The New York herald., 1868-12-25

cloud OF dust that he may extbrt "a dollar or two
70 ,Aeep nm allye over Christmas. He Is hungry
anu Mahs 10 De FED; he Is naked and wants to be
eotned; ie Is greedy and wants to be stuffed, and
ne mas nlupon the grocers and butchers and mlllers
anu hour 1ealers OF our city TO come to his rescue
He wouldnot beg as the original bohemian some.
tles WI do; he stoops not so low, not he: but he
pISples iist OF the victims selected, and whoever
VIII nor ,ome down handsomely Is mercilessly
uestlneu be roasted on the grdron OF his Bo-
ncillan W'ath. The scheme was an easy one to his
mind; mas so often been tried and found successful
10 other directions that he had hesitation to try
u again. rhe mOdus opeundi il very simple. He
goss apou among number OF first class grocers,
lndividuas and firms who, by long years OF assidu-
/. ous attention TO business have earned reputation
as Wen a. fortune and hence are expected TO be
apie ana Wiling to pay roundly. and he buys here
anu puys there small quantities OF this and that
staple paying for it probably with borrowed money
advanced on the strength OF the success OF the
enterprise thus ultimately compelling the victim
to furnish Tie means by which he Is being vctimized.
keeping tlese articles for time In his possess
SION anu manipulating them to suit his purposes,
the boneihan trots or to Peter Funk chemist to
have chem examined and analyZed. Where weight
Is IN question he selects his own scales. IN most
cases ne jast at random jots down 'short weight"
without any examination whatever. Having done
thus and prepared his list and added TO it glowing
lntroductnl, '.lull Of sound and fury, signilying
nothing," he takes ii to newspaper which he
knows or srmises to be in sympathy with his prac-
tices anu oilers his astounding dsclosuresn for
sale. me aper always IN want OF something to
keep its barometer or life above the freezing polnt
IL but TOO qua TO get at such swindialn emptie3
ITS Till or al the ragged stamps and spare pennies
pays ioi .uS anu tlc lSt
appears IN lrint.
Thls is Tho irst step. or course contradictions at
once pour IN and here and there the other is
published; but with them comes a continuation Of
the "back ls" kept back from the first publication
for Interior purposes In the meantime the parties
charged are privately approached-not by the Bo-
heman hifnself, but by one of his "palsn--that by
dolng so ana so he would be set all right anI the
stigma removed from his name as it was The case
with large dealer IN groceries on Vesey street,
whose name was thus published, and who stated yes
terday that he was told by "frendn that everything
would be made right by MS joining the "club"
which woud cost him TWENTY-FIVE dollars Another
resource Is also employed. Those in the trade not
yetpublicy mentioned are made to know that their
names are on the list and are ready for publication;
but that with "proper' explanation OF the charge
illsinuated the names would be withheld. or what
nature the fexplanation'', thus sought s expected
to be need not be told Everyone understands the
mere reference. II only few take the bait In either
case the Bohemian has gained his purpose and re-
high glee. This Is the way IN which these things
generally done by the literary vagabonds who infest
this city.
See now how it has worked in the present in.
stance The charges made In every instance are so
ridiculous excite the laughter OF all In anywlse
acquainted with the particulars Of this trade.
BROTHER that their packages OF nour and
mrlna are short in weight, the six pound
PACKAGES One-haf ounce Short and the insinuation
Is thrown out that to cover up the fraud Hecker "
Brother do not designate on the package the weight
IL contains. Whoever bought any OF Hecker's flour
or farna knows that the latter charge is untrue and
needs no contradiction. Yet HecXer 4 Brother over
their own signature, reply to IL as iolows
All packages label with the weight the
distinctly printed it. All lour dealers know that wheat
contains large percentage OF MOISTURE and that oa
phere must necessarily lose somewhat ID its weight This Is
ha oa and % psas sp
loses moisture much more rapidly Aside from this case,
thorough and systematic arrangements our
mills to secare accurate a1d coec; Weighing and to avoid
Of preparations q -four has left
Years empioved Mr. Henry Miller as sperincndent Of sa
special matter Of weighing and enclose hls affidavit showing
ty aai County y y.,c Irh, s:-Henry Miller being duly
sworn deposes and saysc resides at No. q suffolk street
that he has their employment for twenty years
last past that he at first employed by them for
sold BY HecEer names OF elI RAISING
ana INA, when 50 cmp9yed ne nude y hs especial
ascertain every Instance that each and o such
ported contain; that during about eight years
past deponen has been foreman and snpentsndsni Of
that as such superintendent y has been and Is bis
by them o fun weight; tina, such -four Is put up By
boys under his supervision and has been and y The
the intervals Of half hour to an hour during day
shors he eight stated ia the printed label aase 70 it,
s eesed " and a. not allowed to oe sed or sold
u
DOZEN and ea doren and has them weighed ana I II the
aggregate Of their weight does not correspond with the
returned 70 the packers and required be opened 70
nea and weighed again that 50 far as as dspopens know
Hceser Brothers s invariably every
Contain and no package Il allowed 10 20 out therspom nm
Iess 4 iay up to such standard weS4 and further do
AMBROSE MoSELI. Notary Public, New York county
a Fs H sss %yss psss s Ky TpsE Rssn es sm Of
the Eaele Flour Mills, corner BleecEef ana West
Eleventh street, that three and q half pound
package or buckwheat was one and three-quarter
ounces short, three and half pounds Grahafi honf
tnree-quarters OF an ounce, and seven pounds 1our
two ounces. The Bohemian fails TO show by what re-
spon3lble agent ne Caused these packages to DO re-
weighed, II at an and his own irresponsible word
suggests doubt of the fact. Upon inquiry at the
mill named Mr.. Brown declares the charge to be
false rs against his firm for every package - care
fully weighed before being prepared for sale. But
he gave the same explanation a. Mr. Hecker, that
degree OF moisture, which evaporates If kept. for
several days in warm dry room, and though
seemingly II may lose in weight IL does not lose in
Take the article OF coffee. In no single instance
did the willy Bohemian venture 10 give the price ne
paid or caused some female friend TO pay-for IN
most stores named by him actual inquiry disclosed
the fact that IL was woman who made the pur-
chases-for the pound OF coffee. Every one knows
ground coffee, even OF the cheapest grades, can be
Sold aud the people who buy ~ Know that they buy
certain percentage OF chiccory and SO far there IL
no fraud. And In no case this bohemian dares TO
assert that the article sold to him or MS friend was
warranted to he pure coffee This assertion s made
on the authority OF more than dozen oi the dealers
named by the bohemian In mis- list, who OIL declare
that they never saw such outrageous faseho0ds In
PRINT as gwen 10 the public by this literary gypsy
for fact.
In the matter Of tea the list mentioned pretends
to make o great show. But what - ~ after all
That green tea was colored and that dust was found
In black tea. What an astounding disclosure y
AZ II the world had not known u before that all
qualities OF green tea IRON the lowest TO the highest
grades are coiored IN China before they are packed
and shipped and that to heighien the green color the
tea IL dried and rolled In heated copper pans. And
az To black tea, no chest directly from emma Was
ever opened which had not a certain percentage OF
DUST for the dry leaves and stems OF the black tea
very easily by attrition In the chest ground
to powder and dust. And the analytical chemist
whom the Bohemian employed does not assert the
dust he found was not tea dust and IN his statement
ohe coorng matter in green teas he Is problematis
cal ana uncertain Had the Bohemian not looked 80
much for blackmail aud extortion he could nave
found adulterated ten, but not where ne sought IT,
There IL sample before The writer now, sent here
from Philadelphia, to eject the sale OF q damaged
cargo OF green tea, which s no tea Mt all and upon
trial yielded a dirty, grecnish, transparent mud,
which stained plated spoon black and let tnlck,
DARK muddy sediment at the bottom OF the cup.
such deleterlOug compOnds TO eXUDse IL n Deneit To