Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-07
DYING IN
ALAMEDA
Eikan Cohn Formerly of
This City Near
Deaths Door

victim OF swindlers who robbed
him of his ricnes, Elkin Cohn, once
well known banker and business
man, is dying friendless and in pow
erty in the county hopital. He was
found recently by the police lying
exhausted on the sidewalk in front
OF the home of an Alameda man,
said to be the most vicious of the
swindlers who got COINS fortune.
About Five years ago Elkan Cohn
arrived in San Francisco ia cast his
lot in the business whirl of that great
city. Cohn had accumulated a for
tune in the northern portion of this
state during the early fifties and for
many years conducted one of the
largest stores in Marysyille, Cal. and
was prominently connected with
banking circles in that section. Later
he had moved to Nevada, where for
tune still favored him but thinking
fered greater opportunities for spec
plation than did the land of the sage
brush. he transferred his wealth to
San Francisco and proceeded to do
business.
His presence soon became known
to the numerous srafters, and in a
short time Cohn found himself invest
ing heavily in oil stocks, mining ven
lures. San Francisco sand lots,
swamp lands, etc, until the old man
had parted with over $4,000. His
bank account being exhausted. he
drew on his securities to the amount
OF 100000 more, and this, like the
! balance, went to the grafters
| The old man never lost faith in his
! business ability, and in his wild eff
forts to regain his lost fortune be-
came an easier mark for the grating
fraternity.
Among those who waXed fat at the
oio man expense was a resident of
Alameda, who is various ways known
to the craft had obtained from him
something like $4,000. Cohn de-
SPARED of ever getting his money out
OF the latts, until the crater sug-
Sested the means:
Il have gold brick at my house
III Alameda, worth at least $50, 600"
he said, which | wish to turn over
to you to square up our account"
The old man seized the opportunity
and lost no time in an effort to get
the brick.
lake some strong acid along to
test the brick" suggested the CRATER,
which advice Cohn took and provid-
Ing himself with a vial OF nitric acid
proceeded TO Alameda, where the
brick was fully examined and tested.
with the liquid in the vial, which Ii
quld, Cohn subsequently stated, had
Deen changed and petroleum substi-
luted. Ine lAlamedan only owed
Cohn $4,000, and as the brick was
worth $4,000, the former insisted on
the difference being paid to him be
lore parting with the brick, which diff
terence was finally adjusted through
The Alamedan's ''Eberality," in deduct
inS $500 from the price OF the brick.
and delivering same 20 Cohn upon
his paying him $25VO
An examination by the mint Off.
Gals 'soon convinced Conn that his
brick was but another OF the mum
ts...,
lous to this one, and he fastened to
have the Alamedan arrested. The
matter was continued from time TO
Tune IN the courts, and WAS finally
dismissed by Superior Judge Cook
who held that the crime having been
committed in Alameda county. de-
prived the court of San Francisco of
jurisdiction. The matter proved upon
his mind to such an extent that Cohn
eventually lost his reason and soon
after could be found wandering about
e hours Of the night. looking for the
5. man who swindled him After the
n earthquake he came to Oakland, and
81 has persstently bounded the gold
l. brick mans house in Alameda until
worn out and i'll, he fell to the side
walk and was picked up by police
man in one of the thoroushfares and
er taken to the county hospital, where
~ he is now suffering from a fatal NAL
> ady, without a friend on earth. with
no hope but the grave, no last restin.
al place save a paupers grave-Oak
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