Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
STEWART At DUNCAN
me Fake Nine Expert WO he'd Poo.
pie Right and Left,
nOuRstss N ALBUQUERQUE

latcd january %. relative 60 the DO.
.uEa Of D Hamilton Stewart. aftor loav'
.ns Tile city reads a. follows;
This town can now be- ciarscd
.mong the leading cities OF The wor3,
,nco its citizens have recently been
90 against genuine game of "bun
CO."
A ioW days ago. , a. Har an. % San
dafeial, New Mexico. who with hla
.ssoCiatos owns the National Bank
sl0np OF minoe az Clear Lake. about
seniy miles from Duncan. arrived
zero accompanied by j. co. Stewart.
Who claimed TO be not only the best
aiming expert 90 the vest but one OF
DO worlds best mining experts and
nglnoorH.
After remaining over night here.
hey secured a toam and went o.
lear Lake the next day. where Stew.
.rt was 90 expert mr Harlans mines
md give the property q thorough OK.
animation Mr. Harlan returned the
iext day. leaving Mr.. Stewart a. the
uiuo with his partners 90 compete
he work OF examination
in due time Stewart returned here
md claimed 10 be on hia way 20
lCming 20 meet persons who were 90
urn.sh the necessary capital TO pur.
base the Clear Lake property, stat.
ng t.mt be- would return here ln two
~ three days and would make this
purchase having been convinced from
lis knowledge OF mineral. that the
property was vol worth the price
aked for H. no kept his word. but
eturnod from Dom,ng alone. assert
ng that he had Pull authority aud
hat De- bad Purchased The Clear Lake
property. he Immediately proceeded
% get acquainted with the most Ga.
lucntlal aud substantial citizens Of
DE town and to acquaint himself with
~ the easy marks"
BIO scattered bis business cards
bout promlscously. which were
printed. j. Hamilton Stewart, mining
'nglnoor Silver City, New Mexico"
He arranged for a full force OF min.
'rs to be sent TO tho mines az once
md contracted for wagons and teams.
md a saddle horse for his own use
io seemed 10 be- rupplod with an
Unlimited supply OF bank checks which
no proceeded 10 get cashod IN amounts
angling from $50 to $50, al payable
q the First National bank Of AlhG
Iuorquc New Mexico. aud had 10
hoico Of victims All doors we're
brown open 10 him; be was ported.
md hosiogod with the different claim
iwnors IN this vicinity, and ia fact
eemoi 90 be- Just the thing tho town
lad been looking Tor. Tie also made
0 purchase OF cloihing and supplies
rom one OF the leading Htoroa horo.
diving the merchant the customary
nod.
ne secured q team the next day aud
with a good load OF supplies. started
Tor Clear Lake The driver, however,
apponod 20 hc tho owner Of some
claims 10 the Carlisle district. aud.
after they were described % him. be
lecidod 20 90 by these claims and
.ako a look at them After spending
A few hours there. his enthusiasm
grew 80 great that he seemed 90 for.
set all abOui his Clear Lake pur.
chase and directed the driver 10 take
MIN 10 i.ordsburg where be could take
a train for Benson. oetonsibly TO catch
his associates who were supposed 20
nave the necessary funds 20 make
lhis. tho second purchase. 10 se.
cured o small sack OF samples before
leaving these claims and would not
permit the driver 10 touch them dur
ING the "Trip 10 Lordsburg, which was
made partly az night
Upon reaching LOrdGburg himself
aud driver took dinner az yho resi-
ionce OF a friend. tie then got aboard
Of Southern Pacific west bound ira
and left the driver az hla friends house
20 remain there until hls return, which
he clnimed would bo tho following
day After several days OF anxious
waiting tho driver tired OF the mo.
noiony and scanning each passenger
face arriving ~ Lordahurg on east
bound trains.
Ho then returned t0 Duncan. and
reported that Mr. Stewart had passed
from hls vision but that no would
never escape his memory. u was not
until then that the truo situation
iawnod upon the unsuspeCtlng citi
gems bore and stewards popularity
Immediately began % decline.
kilograms were Immediately sent tO
the Albuquerque bank, which replied
that j. a. Stewart had no account
there and made urgent requests foI
any information as 20 bis present AL
dress, aad &c would seem that Stewart
Ia all probability visited that town
prior 20 hia coming hoga
Stewart bore an tho ear marks ol
a gentleman. wore a handsome dia
mond ring and an Mk badg8. a daft
suit Of clothes and an overooat uhiot
bore the cost mark of a Duncan hrm
he was an interesting conversation
alist and unquestionably OF Engllsl
birth
u develops that stewart had good
letters where be obtained them is d
mystery by which be got Into me
good graces az NJ Harlan. who In
troduood him. aad who, @ Do under
stood. he also worked quite literally
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