The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24
.Fllm.FIammsr. Who With a Con.
fedsrate Robbed c. [. DENIM
son, Of MarshviIle, WilIget
a Trip.
Story OfCass Quite Interesting
Dennison Was Easily Persuaded,
it Seems, that There Were
millions in It" and Got
Duped to a Finish.

D.. Edwards alias, S, L. Watson,
film Hammer who used to hang out
al PA Market street, Parkershurg,
w. Va, but whose habitatlon has
been the county bastile here since DC
tober 81 last, was tried and convicted
Wednesday afternoon upon warrant
charging him with fllm-tlamming Ed
l. DenniSon, Of Marshville, out OF
$500 the afternoon Of October 81 last.
on the 18th Of last Octobera stran-
yer drove up to Mr., Dennison's home
and represented his name to be Wat
son. He informed Mr.. Dennlson that
he had $40, 900 to invest In oil terrific
ry In that neIghborhood. lie sue
cecded In interesting Mr.. Dennison
and the two formulated plans for ne
gotiatlng some property. On the fol-
lowing Monday he went back to Den
nison,s home, having driven with
John Carpenters team from Salem.
Dennison and Watson then started
out to get some territory. On the
way they met fellow on foot who in
oulred the distance to Clarksburg.
This fellow said his name was Sims
and that he was from Alabama. Sims
said relative had Just died and left
him a lot OF money which he was
spending. Then he told about trick
card game fellow had just shown
him how to play and pulling out three
cards illustrated to Mr.. Dennison the
mysteries OF three card monte. Wat
son and Sims had a bet of S5 each for
fun. Dennison held the cards. Wat
son picked out the right card and won.
He divided the stakes between Den
nIson and Sims, and nudgiug Dennison
he crimped card while Sims was
not looking. Watson then offered to
bet 1000. Sims pulled out two rolls
purportlng to be money and stamped
ON the back $1,000 each. He gave
one roll TO Dennlson and the other to
Watson. Sims asked them to show
O., 900 In case they lost. Watson said
he would have 10 come to ClarE1urg TO
get his $1,000. They agreed to come
TO the city and the two rolls were
placed In a box, which they put In a
satchel, which was then placed In the
buggy. On the way Watson told Dem
nlson he could raise only $1,000 and
asked Dennison to put up $500 so as to
make the $1,000. Dennlson drew $500
out Of the Merchants bank. When he
found Watson the latter had sl,7Oo In
bills, bogus money, no doubt. They
drove out and one mile west Of Will
sonburg met Sims, who did not ac-
company them to the city. Watson
took his 81, 100 Of bad money and Dem
nIson's $500 OF good currency and
showed up for 5000 to Sims. This
was put in the box along with the two
81, 900 rolls, and the satchel was fast
ened. AtSim's request Watson then
started to drive Sims to Salem and
told Dennison to take the valise and
90 home, promising TO meet him there
atg O'Clock that night, when they
would divide the money. But at Den
nlson's suggestion $1,000 was restored
to Sims before they separated. At
DenlIison's request the box was taken
out OF the satch and given him, or
at least that box or some other. Sims
and Watson did not go to salem, but
came to Clarksburg after Dennlson had
gone on. Dennison rad not gone far
until he grew anxious and opened the
box and found nothing in it but worth
less strips Of paper, otiicers here were
notified BY telephone that evening and
]. T. Boggess arrested Watson as he
was driving into Cores livery stable.
The other fellow had made his escape
and has not since been heard OF. One
hundred and ten dollars Of good MONEY
was found on him and $40 of had but
not counterfeit. He gave his name as
]. D. Edwards. He has been in jail
ever since.
Sentence has not been passed.