The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-21
THERE ARE OTHERS.
A Willimantic Man
Also Traded In
Real Estate.
The GAME WAS TOO SWIFT.
carpenter Tips Back HIS
Halo and Tells How
1t Happened.
NE GAME WAS TOO SWIFT.

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,,rard F. Carpenter, the real estate
-. N the Walker building, was very
n n disturbed yesterday over the
. . from Willimantic, published I'M
~ hartford Courant, that he and Is
w. Cnrrier of Windsor Locks sand
Il, fame. got J. Ashley Turner Of Will
",,ort,c into land scheme which re-
rlta5 in his losing all his money.
cnv readers will recall that Mr.. Car
,,rtsr,s name was also used in the dis
.,,.bas from Hartford relative to Cur
s,,,s land deal at Windsor Locks.
T, The Spy reporter yesterday, Mr..
,.,oonter denied in most emphatic
,,,n,s that he is associated with Cur
+.r and characterized the story in the
r,rrsrt as "a lie constructed out Of
whole cloth"
y. threatened to consult his attorney
With view to bringing an action for
i.r,ooes against the Courant. The
s,v that agitated the fighting cor
rrs,lss In his blood is contained in the
s,'Tog,ing dispatch from Willimantio
,,.1t.d in the Courant of yesterday
Tire Like Klondike' story of the
r,rfsor Locks sand lot scheme in the
rogrant this morning recalls some Of
No circumstances connected with the
rs,per in which the late j. Ashley
Tgrrsr of this city was beaten out of
ham $4,000 to $4,000, and from the eff
is,is Of which he went into q decline
AMI 1,ed within two years after the
Isrssl /. Currier and E. f. Carpenter,
Mentioned in the Courant article,
brought their methods to avail on him
st5gt seven years ago. Mr.. Turner,
chile not veteran, was always enthu-
gs:llc over Grand Army affairs, and
Isluently Joined the G. A. r. eXcur-
Sims to the battlefelds of the civil
var.
"On one Of these excursions he fell III
With Carpenter, who presented to him
scheme which would let him in on the
ground floor in a specializing scheme
ghich would bring fabulous wealth. A
alge tract Of Worcester real estate was
70 be purchased and developed, no
money was to be required of Mr.,
Turner, but, as he was known to De
Worth about $4,000, his notes would
PASS current. AS a result of Carpen-
ts-s manipulations, Turner was pre-
vailed upon to give two notes of 5000
zach The Klondike wealth did not
come quite as promptly as was at first
lomised, but still he seemed to have
alh in Carpenter, and not long after
4 wrote him that he (Turner) had q
a'm IN the northern part of Tollano
.!unty which he would like to dispose
VI Carpenter was more than willing
70 assist him in disposing of his farm
qua the result was that Mr., Turner
NOn alter parted with the farm and {
Syod sum Of money in exchange for &
lolse in the city of Worcester. II
nIs transaction Mr. Turner, seemingly
aat made no investigation as to tht
s..u4l Falue Of the property. 1t was
. .,pd to him that there was al
,tuly o. not less than $4,000 in tn,
5 5ro1 Inere was a mortgage on thu
E ,r Tor $500, and this Mr.. Turner
h. nv, because he assumed it. Late
wor ttStsIIoyered that the property wa
s,so 'i L. ieSs than the mortgage. 1t j!
c5oss oslieVea that as a part of the pur
CO. CO price Tor the Worcester propert.
wb ipL'lef TOOK the market in this city
nar vent IN the name of c. w. Tur
the sh hen turner decided that he hal
rslIy ,'I W, ehd Of the bargain, he natu
III ~ lled TO reCoun bi,nself and q