Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03

5Ues M0lnes People Taken in by a
Clever Pair Other Fraudu.
lent Operations.
Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa, Aug. "a young man Civ
ing his name as John Lamborn was arr
rested and arraisned before Esquire
Ross Wednesday afternoon on the
charge of forgery. Jerry F. Everett is
the complaining witness and the evil
dence SENS to be very strong. Lamborn
was placed in Jail to appear for trial
on Saturday. Lamborn has one or two
partners. but they evaded the officers at
the time of Landlords arrest.
Their scheme, as represented by the
plaintiff, is one of the sfnootflest swim
cling devices ever perpetrated on the
public. They do their preliminary work
in the country, where they pass them
selves off as Representatives of the agri-
cultural. department of Washington en-
gagged in gathering farm statistics.
y
bling those used by the census enumer-
at0rs, With a long list of questions
which they ask their Victims Among
other things they ask the number of
acres in the farm, amount of stock, etc,
if inortgaged ard whore does the farm
5er do his barking. These questions be-
ing answered the farmer is requested
to sign his name at the bottom of the
sheet, leaving about four inches of
space between the printed matter and
the signature. After enough of thsse
blanks are secured to satisfy the swim
der, he and his partners go to their
rooms in town and adroitly print a
spronissory note in the blank space.
with the signature IN the proper place.
They then cut the bottom of the sheet
off ard have a firs't-c class note.
After signing the blanks Mr.. Everett
became suspicious and consulting sew
eral of his nelghbors he found others
had been dilped also. II e came to town
at once. as did also Mrs. Al Brantner,
and went to all the banks and the court
house to put the officials onstheir guard
BY chance Mr.. Everett was in the bank
when Lambnrn came in to negotiate the
at once accused Lambon of forgery.
and grabbing held him until an officer
was summoned.
ANOTHER swsINDLE SCHEME.
several Dcs AIoines People TAX en- In
onsa Plausible Trick.
Des Moines, Aug. "A number of
scontiding people, among them w H.
Davis of East Des Moines, are mani
Testing more than a passing interest in
the whereabouts of Mrs. N. Keller and
w. "A. Cashan, Who came to the city ten
days go. secured apartments at the Lo-
gan House and Inserted adyartis einents
in the local papers soliciting applica-
lions for positions as solicitors to cam
vass the city for the, American Publish
ing and Advertising Company of Chica-
go Applicants, upon presenting them
selves TO the. precious pair, the former of
whom was a plldgy woman of rotund
form and engaging presence, We're told
they had come to the city with the ex-
apectation Of remaining for. a considera-
bic period, and desired to employ nine
or ten competent men8of extended local
to canvass he city in the
interest OF the company they were sup
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