The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-22
Smooth Swindlers.

Beautifully engraved bonds of the
American Concrete Steel Railway Tie
Co., paying 'Steen per centum annually,
have found ready market among
Crescent City capitalists during the past
month. These bonds were sold by
two very plausible Young men in fine
raiment with cunning social accomplish
ments that readily "put them next" to
all who have seemed to dote on refine
ment and art having place in the vul-
gar everyday business affairs of life.
These young men manipulated under
the cognomina of M. w. Cozart and D.
]. Marshall, and they had apartments at
the Hotel de Grove Hall. The former
once lived near Seville where his
father was shot full of holes by an
enemy he was trying TO get but who
instead got him. That was % or more
years ago, but the standing of the father
made il easy for our young bond seller
to gain entrance to society, and many
old friends of the family vouched for
him, thus making his game easier in the
playing.
1t is estimated that here and at Sc
vile these men sold something like
for the most of which they were paid
cash.
Through the energy and foresight of
Cashier King of the Bank of Crescent
City an investigation was set in motion
through The mails and by wire, and it
was learned last week that there was
no such company in existence as the
american Concrete Steel Railway Tie
Company" that company of similar
name was once incorporated in Arizona
by this same young man, Marshall,
which was later organized in Birming
ham, Ala; that Marshall was its presi-
dent; that it was flake" and that
Marshall was apprehended by the
United States government for Swindling
operations carried on through the mails;
that he was permitted his liberty on
bonds in sum of 81, 800 and that he
bolted-jumped his bonds and was
fugitive from justice while doing the
financial and social act in Crescent
City, Florida.
OF the amount paid to these men here,
they had at the reception of this news a
balance of something over SO, 900 in the
local bank; knowing at least two fellow
citizens who had been Swindled of good,
hard earned money, Cashier King i'm
mediately notified them both to come to
the bank; but one of these gentlemen
responded; he was told the truth and he
Immediately went to Palatka and garni
Sheed the above balance, the garnish
ment papers being served on the bank
next day by Sheriff Kennerly; thus, and
due to the financial intuition of Cashier
King, one man, and probably the one
who was Stung for the largest amount,
stands chance of getting large part
of his money back; the others will put
down the amount of their losses to the
account of-"Experience."
On Monday of last week Marshall and
Cozart went to DeLand; they were
operating in the college city al the time
of the cloudburSt; Sheriff Kennerly had
them located and was waiting for a
warrant from the U. S. Marshal at Birm-
ingham, and which arrived on Saturday
evening; by that time they were gone
skipped, vamoosed. They got their tip
from one of the local losers who had
given them his note instead of real
money. He went after them on Thurs
day and demanded his note; he got it,
but at the expense of justice. The
birds have flown TO other pastures green.
But their memory fingers not alone
among those who were Stung, but
among the social swirl where they cut
wide Swath and spent money with free
hand. 1t is stated that while here
Cozart and Marshall spent between them
some $1,20O-not their money, TO be
sure, but some hard earned simoleonS
which had reposed in socks awaiting
the resurrection, and which, when ii
came, found the Doodle ready.
Don't spend any sympathy on the
plucked ones; they don't want it. The
News has seen most of them and they
are all willing TO admit that they were
played for suckers and that the "Size
up was remarkably keen.
However, it wouldn't be well for
these promoters" TO return TO Crescent
City-not this year of our Lord.