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The CMbensborg Patriot VOL. SO. GREENSBORO, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1901. NO. 13. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. W. J. RICHARDSON. OFFICE: KATZ BUILDING-. RESIDENCE: 615 W. GASTON ST. W. P. BEALL, LL D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE: Loan and Trust Bldg. RESIDENCE : 404 Asheboro St. Office Hours, 11:30 to 1; 3 to 4:30. TELEPHONE NO. 17- K. L. STAMET, M. 1). zEtiESiiDiHnsrcrEn S30 So-va-tla. TTIttl St. A t Pordham & Grissom's Drug Store. Dr. J. E. VyCHE, DENTISTi Office in Savings Bank Building, South Elm street, Greensboro, N. C. Dr. H. F. FOX, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Guilford College, N. C. EDWARD BAUIjL M. D. PHYSICIAN AND. SUEGEON. Office : 121 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C .iVRR FARES' DKUG STOKE.) Special attention paid to the diseases of the EYE. EAR, NOSE, THROAT. It miner Hours: 9 to 11 A. M.; 2 to 4 and . to 8 P.M. A. M. SCALES. J. I. SCALES. Scales & Scales, attorneys and Counsellors at Law, GREENSBORO, N. C. Z. V. TAYLOR, ttoxrLe"S7" GREENSBORO, N. C ROBERT D. DOUGLAS, Attorney - at - Law, SAVINGS BANK BUILDING8, GBEE1TSBOBO, O- J. 0. BYNUM, W. P. BYNUM, JR., BYNUM, & BYNUM, attorneys and Counsellors at Law. ioe court sqct-a.:r:el Oliver S. Newlin, ITTORHR MD COUNSELLOR AT LAW, GREENSBORO, N. C. o-ht p.nildinz. east of Court J. 1-1 w C' House. , , Prompt attention given to all business en trusted to him. C. G.WRIGHT Attorney at Law. "WRIGHT BUILDING, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, GREENSBORO, N. DR. BURBANK Ophthal i.olgist. Southern Loan and Trust Co. Buil'iiug. Rooms 301-3:3, Greensboro. N. C. Prescription Glasses Only. HARRY POEZOLT, Merchant Tailor, S. Elm St., GEEENSBOBO. Latest Styles of Suitings and Trous erings to select from. Fit euarantepd. GEO. W. PRITCHETT, Greensboro, TV. O. GENERAL ASH SPECIAL AGKNT FOB ESINES, BOILESS, ANY SIZE, WOOD AND IRON WORKING MACHINERY. Gas an I Gasoline Engines a specialty. Esti mates furnished upon application. Has always tw ban. l .second Hand Engines and Boilers. rite for prices. 326 South Elm St., Greensboro. Up-to-Date Jewelry of Every Description. Elegant Assortment of Goois Adapted for Wedding and Birthday Presents. and examine our goods. It's a Plea mm Jewelry tapy sure to show them. SWINDLERS COME TO GRIEF. A DARING ABBE ST MADE HEBE LAST FBIDAY. Gold Briok Men Become Entangled in the Meshes of the Law in At tending to Work the Gold Brick Scheme in Greensboro A "Weldon Man's Nerve and the Daring of Local Officers Responsible for the Captnre The Swindlers Wanted in Other Places. TNhe city was thrown into a furor of excitement Friday afternoon when it became known that three desDerate criminals had been captured while at tempting to work the gold brick scheme on a gentleman whom they supposed to be a guileless and unsus pecting citizen. The arrest was a most daring one and the capture is be lieved to be one of the most important made anywhere in the United States in a long while. The names of the confidence men are J. L. Howard, alias George Howard, alias Frank Thomp son, alias Trail Frank; A. L Daley, alias Bonez! Gono, and H D. Hawley. The prisoners were placed in jail until Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when they were brought into the court house for a preliminary hearing be fore Justice Eckel on a warrant charg ing them with a conspiracy to rob Mr. Paul Garrett, a wealthy citizen of Weldon, of a large sum of money, the amount being unknown. The case was moved, however, upon an affidavit made by the defendants, to Justice Wolfe. The prosecution was repre sented by Solicitor Brooks and King & Kimball. Maj Charles M. Steduian and Messrs. G. . Bradshaw and W. P. Ragan appeared for the defendants. The great interest felt by the public in the matter was shown by the hun- dreds of people who crowded into the court room, all intensely eager to see - and hear what transpired. Mr. Paul Garrett, the principal wit- ness for the prosecution, was the first man put on tne stana. ie torn a straightforward and well connected story of the effort made by the defend- ants to work tne gold uricK scneme on him. His testimony savored more or a romance of the wild West in the pio neer days than of the evidence usually heard in courts of justice. Mr. Garrett testified that on the pre ceding Wednesday he received a call at his place of business in Weldon from a rough and uncouth man who intro duced himself as Frank Tnompson, a wealthy miner from Arizona. Thomp son stated that several years aeo he and a man by the name of Andrew Garrett were engaged in gold mining Arizona, but met with poor success. His partner was called to Charlottes- vIIIp. Va . to attend to the business of - - - - 7 - j a well-to-do aunt. When they separ ated it was with the agreement that if either of them ever "struck it rich" the other was to share in the good fortune. Thompson remained in Arizona and continued his prospecting until about two years ago, when he struck a very rich vein of ore. Bv this time he had picked "up another partner an Indian chief by the name of Gonez Bono and rhfiv. wiih the aid ot a nail dozen sauaw8. had worked the mine until a j y A, few weeks ago. accumulating consid erable wealth during the time. With the double purpose of purchas ing machinery, in order that the mine might be worked to better advantage, and hunting up his erstwhile partner, with whom to divide his good fortune, he and the Indian chief came East. He had never traveled to any considerable extent and kcew but little of the ways o( the world, and during tne trip was robbed of $300 by "a man what wore store clothes and a biled shirt and had soft, while hands.'' However, he man- aged to reach a town called Greens boro, .N. C, where tne Indian was taken sick and was unable to proceed further on the journey. As the In dian would not stop in town, Thomp son carried him out into the woods and left him at a camp, after which he pro- ceeded to Charlottesville in search of to the miner, by Sheriff Jordan, Reve- his "pard," Andrew. There he learned, nue Agent Patterson, Deputy Sheriff greatly to his sorrow, that Andrew was Weatherly, Dr. J. T. J. Battle, and dead, but was told that Andrew's Messrs. Garland Daniel and Z. V. brother, P. Garrett, resided in Weldon. Conyers. Near South Buffalo Thomp- Believing that Andrew's brother might 80n turned out into a cartway and take the place of the dead partner, he drove a short distance, where the horse proceeded to Weldon to investigate. wa8 hitched. He then piloted Mr. Before the miner had reached this Garrett some distance up the creek, point in his narrative Mr. Garrett was through cane brakes and brier thickets, convinced that he was "up against" a over marshy places and boulders. After confidence man. He determined, how- proceeding for some distance, they ever, to make an effort to turn his came back over a different route to a caller over to the law. He informed large brier thicket, a secluded and the miner that, while he regretted that lonely spot, where Mr. Garrett waa he was not Andrew's brother, he would commanded to stand still while bis be pleased to render him any assist- companion advanced to greet "Big anoe'in his power. This seemed to Injun Chief." A jibberish, not alto please Thompson, who made a propo- gether unlike the gobbling of two tur sitlon to take Mr. Garrett Into part- keys, was heard, after which the "soft not-dhin frlvlrur him a third interest in the mine and four gold bricks, the lat ter being estimated to be worth some thing in the neighborhood of $50,000. Two of the bricks were in possession of the Indian at his camp near Greens boro, and Mr. Garrett was requested to come at once to satisfy himself of the genuineness of the gold, Mr, Gar- rett, however, was sparring for time in which to formulate plans for the cap ture of the swindlers, and told Thomp son that he could not possibly be in Greensboro before Friday, as he was compelled to fill an important engage ment in Norfolk Thursday. He sug gested that Thompson telegraph him Thursday afternoon, if the proposed business arrangement should be sat isfactory witb the Indian, and he would then meet him at Greensboro. Upon Thompson's assertion that he could neither read nor write, Mr. Gar rett wrote out two tel grams, one of which was to be sent ir the Indian should be willing to take him into partnership, the other if the reverse should be true. The telegram telling him to come was marked thus X with a blue pencil, in order to enable the "ignorant miner" to distinguish it from the other, and read. "Gonez is willing; come at once." Before Thompson left Weldon it was agreed that be and Mr. Garrett were to go to Philadelphia and dispose of the gold in the possession of the In dian chief, Gonez Bono, purchasing mining machinery with the proceeds from the sale. It was suggested that the Indian might not wish to so to Philadelphia, in which event the two other partners could purchase his in terest in the gold and mine. Beingin terrogated, Mr. Garrett said he could secure the money to pay for his 6hare of the Indian's interest. Thompson thought it would not take more than $4,000 or $5,000 to do this, as the Indian was uncivilized and did not know the real valqe of the property. After at tending to a few other details, in which Mr. Garrett apparently took the greatest interest, Thompson left. After the departure of the miner Mr Garrett immediately began to put hi8 nlaos Ibto execution. He wrote a . .. r to Mr. A. C. Patterson, revenue agent for this district, apprising him of the presence in Greensboro of the gold brick men and telling of his plaus to capture them. He crave the letter to Mr, H. A. Mims, a nervy young man of Weldon, and instructed him to proceed to Greensboro and deliver it to Mr. Patterson. Mr. Mims was also instructed to assist the officers in ar ranging for the capture. In Norfolk Thursday afternoon Mr. Garrett received the telegram bidding him to come and possess bis own the one-third interest in the gold bricks and the mine. Being a mau who be lieves in always filling enaggements, especially when of so important a na ture as this one, Mr. Garrett took the first train for Greensboro, arriving here Friday at noon. He was met at the de pot by his new friend and partner Thompson, the miuer from Arizona. Mr. Garrett went to the McAdoo House for dinner, while the miner went to enza&e a livery team to take tbem out to the .oig Injun chiet and tne gnt tering gold. In the meantime the officers of the law had not been asleep. Upon re ceipt of the letter informing himof the presence of the gold brick men Mr. Patterson conferred with Sheriff Jor dan, and they, together with Mr Mims, set out to locate the swindlers. Before the arrival of the "victim" they had spotted Thompson, Hawley, Daley (the Indian) and another, whose name is unknown and who escaped arrest. This was most creditable work on the part of the embryo detectives, for neither of them had ever seen any of the men tbey were after. After partaking of a hearty dinner Mr. Garrett got into a buggy ith the miner aud drove out Asheboro street and in the direction of South Buffalo, carrying along a strong aud steady nerve and a trusty revolver. Thev were followed, stealthily and unknown snao" from Welden was requested te go forward that Gonez might gaze npon his countenance. The inspection being satisfactory,- the gold bricks were' brought from concealment and exposed to the enraptured vision of the new 'partner. Scales were brought out and the bricks weighed, tipping the beam at 95 and 96 pounds, respect ively. The miner then produced a brace and bit and requested Mr. Gar ret to bore into one of the bricks for dust to be assayed. Just as the boring process was about to begin the voice of Mr. Patterson was heard commanding ' Bands up, or I'll shoot!" In another nstant the party was surrounded and ! he romance,had reached the climax. The miner made a motion as if to draw a revolver, but before his hand could reach his pocket he was looking down the barrel of the VVelden usoft snap's" weapon. Just as Sheriff Jordan came nto the thicket he was confronted by the Indian in a half standing posture, with drawn gun. The Indian looked realistic and murderous, as if he had not been long from a war dance, but it didn't take the pluckv sheriff more than three-fifths of a second to draw his formidable forty-four and com mand the red man to drop his gun and throw up his hands on the penalty of death. Something in the sheriff's eye told the Indian to obey the command, and his hands went up, while the gun fell from his nerveless grasp to the ground. A member of the posse then snatched off the disguise and the In dian from the hills of Arizona was quickly transformed into a sturdy but greatly excited white man. A card was found in the pocket of the miner having written on it UH. D. Hawley, Hotel Guilford" This was to direct the "guileless subject" to the as sayed, who was to testify to the gen uineness of the gold. Leaving the prisoners in the bands of the other members of the party, Sheriff Jordan and Mr. Daniel returned to town and arrested Hawley, who was standing on the sidewalk. in front of Hotel Guilford. About $400 in cash was taken from the bunco men and their property seized. Tiie property consisted of several grips and valises containing in addition to personal effects, an assay er's outfit, burglars' tools, a number of keys, a dirk, "doctored" ore, several state maps, railroad schedules, a copy of Bradstreet's report with an alphabet ical list of all the wealthy people in the United State3, a directory of all the bank presidents and cashiers in the country, etc. One of the grips also contained a copy of the New York Herald of February 24th, giving an ac count of the arreat in that city of the miner, who gave his name there as George Howard. He was arrested for obtaining and opening valuable mail matter which did not belong to him aud was held under a bond of $2,500. He forfeited his bend and skipped the town. The paper gave a picture of the prisoner which was easily recog nized. The paper also stated that he was a member of a gold brick gang. The preliminary hearing was not concluded until 11 30 o'clock Saturday night, when 'Squire Wolfe ordered the three defendants held for the next term of Guilford Superiorcourt. There being some dispute as to the amount of bond that should be required, he stated that he would take the matter under advisement until Monday. By that time a number of inquiries were coming in from other places where they had been operating aud the pris oners knew that if they were to be re leased here It would only be to be ar rested immediately on a warrant from some other plac so they sent word to 'Squire Wolfe that he need fix nobond, as tbey were unable to gi"e bail. Sheriff Jordan and Chief of Police Scott have received inquiries from quite a number of places where one or more of the men have been. In some instances they went under the same names they used here and appear to have always pursued the same methods. Mr. A. C. Miller, a wealthy cotton mill man of Shelby, writes that he received a call five weeks ago from the miner, who told him the same tale that he re lated to Mr. Garrett. At that time tbe Indian was at Spartanburg, S. C , with the gold bricks. The prisoners are be lieved to have visited Lenoir and Washington, N. C, and South Boston, Va.. recently. Monday night Mr. D H. Wheeler, of Newberry, S. C, and his son, Mr. S. F. Wheeler, of Hendersonvllle, N. C, ar rived in gGreensboro and yesterday visited the jail and identified the pris oners as the men who swindled the elder Mr. Wheeler out of $7,000 six years ago. Mr. Wheeler was ap proached at his home by the miner, who induced him to go to Greenville and inspect the gold bricks in the pos session of the Indian. He was carried into the woods, where the "gold" was exhibited to him, after which Hawley, TOBACCO NOTES. Items of Interest to the Grower, the Dealer, and the Manufacturer. MARKET REPORT. The receipts on our market have not been large for the past week, but there has been a nice sprinking of the weed, which has kept our buyers busy for the most of the time. We have had a very nice season for the last two or three days, and we are looking for a lot of tobacco uniess it turns cold enough to prevent farmers from mar keting the weed. The quality of the offerings remai js about the same, with a few piles of good wrappers and good working tobacco scattered among them. Prices remain about' the same as tbey have been for several weeks past and farmers have been wonderfully pleased with same. Our sales were good yet terday and today and we are looking for larger sales the remainder of the week. Mr. J. S. Cobb, of Winston-Salem, spent last Friday in the city. Mr. C. A. Bray, of Bray Brothers, spent Sunday and Monday in Baltimore with Mrs. Bray. Mr. A. A. Walker, chief wrapper buyer for the Continental Tobacco Company, with headquarters in Dan ville, Va., spent a short time in the city last week. The following are among the Ala mance county growers who have sold tobacco here w ithin the pa9t week : Eli Graham and sons, A. J. Boland, S. A. Tate, J. M. Hurdle, Hurdle & Miles, William Tate, Montgomery May, James M. .Newlin, T. N. Mitchell and W. S. Whitesell. Anions the Guilford farmers on the market during the week were J. T.and T. A. Stuart, W. J. Groome, W. J. Rob erson, A. A. Michael, D. C. Hodgin, H. C. Rudd, B W. Johnson, H. L. Gray, M, A. Bowman, David Forsyth, Samuel Huffines, J. D. Smith, J. F. Gray, J. L. Davis, Peter Cobb, M. A. Ballinger, Morehead and Johnson, H. W. Gordon, C. R. Harris, J. L. Hawkins, M. R. Duncan, J. W. Phibbs and T. J. Jessup. GOLD AND SILVER CIGARETTE WRAPPERS The latest invention of the age is the use of pure gold and silver leaf for cigarette wrappers. These gold and silver cigarettes are a new product of the Richmond Gold and Silver Cigar ette Company, New York. There is no secret about their manufacture. A. Japanese fibre is used on the outside of tbe gold or leaf simply to strengthen the wrapper, and when tbe cigarette is ignited the smoke passes through the virgin metal tube into the smoker's mouth, with the full flavor of the ex quisite blend of Turkish tobacco, and without the harmful and irritating ef fect of burning paper. The metal does not crumble, but holds the ash until smoked up or broken off. The cigar ette will not stick to the Hds. will not stain the fingers, and is absolutely non poisooous. DIVORCED FOR SMOKING A PIPE. Charles De Rouvel, the novelist, has been granted an absolute divorce on the ground that his wife refused to quit smoking. "You must be tolerant," said the judge before whom the suit was brought. "Many society ladies smoke cigarettee nowadays." "But my wife smokes something worse than cigarettes," said De Rou vel. ' "Cigars?" queried the judge. "A pipe, your honor," said the novel ist; "a vicious, bulldog briar pipe." "Divorce granted," said the court without further comment. The revelation has caused wide spread wonderment, as Mme. Rouvel is an otherwise refined matron of good social standing. New York World. who was stopping at a hotel in Green ville, certified to the genuineness of the metal. The Indian then appeared to become dissatisfied and wished to dispose of his interest in the mine and bricks. Mr. Wheeler paid $7,000 in cashfor what he considered a "sure thing," after which he and the miner started to Philadelphia to purchase mining machinery. On the way he became separated from bis new friend and partner and was never again able rn Innate the miner. When it was too late Mr. Wheeler realized that he had been buncoed. After the North Caro lina authorities get through with the gold bHck men Mr Wheeler may have the satisfaction of seeing them doing rime in tbe South Carolina peniten- tiary A Widow s Loye Aflair Receives a setback, if she has offen sive breath through Constipation, Bili ousness or Stomach Trouble, but Dr. King's New Life Pills always cure those troubles; clean the system, sweeten the breath, banish headache; best in the world for liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25c at Holton'a drug store. SPECIAL $5.00 Ofvanything we sell as a special premium for the be9t bushel of wheat exhibited at our fair next October and awarded by the judges. This bushel of wheat is to be from the 1901 crop and cut with a Mccormick Binder bought from M. G. Newell & Co. this year. $2.50 in trade also for the best bale of hay cut with a 1901 McCormick Mower. We not only receive Implements and Buggies daily, but we sell them. Do You Want One? We are headquarters. Cutaway and Solid Disc Harrows with discs guaranteed not to break. A full stock of Wagons and Har ness. Come to see us. It Pays to be Our Customer. "What we say we do, we do do." GREENSBORO, N. C. New Magistrates. The following new magistrates in Guilford county have been appointed by the legislature for a term of six years from April 1st : Clay township Thomas R. Greason, H. E. Rankin and J. Henry Coble. Green township James F, R, Clapp and W. H. Bennett. Deep River township Joseph A. Davis. Monroe township C. A. Whitworth, A. J. Lambeth and Frank G. Chilcutt. Fentress township John C. Kennett. Morebead township William Love, W. W. Wood and John Lewis. Gilmer township John W. Mc- Nairy and John A. Pritchett. Summerfield township John C. Bunch, C. F. Johnson, C. H. Willson, T. J- Rhodes and A. J. Burton. Jefferson township Walter McLean and Walter Lindsay. Washington township J. J. Busick, W. Newton Wright, C. L. Sock well and C. A. Tickle. Sumner tovrnship J. F. Coletrane, E. F. Paschal, F. F. Glenn, T. J. Har vey and R. C. Short. High Point township H. C. Kearns, W. C. Jones, F. J. Hornby, J. W. Guire and W. H. Idol. Jamestown ' township James W. Davis. CITY N ATI O NAL BANK GREENSBORO, N. C. Capital, Surplus, Assets, oyer $100,000.00 15,000.00 500,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF THE United States, State of North Carolina, City of Greensboro, County of Gnilford. We have every facility for the prompt and intelligent conduct of all basine&s entrusted to us. Your Account Solicited. J. H. WALZEB, President. LEE H. BATTLE, Cashier. II -fj a - - a - V -
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