The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
A SPANISH SWINDLE.
SharperS in Spain Try to Put Up a
Confidence Game On a Will
mingtOn Man.

I this castle who is our confidential man.
Here is his address: Mr.. Fabian Gar
cia, Parsenaly gems, Valencia, Spain"
L trust to your discretion the future Of
my daughter. Meantime / remain,
Your faithful and relative.
HECTOR MUNOZ."
JUST TO DRAW HECTOR OUT.
When Mr.. Elsbach received the above
letter. he smiled all over himself md
concluded to write a letter to his Span
ish relative. The following was his re-
ply:
wilmington, y. c., June II, 1902.
Mr.. Hector MunoZ:
My Dear Sir and Relative: Your es-
teemed but sad communication OF the
22nd OF last month received, and l am
very much grieved to learn of your de-
plorable condition, but, believe me, you
have my sympathy from all my heart,
and should it be in my power in any
way to elevate your distress, you have
found in me a friend who will stand by
| you in your sore misfortune.
Your beloved wife was not a sister
! but a lear and lear relative Of mine
/ and if it is o III only wish to send your
a daughter in companion with the
] good chaplain over to us; 1 assure you
you will not regret. We. will receive
! her not as a relative but as u own
I child, will love, shield and protect her
and make her comfortable and happy in
every way.
81 nave got a very good n prosper
Gus business. Heaven has blessed me
with a noble and good hearted wife. a
nice and pleasant hame
| with all comforts of life, and yet enough
Of this worlds goods to make US happy
| and comfortable, therefore, rest assured
thai your dear child will be we'll taken
care OF, and share with us all the COM
forts and pleasures of life.
Hoping to hear from you by return
ing post, with full Instructions, ETC., be-
lieve me, 1 am your sincere friend and
relative.
Ell. ELSBACH."
Those who know that Uncle Jake is
a confirmed bachelor will have to smile
when they read in his letter that he has
"a noble and good hearted wife"
| THOUGHT HE CAUGHT A SUCKER.
The swindler thought he had Mr.. Els
bach going, as he answered his letter
as follows:
Castle Fort,
Valencia, Spain, une 26, 1902.
Mr.. J. Elsbach, Wilmington, n. c.:
My dear sir and relative: Very
| agreeable has been to me Just in this
sad and trying moment your esteemed
letter. Thanks to the goodness and soft
heart of you, 1 will die satisfied, relying
upon the future of my daughter who
| will have a strong n kind protector
with you to make her lead a happy life
you daughter of mine!
For Gods sake I beseech you not to
abandon the poo fatherless girl, and
this may be the worthieSt action you
may do in this world. 1 feel my strength
| fail me just when / am most IN want Of
it. 1 fear death will come to take off
her father who so much loves her n
who is Of so little value to her at pres
4~4 -nrrx 70 1n1y-A bha life n
fear the enemies I leave ler VII prose-
cute her. l ask of the Almighty
strength to secure, as Ear as possible,
her fortune, and to be able TO reward
TIL favors l expect from you and your
family. Awaiting myself OF the inf1u-
ence l enjoy of Mr.. Carlos Ordura, l will
cell in a notary to testify my last will
in such a way as it be permitted to me
in the eXceptionable situation 1 find
IN. self. You know already my secret.
Inside the smallest Of the trunks which
the tribunal of C~arteg71a there is a Sc
cret, impossible to be found by anyone.
Ignorant of it, inside same is kept the
bank document which the bank handed
over to me as a guarantee, payable to
the bearer. of the amount of II, 900
pounds sterling. One you are in pos
session of this document, it will be easy
for you to realize the quantity I will
dispose of in the testament, but without
IIlSIItioililS lIS pldCS WuSIS Tie QudullIy
is deposited, neither it's mount. as it is
enough you should know il. I advise
you to be always on the alert so that
nobody is to know but you that the
girl is my daughter, as This might diff
cult the mentioned amount. You may
fully rely upon the honorable chaplain
who protects me, having in mind, that,
thanks to him, / can write you and ar
range everything. Do Tot let yourself
be KNOWN, neither engage anybody on
your / q to take steps in the tribunal
for to raise the embargo. Know moth
ing concerning my person.. Do not
your house for anything at all,
as 1T is advisable that the future retire. |
ment of my dear daughter should be I'M
known, both for your tranquility and
hers. Only wish the practical support |
of sending over to my protector. Mr..
carlos Ordura the necessary amount to
Pay the He viii make the en-
barge TO be raised, will lead to your
honorable house my daughter and
everything the tribunal has seized from |
me. This being the only way to realize
my fortune. AS soon as the mentioned |
trunk be in your power. YOU will pro-
coed to break carefully the latch of the
smallest one n from a Capacity keep
ing the bank document you will break |
il open.
Il feel myself without trength lust |
now when 1 am most in want of it to
issist upon beseeching you to take |
daughter away from my powerful enc
mics who will revenge in her after my
death the faults they attribute to me. |
should they find out the existence of the |
quantity I leave to her.
Without any pretext whatever, and
IN accordance with the Law to raise the
embargo of my property it is not nee
eSSary but TO pay the cost which caused
the condemnation I suffer, and as the
Rev. MI. Carlos Ordura is poor I earn
estly beg you to lend him the metallic |
help in the form which he will be obliged
TO solicit from you. Be in every way and
everything the saver oy my daughter.
Nobody u know Of you who she is.
Now then I will die trusting in her, and
relying upon you should my fate be to
die from this illness that keeps me pros
trated. I beg to show you my grateful
ness and my most hearty thanks which
1 give you for the comfort your letter
gave me.
Remaining yours respectfully