The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-23
Serious Charge Against ID. NJ.
Blackwell, of SCOTS Hill,
Robinson Brothers SwindIe<f Out Of
$500 In Paducah Two Months
Ago.
DENIES ANY GUILT IN CASE.


Henderson county Tenn, supposed to
be the go between" in a green goods
swindle pulled off here May 20 at the
st. Nicholas hotel. in which Lafay-
cite and Frank Robinson, residents
of Milan, Tenn, were swindled out Of
$40. was arrested Sunday morning
at Scots Hill by Deputy Sheriff J. w.
Knowles and is out on a bond of ST.
$50 furnished by half dozen promi-
nent residents of his county. He will
be brought to Paducah to answer to
the charge Of being an accomplice In
defrauding the two Robinsons.
The arrest of Blackwell will recall
one OF the most successful green
goods swlndles ever perpetrated lin the
state. The two Robnsons came to
Paducah by appointment to receive
5000 in green goods for $500 in
good coin. They allege that Black
well, whom they had known for two
years. suggested the place Of meeting
which was at the st. Nicholas hotel.
This is as far as Blackwell went. ex-
oept that he Is said to have intro
duced or caused the two green goods
men, Thomas Warren and B. Frank
lin and the Tennesseeans TO meet.
The quartette went upstairs In the
hotel to room is, which had been as
signed two days before to blacksmith
named J. II. Hancock. Hancock was
a stranger and not in his room at the
time The key was in the door,. or
the room open, and It was here that
the deal was made. One OF the green
goods men stated that he had to go
downstairs and started out. One OF
the Roblnsons accompanied him ieav-
ing his brother and the stranger to-
gether In the room. A few minutes
after the couple departed the second
green goods man stated that he would
60 into an adjoining room. No. %, to
secure the green goods" He did
and this was the last seen OF him.
An Investigation Immediately after
the getaway" showed that the first
swindler escaped through a window
In the lavotory and placed ladder
against the window in room %. This
provided tn emeans Of escape for his
pal"
Hancock. the blacksmith. dis
claimed any connection with the af-
fair. but he disappeared shortly after
the escapade. The two green goods
men escaped and have not been heard
from. but Blackwell showed up at
home later and was arrested Sunday
morning.
Attorney n. r. Barham. OF Lexins-
ton, Tenn, is in the city assisting In
securing requisition papers. He stated;
Blackwell is a cross tie man and
stands pretty high In his section. He
has been there Ave years. and has
been known intimately by the Robin
sons for two years. This Is why the
latter say they thought nothing
crooked about the green goods deal.
Blackwell after he was arrested start
ed with the deputy sheriff for Padu-
cab. He was arrested on warrant
taken out in Tennessee. charging hiil
with being a fugitive from justice
but when Lexington was reached he
refused to go on. He gave bona In
the sum of $3.50 and was released
am here acting for the prosecution.
being employed by the Robinsous.
"My clients have written blackwell
many letters trying to settle the mat
ter, but Blackwell stoutly denies hst
lie was implicated and declares that he
was not even in Paducah on the ..as
or the day after the swindle is alleged
to have been pulled on. He is well
known, married and has. the CONF
dence OF all his friends in Scots Hill
and vicinity.
CRIJEITY To ANIMALS