Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-24
COUNTERFEIT MONEY DODGE.
A CoEdence G me,

As no little alarm has been cxpresse, nv
many lest the country should be flooded
with counterfeit currency, SO exceed ny
we'll counterfeited as TO defy detection. and
as this fear is based upon numerous circu
lars which have been scattered thr, ughput
the country containing tha' most allnrinp
propositions to parties to invest In spurious
currency, promising perfect security, etc,
we are grstid at beirg able to show that
the alarm is groundle's s, and that the whole
scheme is simply sharp col fiiepce game
such as rogues 10 New 'rk are practic
ing constantly.
The Uuited ates Marshal, Mr.. S. B.
Packard, has shown u' the orgipal OF III,
letter we append, which was addressed to a
party In this city, and also samples Of T."
notes sent out as bats 10 the unSuspee q
IL scenes from what Mr.. Packard has
learned, and he has beenlat some pains to
sft the matter, that the firm Of Daily & Co.
have no Office In New York at all, and q
badly not dollar of counterfeit mphey +,
hut that letters Addressed 10 them fa l into
the hands Of the parties'for whom thsy are
intended. II party writes them that b.
desires TO 90 into business and purchase
some of the spurious notes which they pre-.
tend to have, and asks for samples, the
s,mples, two atty cent. pieces, arc sc ~ a.
once, UuL arc DOlu
writer is informed that one OF the notes
the one on which the bronze is The lighter,
etc. lis of their own manufacture, aud thai
the other is genuine, aud that for a certain
SUN they will forward a certain larger
amount of inst such bills. Ga the receipt
of the remittance the confidence men send
to their dupe apnotOgrsph Of q hfy cent.
note-Simply that and nothing more, and
he awaIes to the fact that ne has been sold.
He can take no action to recover his money
as he has placed himself in an awkward
predic
There Is lillle donbt bnt that nun b
have b, on most egregiOusly sid by thi
sharp prActicr and tnuy are ,n'i led To Ut,
sympathy whatever, for thew were omit,
| ready to bee m as greet CT m Is as tn
supp Iitious MessrS. Daily & Co. ~oulc
| have been had they uttered the coun' erfeir
money to them. The following Is the let
ter referred to. II was received by party
| liviI & un Frat" street
Dear Sr- E CLOSED and sample; you
| will never be detacted ou these unless you
are iDdiscrest enough To tell 1t. As iong
as you keep yohr. mouth 81 u there Is u
danger. Besides, Il Is Gus business
for us, though IL may be q light thing fol
YOU. They are the best Stamps in tn
market, for the reason they we're str uck
frDm a die that was abstH OF d from Oh,
Treasury Department, In March last. They
are as much | Ike the genuine as one dr0T
of water is like RnOthsrI The paper IL =
shade thinner end lighter, and Is a tIia
shorter than,Ihe genHiu", 10 you viii Oh
serve, because IL WAS cut by man who did
not know what II was for. and who did moi
follow instructions. The Ouly O. jrcti' nsble
feature about them, Is tho brgIzo 80 on ID,
back. IL is badly done becsuss II has TO be
broiiz a after the other side 10 print, d and
the paper dr'ed. or cour Q our fac tier
are not 40 perfect as those Of the Govern
ment. Bat these diff rengss are really i'm
material, and would not b. noticed by on,
Ia a hundred thousand, ,ss.!s - 80
Blankets here take them, and though they
scrutinize them severely, sometimes, stil
they can detect nothing. This city 10 d cd.
cd with them. now, and unless We let up Ton
a mon h ~ two.it may lead 10 an inv.s GO.
tion. We cannot furnish you an thin.
larger or smaller which Is 1T class aud
which will, bey end the pa sihliity OF .
doubt, insnre your Immunity from detec
tim. DoL'. have too much OF IL about you.
CnAnge as many bills as You can 10
place, aud don't so near II again or som
time. That's abunt as good a way as you
can pass IL. We w'uld like personal TO-
teryiew n No1 eau come 90. TnsA we ca
explain ths nauVr- better adyaDtage.
NoS, sir, II van wish q 90 So, We will fur isi
yon this al s20 y 500, slD0 pes lOO0.-
Always nd money hy express or regiaIei
ed letter. We VIII DO the same. and moth
Ina will be loat IN che mails. Tusn tier,
will DO no wranglng b-'lwesu US, and " ~
IN ng will work Elm O,hlv Nine ont OF tsl
stores will lake H.. But for Gods sak
doh't 60 lear banks with ", As II nighf pos
sihly he Oct cteH. Il Is better TO IA y
risk, s. IL is not necssaArs. Send this lei
} Ter back.
} Daily 4 Co, 1853 Fd'sou a., /, Ne
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