The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-24
BUNCO GAME
WAS SCCESSFUL.
Prominent WilliamSporterS
Taken in for the Sum
of SGT, 500.
OUR PEOPLE DIDN'T BITE.

A prosecution begun at Williams
port against Archibald Y. Jamison,
of Jackson, Michigan, charging him
with conspiracy to defraud and with
larceny by bailee and the arrest
Thursday Of Jamison at Detroit dis
closes the story of a unique scheme
by which eleven prominent busi-
ness men OF Lycoming and North
umberland counties allege that they
were buncoed out of S67 500. Chief
of Police Evans, of Williamsport,
has gone to Detroit with requisition
papers, and Jamisou will be brought
back to face the charge and the
wrath of his aforetime friends.
The parties alleging fraud, and
the respective amounts involved.
are as follows: John Peters, $Io,-
600; Harrison 7. Crawford. 81, 900;
Daniel Fessler, IS, 900; G. w. Even
den, IS, 900; w. J. Evenden. S.
900; S. B. Harman, IS, 900; Frank
c. Bowman, SIC, 900; Jacob Stroble,
So, 900; DR.. NJ. l.. limerick, of
Hickory Corners, Northumberland
county, $4,000; Isaac B. Tressler,
S. 900; w. G. Casner, $500
Some time in June last Jamison,
who is smooth tongued man of
fine address, came to Williamsport
and soon became popular socially.
He sold to the parties above named
stock of the Western States Port.
land Cement company, they putting
up $67, 500 in hard cash for it, and
he departed. Five weeks later he
returned, and calling the buyers of
of the stock together, he broke the
sad news that the cement company,
by the absconding of the president,
had gone all to smash and the stock
was worth nothing.
But in amelioration of the dis
tress he announced that he had dis
covered where the absconding presi-
dent had left $500, 900 for safe keep
ing. This he said was in the hands
of Wiley Reynolds, treasurer of the
Pacific Starch company, which con,
Germ had Just issued bond issue OF
5000, 900 with which to greatly en-
large its plant, and that Reynolds
agreed to take from Cowan's money
in starch company bonds, under the
express agreement that the Will
liamsporters Immediately turn over
their stock to Jamison and delegate
him a power OF attorney by which
stock could be transferred to Rey.
nolds.
All this the Williamsporters did,
meek as lambs.
Two weeks ago it was discovered
that the Western States Portland
Cement company is in fourishing
condition and that its stock is gilt
edged. 1t was also discovered that
the Pacific Starch company, which
was represented to have works al
Jackson, Mich, Tacoma, Wash,
and at San Francisco, could not be
found on the map at all,
1t was then that the prosecution
against Jamison was started, N,
M. Edwards of Williamsport was
engaged as counsel and he went tc
Detroit, where he accomplished the
arrest of Jamison.
Jamison is resisting the efforts o.
the Williamsport people to have
him brought to that city. He has
retained some of the best attorneys
in Detroit to look after his interests,
His attorneys demand of the Gov
ernor that the accused man may be
not taken from Michigan until after
the chief executive of the state had
at least heard the story of their client
regarding the transfer of the stock
certificates. The Governor accord
ingly fixed August 28 as the time