The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-28
Letter from 81 PIckp0cket to his
Victim,

DR.. c. II. Roberts, of Poughkeepsie. visi
ted New York few weeks ogo, and spent
an evening at the Academy of Music
While there he had his pocke, picked of q
wallet containing fclt7 or fifty dollars in
bank bills, and some papers. After return
ing home he received from the pickpockc.
the following letter, which no handed over
to the PoughkeePsie Eagle for publication:
New YoRK, Jan. 5. 1855.
DR.. Charles H. Roberts Dear Siy:-l
had the pleasure of relieving you of your
pocket book on the evening OF the I'd, in a
crowd at the Academy OF Music. pre-.
sumo you scon became aware o. your Dis
possession, ara have FerA p5 I'D me arxi
ETY. as to the application OF the funds it
contained. You have my assurance that
they hsve fallen into appreciaiive LANDS,
and that every cent will be applied in graft.
Tying the tastes and fancies of fellow.be.
ing whose ambition scars higher than his
calling. You need not Aatter yourself with
the idea that you have my acquaintance be.
cause favor you with this correspondence; |;
no, Doctor, divest yourself of that ambi.
tion. IT,"
write you in accordance wth the law Of
honor among thieves, and to do you the jus.
tice Of returning TO you the two enclosed
pieces of paper, which ore OF value to you
and worthless to me-one being note pay.
able to your order, and the other formula
for masking teeth; neither OF which can ever
be available to me, as ny present employ
ment pays better, and ia q business more
pleasing to nv tastes. From the date Of
the note concluded that you had been in
town several days, which may accoun, for
the ligh,ness of your purse. Now, Doct r,
a proper respect for gentlemen Of my call.
ing, should never allow your purse to be.
come so low, it being hardly up to the ave.
rage of usual collections.
Then. have reason to protest against
gentlemen Of your standing carrying incur.
rent money. 1t is under serious considera.
tiOn TO return TO you the SIS on Morris coun.
,y bank, n. j.. which find at considerable
discount; the six 6ves on the Poughkecpsie
banks 60 current, and the few smaller bill.
can be easily disposed OF BY person of nv
hobits. From the name und the reciepe
which | found in the pocket book, ] con.
cluded that you are the we'll known dealist
who long since did me much service in your
business, while pursuing my avocation in
Poughkeepsie.
Now, Doctor. don't consider it New York
hospitality to extract purses in return for
extracting teeth, but remember that aIl have
to do something for a living. You were
following your avocation on me, and was
only doing the same or you when you visit.
ed eur ciiy-and this case affords fur ex.
ample Of the comparative profits of our
business. You spent much time and re-.
ceived small fee; laine wss an operation
of moment. When | consider this de fer.
ence and the gentle manner in which YOU
attended me, am qnits inclined to return
your purse and contents, but that would be
unprofessioDal, and besides, would involve
loss OF time on my part, for such crowds do
not incur every day, even in New York; but
be assured that had Recognized you would
have spent the time appropriated to you in
operating upon some other person. The
only reason / can ascriDe for not remem.
bering you is, that never saw you but once
before, and presume, that when you came
to this city you dress up in your best, and
look very different than when attending to
your business at home. This little lesson
may be of service TO you, and learn you tha,
pocket books are II OF .sate in crowds, and il
you are ever caught in one again, let your
vigilance be directed to yOur purse in pro.
portion 10 it, idimeusisns. T..
rst Yours, IEcoo.