Show WORKED OLD FRAUD I Englishman Who Has Been Fleecing People Who Dont Read Papers Prosecuted for Fraud Washington Dec 2DThe State department de-partment for some time past has been i receiving Inquiries from people of moderate mod-erate circumstances and some almost In poverty as to the operations of someone some-one known as George W Thatcher who has addressed notes to various people representing himself to be administrator of vast estates In England in which I those addressed were Informed they had an Interest Some at least of those written lo paid I fees to Thatcher and receiving no interests inter-ests In the alleged estate Inquired of the State department for Information as Ho the estates I The department referred come of these Inquiries to the United States Embassy at London and Acting Secretary Loomis Loo-mis has Just received a report from that office to the effect that Thatcher had been prosecuted for fraud and forgery In London before the Chancery court In 1S09 had pleaded guilty and had been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment Imprison-ment A great many of the inquiries came from Dayton 0 and Its vicinity |