The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-21
MORE PLYMOUTH PEOPLE VIC
T|M|zED ON SOLICITING GRAFT
Harry Taylor Pleads Guilty to Obtaining
Money under False Pretenses Tuesday
Afternoon in Plymouth.

Harry Taylor, the Swindler
who solicited subscriptions TO the
Delineator Magazine, for fifty
cents per year, when the price
should have been $1.00, and
thereby fleeced a number OF. Ply
mouth and Marshall county peo-
pie out OF their money, entered a
plea OF guilty to the charge OF OBJ
tanning money under false pre-
lenses, before Judge Bernetha
Tuesday afternoon and was SEN
fenced to the Michigan City pen
itentiary for the term of ! to Z
wears. and assessed a fine OF ten
dollars.
The only defense OF Tavlor,
was that he was the victim CT an,
other swindler, one Henderson,
supposed to have been located at
Valparaiso. Taylor said that
Henderson had hired him to sol
icit subscriptions to the Delin-
Gator al the price mentioned
above. He stated that he came
to Plymouth in the latter part OF
September. and remained here for
two weeks before he was arrest
ell. He said that he made his
business and his name public
from the staff. and was frank
with HRS business throughout. He
pleaded that he was the victim OF
circumstances. Attorney Chas.
Kellison spoke for the defendant,
he having been appointed BY the
court to defend the alleged
swindler. The prosecuting attor-
ney H. l.. Ungcr, replied that the
reason why Taylor was SO bold
about his operations. was the fact
that the magazine was only Q
monthly publica ion and if not
discovered otherwise, he would
have a good opportunity to es-
cape before being detected. Evil
IDENTITY Taylor did not count on
Plymouth having a loca! agent to
the Delineator. Miss Mary South
worth BY communicating with
the company at New York. re-
ceived information which led to
the arrest of TAYLOR here. couple
Of DAYS later.
Sentenced Tuesday Afternoon
The sentence was given by
Judge Bsrnetha at 3 90 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. Taylor stated
that he was tflirty-five years OF
age. that his relatives live in
Pittsburg. and St. Eouis; that he
had no previous criminal record,
ami was not addicted to the use
Of intoxicants. His previous oc-
cupation he gave as agent, and
solicitor. The defense asked for
clemency iu the form of a Jail SEN
tence. which is possible under the
recent statute. The court said
that undkr the plea OF guilty, and
there being no evidence to the
contrary. he could not do other
wise than impose the penitenti-
ary sentence.
Charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, an alleged
CRATER. giving the name OF Harry
Taylor, of ri sburg. Pa. was ar
rested by Marshal Daniel Jacoby
and Jacob Foltz. at the Oottag,
Hotel, on west i.aporte street, at
6 go o'clock Friday evening. He
waived preliminary examination
before Justice of the Peace w. F.
Young, plead not guilty and was
lodged in the county jail in lieu
of $500 bond, under which he was
placed by the court.
1t is stated that two hundred
Plymouth people and farmers re-
siding in this vicinity, have been
victimized by this supposed
Swindler.
His graft was selling subscrip-
tions to the Delineator Magazine.
The regular price of this periodi-
cal is $100 per year Mr.. Taylor
sold a years subscription to the
magazine for the sum OF fifty
cents payable in advance to Mr..
Taylor. who left a receipt with
his victims.
Local Agent Bares Graft.
The graft was barred by the To-
cal agent for the Delineator Mag
azi1e, Miss Mary Southworth.
Learning that the gentleman in
question was soliciting subscrip-
tions at the rate OF fifty cents per
year, and knowing that her COM
pany was making no such rate,
Miss Soutl1worth communicated
with the company at New York.
A telegram replied that the fellow
was an imposter and a cheat, and
that the company would contrib
ute the sum of $25 for his arrest
and conviction. A warrant was
secured against the solicitor as
John Doe, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, by
Frank Southworth. The warrant
was issued Friday morning. 1t
was learned at the Detwiler Liv-
cry barn that the desired man
had been driving from that barn
every morning for the past few
davs. returning at about 6 90 p.
m. Armed with the warrant Mar
shall Jacoby and Mr.. Southworth
pitched camp on the corner OF
Center and LaPorte streets,