New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-03
ANOTHER EXTENSIVE SWYNDLE EY-
POSED.

Sergeant l,erney and some Of the other offceys Of
the Mayors squad Of Detectives have just succeeded
in effectuay breaking Up swiDding house tho. wss
fast growing into extensive business and would
speedily have been putting thousands Of doIsrs r,o
the pockets Of certain swndlers here in the city, which
lad been distracted from the pockets OF cond ng
and unsuspectng country cousins. The ectsTpr-e
was however, discovered after IL went INTO opcrs-
tion and has been blghted It's infancy by the PROMPT
application of official cold water.
The style Of swindle is by no means ne~, ongns',
or calculated to deceive shrewd business man, bit
undoubtedly many Thousands Of country me-chsnss sbo
are rather loose and careless in their manner OF eyy
irg business who deficient in caption. have
been taken in and done for to the tune Of egsses or
twenty dollars apiece.
About seven years ago man named Bradley eafIsi
similar business, until he detectei and ,ho"n
up by the police lie had mis- headquarters a an 0fs
in Cif street. and ii il shrewdly suspected the; the
same individual is the prime mover IN toe 2re-ent
operation.
The plan was a. follows: to send 10 msb q escalN
asking him to become the special agent 10 be iowa -
county for certain Coffee Company. ID11cemeo.I
were held out ths, the coffee furnished by ,,s com
pany would be Of superior quality and w.uj be m
voiced at rate that would give country retailers
chance to make st .6s. 30 per cent prof. o. the sae
II the dlspo-ed to accept the agency he wss
invited TO remit to tie Coffee Company in Nesyork
small rum, varying from sls to sG2, 10 pay fora
pie mro,ce Of coffee, which Ia be i'm i'a;sy
on receipt Of the money. When the victim seesp;ei
the conditions and sent the money ss msny Of trem
did, that Of course was the last they ever head in
the coffee company or their money.
he-srs. Tsppan & McKlIop OF the hsaAn'
Agency, No. , Beebman street, were indHcst BY TIE
sum OF $500 to address for the Coffee ssndsr fAsn
hou,and circulars 10 the country merchar.s, -ho-s
names are on their books. Toe paa enve.cree were
furnished to Messrs. Tappan e., VINO sidre-sei
them not beng aware of the nature Of ne b-r nsss
they were intended 10 serve The ercElas resds N
fo,ows:
Nrsr lSnf, CoNP.NS', COM WtRBEoe.gs D,osas
fo,r> utvrKAsA, ". NO. = g BRoAnu.y $50 10
l6FrtroN sTRErr. n. WV Yosg M1ab ~ IsSL y
Mr. Dear AW ere'lgod youfs in rec 8sst oosf efns,
whh uAnsrit 10 yo als ih- asercy - 9lr si-f
your aud uIiy. W. shall be p.as.d ave 20
cuvs ssle 4 our Wet nds ooas. D. your p.s ADD -.
that large and outih trtis wiz b. thr shr
ssts fsIly sBov snons
You my d@Jsnd itat rotlE wall b. sf undo8. ~ 1sD
.'inua" trade snG n-sc the busn'ss 'eir1i
W. should sdNrfii-e 81 in ty'y -easpage- sssi-e
throurh your section, ,fp jfs VOW ~ a..
you should 49, 2 h. ou''ne.', orr sHeDays sae'g =
Aot ish W. thiDh y l"nS., J'nf f"u.p ,-tis
We also asrpe 60 supply yol with ttndsor. lAsfd .
cards, hsDdbh drr1sf' fan pr . to 81 Il ~tIb 80 81 -
apo >,w b1sress raId s7d 4iir.-s. -.
wy .. .'' on 4 ssils au.", streiy asb s.fi -
~ ~'h - extend Tie of DBL. bassss off ". o."
NO - o. undslf "A th' ts q yr 90 tr4 tns-j
W., INDIA ,crs' S,.Aed n h'. p'cssF-
v" Wet iLoia r &C. .1.'a C. s..HLs =. ,
=" Nss India ,oere rri-il. g 'i-
: v rst India 'o1er -nst ~ retail. - l'A
ILus y0n ~ll hnd D't prot, OF ~ ~ f~. -
~ shoad Request q s'en se - rh sasr - 70 ff
u oSsse ib' oily Erfsl yiolt, hs Ss f~s's'str -