Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-17
From the L. s. Nail
The "Sl Sale" SWindles.


As quite a number of our subscribers
have sent US inquiries concerning the
probable results OF patronizing the extern
sisely advertised One Dollar Sales, the
following account Of the experience of &
Boston friend will be found interesting
and instructive 30 such inquirers, if not
10 others:
BosToN, .Ianaary. 1869.
EpIrcR [. :. Mail: There is a 81
Sale concern in this city, under the
name of A H 4 Co. who adver-
tie and circularize to fearful extent,
that they win do - big thing for one dol
lar As had heard considerable COM
pl;iint among the victims of this huge
swindle. took it into my head to get my
fingers burned little pro bono pubiico-
and succeeded in doing So
Enclosed ease fined the circular of the
firm.
| assumed the name of Mrs Jane Har-
ris. of Nashua, y II, and addressed a
letter to said firm, inclosing three dollars
for slips of tickets. In due time an an
swer TO my letter was received. and found
10 contain thirty slips. Each slip repre~
scented on its face what could have by
returning one or all Each slip so re-
turned must have one dollar with it, and
so on; and in addition the firm presented
Mrs. Jane Harris" with premium
slip" for getting up the club of thirty
From these thirty slips picked out four,
which with the premium made FIVE $ Ups,
and inclosed four dollars and said slips
IN a letter to A. IL. Co. These
slips respecti ely called for the following
No. l, premium slip Hair Chain,
"Gold' Trimmings Nc . Lady S
Gold Pencil; No ga Fise-bottle Cas-
tor No 4-6 vds Cotton Flannel No
cotton Bed Quilr
The box containing this stuff was duly
reeei ed at Nashua, and forwarded from
that D ace to me- Upon opening the box
| found, instead of Hair Chain, gold
mounted, hair chain, gold crashed,
worth So per dozen. Instead of q Gold
Pencil" there was a crashed, spurious
article, such as can h; bought for forty>
two cents at retail Pie Quilt was tough,
cloth The Cotton Flannel Eye gods y 6
yaars, worth ten cents per yard
i immediately sent for the firm" TO
their appearance forthwith | informed
them of the facts in the case, and pointed
them to their circular, wherein they prom
ise to send hair chain, gold mountings,
gold pencil, etc, and asked them If said
articles Qeaving out the dry goods) were
gold. They informed me they were !;
whereupon | informed them that they
were swindlers and, matters getting
h.. - Il.
the aforesaid articles were lust as good
as gold TO the question-"Wh Why do
you advertise in your circular to send a
gold article, and in its stead send wash
ed article? 2 one of the firm stated that he
did not know that the circular so stated
was entirely ignorant of the fact The
other said that it was mistake made
by the printer the proof sheet was
wrong | informed them that, some six
months previous to this, they were in
formed by the State constable that they
did not do as they agreed in said circus
lar; and asked. them why they continued
to send out said circular, knowing that
they offered in it false inducements To
this they replied that they had some So
600 printed, and thought that they would
use them up. considered it an appro-
pi l'lle OGCtSipu IOE Tue USE VI splilt Vel V
plain English: and if they are not aware
of my opinion of shem and their rascally
operations, | assure you it is no fault of
mine.
They shorty altcrward departed and
| took my gold and cotton goods and all
papers appertaining to the case before
Judge ChamherIaia, Of the police court,
thoroughly explained the case and most
terventiy pray e. that the swindlers be
punished.
The case came before a full bench of
police UNDERSTANDING three in all and
after ten days delay was informed that
had no case, there being no law to meet
such case, but that 1 could commence
ii civil suit, they thought. and might be
successful. Here the matter rests
| have given you my experience In or
der that your readers may have the benz
eft of it.
Here is my account of receipts and ex-
penditures in the operation:
EXPENDITURES.