The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-20
CHRISTIE
FLEECED
THEM ALL
Sold 100000 Acres
of Timber Land
Miss Shuman Says He . Was
Handsome Man
10 Fact She Would Like TO
Get Another Look at Him

Quietly, without any noise Mis-
Rose Shuman Of New York city, niece
Of General shuman Of Illinois, who
san on the ticket that elected Shelby
NJ cuIlom TO the United States senate
friend Of the late Robert Ingersol
Russell Sage, Melville H. Stone Of the
Associated Press and John d. Wood.
side. a capitalist Of Philadelphia. while
on trip for her health, and after
visiting Boise City and sumpter in
search Of a swindler, said 10 be drop.
ped Into Baker City yesterday and
continued her search leaving on the
night train for New York City by the
way Of Salt Lake City
Miss shuman's story is interesting
in the extreme and she told a Demo
crat man all about II IN the hope
that publicity might aid In locating
the handsome man who feeced her.
self and friends out OF thousands.
Miss shnman stated that last July
handsome man giving the name Of
9. J. Christie. whom she described to
DC about ak feet tall rather heavy set
brown hair, blue eyes wearing a Van.
dyke beard having perfect teoth and
weighing about 100 pounds came to
Now York called upon her and rep.
resented that for certain amount
Of capital he would secure for her
sell and friends q large body Of val
liable timber land in eastern Oregon
She Recommended Him.
Miss Shuman says she referred him
TO certain people In Philadelphia. and
that Christie went there aftorward
returning 20 New York Both Phlla
delphla aud New York parties went
into the deal and Geo w. Woodsde.
the millionaire. made contract July
20 1902, with g. j. Christie. the ore
gon man paying him 50 500 In cash
and agreeing 10 pay more under Ger
tain conditions for a contract on
chrlstles part 10 deliver about 200 600
acres OF timber land ON Burnt river
In eastern Oregon and Idaho. which
he represented could be onetrod from
the government or secured ON timber
reserve script at Sf,50 10 So per acre
Later Christie wrote Mr. Woodslde
that ne hpd secured or was about
10 secure $4,000 acres ol the land
on burnt river and had secured 100
men TO take Il up Miss shuman
SAYS that since then nothing has boon
seon or heart OF Christie thcir money
or the land
Ne ls the Man ln Mexico.
Miss Shumau said that n her I'm
yetigalion she went 10 tho bank In
sumpter whore Christie said he would
leave an pauere and where he said
he had an his references, She said
she found that he Was known there
and that the bank officials claimed he
had borrowed about $1,000 worth of
their nucst gold nugget specimens
aud had never returned thom She
said it Was believed that he had gone
10 MeNlco who're certain New York
and Philadelphia capitalists are inter.
estcd Ia mining She SAYS Christie
Is also known In Bolae Spokane and
Portland and hopes some Information
may be had rom these sources az 20 |
his whereabouts
Mlss Shuman came Wost Tor her
health and Was deputized by the other /
New York aad Philadelphia capital /
lass 60 hook up Ar Christie.
The original contracts aud docm
ments Ia this matter were shown TO
me Democrat representative.
i.ater~lt was learned early this
nornlng that the Christie wanted Ia
bis ease is prohabl, the C. .. Christie
veterinary surgcon who had an once
a Baker city some years ago ana
'flerwards went luto mlning