The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-08-08

victim kindly volunteers a loan of the
required amount. which is accepted with
thanks. The debtor ard creditor vanish
and are seen no more. Ditto the motley
of the victim. If men will persist in al
lowing themselves to be swindled in this
manner, despite the warnings we have re-
peatedly published, We have no sympa-
thy to offer them.
The above from the Sentinel express
es our sentiments exactly. We have ex-
posed these swindles until we are tired
of it, and yet man from this county
town of Liberty-lost $500 on Friday last
in Milwaukee in just such way. A
man stepped up to the Liberty man and
Familiarity asked:
Where are you fronl?"
''Manitowoc County.
so am |, come to town to buy goods.
Won t you go up town with me?;'
On the way they meet we'll dressed
merchant who tells confidence man No
l, that his goods have been sent to the
pier forjshipment, who is glad to hear it
and offers to pay him on the spot with a
$3.50 check. Merchant has no change
but Liberty man kindly consents to let
him have FIVE hundred dollars till they
car go to the Bank Merchant. takes
the money and departs. Confidence man
asks his dupe to watch some goods Of
his while he goes for the money to re-
deem the $3.50 check. But after waiting
some time Dupe thinks he will ask a po-
liceman about his check, who tells him
1T is utterly worthless. So it goes. Now
We would not be bit afraid to wager
five dollars that that fellow considers a
newspaper of no account-never did him
any good etc. After he has lost another
$500 he may change his mind.
The following is the Wisconsiim's YER
sion of the affair.
Forstein Knudsen lives up in Manito-
woe county. He is u Norwegian, and
keeps little store there. Yesterday he
came to Milwaukee to make some pur-
chases. and before doing so he thought
he would take look about the city, see
how the market stood, etc,
About clock in the afternoon, be-
ing rather tired of looking about, he
stood on the corner of Wisconsin and
East Water streets. He watched the
crowd of passers by on the walks, and
the heavily laden teams, the BUSES. the
carriages and the street cars which throng
ed our leading thoroughfare. and no
doubt he thought to himself that Milwau-
kee was great city, and was destined
one of these days to eclipse all the cities
of the west in greatness. We Go not
wonder, for all the people think So
While our hero stood lost in wonder at
the hustle and excitement about him, he
was accosted by one of two young men
who came along, who asked very blandly
if Forstein could tell the aforesaid young
men when the boat left for Manitowoc
Forstein Immediately said that he lived
up there-a fact which the young men
well knew-and proceeded to give all the
particulars he knew about the boats and
the place. He also told them who he
was and how glad he was to meet people
who lived in his county. Forstein listen
The yong man told him that
They had just sent lot of goods to the
boat and they wanted to paw the charges
on them. They had money enough, tut
it was N checks which they could not
cash Just at present. and they must have
the money. They produced check
drawn on the Milwaukee National Bank
by Franklin Cook, & Co., in favor of
George r. Anderson. for $3.50. 1t was
apparently all right, on its face, bore
two cent stamp and looked WELL Would
Forstein let them have $500 until they
could get some of their checks cashed,
keeping this as security? They would pay
him good percentage for the use of the
money. Forstein agreed to, took the
check and handed three centuries and four
haf-centuries to the young men, putting
the check in his pocket. After giving it
up, the young men seemed to fear For
stein would swindle them out of the ex-
ira $50, and urged that he should go
down to the boat while they transat ted
their business and came down, which hey
would do speedily.
Poor foolish Forstein did so. He went
to the dock and waited from two until
four. No young men came. He then
made the acquaintance of Officer Smith,
and told him his story The officer look
ed at the man in astonishment, gave
whistle, and asked, SIS it possible my
friend, that there is such fool in the
world - The officer was soon satisfied
that Fors,ein told the truth, and took
steps to hunt up the rascals, if they had
not yet decamped with their ill-gotten
gains. Forstein went to the station
house. 1t took some time for him to re
alize that the check was good for nothing,
and that he had been swindled, but when
he did so, he was as nervous and as un-
easy as child. He could give no de-
scription of the men-could tell nothing
about them--He only knew that he had
lost bis money.
All pitied the man, but it was hard to
tell whether his disposition to accommo-
date. or his desire to make the extra $50,
which the check called for, had made him
the victim of SO palpable confidence
game.
At regular meeting of Badger Engine
Company No l, held on the evening of
the LIST, of August 1867, were passed the
following resolutions
Whereas at meeting of the Village
Board. held on the evening of the 29th
of July last, resolution was introduced
charging the Chief Engineer with will
fully and mahciously, and without the