Would Not Fool. McKeesport Man Fails to Bite at a Bait That Promises Him a Fortune. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; November 28, 1904. A pretty senorita, 19 years old, and $75,000 constitute the prize offered James M. Borland, chairman of the McKeesport Republican committee and a leading merchant of the town. As a preliminary he must send $2,000 to Spain. Mr. Borland has not swallowed the bait, but has notified the police, who in turn have notified the authorities in Spain of what is supposed to be a swindle. Some weeks ago Mr. Borland received a letter from a man who signed himself Emilo Laparo, a prisoner for life in the castle fort of Barracas, Spain. The writer, unfolded a romance that appealed no only to Americans patriotism, but to the heart strings as well. He offered for $2,000, sent at once, to deliver legal papers consenting to the adoption of his daughter and delivering a deposit slip on the Bank of England for £75,000, payable to the bearer.

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