Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-10-31
From the Chicago Tribune.
r,vo Men Lose S9OO-They do not Like chieh-
go Friends.

The following will be read with inter
cat one Of the characters being IRON
Morristown, Mr.. Day,) who spent mos
Of his time during the last part OF hi
stav there in wholesale swindling many
in the country being victims IN cons'u
cradle sums
George Andrews, farmer from Wealth
ersield springs, New York. while passing
through Chicago on his WY to kankakee
Illinois, stopped over a day or two to vie"
rho citv Upon the route to this city he had
! fallen in with an agreeable friend, who
/ hing also farmer aud from the rural dis
tricts of Vermont. and also on his way
West to make Investment in farm, fhell
conversation was mutually interesting ana
they resolved that together they would
spend day in Chicago before proceeding
further. This friend was Mr.. Pllny U
iDay. While they were on South water
street on 'rhurday afternoon amused al
the activity Of business, the Immense
loads Of merchandise and the incessan'
thunder of noise that is made up from
all the little sounds and channels OF trade
4 well dressed man, in a very unobtruslVt
manner addressed them with the remark
that business was quite active now,
which led to further conversation, devel-
oping the fact that they were never IN
Chicago before, and were both West on
tours Of observation, with reference to iu'
ture removal thilher If they were pleased
with the inducements offered The stran-
ger (whom we will call Jones, for conven-
fence sake) fortunately had some leisure,
and volunteered to walk up town with
them. He was a merchant in the luteri'
or, and was going out gu the same rail
road with themselves. His family were
at the depot. Near the corner Of Rand
olph and State streets the trio were met by
Mr.. Brown (tho name being fiction OF
our OWN who appeared to be a merchant,
ard presented Jones with bill of goods
amounting to $3.50. 10 Jones apparent
establishment upon looking at his watch,
he found that it was after banking hours.
He had no money except bank checks, -
He appealed to Andrews to help hun out
Of his situation, saying his carpet bag
was at the depot. with some $4,000 III it.
10 be sure his family we're there but
would not Andrews take a check for tenn
porary security, loan the $500 and first
pepair to the depot to see If hi1 carpet
bag was safe This was asking too much
at once but Jones evidently understood
his man If Andrews had had any sus.
prcions, the confidence that Isles reposed
in him regarding the trust Of The carpet
bag was touching TO his generous heart.
He would accommodate such man He
took out his pocket book, p,id Jones $500
took bogus check for $3.50 on the Fourth
National Bank, and started for the depot
Arrived there he found neither the family
nor the carpet bay, though he made a
most thorough examination Fearing that
he had been imposed upon lie found his
way TO the Central Station and related
his story. Officer Nelly was scut IN pur.
suit He found Day near the eoruer of
Randolph and Dearborn streets, standing
alone and with look disconsolate. Day
said that after his friend Andrews went to
the depot, he Day aud Jones continued
on up to the corner. Jones wanted to ne.
gotiatate another check but Day declined.
10 accommodate him, however, Day lent
him Sl04, his mind resting easy in re.
neInbraucc Of the carpet. bay and family
that his friend had been placed in charge
of. "Shortly after this, Day said. Jones
went up stairs there" pointing up to Il
wide stair case, ito sign some receipts.
He has not come down yet aud I've been
a watching here more than fifteen min.
utos." Day was assured that jones had
probably gone down the other way. Nei.
ther Jones or Blown have been caught vet.
Both Andrews aud Day were we'll suppl.
ed with funds but they greatly Iamentcd
their losses aud could not be reconciled TO
the fact that men could be so shtmeftily
dishonest as Brown aud Jones. The off
ceis told them that such rascols we're nu.
merous IN Chicago Says Apdrews, icon.
sarn me 1t don't think 50, by Judas. i