Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-07

of G.. p. Foute, Esq, for the benefit OF
the widows and orphans of Confederate
soldiers. There has been no lecture for
three weeks, and the funds of the CON-
mittee are almost exhausted. An i'm
mense amount of good has already been
done by the efficient committee, and it
should only be necessary to state that
the Fanny Thurston fund needs replen-
ishing to fill the house. In addition TO
the literary treat we are promised music
from the Arians and q recitation. Go
and contribute your mite.
a NEW WAYTo GET CUsToNIERs.-At
the police court yesterday, a new way of
securing customers for a hack came to
light. As nc patent right has yet been
secured for the inventiOn-which is a
striking specimen of the advance Mem
phis is making in the ingenious rats-we
presume we violate no private rights by
explaining the workings Of it. Presum-
ing the reader TO drive a vehicle, and,
find customers scarce, he must look out
for two or three new eountTymen this
found, his associates approach them, ask
their names in a loud and threatening
ann and when the names are given
the assistants will say, You are the
people I want; l am a policeman /;
come with me to the station
house, The countrymen are " struck all
Of q heap" and tremblingly declare
80 there must be some mistake Those
making the arrest are sure, however,
and there is nothing for it but Jail, fine,
perhaps chaingang. Then the driver Of
the hack or wagon comes up, whispers
them to get into his vehicle, he will
drive them safely, surely from those fell
lows, and does not want a cent for doing
it. Oh, what an angel of mercy, sent
lust in time to ave from Imprisonment,
a trial and disgrace! In jump the coun-
trymen driver takes them to a D
nient place, tells them they are safe, re-
ceives their thanks and perhaps a gener
present. If the cOuntrymen have no
money, and plead the offer of q free ride,
they are r~eproached with ingratitude
and threatened with arrest, with a prom
Use to drive them to any friend they may
have who will advance the money.
This generally succeeds; the fare is paid,
and a second fare for the additional ride
in search Of the money Is not this an
admirable way of deceiving customers,
In even the dullest times? Oh, ye sellers
of shipwreeked dry goods, ye a~uetioneers
of unheard of bargains, hide your d.
minished heads The hRckmen lead the
van and you are with the lame mare in
the race-nowhere. Merit, however
modest, always provOkes envy, which
may account tor the arrest on Sunday of
William Muldoon, q small, red faced,
close shaved, red headed son of the EN-
erald isle, and of James Cramer, charged
with carrying out the above skillful
plan of receiving customers. Two Yong
men from the country testified befCre
Commissioner Richards that they were
accosted early on Sunday morning, on
jefferson street, near the Commercial
hotel; their names were aseertained
they were threatened with arrest; escape
in Muldoon's express wagon was offered;
they said they had nc money Muldoon
would be only too happy TO help them
out of their difficulty without fee or re-
ward. They got into his wagon, were
driven on the bluff, n dollar for each
was demanded no money was to
be had they were threatened with
arrest and induced to drive to an &C.
auaintance to have the amount adj
yaneed. They were not sufficiently
q green for the patent to work well, and
thew appealed to Mr.. Robert Shell, clerk
Of Pennington & Howell, who was en-
Gagged as a good citizen ought to be, the
first thing in the morning, reading the
APPEAL as be sat at the store door. Mr..
Shell aent for the police, and the oonse-
ouenee was that William Muldoon and
James Cramer, who, with a third indi-
Tidual absent, stated to be Tim Sullivan,
was charged with working the patent,
we're arrested. Il proved that when the
two country youths were first aecosted
hands were laid upon them, and some
Hhustling" used In getting them into
fbe wagon ; the two accused were there
fore fined fifty dollars each for the as
sault and fifty dollars each for playing
policemen.