Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-01
CONFIDENCE GAME.
All FrORt Row Taken in and
Done For.
Operations of a Nice Young Man.

Some months sgo a ycurg man named :. 1
CHrd, who had then been some four years IL
their employ lsf his situation In the house O
R. :. Taylor s Co, and since that tine has besE
lie around the city. Daring his Say with
MesTz Taylor 8 Co., Cund became acquainted
with R-most every mercantile houEet n the city,
and lts eoadEst WIS ever so exemplary as "a
gain for himself the esteem and confidence o.
Al who knsw him. D1Tsng bis spell Of ale
ness he fell into rather Dad habits, but dill not
actin such u manner as 70 Loose their conf
dsuce altogether.
On Monday last he went around TO several
large houses On Front 0 and Main street,
Ehere he y as acquaintsu, and reprsscnLed thai
he had formed q copartEe-Ahip with a nan
lamsd Geo. Hicks whO rad some capital and
aEood sisnG, and that Undszihe style OF Z. L
Gard & Co, they were going into
the retail grocery business. Under these
representations the merchants, IN the
fu-nsss OF their hearts, and anxious TO
nell ain along, each Rrofsssed q willingness 70
sell mia . bill. He purchased from each TO the
5uue Of from ssvsnty-A7e to a hundred and
hfE dollars, ana ordered the goods TO be sent 70
he corner o. Tennessee and Butler streets,
where the sid retail store or B.. I. CIrd Z Co.
was located. SOms o. the merchants ne prom
fsed ID pay OK delivery % the goods, Others the
next dsg but al OF them within a coupls OF
days, at most.
So the goods ware ssnt Messzs. MeLerresn
& BOUCHER sending a barrel OF whisky,
worth E2 Aessrs. FGrEsson z Clay $50
worth, II. Dow, Esq, $50 worth, Avery
/ EEgar $50 worth, MsaehaB q Tread
well sli7 worth, l. HoSes, SIS worth, and
so On. some half dozen more bIus OF the same
Xix On arriving at the come OF Tennessee
and Busier streets, tas goods were received by
8 Mr.. Hicks, and put in a Mica little corner gro
Gerry, Eaere there was perhaps already some
iva or six hundred dollars worth OF stores on
the shelves. rye forgot % mention that Ia one
Instance. instead Of naming the above conner,
he directed the goods &c be sent, at a set tine.
to q number on Poplar street., and at thu time,
meeting the dray ST the appointed place. df-
rec.ed them theace to the corner OF Tenues-
see and BUtler.l Making some plausIele
excuse TO the parties whom h5 promised
70 pay on delivery, he requested them to call
tee next morning (Tussiayg, n be would ezr
ksIafy settle I'D. They Of course agreed, snd
when Tuesday morning came, we're On hand to
rsceiys the Guozts due them. Great was their
Eondsrnent on coming to the little store that
the evening before was pls5horic lite
rally erammsd fall o. boz@. ana bale
sad barrels, ana packages, 10 G1d it nearly
and wesZensd As if al Gle
phsnt had trod on It. To the eager inquiry Of
Fheie was Mr.. OGrGs tae senior partner OF
l. CGrd & Co." ons answer VS. returned
gone, s5oped, mlsied, vanished, and aad carried
with him all al mis- Mondays purchase
4. Where Is his partner, Mr.. Hicks - Vel, In
Hicks" was the answer, bu. am no
partner or was. He has just been
sLsyicg With me, and asked leave 70 send the
groceries here. stnighG he took his gods
duds and travelled"
Frsat Row saw they were beat, taken IL snd
Sor. They guashed their tssth and tore
heir hair, and swore awhile. Then they broke 1
police headquarters, and poured into Col.
Beaumont's sympathizing ears their GoisfuI
ale. TIE Colonel put the matter into tae hands
II tbs detectives, and there the af4lr res 5, so
ar IS Mr.. r. I. Curd IS concerned,-hids nos |
hair OF him not haviog a. yet been found.
Yesterday morning Il was thought best by I
hose have the matter to work up, 20 arrest
Mr.. Hicks for completely in the affair. He was
accordingly taken in custody, and after a phi
rate examination az headquarters was sect to
county jail, whsrs he now Is. Wemsy Loo
or farther developments to-day.