The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-04-14
sw1NDLERs SMOOTH GAME.
Dead wood and Lead Too Wide
Awake for Him.

W SUI" Aeau ana DeadWOOd people
a few tricks in "get-rich.quick'
scheme. His plans were Uninterrupted
and by narrow margin he eluded
the officers. The following descrip-
ton Of his scheme, clipped from the
Pioneer Times of Deadwood, will be
of interest:
III any one was caught by the
scheme of HenIy A. Everett they
ought to have u guardian appointed
to look after their estates. Here is
the plan: A fellow calling himself
Henry A. Everett in Deauwood and
}. L. FerS uson in Lead appeared on
the scene about March II. He seems
to.have made bis home at the Home
stoke hotel in Lead, and operated in
both places. He rented box at the
Deadwood post Office and bought $40
worth of two.cent.stamps. He he'd
some stationery printed for the I'm
petial Globe Mining and Leasing
company, with Henry A. Everett,
mining capitalist, president, and a
lot Of fictitious names for the other
officers; capital, $2,50O,OOO operat-
ing mines%in South Dakota, Montana
and Wyoming. Then he set about
writing letters, and the industrious
cuss wrote them all by hand or part
ly mimeographed some OF them. He
mailed about 400 letters at the
Deadwood office, number OF which
have been sent to parties here, and
as they are all alike, a copy of one
will answer:
'Deadwood,, March 30, 1905.
"Overton Harris, Harris, Mo-;
"'Dear Sir-I again beg toinform
you that am executor of the estate
of the late c. H. Harding, deceased.
In 1895 Mr.. Harding purchased in
your name and for your benefit the
sum of $500 dollars in U. S. per
cent gold bonds on the installment
plan from New York firm. An
agreement was then made with the
trustee that If the bonds we're not
entirely paid for before Mr.. Hard.
ing death that you, the beneficiary,
must pay the remaining purchase
price within 60 days, which expires
on April 6, 1905, or the bonds would
revert to the states heirs, who are
already very wealthy. The sum OF
$85 yet remains to be- paid on the
bonds, the last and final payment
You are now the only person who
can legally make. this payment on,
or receive the bonds, : which you
must do at once or forfeit the legacy
Mr.. Harding once told me that you
had did him. great favor and a
kindness years ago, hence the pur-
chase of the bonds for your benefit.
It clearly being his wish. and inten.
ton that you should receive this
gift, and as I am unacquainted with
your financial condition, and fearing
that through MY neglect to inform
the trustee OF your address, although
I have notified you before, that you
may not have money enough 10
make the required payment, I here
inclose nv draft for 1885,. I would
advise you to at once send bank
draft, postal or express money order
for this sum to 1the trustee, ]. l..
Ferguson at Lead, S. D: He will
upon receipt of your payment at
once ship the bonds to you by ex-
press. and the express agent there
will then collect this loan from YOU.
Kindly return an early reply. Yours
very Truly,
HENRY A. EvERETT.
! "'Pres. I. G.. M. & l.. Co.
"All the letters. were mailed tc
parties in Missouri, and from The
number OF replies received at the
Kead Office for J. L. Ferguson it is
feared that some of them did MOI
have to be shown
"The drafts were dawn on {
bank at Butte, Mont, which, oil
course, would not be honored wher
sent for collection, but it would give
the scoundrel time TO- get "a lttl,
easy money from Missouri, ant
make get away. He did not get +;
cent from that source, as the au
! thorities were on to him before an,
mail was delivered.
i captain Racket"