Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22
THE GOOD OLD SPANISH sWlNDLE.

That the crop OF suckers never
fails and that the oldest and most /
mouthed bait is as attractive to one
school of the variety as to the one
lust landed is evident from a circular
being distributed from the department
of state explaining the Spanish
swindle" This is that moss grown
scheme exposed and explained hum
dreds of times by the newspapers when
some unsophisticated and greedy per-
son has snatched at the hook and
found himself bitten instead of biting.
The Spanish Swindle seems too Well
exploited TO need further exposure. II
is the rich prisoner in the Spanish
dungeon chained down for political
reasons. He has fortune in cash on
deposit in the United States. but the
certificate of deposit is concealed in
a secret receptacle of his valise the
valise itself has been taken possession
of by The court at Carthagena, which
tried and condemned him, and will De
held until the prisoner or his repre-
sentative has satisfied the costs of the
trial The prisoner has an only
daughter; dying in his prison, his sole
thought is of this beloved offspring.
He has no friend or relative in Spain
to whose care he can commit her. In
this emergency his thoughts turn to
the distant relative in the United
States whom he has never seen and Of
whom he knows only thru hearsay or
the family tree. VIII the distant rela-
tive assume the guardianship of the
darling daughter, and the darling
daughters fortune of about $4,000?
If the distant relative accepts the trust
one-fourth OF the prisoners entire for
tune will be the material reward. The
good priest will 60 at once 70 the Uni
ted States and take the darling daugh-
ter with him. There is but one con-
dition: the ready money which the
prisoner brought with him TO Spain
has been exhausted; the distant rela-
tive is therefore requested TO send
enough 10 liberate The valise contain
ing the secret receptacle and the GER
tihcate Of deposit This money IS u
be sent to the good priest at an address
indicated. and. having received it, the
good priest will al once secure tbs
valise and START for America The Land
of the free and the home Of the brave
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That is the start. The LISTERS come
with the regularity Of a follow-up sys
TEN in ca,alog house. It's big cas-.
money for the distant cousin IN Iowa
And about the .inle the distant rela
tive gets this idea certain knaves a
Barcelona find their pressing Anancia
necessities much relieved
II is Impossible 70 estimate the vas
amounts these thieves have buncoe
out Of idiotlc Americans million
perhaps. And the state departmer
sends out warning that it can do moth
ing To attempt TO bunco is no Grim
under Spanish law. The fool and h.
money must continue 10 he separate
50 far as the department is cor
cerned
When that rich political suspe'
writes to you don't stop husking cor
to send the money. It's nice 10 nay
rich relatives but you know how Ii
tie 4 mans rich relations are likely
do for him even when they live in II
next street. And when a man mas no rio
relatives except those in Spain II
case is worse. much worse OF cours
if you are convinced, send the none
While YOU are about it send for i
solid gold twenty-one jewel watch T
$3.50. and the s25 suit Of clothes {
1896 with two pairs Of pants. B
mining stock at 10 cents which is ce
tain to be at par by this time ne
year Sure it's your money. Send
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