New-York tribune., 1870-08-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nITERg BITTEN.
n,r,oxs or SOME NOTORIOUS swlND-
TIE LERS.

.,,,ea of a thief, do and coward en'ei .n o,p |
on composition YOU sneak into the trap a. his
ming Claude has laid for yon' ana ' ~ ,r,o men, and
,aisnra Won wanted TO swlndle your t Len Mr
80 - i,dlad. Won meant TO bite, ana aro o'l w , |
nnval has an Office. It is at No. 10 49, loces
eoor rst door to the right, and at sus M teet high
No s an athletc-ooking Yilla'n' "o-' , ,n, tbch !
-, ,,ok hair and mustache, his har SIo"i"e w, -
!. Ear down upon the back of his heeA am no An
% = ,o,lv viii some day be, this back halr VIII oe "
tbe xav of the rope. He wears glossy e - 80 on1v
clothes He smokes gre"' ,1a 20 have
the finest cigars. Lately nc eonV, -
dveuino house Of his own, though ",o ooo
s nd hought one up town, paying slz'VVv
, M - - Nc can weu afford that, for ms BUSINESS
80 hin, he SAWS conhdentialy, over s4'VVV poi ~
This is nearly all clear profit. His expenses arc 0i ~ w
- ,riaes of postage, printing OF circulars anu Pr
- sr,au wooden boxes. His circulars are Seno"
tonslv John F. Hamilton, VIM b. Logan W,
49, q 20 Armstrong & Co., WOgan Co. lie mas
,,yo confederates. one is q meduInszed man. VIII
usht complexion, chin-whiskers, and musVache t"e
,her ia socalled "blonde''-a tall ged-haireo man.
With welloiled sharppOinted, red mustache' he wears
a we'll poished silk hat and smokes many goou clsas'
norspate about the establishment is short thick
e man with sandy whskers, and he wears KOS
suth hat These all from 80 10 90 years Vi "eo
They have been their present place OF business ior
about a year and n haH
han apparenfy SO far influenced by the feeling OF the
other occupants Of the building against them tn"'
has repeatedly made show OF turning 'hem
out al the close Of the month. When the
day comes they place their furniture on truck ana
send it around the block. Meantime the usua 40
Let notice is posted. stranger comes and engages
the rooms Then, within an hour or Two from 'he o'Is
nal vacation rooms back comes the truck the lur
nfture is replaced and there is no interruption OF the
''business" The lessee-his name is Henderson-pre-
tends TO be very indignant: that his roe Is the tro
ute ne PAYS 10 decency Of appearances Whenever he
m1y wish to furnish den for thieves he VIII
find out do The other rooms in the building
above the first floor, which is an intelligence Once
are occupied by real estate broker house and sign
painter lottery office mot connected with the other
robbersl two iewelry manufacturers two watch-eaSe
makers and an engraver. They are frequently ahhoyeu
by victims Of the swinders. The "guF' comes INTO
whichever OF the offices looks like the fright place
spreads upon table the circular he has received remains
silent bat grils slightly and looks as significantly as he
can as usually instructed beforehand to do When
an attempt IL made to explain his mistake to him, he de-
eares that he's all risht-he won't blab" and so on
Others again. who have lost their money persist in
i'm ginning that everybody in the building Is III league
with these who have robbed them, and they go from
room TO room breathing vengeance OF this is not
agreeable TO wclllsposed and worthy citizens But the
causcrs OF all this trouble the fellows who get the money
exert themselves to maintain pleasant relations with
their neghbOrs Wherever bribe can be bestowed,
wherever anything can be done to secure themselves
immunity in their infamous business they give without
stint
Twice a day the exprcssman brings them bundles OF
money-packages. There many men, however who
prefer to come and deal with the firm in person
There have times when the stairway was almost
blocked up by the number of these victims The "bus
ness of the firm, though not large as it was still
Yields them there is reason believe, 5000 per
month.
few weeks ago of circulars Autographed III
Imitation of handwriting delivered at the Office at
NJ 73 Nassaust. They are part OF 100000 which are
riT
sicned with various names They contain proposition
20 furnish counterfeit money. The persons to whom tey
are addressed invited TO send orders 6y cypress ior
such amounts they may wish, OF the various deno-
nations counterfeit United States notes When orders
are given the "queer is to be sent in boxes by express
and to he paid for on delivery by the express agent
Persons invited TO call at the Office, at NO IS Nassau
at when they happen TO he coming TO New-Yorki but
the plausible suggestion is made that owing 10 the
dangerous character business OF dealing in counter
felt money! great caution must be exercised IN all move
ments and directions proceed given. These
circulars are deposited in the mail boxes at various
points in NewYork City and vicinity as not "a at
tract attention by great quantity of them at any one
point The PostOaice Department refuses TO deliver
letters addressed such firms wherever 1t becomes ac-
nuantcd with their character therefore these are
driven 10 request their customers to communicate by
express
In another place further up Nassaus, the firm has
a room where are stored great quantity OF small
wooden
when an order quecr" received one of these
Is sent by express, C. o. ID
The Office is generally open, though 1t is sometimes
temporarily closed until a troublesome victim can he got
rid Of One of the members Of the firm is usually out
sde the Office during business hours. When customer
enters the Office he is treated with extreme poieness,
hut with many airs Of mystery He of desires 10
see the article which he TO buy. Two genuine and
auite new 81 bills shown him. They are OF different
series and one Of them is slightly blurred He is told
&c ~Na4tr he ffgVNfS had i'm a
,peeifed rates upon condition that he does not attempt
10 pass any in the vicinity of this city The blurred
note is used the occasion for long and
elaborate explanation Of the difficulties attendant upon
getting counterfeit notes engraved. He is told, how
ever that unfortunately the demand has been 80 heavy
that these two notes are that hand at the time
Upon signal, the confederate comes in. Various de
vices arc employed to get possession Of the victims
money under promise deli gering the genuine queer"
AZ some other place. The confederate sometimes
sunes IN ohand jUval air proposes that business be
laid aside and that all drink 10 dine. When the
victim Is warmed up with a good dinner and wine. aud
such suspicious az he may have had quite aayed, the
confederate that he really has with him box
the bills, deliver them the spot He opens
far enough 10 display end Of the box, which
pieFced permit the corner Of what seems To be
greenback n be seen The third appears on the
about this time. and whispers eNcitcdy 10 the
others TIE victim j. told that there - some trouble al
&c Occ, that the police have fuu4 ont soiletDlng lie
bagcTy takes what hc SuppOss s last opportunity 10
gt quantity OF bogus money. sn@ pays over 10 them
according 10 his Tie usually paid are 500
When the wouldbe shower Of the queer finds that
be has been duped he is apt and demand his money
back and threaten exposure. Those whom he finds at
he once pretend To he very much concerned ana huee
him 10 delay exposure. Meantime he is watched, ana at
sone convenient moment bogus detective arrests him
o. hc charge of being concerned with cOuntereers
TIE supposed detective finally releases him upon reeeiv
together