
ter because hc was just on his way to catch
boat which was to take him into the country
to spend Sunday, but II Chevalicr would 20 to
the Cortiandt street ferry he would find man
there who could attend to the business. He
would would know this man the young man told
Chcralier, by n white Handkerchief which the
man had tied about his right wrist.
Chevalier found this man easily enough, as
up in the neshGorhood Of the IH Cty S2st M to ,. am
office which Cheyaler believes to be near Leg
gett,s Hotel in Park row. There they met
ngugEe,s Of gold which ho said had been taken
was bargain, wit with atortune ie in it. III iTay you ~
think there is any douby about the goodness OF
It, you can go over to the County .ClcrKs otfice
and see the title to the land" said he.
Then ho took Chevalier out and walked him
around SI a good deal and finally they went into
was the County Courthouse and there they
met man who was in his shirt sleeves and
had book The nice old man an, asked this man
about the Farmers Yukon Mining Company.
The shirt-slccvcd man opened the book looked
through it a moment as i finding the record.
Chevalier paid the 300 and got a deed which
calls for ten feet square on tho slope of the
klondike. The man took out a big pocket
he dropped a letter. He was In such a hurry
TO get away that he left the letter. and Cheya-
think he had been swnded. The last part Of
" This Klondike game is pretty near worked
out Ia New York. but 1t is too good 10 let drop.
You had better take 1t South next week
Chevalier thought the matter over on Sun.
day and concluded to tell the Mayor about IT.
Mayor Strong sent him 70 Police Headquarters
and he told his story there. A detective went
| but the swindlers had succeeded in getting him
SO turned about that he was not able TO ind the
Office Office, where he met the old man or the place
| otcc was shown to him. Detectives still have
| the in hand.
At the County Clerks office 1t was found
| that no articles of incorporation on f!e for
any such mining company.
| that small young man OF very dark CON.
| plcxion and with n small. black .iu.:aoEc had
got temporary possession Of an office last week
suIo whether the company would want the
| Office permanently or not, and he asked for per-
mission to have his mail come there There
was an Office vacant on the first floor and he
was allowed to use this. He was at the office
yesterday morning: the ianitor said. but when
afternoon he had gone;
r What .aEneared, to be tho remains Of the
last night in q rusty handbag. under an orchess.
ira chair Al the Casino. In the bag chunk
OF stone with iron pyr,es in 1t. and blot tches Of
side. Besides this There were several circulars.
some letters. and number OF leaves torn from a
notebook. on which were written the addresses
| of nifty or more farmers living in the East and
in the south. The circulars wero headed The
Farmers Yukon Mining Company. 2 East
Forty.second street, New York city" Tn
der this heading were printed these names:
Henry Mason. manager: Charles Cannon. John
| Bennett. Fred Murphy. Directors" They were
| copies Of tho Same circular Chevalier got. They
| alleged that the mining company was incorpo-
rated under the laws of British Columbia,
and in the satchcl were found a number
| OF blank deeds. each OF which ouitclaimcd
| ten feet square OF land. described as be.
| ing part OF a claim in Dawson city, and
each ten feet. " beginning a. Conncllys Corner,
| running west ten feet to Daniels Crossing.
| thence southerly ten feet. and thence northcrlv
ten feet, and thence to the point OF beginning.
There were also several leu"rs purport.
| tho company for its liberal treatment OF
| them. None OF these was signed. and they wero
| evidently bogus. The police could do not hing
with the stun except send out a general alarm
| for the owner Of tho bag. They don't expect he
will claim It. They surmise that he read an
evening paper after going to the theatre with
Of his connection with tho Chevalier swindlo