Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-26
sWINDLED OUT OF HIS FARM
Soath Dakota kal is Taken in by Smooth
Conf .noe scheme.
Travels TO KIN >. Y 10 FIND IT OUT
Experience as Policeman and sheriff
in Indiana Not Sufficient to Render
Him wise TO the ways OF
the Deceiver.

Among those Wa. nave recently been
added TO the list OF disappointed, conhdng
ones Is II. D. Wilson, one time an In
diana sheriff and policeman. and until re-
Gently a prosperous farmer OF Britt. 8. ID.
The story of Wilson's downfall at the
hands of a heartless confidence man came
out In letter recently received by Cap
tain Mostyn OF the Omaha police depart
ment, The letter reads as follows:
PAINTsyII.LE. johnson Co., KY, Jan.
1.-fou- pfedictlouns was rite. sanford
is a fraud. There is no such man known
mere. 4 got in last night on stage. inns is
mountain town. There fs-no such town as
Standfordsvfll. IL you remember i told
you resolved 81 hundred in cash. fne
Bank here Protested the Draft the u OF
io%n Sriseon, p pak iii ra Sfter sI started
Aoock out for MIN and Arrest. Descript-
ntoen OF the man About 6-1 Weight 40.
somplsxion, Brown Brown eyes, the ne" left front
tooth 10 nearly Rotted out, the other Is
good. on the lower lip Rite side Is z SCARF
hard Smoker. When last sean had a
gray coat and vest on. l wired my attorney
today at Britton, s. OAK, 20 Protest my
start tomorrow by the Way OF Cincinnati
HID. wILLIsoN.
stanford Was smooth.
Behind the letter is a story of remark
able smoothness on one side and almost
equally remarkable gullibility on the other.
The party OF the tirst part was l.. T. Stan
ford OF Standfordsville, KY. or so he intro
duced himself to the parties of the second
part. II. d. Wilson, and all the prominent
business men OF Britt, including the banker.
When Stanford reached Britt he gave out
that he was the owner OF a large farm in
Kentucky, stocked with several hundred
- hat ha
bordered the village OF stanfordsvile,
which was named for his grandfather. He
said that he must have more room than he
could get IN Kentucky, and intended 70
look up a place in the vicinity of Britt.
He was a pleasant man. excellent company
and soon enjoyed the respect as well as
admiration OF everyone in Britt, A dinner
was given him by one OF the business men
IN the prospect OF distinguished and de-
sirable a parsonage coming to settle with
them.
This man was a Kentucky gentleman
and they felt proud and honored to hav,
him among them. He was introduced e
Mr. willison. who owned a 500-acre farm
near Britt, and II was not long before thes'
two men had negotiated a trade of proper
ties. Wilson his 50o-acre farm for Stan
ford's Kentucky ranch. the latter Offering
TO give 81. TOO In cash to boot. He drew
draft on himself for the amount and pre-
sented 1t 20 the banker, and suggested
that he wire q certain person in Kentuck,
whom he said was the president OF a bank
as TO his standing. A favorable reply wa
received. and Stanford got the 81, 100, which
he handed over 20 Wilson. and they ex
changed warranty deeds, stanford furthe
giving a lengthy contract to the effect tina
II his farm was not exactly as represents
he should get his money back and the dea
would be on II was then arranged tina
Wilson should accompany Stanford {
Kentucky. where he would remain unit
spring when Stanford would like TO hav
him help take few carloads Of bloode'
horses back TO South Dakota.
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