Pittsburg dispatch. (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, May 06, 1892, Page 12, Image 12
M GOT HIS GOOD MONEY. An Erie County Man Insists Eo Was Bobbed by the Old Style GREEN GOODS CONFIDENCE GAME. Sudden End to a Suit for Damages Against a Lunatic's Estate. THE KEWS OF 1IIE COUXTT COURTS The trial of U. B. Lowe, charged -with de vising a bcbcrae and artifice to defraud C. Swctland by opening a correspondence with him through the postoffice, took up the greater part of yesterday in the United States District Court. The witnesses In the case and the princi pals are mostly from Erie county and in and about the vicinity of Corry. Clark Swct land is a farmer living near Lake 1'leasant, and in March, 1891, was swindled to the eitent of o30 by, he alleged. U. B. Lowe. This transaction is said to have been accomplished at James ton n, X. Y. The testimony of Swetland tells the tale of his trouble better than the allegations in the indictment, and it occu pied almost the entire day. The preliminaries ot the trial were ar ranged in the morning. The defendant had as his counsel ex-Senator O. C Allen, of Warren, and ex-Congressman S. M. Brain ard, of Erie. District Attorney Lyon and his assistant, 5Ir. AVilliams, conducted the prosecution. Shetland's Tale or Troubles. Swetland was called to the stand in the afternoon. He lives near Lake Pleasant, and, as his testimony relates, he met Lowe on the road to Corry during the early part of Maxell, 1891. Lowe pulled a $3bill from Ills i octet and told snetlmid that lien as "in that kind of business." Lono said: "How does that suit you? If you want anything to do with it come to Corry." "1 met him in Corry at tho depot," said Swell. mil, ".ind no had a conversation. Ho pave tne a $10 bill as a sample of his monev, and said that there was an over-issue or certain money by Government offi cials, and that it could easily be had and as easily disponed of. I took tue hill and n.is told bv Lowe to take it to any bank and ee if it would not Lo ac cented. He then told mo he would fjmlsh inenithS2.1i03 tor ?"00. I took tho bill ho pave me a- a sample, and at three different banks 1 was told that it was good and that I could get 10 in gold for it if 1 wished. I kept the bill and maiked it. Alter 1 had gone home I bhowed it to Frank Avery, a friond of mine. 1 received prior to this a letter w Inch 1 know was irom Lowe. 1 got the letter at the postolllce.' The letter is as follow s: "Connv, Match 17, 1S31. C. Shetland, Lake Pleasant. Erie, Pa.: "Wilson writes me that he was called home by telegraph: vab he will explain when ho sees me. Think lean help j ou buy $500 of good; if you mil come to my houso Sunday next, I will go mth von und help you pur chase. Shall be hete Sunday. L. CCli." Swrtlaud Lost His Money. "This letter I got arter I had been to tho banks w ith the bill. 1 met Lowo beforo I lecen ed it and he said ho had written a let ter to me. 1 told him I had not gotten it. I then went to the postofflce and it was there. After other arrangements I started to JaniPStonn, where I was to meet Lowe and get the money hu spoke of. 1 had $540 when licit hotrc At Cony I met him and wo proceeded to Jamestown. At a hotel where w e stopped he lcji-.tered and told mo to say my name nns S. b. Smith. When wo got to the clerk's de-k he asked. 'What is vour name?' 1 icplicd as he directed and ho then j-igned m name. He took me to a room and locked the door. Eailyin the evening he admitted a man named Giggins, whom he said had the money, and Lone told ino to give him uiv money and Uisgins would go out and get the good. I said no, for I have to-hork too hard for mv money. We went out and 1 commenced to drink a little. I had not taken much and returned with them to my loom. 1 laid down on the lounge and fell into a ooze. It was nearly midnight when I got up. Lone was in tho room nith me, hut GUIns had gone. I felt in mv pocket fc- my money, but it was gone. 'I taid, ".Mr. Lowe, you liavo robbed me.' He baid, 'Xo. your money is all right, and he told ne that n hen I got straightened up the money n ould bo returned. We started homo together, catching the midnight train. He left meat Corrv, and I wont on out to Lake I'leai-ant. I didn't get my money back. Mr. Lathiopandl ncio in together to get the 52,00-J. J.S0 of tho fWO we borrowed from Mr. liisby." Wouldn't Know a Counterfeit Bill. On cross-examination Swctland denied that ho had ever been in the green goods business himself. He admitted that Lowe had told him the hill he gave him was not counterfeit. This bill he had shown at tho Corry National liank,the Citizens' Bank and tho Union Bank at Union, Pa. The way he uiaiked the bill nas by tearing it; subse quently marking it nith red Ink. He left it tnen nith Mr. Soroull. He denied that ho gave it to Sproull In a business transaction. '1 he n itness also admitted that he never saw any counterfeit money in the possession of Lone, nor bad he ever brought suit against Mr. Lowe. The attorney for the defense tried to bring out of the witness that he was inei oly trying to blackmail Lowe and by the piesent proceedings to secure a large sum of money from him. Tho witness denied this, and also denied that he had ever told Mts. Griffiths, a boarding houso keenor, that he would make money out of Mr. Lowe and that a letter he had was worth $1,000. He was also asked: "Didn't you accuse Wilson with Deing In conspiracy with Lowo to do you out of money?" I did," replied Swetland. The witness did not know whether or not Lathrop's name nas mentioned by Lone. One last admission was gained irom the witness before he was permitted to retire. Ho said that he proposed to pass tho money he nas to get from Lowe. Thomas Marklo tcstiHed that tn March, 1S91, ho was clerk in the hotel at Jamestown, where Swetland say she was swindled. Tho witness remembered the occurrence of a man telling another man his name was S. S. Smith as they were about to register. The n itness could not positively identity yester day either Lowe or Swetland, but was al most certain they were tho men. To-Daj's Trial Lists. Common Pleas Xo. 1 Fox ct nl vs Du qucne Traction Company; Lynn vs Jackson ct nx; Undereoffe et al vs Weigand et al; Duff vs Heiber; Ganter vs Kea et al: Camp vs Urown; Toeplervs TopienBell vs Pierce: Lnion Foundry and Machine Company vs George Nemlno Crucible Company; Todd vs Second Alcnue Passenger lUilnay Com pany; Thalheimer trustee vs Ilirsch. Common Pleas .No. 2 Eies et al vs Kiefer Dickey vs Drake, Stratton & Co.; Wertheimer v s Iroquois Furnace Companv: Jones vs Murray ct ux: Fleming vs Bad'en Gas Com pany; Morzersky vs Hempsay; LorenzinL adinlnistratoi, vs Miralia; Doonbergervs Scbubei t; Schott, for use, vs Woog; Harrison vs McKcesport boiough; Schlote & Meyer vs Doch. Common Pleas Xo. 3 Argument list. Criminal Court Commonwealth vs Delia Cain. John Jenkins. Jr.. Hobctt Mellon, Liz zie Mellon, William Martin, J.J.Richards Jacob Galloway, K. E. Sonley, B. H. Jones. John Brown, August Danner (21. J. J. Malker, W. A. Lindsay. W. II. Walker fi Charles Suter V-:), conrad Keinhardt (2), i (2). h Bichard Krocson Work of the United States Grand Jury. The United States grand Jury returned two true bills yesterday. One was against William O. Bodell, who is charged with ob structing an officer of the United States in the excution of a legal warrant. The war rant was Issued by the Collector of Internal Kevcnne for tne sale of Bedell's property. B O. Keeter, a deputy collector, was commis sioned to attend to it. It is charged that he was prevented by Bedell. The other bill was against Louis Van Houten. of Susque hanna county, who is charged with matin" a laise affidavit to a pension claim. Acquitted of Moonnhlnlng. The case of tho United States vs John H. Miller charged with illicit distilling, was concluded yesterday in the District Court. Miller wus acquitted. Tho testimony for the defense was very favorablo and thejury was not out long bofoie returning a verdict. Miller's own testimony nas that he hail Fletcher to wotk for him, but that he had no interest In the still Fletcher had con structed. Mollis Trailey Recommended to Mercy. 1 Thejury in tho case of Mollie Frnlley, who was tried Wednesday on the charge of in fanticide, agreed on a verdict at I o'clock yestoiday afternoon. "They found her guilty of concealing the death of her child and recommended ner to tho mercy of the Court. The Jury was out 24 hours. STOPPED HIS MOUTH. Judge White Decides That a Plaintiff Can not Testify If the Defendant Is Unable to Give His Evidence Peculiar End to a Suit Against a Lunatic A non-suit was entered against the plaint iff yesterday in the case of J. B. Poor against J. IC Buchanan, committee of John S. Patterson, a lunatic. The suit was an action for damages for alleged false arrest, Patterson having charged Poor with collect ing money for him and not turning It over. Patterson afterward became Insane and Is now In Dixmont. When the case was on trial before Judge White yesterday, two In teresting points which, It Is stated, have never been passed upon in this Stnto. were raised. Attorney John Marrroi r-TOSPnted the plaintiff and Attorneys Buchanan and Garrison the defendant. Patterson, being a lunatic, was of course barred from testifying. Mr. Uiwtuu called tho plaintiff to testify, hut Judge Whita would not allow him to take the stand, as tho defendant could not do so. Mr. Marron contended that, though this was the rule In actions on contraots, it did not apply fn an action on tort, a suit for damages for injury, etc., and that the plaintiff was ontitled to testify. Judge White, however, refused to admit this viow of the case. As tho plaintiff was the principal witness on his own side. Mr. Marron next offered in evidence the ignorance of the grand jury In the criminal case and the placing of the costs on Patterson. Ho contended that that was sufficient to show the laisity oi tno charge, and that tho burden was now on tho defendant to disprove the plaintiff's claim. Judge White refused to entertain this, and as the ulaintiff was thus left without a case the non-suit was entered against hlm.A motion will be made to take off the non-suit, and if it Is not allowed the case will bo taken to the Supreme Court. In regard to the matter of plaintiffs and defendants testifying, neither, at one time, under common law, w ere allowed to testily. An act of Assembly was then passed allow ing both to testify. It was amended to pro vide that if one of the parties to a suit was dead tho other could not testify. Another act was then passed, providing that in actions on contracts, if one party could not testify, the otuor could not. The Intention was to prevent the Jury getting only one side or a story, or tho trumping up of suits against dead men, eto. BENDEE ON TBIAL FOB PEEJTJBY. Ex-Alderman Doughty Leaves the Work house to Testify Against 111 in. In the Criminal Court yesterday Lowry Bender was placed on trial before Judge Collier on the charge of peijury. The case is an outgrowtn of the famous Bander gang cases. Bender was ono of the alleged gang working under Bander, and turned State's evidence, testifying against his former associates. Including ex-Alderman Doughty. Tee latter, who was convicted with the others of conspiracy, in November 19S9, and sentenced to the workhouse, did not hon ever, commenoe to servo his sen tence until October, 1891, owing to alleged illness. In July, 1831, he made an informa tion against Bender, who had also been sent to the workhouse, charging him with per- jui v. uu aiitr((vu .Jin. uuiuik .mo ucaiiMg tu the conspiracy cases before Magistrate Hyndman, and in court Bender had testified falsely. Attorneys I. K. Porter and T. M. Marshall are conducting the prosecution of Bender, and T. M. Alcorn the defense. Bender, Doughty, Bauder and Doyle, another of tho lot, weteall brought from the workhouse where they are serving sentence, to testify in the case. Ex-Alderman Doughty was the only one placed on the stand yesterday. He testified that testimony given by Bender beforo the magistrate and in court, to the effect that he had given Doughty $25 as Dough ty's share of money to settle a case against Peter Butterhoff, was false. Ho flatly contradicted what Bender had Bald. The case was then continued until to-day. The TInm of the Courts. J. M. Williams was acquitted of larceny yesterday. Ax application was filed yesterday for the Ton-a-ho-ka Bepublican Club, of Braddock. Ik the case of Mary Getty, who had been convicted of larceny, sentence was sus pended ou payment of costs. A verdict of $300 for the plaintiff was given in tho suit of John Dunlap against H. E. Batenian, an action for rent. Maut L. Malia was convicted of obtaining $1S0 from H. W. Juergen, a Job printer, by leprescntinghehad some presses and type to sell. Rudolph and John Detkcr, for defrauding their boaiding house keeper, Mrs. E. A Alnswortb, 353Soho street, got three months apiece. Bejamix Hughes, of the Sixth ward.Pitts burg, was fined $500 and sent to the work house for four months lor selling liquor 'without license. Do. L. D. RoDzrssKi and William Berwicks, of McKeesport, are on trial on a charge of attempting a criminal operation upot 16 yeai-old Mary L. " ampler. A verdict or $4,200 for the plaintiff was given in the suit of W. S. Pier, receiver of tho William Tann Brewing Company, against T. D. Casey, an action on an account. The Jury is out In the case of Georgo Echnur against the Citizens' Traction Com pany. The suit is for damages for the death of the plaintiff's child, who w as run over and killed by a car on Penn avenue. A itoir buit was entered against the plain tiff yesterday in the caBe of George L. Little against tho borough of Sewicklcy. The suit was for damages for the death of a horse killed by falling Into an excavation on a stieet. The County Commissioners yesterday heard appeals from the assessments In Brad dock township. The appeals, of which thero were a number, were the result of tho changes made by the Commissioners in con sequence of the complaint of J. B. Coiey. A mos-suit was entered against the plaint iff yesterday in the case of Agnes Holzer against the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Passenger Railway Company, an action for damages for the death ot the plaintiff's child, who was run over and killed by a car on East street, Allegheny. Say, Look Hero I nave you been down to Thompson's New Tork Grocery of late? If not, go down at once. I did and got lbs best baking chocolate. ...........$1 00 G lbs German sneet chocolate..... 1 00 6 lbs pure cocoa 1 to i sacks good Amber Hour (guaranteed) 4 60 SO lbs choice Carolina rice l 00 5 cans extra lemon cling peaches 1 00 13 cans Standard tomatoes 1 00 13 cans fine sugar corn l do 17 cans good peas 1 00 17 cans blackberries i 00 21 cans pumpkin (3-Ii cans) 100 12 cans good table peaches (3-& cans).... 1 15 12 cans Bartlett pears (3-tt cans) 1 50 12 cans green page plums (3-Jli cans) 1 70 5 lbs broken Java coffee l 00 8 lbs broken Rio coffee l 00 5 lbs evaporated raspberries 1 00 20 lbs evaporated blackberries 100 28 lbs English currants.... ., 1 00 25 lbs Valencia raisins l 00 12 lbs fancy evaporated peaches 1 00 12 lbs fancy evaporated apricots 1 00 lOlbs dessicatedcocoanut 1 00 40 lbs rolled oats l oo 25 lbs lump starch l 00 301b pall home made jelly 80 25 lbs lima beans...... ... l oo 1G quarts navy beans 1 00 8 cans condensed milk 1 00 10 packages best gelatine... , 1 00 1 Globe washboard 16 1 wooden pail, two hoops. . . 12 1 wooden pall, three hoops... u CO bars best scouring 6oap... 1 00 30 bars 5-cent wax soap 1 00 SO bars 5-cent floating soap..... 1 00 SO bars good scrubbing Boap 100 If you don't want the dollar's worth take the half dollar's worth, and if not the hair take the quarter's n orth; will give you the benefit of the above prices in any quantity. With every dollar's worth of SO, 40, 50 and 60c tea no give you five pounds of granulated sugar free. To our city customers we will allow car fare on all orders of $5 or mora Goods delivered free to all nnxts of both cities. To those living out of the city we will prepay freight on all ordersof ?10 and upward to any station or landing within. 100 miles of Pittsburg. Send forprioe list. M. R. TnoMrsoir, 311 Market street, directly opposite Gusky's entrance. Millinery Opening To-Day! On this occasion a bunch of perfumed artl- flcial violets will be preset! ted to every lady visiting our millinery department. Flzishxax & Co., ECU, SOS ana SOS Market street. "HsdtisiiW&' FiaHHHMraK mmmMmuaamsnrm-iMmu&aumm' avrnimmnimmTmammmmamMmmtMmmmnMamymimrm 'aiMTmiit nMrmriMwrMttii ijruinJiTii n ,,maw ABT ELBOWED OUT By Inartlatlo Society In One or Philadel phia's Swell Social Clubs. Philadelphia, May 6. wrfa. The Ewell Art Club, of this city, is stirred to its center by serious dissensions, which will, unless quieted by the report of the Com mittee on Revision of By-Laws, just ap pointed, cause it to lose all of its artists and be any kind of a club rather than an art club. "The club has been plunged into extrava gances, which its founders never dreamed," declared a prominent artist and club official this evening. "The artists who founded it are being elbowed out now by the social clement, who have little sympathy with art. Out of the $60,000 annual income not even one-third, or anything like it, is de voted to the art gallery and art interests. The club has been steadily losing during Highest of all in Leavening Power.- lL m rOWttSP ABSGUUTELY PURE SELLING WALLPAPER -MEJA3VS- We Can Do Both On Short Notice After having sold and hung in the past seven weeks several carloads of Wall Papers, .ranging in price from 5 c to $1.50 per roll, it has been deemed advisable to add largely to our stock of medium-priced papers. 5- M We now have more than ever of this popular priced grade of paper, having added a dozen or so patterns that should sell for ioc per roll. Our jc, 8c, 9c and ioc Gold Papers are wonders Call and let us show you a line we have with There are over one hundred and fifty patterns in this lot; all new and tasty, and they can be bought for ioc. Some of them sell for 25c down town. Come in the morning and avoid the afternoon rush, or in the evening, as at this season of the year we never close until 9 o'clock. PIT ID ILL PAPER STORE, 2 FIFTI AVENUE 292 THKEE SQUARES TKOM COURT HOUSE. 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House, sign and church decora, tlon. Telephone 816. Have 0 Estimate On decorating with wall papers or In fresco. Special designs. Wm. H. Allew, 617 Wood street, near Fifth avenue. Lowest prices. Mailed Free. Our new 50-page catalogue and price list of fine groceries sent to any addies9. Miller Bros., 183 Federal St., Alloghony. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. We Caw Do Both Oh Short Notice PAPER HANGING CEIL GS TO ITCH : TO : ANY ADDRESS. RK. ovrrniuyji n. j NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OUR MAY MILLINERY Is in touch with the season bright, beautiful, refreshingly attractive. Our styles are slightly in advance of all the other houses, as usual. There's no "looking backward" with our Modistes. Novelties are always seen here first WE LEAD ! Let the lilliputians of the millinery business copy to their hearts' content. STRAW GOODS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, JET GOODS, Etc., In larger and better variety than we even we display as a rule. Some of our competitors have accused us of buying with too lavish a hand. Prices alone are "kept down" in this establishment. But our prices were never high, and now they are low enough to appeal to all. Silk Waists from $ 2. 50 to 9.75. Percale Norfolk Waists from 25c to 75c Lawn and Sateen Waists, 48c to S2.25. Just opened Elegant Silk Mitts for Ladies and Misses. SILK GLOVES, choice shades and black, at very low prices. to'W' mmsz irirumnmrtuw.M.H, 510-518 Market St. myC-59-D $$$$$ Tale a IM Over Our stock of Homc-Madc Trousers. We just want to tell you confidentially that we liave got the great est array of Trousers that ever graced oiir counters. There is a certain inde finable set and fit abozit these trousers that recom mend them to gentlemen who are particular about such matters. IN quality, style, size and price, you can depend upon it there'll be no breaches of promise on our part. WE sell a first oualily of striped cotton mixed Pants, warranted not to rip, at $1.50. Union Cassimere, in stripes and checks, at $2. All-wool Cheviots, in all colors, at $2.50 and $3. Handsome Worsted, latest effects, at $3.50 and $4. Our special dress Trousers at $5. SEE these special values dis played in our show win dows. Tailors, Clotnlers, Hatters and Furnishers, 954 and 956 Liberty St., I III 1 UlL 1 '(u nniinn-... ' m M 11 Star Corner, Oak Alley. t 1 myl-80-KWF I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MAT MOTHER, -FATHER OR GUASDIAN Will deprive a child of a suit of clothes when a chance of this nature presents itself? PITTSBURG'S MOST GENEROUS OUTFITTERS Make more liberal offers to the public. HERE THEY ARE For your kind consideration. ft ill - -fossSBS. lry Suits in the above shapes you can have as cheap as $3, $4 and $5- Any of these outfits we guarantee to be worth $5, $6 and 7- THE FREE DISTRIBUTION OE FOOTBALLS To purchasers will not discontinue until due notice is given. A SPECIAL SALE OP NOBBY STIFF HATS - $1.43 THAT ARE WORTH $2.50 Will excite exorbitant price-dealers, and above all remember ths ORIGINATORS OF THE SILL PROFIT SYSTEM, UNION CLOTHING HOUSE, COR. FIFTH AVE. AND WOOD ST. rpy4-w THERE ARE II GOOD Why You Should Patronize Our Made-to-Measure Tailoring. FIRST You're sure of getting unquestionable quality. SECOND You're sure of getting satisfactory fitting Clothing. THIRD Your money is paid back to you if for any reason you are displeased, FOURTH Most elegant stock to select from. FIFTH Popular prices $20 and $25 Suits that are astonish ing for goodness. WANAMAKER & BROWN, HOTEL ANDERSON BLOCK. WELXREDTSdOIsrWED." GTRLSWRXTTSE SAPOLIO ARE QUICKLY MARRIED. TRY IT IN YOUR NEXT HOUSE-CLEANING. ap8-63-MWT WALL PAPER Advertised at 65c, 75c and fi.z$ per room with border to match gives anyone a good idea how cheaply they can paper a house. Send for samples of these papers, sent free to any address. G. G. O'BRIEN'S PAINT AND WALL PAPER STORE. 292 Fifth av., 3 Squares from Court Homo ESTABLISHED 1860. jnb28 THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R. G. Dun & Co., Westlngbonse Bnlldtojr, corner Penn Are. and Ninth St., Pittsburg, Pa. This establishment supplies all necessary Information as to tho standing, responsibil ity, etc., of business men throughout North America. It is tho oldest and by far tho most complete and extensive system erer organized for the accommodation of Bank ing and Mercantile interests and the General Promotion and Protection of Trade. Debts Collected and Legal Business at tended to throughout the North American Continent. rax AETIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, 16SIX1HSTBEET. Cabinet, 83 to S4 per dozen; petit", SI per doxen. Xelepbono 1751. apS-et-xwrsu mmUr BOYS' :-: SUITS I I AGES 14 TO 19. That we will offer to you for $6, $8, $10 and $12. We defy you to produce the same goods and make at $9, $11, $13 and 15, or money cheerfully refunded. AT - in irs! 39 SIXTH STREET. my3 Aliays Wort, Always FasliMe, Ladies and Gents, See our new $2 SHOES. $3 SHOES. $4 SHOE& See our new See our new See our new $5 SHOE& Wholesale and Retail. W.M. LAIRD 433 and 435 WOOD STREET. 406, 408, 410 MARKET STREET. LID'S