The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-13
Fair Daughter Racket Is All
Worn Out Now.
Some People May Be GuIIibIe,
Not Those Here.
This Time Papa Is Confined in
a Lonely Dungeon.
From Fridays Daily.

! From Fridays Daily.
| One of those Spanish crooks who
makes his money easily by plying his
graft on credulous people, has written a
letter to Robert Lamm of this city, hop
| ing that Mr.. Lamm would fall into his
scheme with the readiness that duck
takes to water. The letter is very clev
erly worded, but it is apparent on its
face that it is another one of those
! willy schemes to work someone for a
nice sum of money. The letter is as
| follows:
Castle, Port of Valencia, 1919, 1905
My Dear Relative: Having not the
pleasure to know you but for the refer
ence which my dear wife, Mary Lamm,
your relative, gave me, who, mentioning
the individuals of our family, praised
the honesty and good qualities that dis
tinguished you, l address myself to you
for the first time land perhaps the last
one considering the grave state of my
healthy explaining to you my sad posi-
ton, and requesting your protection for
my daughter, your niece, fifteen years
old, who | keep as a pensioner in the
College st. Elena.
AS l am strictly watched by my ene
mics. l hope you will reveal to nobody
the most insignificant detail of this let
ter.
Being IA secretary-trcasurer of Marti-
nus Campo in the last war with Cuba,
and discovering the condition of Meha
Austrian gentleman, placing my capital
in public funds transaction so that
might make brilliant position for my
daughter whom / ever love with pas
| sion since her mother died.
Have my fortune increased part would
have been happy that my protector con-
| tinued and the end of the campaign as
no sooner was replaced by General Wey
Ter that my unfortunate presented itself
| as could not succeed in making him ac
company to Spain, and not being in pow
y
| itic.
| joined the rebellion in behalf of the
| republic. but as we were victims of the
greatest treason | was obliged to emf
CRATE to English ground, taking along
| with me my money valued at l.. $4,000
| stirling. After having resided sometime
| I 4 he, Il 70
had died. Leaving my dear daughter in
| despair and without help in this sad sit
uation | found myself i'll the necessity of
going to Spain to help my daughter, and
bringing her in my company to your
country.
Before starting considering it imprud-
tent to take along with me this respec-
table sum of money, | decided to place
it in the London bank against an espec-
ial contract, and only as a deposit as
it appears in the security document pay
able to the bearer that the bank gave
as Il guarantee, which document / had
i'll Il cOnical hollow of my pOrtmanteau
very well made which the most keen eye
cannot find out.
Then very satisfied that the money
was in security l started for Spain to
help my daughter where | was discover
ed by the military authorities, brought
Immediately before the government mil
itary of Cartagen, and condemned to
eighteen years penal servitude destined
to undergo my condemn at the castle OF
Valencia where | bitterly suffer deprived
of all communication from outside, even
with my daughter.
When | was sentenced my equipage
and the portmanteau have been confsca
ted; this embargo was made as guar
antee for the payment of the costs OF
my process.
Here | am amidst SO many Affections
not expecting by the chaplain of the cas-
tie who beside being my confessor is
my best friend. | owe to him to being
able to write this letter. being aware
of my grave state of health which enc
will be fatal and prompt one and
trust in your discretion an induces me
the trouble with pretending your pro
lection should you be kind enough to bt
support for my daughter trying to make
her happy as perhaps l may never bt
able to see her again.
My daughter will possess fortune il
money of l.. 10000 although equipag,
are confiscated in Cartagen as nobody
. knowing that disembled secret, will yo,
only will know if you are good to b,
the protector of my daughter I expec
:. you will let me know by return of post
and when paying the costs of my process
the embargo will be raised. and then
shall manage to send the reputable chap
lain with my daughter to your home
also the equipage; we will act then ac
cordinSly for getting my capital will b
granted to my daughter, Emily Garcia
! in my testament, and part beside 70
: You and your family as Justly reward
As it is prohibited to me to receiv