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Story October 20, 1849

Sunbury American

Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

An adroit scamp impersonated Speaker Winthrop's brother to deceive Hon. H. Clay, joined him at Ashland, borrowed money from Clay's friends, and escaped. The incident highlights the scamp's skill, given Clay's expertise in human nature.

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A Fine Bold-Faced Villain.-An adroit scamp lately succeeded in passing himself upon the Hon. H. Clay as a brother of Speaker Winthrop: and in that character accompanied him to Ashland, where he was introduced to a number of Mr. C's particular friends, from whom he succeeded in borrowing sundry sums of money, and then vamosed. Had the subject of this trick been an ordinary person, it would have excited little surprise : but being H Clay, a veteran judge of human nature in all its phases, it certainly argues no small share of address in the operator. He bids fair, we think, to attain to a high eminence in his profession, if not prematurely checked in his career.

What sub-type of article is it?

Deception Fraud Crime Story

What themes does it cover?

Deception

What keywords are associated?

Deception Fraud Impostor Henry Clay Ashland Borrowing Money

What entities or persons were involved?

Hon. H. Clay Speaker Winthrop

Where did it happen?

Ashland

Story Details

Key Persons

Hon. H. Clay Speaker Winthrop

Location

Ashland

Story Details

An adroit scamp pretended to be Speaker Winthrop's brother, deceived Hon. H. Clay, accompanied him to Ashland, borrowed money from Clay's friends, and fled.

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