The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-18
FIRST EDITION
DISHONOR AMONG THIEVES.
Curious Correspondence - Confidence
Operations in Counterfeit Money
"A Congressional Con-
testant Implicated in
the Crime.

backs, on very liberal terms. They operate through
tne Post Once, advertising themselves By circular,
and requesting their customers to transmit money
by mail and receive the 'queer' by return posi- II
Is needless to say that the Victims after mailing their
money never hear from the firm again.
sometimes they agree to send the c0unterfeits by
express, @. o. ID. A package is delivered; the
felt currency finds himself the possessor of bundle
OF newspapers, box of shavings, or something
equally valuable. For obvious reasons 1t is difncult
TO convict these men Of any positive onense, TO say
nothing OF The difficulty OF finding them for at the
address given In their circularshe latest address
is No. 70 Nassau street, New York-no such persons
are known.
We have come into possession OF a bundle OF docu-
nents belonging to this precious firm which we pur-
pose laying before readers that they may see for
themselves where swindlers of this class find their
victims.
We introduce to our readers gentleman who
sells us all about himself and his aspirations This is
no less parsonage than the
HON. JOHN A. wIMPY,
OF Dahlonega, Georgia. Mr.. Wimpy writes upon
paper with highly ornamental printed heading aud
dates his letter at the abovenamed place, october
10, 1859. The envelope contains note to the post
TO the writer's address. He says:-
GENTS Your letter Of the 10th ut which sent to
spd IN East & ws rs the other d9y GOndon
of rcuating counterfeit money. am lawyer here
saV %
the people, and, evidence of this l was
RIEcTED TO THE FoRTYsEooND CONGRESS
some Of your counterfeit money"
anachronism, for 1t must have been the XLth Con-
gress, and the Second Session. Mark Mr. Wimpy's
reasons however, for wishing to 60 into the busi-
Dess:-
This section Of the State cOntinp.s Mr. wimpy. is
M Ss hs Pepe are
great sacrifice. You may put me down
ONE OF THE TRUE BLUE
and will not blow you. know circulate large
NJ Fl your currency and can make it profitable TO
one dollar bills and Ave hundred in Ave
dollar hills SEND the above by express and direct thus
Rs be- sure uaa q 70 ss tSc
s ShiSS
Pay ct fss SS You will Grdor that the
largely in the matter. for know
ICAN MAKE PAY.
send the counterfeit money ordsrsd above 80
in December next and will see personally the
You win asd Sai who am obS 81 ooassltIns @ Nc
The receivers of the letter were apparently suspi-
ei0us OF Mr.. Wimpy's frankness, and returned the
letter, indorsed on the back follows:-"W return
your letter. supposing that some one got the letter.
heads out Of your office aud wrote this. II you are
in earnest, write again" To this comment the
writer OF the letter responded by returning the
letter. with this note indorsed underneath the COM
ment:-
"DAMoNEqA, Ca. Oct. So 1sSs.-G Gents - am in ear
nest Send the goods ordered herein, and fail not
Yours Yours etc. etc. JOHN A. WfPY. Write BY return mail
what you do in the premises"
Again, on November IA, Mr.. Wlmpy writes to
wogan & Co., evidently in reply to a letter he has
received, as folows:-
me that you had sent 1851 ones and twos ives
to-day received and thank you much for your prompt
I BUSINESS,
but will leave in few days in New York to see you and
out of the Office And it becomes for to
since last wrote you Sirs you may utmost con
tdence in for will not betrSy you, else
see before left the package wrote to firm by
MOVES q CO., NO. IS WALL STREET.
on the 2sth of September last. for $lo0 worth Of -
oGSe the Sye Ue sns to
[Hsre is copy Of toe letter. October 9O 1869 Hon
as desired Have yos paid on %'fn yet
Lou US know" As'peSSYlEEs MOVES CO.. No IS Wall street.
s s + S ss s e in sHs sn
clerk who did not suspicion snsthing Of the kindt
M s p6s S9' e a at
brought the box to and when opened the box, to
except newspapers wadded up and piece Of weigh
30 my 500 ana other expenses gone, and have
This Is dane to misssd the dotss,i1ss Il viii be sent
by q sas
send your letters along with itS
IHAvE BEEN ''RERPISG COOL"
and waiting patiently for the package but It has
mot and fear am swindled ont of one hundred
ss
ing in good faith and meant nothing but business with
Srs Noyes Co. received letter from them which led
S 1o Is ,na
son. shall be induced to lift package sent out Of
the express office at Atlanta Having lost $OOup to this
-, shall know that am.
DEALING WITH FAIR MEN,
S Ssirsy S yoa shall mensiOn your
w6nSSs and ssfos s to
viii send you Telegram what day will be At your No 70
box contains what YOU is in it, viii lift it out of the