Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-12-30
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Io We cautioned the people against
the prize concerts, donations oi
jswelry, gifts Of gold. and other
operations Of this gentleman. The
sequel Of the performance is so rich,
and has such IN excellent moral to
all who wish to be made wise. that
we feel disposed TO give its history.
Soon after this Herr ALEXANDER
came to Columbus, he brought a
notice to this Office, which he desired
10 have published in the Journal as
editorial. We respectfully declined
st that time, but we now give his
puff, Oerbatim:
gold
zoo 10 r d Dunbar Jewlery Store and luc
attbe ureumem gold that viii be given away at
real, hall on Saturdy Evening Dec l4th thare
ar q fuew tickets unSod BY Jour tickets for
the wzereard of the worlds performance at MIR
Dunbars Store
Well, Tuesday night arrived and
HERR appeared, and went through
some of his hocus pocus tricks; after
which he attempted to go. through
with that other hocus pocus part OF
distributing the gold" The num-
bers were drawn and the holders
got either a tooth-pick, a brass
thimble, a bogus steel watch guard,
or something Of equal value. The
big prizes did not appear, and the
stockholders began to grumble, and
mistrust that all was not quite fair.
A grave Senator who was one oi
the cheated, demanded that the
principles upon which the thing was
to be conducted, should be explained.
This was not done. Signs Of mob
grew rapidly, till the b'hoys made a
rush for the stage, TO seize on what
was 10 be had. The foot lights were
smashed, the boxes containing the
tooth picks, thimbles, &c, were
broken open, and the contents either
pocketed or thrown over the room.
In the general muss the necromancer
escaped 10 parts unknown, and The
mob Of the diddled had things their
own way. After appropriating
what they could find, without going
through the ceremony of referring
10 the numbers on their tickets, the
great mass OF them quietly retired
10 their homes. But a few OF the
b'hoys who went into it earnest,
hoping to draw the 500 gold watch,
got their wrath up, and were de-
termined TO practice trick on HERR.
So they made chase after him, when
he disappeared. down stairs, through
the street, over the river, and round
about town generally, but without
success, till Wednesday morning,
when they overhauled him at one OF
the back taverns, and with great
exultation and demonstrations took
him before the Mayor, for violating
the law in attempting a lottery, &c.
Several witnesses we're examined,
and he was bound over to appear at
Court, in the sum of $500, or in
default TO go to Jail. He was COM
mitted, and is there yet.
The trial and subsequent develop
ments, disclosed a rich game OF
swindling. The scamp had bought
about $500 worth OF jewelry, &C.,
but not being able to pay for it, Dun
BAR would not permit him 10 take it
away. So it was left at his store till
he could sell tickets enough TO re-
deem bis purchase. On Tuesday
afternoon, he paid something over
two hundred dollars, and took that
amount of the purchase, leaving the
balance not redeemed, and Of course,
NOT in the lottery. Here was swim.
die No. l, on the ticket holders
We learn that he sold some five or
six hundred tickets, pocketing o.
course what he had not paid for his
'jesoelry." The plan Of his draw
ing, as developed, was singularly
happy and original. He had paper
upon which all the numbers, in order,
were recorded. The tickets. as sold,
had a duplicate number attached,
one of which was given 10 the door
keeper, and the other retained by
the purchaser. The NecromdRcer
knowing what numbers were sold
and what ones remained in his own
hands, arranged his prizes so that
they were all marked opposite the
Numbers he held himself, and as he
had all the numbers before him, and
the prizes marked opposite each
number, he could readily announce
when a drawing was made that a
iooth-pick, or pair of tweezers, or
thimble, or watch-chain, was the
property of the lucky holder
Those who found his list after his
flight, say the highest prize to any
number that was actually sold, was
an ivOry comb
And thus terminates the most
ridiculous and outrageous Of all
public swindles. Several persons OF
TespectabiIity attended, for the pure
fun of the thing, knowing or ex-