The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-27

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is sometimes temporarily closed anth a
trouble some victim can he got rid VI one
Of The members OF the hfm 10 usually out
side tho eilee during business hours.
When . customer enters The 0fiee he IL
treated with extreme politenesa. but with
many airs Of mystery. lie Of course do
sifeh 10 see the article which he csme "
buy Two genuine and quite ne y bills are
shown him. They are Of different series,
and one OF them IL slightly blurred. lie
IL told that these are samples oi what will
DO furnished him ut specified rates, upon
condition that ho does not attempts pass
any In the vicinity Of this city. The
blurred note Ia used "a the occasion for n
long and elaborate explanation Of the dif.
~Hcultlcs attendant upon getting counter
felt notes engraved. tic IL told, however,
that, unfortunately, the demand has been
AZ heavy that these two notes arc all that
are at had at the time. Upon a signal
the confederate coines In. Various de-
vices are employed 10 get posses
sion of the victims money, under
promise Of delivering the "genuineq queer
al some other place. The confederate
sometimes assumes an Off hand, jovial air
proposes that business be laid aside, anc
that all no TO drink, or 10 dine. WheT
the victim Is warmed up with y good din
ner and wine, and such suspicious a. HI
may have had quite allaycd, the conteder
ate announces that he really has with hin
a box OF the hills, and can deliver then
on the spot, He opens his coat lar enough
10 display the end of the bos, which 4
pierced so as TO permit the corner OF wha
seems 10 be a g%reenbgck 10 be seen. Thu
third man appears on the scene about thi
time, and whispers excitedly TO tn
Others. The victim Ia told that there !
some trouble at the oiilce, that the polio,
have found out something, He eagerl,
takes what he supposes Ia his last opportu
nifty TO get . quantity OF bogus money
J and pays over 10 them according TO hi
! means, The sums usually paid are $40
10 5000,
When the would. be "shover Of III,
| queer 2 finds that he has been duped, he Il
apt to go and demand his money bacl
/ and threaten exposure. Those whom h
finds At the office pretend TO BIO very
much concerned, and induce him to delay
, exposure. Meantime, he Ia watched, AM
at some convenient moment a bogus do
, tective arrests him on the charge of beinI
/. concerned with cornterfeiters. The sup
| posed detective finally releases him upol
receiving what more money he may have
q together with all his valuables, and III
. victim hastily passes off the scene.
Very commonly, however, the man VIII
visits the firm In person Ia induced b,
q their adrcit representations 10 leave hi
money upon tho understanding that III
. counterfeits are 10 be sent to him. TIL
q average visitors 10 this place are Just stu
pid enough TO place themselves thu
/, wholly at the mercy Of these men. No
= ! unfrequently men have called in th'
y Offices Of the other occupants Of the build
= Ing at times when the swindlerS' doc
4 was closed, and on lnqulring about then
!, have been told what their true characte
Is. Nevertheless, they loiter around unit
4 they can have an interview with some on
! Of the Hamilton. Wogen. Logan concern
and then the aharpers contiive to 90
their money from them,
There have been numerous complaint
to the police by those who have thus beel
: duped, but no arrest OF the men has beel
!, made. The complainants must necessa
rily criminate themselves OF an attenp
. TO deal In counterfeit money. On th
/, other hand, the swindlers have not q
y much az q ten cent note Of counterfeit
: money among them. They are 30 con
scious Of being closely watched, and sub
Y. lect to arrest and search at any time, tina
y they are very cautious as to what none
they receive in change in ordinary pun
chases. If a Notwithstanding note u
It fractional currency Is offered they push
back, preferring to lose the amount rattle
+ than have anything but unqnestionabl'
& good and new money about them.
The victims singularly fail 10 obtail
sympathy In any quarter. They somt
d times apply to the police for money I
y carry them home. The policemen altel
nately laugh at and lecture them
d When one Of them discovers that the boz
N which he had received by express cor
tains only rubbish, he sometimes apple
TO the Express Comnany 70 hold u
3 money he has paid. But, OF course tn
company cannot do this Largo patron
OF the firm are the country corner, grocer
Y men.
These men have operated under varlou
4 names and at various places tor q lon