The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-26
'GTg8a Goods SWIndIGT


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IN his own state, tearing % pursue tnal
course Win people - near r nome
POSI- ollce inspector AlAeh was give.
ohe case tilIee months aso anu ne wen
7ystenatleany 70 WORK ne IoAna
many leesers gong o,l0 aho coming ing
tleasant fiAli tnfouga ene ezra Alta
post once aaaiessea 20 y. . Hnnstt
ana y, ?, ~ boA %, anu e0Aio gee
phs.t they were an OF sne same nature
but ne was not permitted oy law 20
open any Of them, and, therefore, had 70
aoide ms time which came Wnen nor
leIg ago ne ran across tne Iollo"Ing lesi
ter addressed to I. =. oonoway. Cherry
vilie' Mo- In an envelope IN the Terra
Alta oftee;
My Dear sir:-4ours at hand and
WI say have the genuine goods thar
you are looking for as 70 me sending
you a small lot as samples am VIKING
to let you test my goods and then Il
you are perfectly satisfied with same,
VIII appoint a place 70 meet You Tor
deal OF $4,000.
Now Il You mean business, and send
me Szo.0o IN gold bond eertIheate by
return mail win send you complete
lot OF samples, consisting OF five los, az
dltereht plates; SIX %, All diherent, ana
~ ones-9lOo.oo IN all then you can
meet me after you are convinced that
l am the man You are looElng Tor.
On a deal OF S'bOo-Uo VIII give ~ tol
one or $SsOOO. Please let me near from
/ you Mt once II you wlsns TO cooperate
with me Send a gold bond certificate
| or i VIII have to send your money back.
trusting to hear from you at once J
remain +
20 s. g., Box, 90, r.
Pleasant Hill, w. Va
Y. Sims is the chance of your life
Let me hear from you at once. Send
money by register--o s. G.
In duetime after intersePting this
letter Mr. Allen concluded to mail him a
deeoy letter and on July is wrote and
mailed him registered letter from
Belra, IN Nicholas county, this state, as
follows:
%. : G., Box G3,
PieasantviHe, w. Va,
/ send you ten dollars t$l0.oO) for
some OF the goods you spoke of. Please
send by return mail and oblige, your
friend,
Il. G. MORRIS"
/ Mr. Allen waited sufficient length
OF time for an answer but as none came
he went with Deputy Marshal Dan r.
Jackson to Pleasant Hill Monday with
a warrant determined to make an ar
rest. He demanded of Postmaster Itch
email that he tell him who 0. s. G. was
and who mad box 63. Tichenal at first
told him there was no such box and
then denied knowing anything about o.
, g. bus the post Office inspector press
ed him 50 hard that he finally confessed
that he himself was the man and that
he was guilty of the swindling scheme.
Mr.. Allen found his letter written from
Belva unopened The outside envelope
used in sending registered letters had
been broken open by Ticaenal, but the
inner letter was intact Nor had he
| signed the usual registery receipt in
such cases. He told the inspector that
ne had had a tip that the government
was after HIM and that he was afraid
to open the letter lie also claimed he
had abandoned the business month
ago.
The arrest of the young man created
= big sensation IN the jungle, where
there are not more than two or three
dwelling houses and Inspector Allen de-
ecrlbed 1t as the most touching scene.
ne had ever witnessedThe aged parents
| uPbraided their son and the venerable
father told his son that he had not
raised him in that way, nor did he think