The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-17

fFrom the Boston Traveller. june 1871
For sewers. days pest advertisements have appeare1
In several Of the papers Of this city vicinity for
chancs Of all descriptions carpenter blacksniths,
machinists scto go TO Charleston, g. c. application
ehsncs' Employment Once No. 81 Exchange street.,
Boston, Mass room No. 1. Yesterday a carpenter
wished TO 20 south for work in company with several
of his friends. Tho most fattering Inducements
held out by the agent and finally the carpenter agreed
GO Upon this the following paper was presented to him
SOUTHERN Mre Z, Exr.oIsssE os,c.
xes. rs' Johnson Vincent to.sSwisa
Tss %s seS
nay h S
Boston, Sl Rs Sas1s 70 '' '''
After signing the above document the person WINS
handed the following
J9hnsoS Vincent contr.s!O,s issihfuly ssses
pay said OF of four dollars per day In United
said % Che stipulation above named Wit:
Sss and industry signed Il Shs q ts s
This obligation was read by the carpenter and then
third paper was placed in his hands Of this
day a;ss :%eS
Tns IL Sss In
their conversation the applicant bekan 70 suspect some
thing wrong and refused TO have any further busine
Police gave his opinion that the whole AMIR wa1
swindling operation and desired an investigation
Colonel Kuvz detailed detectives Heath and Jones 70 look
into the matter They visited the once ut ten o'clock
yesterday morning, pretending TO be men In search Of
employment The agent Informed them that they hsa
obtained all the carpenters they wanted but would ltk0
some This man told the officers that johnson
Baltimore man. and Vincent hailed from Wasn'ng
r. l. , and being the South came North with sher-
mans army ON its way from Charleston and Coumbiaj
that several gentlemen had contributed large amount
of money and going to build cotton factories:
Columbia and had him North TO procure the work
men. Another man in the room informed the omoers
that johnson and Vincent were both Charleston men
Applicants were obliged to Bring recommendations OF
good character 30. The agent said they wanted fosr
hundred workmen.
The detectives became satisfied that there was some
thing wrong and then told Williams who they WERE ana
that the Chief OF Police wished interview with him at
once The agent said that he was SO busy that would
be impossible for him then but would certainly CO!
at twelve o'clock. He did not call At that hour ana
upon investigation appeared that the "EmpoymenS
Once shut up before eleven O'Clock, or Immediately
after tho detectives left and has not since been opened
formed that he had got all tho help he needed and va.
going to close the Office The who were employer
to receive ticket TO New York by mail after pay
Ing the agent three dollars and from that place they
would leave for Charleston in o steamer. How many, N
any have been vicmized the police were unable "
ascertain After the closing Of the place large number
of called to make inquiries concerning work. and
large business evidently contemplated by the agen
but his operations have been npped IN the Dud
Williams Is described as man about twenty -eigns
years of age light complexion the counter OF one OF hs
boots cut out and the upper of the boot over the
removed, though he ware ame on one OF his
hands the outlines Of prvateer had been pricked IN
with India ink The other man was older, light COM
pIexion cut close TO his head, and would probably
weigh about two hundred and eighty poundA