New-York tribune., 1868-01-07
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dOg Is 10 stnu prize Of
the @ TO bis sequantapc that the prize drawn By lucky invest
likely than one else 20 aid enterprise and make you ne ot
sger ohe lotteries for pnd arranged package Of eghih tickets
which have carefully selected subject your order 10 the 1coS
that you may not suppose there deception ~ ~ ,,
the lottery managers shall not sending few thou
s dollars bG, be ss9s S the o. S ,s
well that y the proceeds prize drawn At our once once
We are package tickets for chance draw e. Thousand
dollars You are 70 show The above stated ne results VIZ S
gamer few thOnslnd dollars shan be the gamer By
dsersnt specified the scheme Bver one vii
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hereby bind Sa smother ps.iss our
5000 We mention h. merely show that interest % send
s. shall sa S sa'eS en- yo bank or
genbscks BY mail which perhaps suit you better Be sara to
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This document is neatly Autographed In fac smtle OF
nnwary who are unacouanted with the facilities offered
by this art for duplicating letters we nave numbers OF
such circulars, dating from all parts Of the country In
quoted and fresh ones are arriving every uay' WHICH
shows that the business Is still lively.
About the time that Whitman Co fourished most ex-
tenslyely, new plan was inaugurated by man VINO VINO
swindle A fellow by the name of Jason H. Tuttle OBJ
tanned an appointment as Postmaster at httle place
known Tuttles Corners, in New.Jersey. lie cOin
menced his operations by addressing letters to posmas
tiers in oil directions informing them that package was
In his possession awaiting delivery, which were GER
tain oRarges~varyng in amount from 80 cents to 81
This continued for some time and with
TO aid him ia carrying on his fraud. IL finally
came to the notice OF the Department, VINO
ordered an investigation. which resulted IN the
office al Tuttles Corners being abolished He aterward
became bold and extensive confidence operator ana
forms single exception the general rule IN that he re-
tsined hs real name and never sought to cover his
tracks by adopting an alias Ills second venture was
regular gift enterprise which would have been Immensely
singular and amusing complication
Of accidents somew bat inerered with the u reaaton
police he employed his nephew, precocious yonth, 70
procure his letters from the mail THIS young man con
ceiyed the plan OF robons his uncle and ming trunn INK
Toronto. Being somewhat inexperienced mis- heart
failed him at the thought vifs q s',i5s naS Vss sn
amount OF stolen money Reenting at the last moment
he returned again 10 HewYork, informing ms uncle OF
his intention and its partial execution. Leaving the
train at way station he found II impossible TO procure
his trunk which carried on to Toronto and deposited
In the freight office. Having no claimant IL attracted
the attention of the authorities OF TORONTO
Who i to be FsnSa n or .a
nature OF its contents Believing this time that was
robbery Of the u s. Mail the resident Consul was IN
held by the authorities, subject TO the order OF tne
Postmaster The result OF TINS episode was tnst
Tutto never got his letters and his business was pretty
much broken up for tho uOe .
Quoted for long time by L. l.. Todd who did large
swinding business under the name OF Hayward Co.
aud now thieves IN the name Of c. Ii. Garland Co.
Todd did most nourishing business defraudng right
and lett and crOwdng the mails with his Irregular cor
respondence His plan was to send circular
Oh the Broadway and Barciay-st, decorated
win three atge sgns, = @ % Inorters @ af yatcbas
and ewery In the circular he takes the boerty OF ca
watches diamond iewery rings pins brooches. sleeve
buttons ocket chains &c. which he oilers Tor sale at
less than half the cost OF importation Inc reason
OF this sacrifice is thus explained
decline GOLD Of 100 cent has caused the aars Of
Jess, aSsnS the N to sell their goods great ssesein
less than one;hir the eo.i Of manufacturing taxing a
vantage Of the market and the command Of ample capital we have
chased largely Of these bankrupt goods At such sxren low
The plan advertised is to number each article in their
supposttious stock and nclOse card similarly marked
a sealed envelope These were To be mixed ana sod
"a they found there being no opportunity OF either
seller or purchaser making unfair selection twenty
five cents charged for these cards, and the article
indicated when the envelope was opened was sold for %
irrespectve OF it's value The most hater1ng Induce
ments offered those wishing TO invest, and among
the other lies is one particularly cool .., o,n.,.
the City Hail. and should ys tie city pA.e give ss es AID ei
la the fact that Todds occupancy OF the build
Ing was confined to very limited apartment the lmpu-
tempted by the impossible offers OF Hayward Co..
purchased tickets, which were sent them promptly by
drawn equal In value TO several times the amount
charged for it, The was then sent and falling 10 re
warded The following letters which we copy accurately.
will explain themselves as well as the nature OF the SWIM
HAYWARD Co.. wArcE AND JEvELRI Esr.sLnasssr
No ~ BROADWAY, N. l., feh ~ ldhA ,
AAG-DssH SIR Your. Of sth February received In reply
would that goods mailed your address on tie 81, as Yours
at s-pnAH s: Yours cam. to hand In reply would ar ~.
sent goods BY mail OF the 18th Of May iO@r' 'pses
This generally ended the transaction as the delnded
rsc gave up the hope of seeing money ewelry
afr nstituting search for the missing packet We
informed that the rascal perpetratng this swinde IS
stin at large and the Garland Co. fraud with
much profit to himself aud loss to his creduous
Among the professional swindlers whom we wish to
W pubic against has done harm TO all
classes Of society than person whose real name Gaius
W. Hubbard lie has been engaged in various frauds
under the names OF Parkinson Co.. T. /. H. Gaughan
Coz Union Watch Company, j. Hicking Co, Cary. C;S
aliases Under the lame Of Temple Richardson Co.
he conducted bogus advertising agency 10 aid his regu
lar swndlng business and vlcmized the country press
extensively by procuring the insertion OF Wright Bros
Co.'S notices. through promises to pay for the same by
given date in drafts on the weknown banking house OF
exclusively TO the watch business and succeeded In sell
g many thousand san tickets which drew nothing ent dis
these frauds is explained In the following letter adj
dressed TO party who had sent him $40 10 for watch
IHPORTiss nOrss O' HlcKIIss Co., No i.s Bso,S.r}
DEAR SIR In reply to favor moi dtnr steh
M.nwhs you -ahes will send .sm BY express col
eng payment delivery thus avoiding ssi Of payment advance
As general rule the party thus addressed did not
want any watches those terms and he did, his
order unaccompanied by money. remained unnoticed.
When the true character OF became
by carrier the postmaster had authority
obtain them To meet this emergency he issued fresh
circulars under the OF Parkinson Co. begging his
correspondents not 10 make remittances by mail and
publishing the following notice In extra large capitals
ORDKK hIPKzssi TaR NEx-YoRK PosrOpscs ROTTEN
NOT BE USED REcEPrACLE vALuABLE
reform accomplished by having letters
through hands t a Of July dtscoRsHed boz N e
11aSS4 E street. sas fu ".n orders - We ' Isn.n
hAternay PARKINSON CosPASf.
such lodges these covered the true OF the
loss experienced by those who forwarded the money
according circular and induced many 10 try IL again
lar Hnhh aftnVa h.A
and successful and 1t is time he comfort
ably lodged In Sing Sing.
The Royal Havana Lottery having long been known
10 the public Institution conducted fairly any
such concern be, many confdeuce-men have grown