Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-05
IL. X. HafsOs OF Canton and u
Beautiful Maiden for
Adoption.
1t only Required $500 to get the
Fortune and the Girl but
X. X. Didn't Want
spanish Maiden
on those
terms.
A SURPRISING SPANISH FRAUD.

| HafSOS OF this city, one OF the leading
contractors of the state, received a
letter from Adolfo Roldan Hafsos.
The letter was dated at Madrid,
Spain, and it stated that the writer
was relative Of the Canton gentle
man.
In order to show the stupidity Of
the writer mixed with the cunning
of the Spanish gang Of sharpers that
have flooded the United States with
such fraudulent tales of woe, it may
be best to publish the first letter
received by Mr.. Hafsos, and we give
it herewith, just as it was written.
The American reader will notice
stupidity and lack of correct detail in
the letter, especially in the sec
ond sentence where she" and she
get mixed.
The letter is correctly copied from
the original, as follows:
Madrid and April l, 1905.
Mr.. Hafsos,
My Dear Sir:
Knowing your generosity and good
feelings and the relationship | think
to have with you | expect you will
at tend me.
My mother, Mrs. Ouma HafsOs, by
some unknown reason broke her re-
lationship with her family but he
always spoke very highly of you.
fear that this letter may not
reach you but in the circumstances
l am in | cannot wait more. Ny
father was a great engineer who
worked many years under the direc-
tiou of Mr.. Ferdinand Lesseps when
the great work for the opening OF the
Inter Oceanic Canal of Panama.
1t was very easy for me to obtain a
govt employ under Mr.. Lesseps' pro-
lection when l had the misfortune to
lose my father and year after my
mother and wife also leaving me a
daughter. By those means \soon
was the principal man in that COM
pany's business. When I began to
have good strength the political
tumults of the house of commons
where many of the highest persons Of
France lost their honor. AS soon as
1 saw the first accusation l went to
London, where 1 placed my stock
in a reliable bank but in manner
that it could be returned when and
by whom l should wish I turned back
to Paris but in view of increased
scandals and fearing to be arrested
as had hidden many important doc
uments l took the checks and re-
ceipts payable to bearer i have
amounting nearly SOC pounds plac-
ing them in an secret drawer of my
baggage which could not be discover
ed and made by myself. Then beg
ged Of a friend to carry my daughter
to Gibrolther where l should go alone
in order to embark for Amer RIGA. All
was ready to start when l was sur
prised by police coming brutally to
arrest me. l was provoked by such
manner and my indignation and des-
pair almost made me mad / made so
great a resistance against them that
at last / was beaten and wounded SO
badly that at first moments ali be-
lieved me dead. l have been one
month without feeling my situation
but l am little better although not
we'll at all. My extradition has been
allowed for to be carried to Paris at
the disposal OF Court which ordered
my arrestation as well as the baggage
which has been seised me.
My desire toward you is as follows
it is very easy to get the drawer
where my papers are with all the
values Of my property thanks to my
precautions of the secret. Besides l
have got the best sympathies OF the
worthy chaplain of this Prisons who
thinking / am poor he has put my
daughter at College. The great res
titude of Chaplain made necessary
that he remains unknown of all the
existence of my property and thus he
will carry baggage and daughter to
your country to your side as my
wishes are that you may be her Sc
cond father. Nothing more can say
now till your answer but that l am
ready to give you the fourth part of
my property and the interest of the
whole stock during my daughter
minority or until her marriage.
Reply must come under two envel-
- n \
Chaplain (who thinks l write for
familiar business) addressed like in
closed card.
beg Of you the most secrecy about
this letter as am closely watched.
am Sir
yours very sincerely
Adolfo Roldan Hafsos.
Mr.. Hafsos couldn t refuse TO answer
ts,1nh q 1tef1nUntoho1 IN ro1QffVQ and