Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-20

fair principle will draw lois or choice of ground.
PETTY AUCTION VILLAISs.-The most barefaced
roguery is praclsed in this city every day. among par
eel Of knaves calling themselves auctioReers rs our
duty not only put citizens and strangers upon their
gsard against the articles Of these shameless kHaves
butte expose every Of their vllany that
in tangible shape before the public. The which
we give below TRANSFERRED the auction Of Jesse
Cody on Thursday last the Of Wa! and Water
Streets and not the FIRST instance Of the kind for which
thar individual has been up befor, the Police.
gang Of these swndling scoundres are also located
throughout Chatham where in the usual mode,
well known citizens who are in the habit Of passing
that neshborhood is adopted, and articles of the most
aarng kind are resored TO- for the purpose inveg
ling country people and other strangers into their nests
in order fleece them Of what cash they may have about
them The affidavit below, gives an explanation OF the
NEST usual mode adopted by these rascas to cheat the
uRweary but there various other methods of doing
it, all OF which are pracsed repeatedly, every boar in
ihe day.
I'll high time that this perncious system Of "bura
ing, should be put an end TO- We no difference
in the degree Of crime. whether entces srang
er in an alley way and feeces him Of his money by
juggling tricks at cards. fellows calling themselves
auctisneers who by OF pufery, and other vaga
bends concerned with them. trap an unsuspecrng
stranger into their internal dens and there strip him of
his last shilling without giving him the smallest equiva
lent for his neney.
The following AFFIDAVIT, was sworn tob by Mr. Ball, be-
fore Justice Hopson, which think will fully bear ss
out in the above remarks.
City and eounty Of York, Daniel Bull Of the
OF Crawford couny Of Orange, and STATE Of New York being
doth depose ard that hs this day al the hour
20 sn o. Is. wa. sns streets IN the city
New or having the 81 Js o csss en-
aepopcai Did The Of eghen cents Tor me sd knife
on per,on sesr as clerk handed .
his dpones. another katie o. The same Lnd :. The one P1r
sad cleh the said sum Of eighteen eenis ana n
sIs be Jesse caay ieot hold q
TIE deponen and told him that he, depon~nt owed
thirty sin dollars Cor his purchase lie then iost
Ssn.s s oS 70 p eosss
iniver rsrors pencils nc Which be ALLEGED deponen, bad
.niy Deposent told him they 90 Dot belong 70
S ss. ss sad p sas ,o sseons% r.
pay Tor thew or be would shop depo.
sns Sos se S
Mr.. Bull,
=" ie'rd g. s1 .:s.s p"' (" 81 So =
;, cas-. So So
10 ,,
Depoaen, let the said room, and IL about hear
bin A.. dos he Kissed on The sller.d liability .bo,
the said ptron insisted depoaens paying him the ssance
Of dollars which paid and
the articles said giving deponent
another BILL hereto aonersd and marked B.
= New ork, Aug. ie, 1883.
Bot at Auction
No 1918. card, .t4rs is $50 u
Cash zs 90
Rse'dJc sic y
Asa sepssen further faith ha, he dd the said
ease and idea whatever Of purchasing
paid the said msney Of the the pern
II ship this deponcnt, being stranger city
DANIEL c. BULL, Jr.
swers before me this 18th Aug, 1883.
JAMS HoPsosr