The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-23
CAUGHT AGAIN.
Schemers Get in Their Work on
Citizens of This Vicinity.

saw ehcii MINUS 40 u ~. IOstt u .
W. Cass and j. G. Carter, from
Kansas City. The latter was ac-
companied by a woman whom he
introduced MS Mrs. Carter.
Post claimed to be selling terri.
tory for a patent Kitchen commits
sary.p
lie had model OF the article,
which was made Of tin and consists
cd Of drawers and compartments
for holding all the supplies usually
needed In kitchens. The retail
price was given at 1918.
Allurlng tales oiwealt tn from the
enormous profit possible for the
seller OF these articles soon secured
the attention OF the good farmers
whom they visited, and In most
instances the only question that
bothered the latter was show many
counties can | arrange to buy.p
Mr., Post was liberal enough TO
take their notes In payment for
the amount finally agreed upon.
After closing as many contracts
aud remaining here as long as they
felt It safe to do, they discounted
the notes aud departed suddenly
aud mysteriously. And notwlih-
standing the search since made for
them, their whereabouts are still
unknown.
S9G1D 10 notes were put on the
market here al a liberal discount.
The bank rejected them, however,
,uspectlng there would BIZ trouble
over the notes. Finally a deal was
made with +. Il. shannon and NJ.
;. Burns by which they took the
entire lot. The first OF the notes
tell due recently and the makers
rotusod 10 pay them, having be-
come satisfied that they were the
victims Of a fraud.
Suit was filed by the holders Of
notes on those that fell due before
the present term OF Circuit Court,
and the attention OF the court was
occupied with these cases from
Friday oflast week until yesterday
At noon, when the jury announced
that they could not agree and were
discharged.
The defendants are +. \, Shan
non and NJ. $, Burns against Dan
j., Harry and james =. shannon
Mr.. shannon bought four coun'
ties in Central Keutucky--Wood'
ford aud three others adjoining
Post pretended to have sold foul
other adjacent counties to Mr.
Carter (hls pail, and was to meet
shannon and Carter at Versailles
lostart them with their work o.
selling commissaries. shannon, o.
course, did not know that Cartel
was Posts partner. Shannon wen
to VarsalIlos and waited ten day
Tor Post, but he failed to show up,
Letters written to these fellow
at Kansas City have all been re
turned undclivered. Only few
OF the orders for commlssariel
We're filed and the remainder havl
been ignored. Each victim wa
furnished with a ample com mis-
sary, and they claim this is tn
only polut In the contract that tn
swlndlers complied with, Their
Is nothing to show that the articl
IL patented or that those fellow
had any patent rights at all. 1t
fact, the contracts are Smooth
enough to sell only territory
Without reforeps ( q natent.
The company" was said to b
the Model Commissary Cosof Kar
sas City, aud notice was receive
soon afterwards that 1t had sol
out to the "Amerlcan Can Co."
In the trial the testimony ind
Gated that forgery has also been n
sorted to. Some Of our very be'
men have sworn that they did ne
sign the notes In question.
These sharpers also vlctlmized
mum Der Of farmers acrossin Wayr
county, w. Va, and disposed
the notes to james Prichard an
Or. York, Post and company too
a large sum OF money away wit
them.
II any vender OF patent RICH
ever came here and failed to sell
lot OF counties we never heard Of
| II any OF our people who paid the
good money for such got-rich-qui(
schemes ever realized profit fro
the investment, the instance h
been kept profound secret.
MORAL: Don't shoot a pate
right peddler II yon can get rid
him In any other way.
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Rev. j. 4. French. OF Ashlan
delivered his magnificent lectul
uThe Man Among Men" at 4
, Masonic Hall last Friday evenin
+ The attendance was not as lar