The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-09


merchants of Lapaz, that he had
fallen heir TO large Spanish for.
tune estimated at $4,000, through
the death of a wealthy Spanard
who had married a relative of Mr..
Logan 8 and when dying in a Span
ish prison had made Mr.. Logan his
heir provided he would take care of
his daughter who was but IL years
of age and in a Spanish convent.
The first letter from this suppos-
ed~relative was written last October
and in it the writer gave a yer,
complete history of himself. How
he had married a certain Mary Logan
but who had died leaving a daugh-
ter. The father being a wealthy,
aud influential Spaniard was serv-
ing his government in Cuba before
the Z. S. took hand in the Cuban
affairs in 1898.
During Gen. VIEWERS rule in Cuba
In 1897 he east his let with the in
surgents and finally through treach.
airy was forced to flee the island
taking with him this great fortune.
going to England where he deposited
it in a London bank and when his
wife became i'll in Spain, he managed
to return to his native country, but
was finally detected and sentenced
to prison. Now being near death he
turned to Mr.. Logan as the protector
of his daughter and signed himself,
Bernard Ferrer.
Mr.. Logan, greatly surprised al
having a relative in that quarter of
the world finally wrote to the sup
posed relative, directing his letter to
q second party who would act as a
go-between 1t being impossible
to get letter into the prison ex.
eept through this second party, q
Catholic priest.
In about weeks the second letter
was received from Ferrer in which he
expressed his gratitude to Mr.. Logan
for granting his request to care for
the daughter, and IN il he explained
how his fortune was to be secured.
The certificates of deposit were con-
eealed In a false bottom of the small
est of several trunks which the au-
thorities had sliced when they arrest
ed him. (Ferrer.)
The papers were so carefully
placed sEthat the keenest eve would
never discover their secret hiding
place"
A third and registered letter fol-
lowed In due time from the '"go-be-
tween" priest who inclosed the
Ferrer viii in Spanish and the sad
news that the relative was dead and
buried and that he. 1.-THE priest was
going to console the daughter.
Then followed a letter from the
daughter In the regulation mourning
envelope in which in very broken
English she spoke of her great sor-
row and of the fact that she had a
home to 90 to with her kind uncle.
She also inclosed her photo which
IS only a small unmounted photo
of the penny variety. A very un.
usual photo for a great heiress.
This was followed in a few days
by letter from the 'sgo-between
priest inclosing an English copy OF
the will several other LEGAL documents
that are necessary in setting up for.
eign estates and the startling but
looked for news that TO lift the EN-.
bareo on the trunks and pay the
passage of both the girl, Emily, and
this priest Luis Rieos, by name tc
American would require the modest
sum of $1,000 and thar this sun
must be had within certain time
or the trunks would be sold al
Public Auction.
Mr.. Logan had been convinced
from the first that it was swindlt
but as no demand for money had
been made had decided to PLAY the
game with them. When the demand
for money was made he turned the
correspondence over to the p. o
dept. at Washington. who took it uT
with the Spanish Government.
Mr.. Logan waited till the specified
time was about up and then wrote
that he was unable TO raise more
than half the sum required and moi
believing that it would be of any
value, was not sending any of il
but would if they could use it tc
save the trunks. As soon as his
letter reached the gang of swindlers
In Valencia Spain they Immediately
sent cablegram to Mr.. Logan read
ing "Please send amount mentioned
in letter Immediately" Luis Ricos.
The message was prepaid and cost
the gang 1928.
Mr.. Logan wrote them a farewell
letter In which he reminded then
that had they "been on this eide
of the pond" they would have a
different job in the near future and
expressing the wish to meet them
in a better world where the game
called the "Spanish swindle" would
not be worked.
Mr.. Logan has all the correspond