The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-24
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ALI BABAS IN NEW YORK.
THE sYSTEMITIC ROBBERY or rRH
TRADESMBN OF NEW YORK.


The Meeting Of Victims Last Nirht-Furtsss
Revetatiens-victimix Worse than Ryss
Decisive Action to be Taken.
The storekeepers who had been victiinired By
John Costello and John Glcnon, the inspectors oa
Weights and Measures, met last night at room u
Cooper Institute, according 10 ndvertisemeui.
About 80 OF the gentlemen who had been subjected
to tho blackmailins and consequent Court annoy.
ance OF the Official Inspectors were present. Ths
proceedings opened by the election Of Mr.. Kustss
as Chairman, who requested that those who had any
new cases to report would do 90.
A gentleman rose and stated that he represented
Mrs. G. Kenworthy, who keeps a millinery snd
dressmnking store at i6i Sixth avenue. Some tins
since,
COSTELLO AND GLgSoS
visited the lady's store, and demanded TO see hss
yard measure. Mrs. Kenworthy but short Wills
before had psid to have ths measure adjusted. snl
given an extra sum to have Il stamped. and toiA
them 40, but they made further charge, and wbea
she objected said they would force her TO pay whsa-
ever they asked. Mrs Ken nwortty paid no sttentioa
to their threats, and Monday last rece ved sum
mons. which she did not answer, and about half
past O'Clock last evening she vas surprised whoa
man called upon hor and presented the following
note
DrAn srni You viii please take notice that an enc
property. BY Immediately calling upon me snd pay
Ing sSa the :S%s you viii ,psr ,hsI rSass
P.s.-Thh must be paid before June %.
Mrs. Kenworthyi recognized the man presenting
the note ns ono who had, day or two previous,
given his name as John Singer, and
sHB AccoRDIHeLY CHALLENGED HIN
as to hi, right name. He then said that he VS.
Ihomas Murphy, and was going to seize In order tc
surprised, but soon found her surprise increased
when Mr.. Murphy began TO look around for some
thing on which to lay forcible hands In her store
the lady had several sewing machines, which wors
monious manner, approached machine at which Q
young lady was working. ard rudely pushing her
on one side took possession thereof. and put II %
q truck and drove away.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Henry r. Rivers, the keeper OF a wholesale cieas
business at 831 Bleecker street, said that ms
since the two fellows entered his store and demand
ed TO test some scales he never used. Mr.. Eyers
told them he never used the implement, and that he
could not and did not weigh any thing upon 1t. Tbs
men inspected the machine, and asked rs cents fos
MnSs Ne s Ever, reiused to pay and 2.
Tony" The Civil Justice. corner Of Houston ant
Mr.. Edward Crommelin, the propritor Of metal
roofnne establishment at 6a3 Washington street
said that for many years hc had been paying
cents per annum for having
A FLAr SCALE LOOKED AT.
Costello and Glonon visited him some time -nce.
clerk was In, and Nj. .Crommens ilrst intmstion Of
the act that anything was due was Q summona
handed him to appear before tho above named jos
tce.
A committee OF Ave gentlemen was appointed -
devise the best means Of fighting the so called In
lock il. r Rvers, 4 p Brown + ci,sYors, ei so. sOs
G. II. Kitchen form the Committee. At the Close
800 was raised 70 defray the legal expenses.
Tuk SUN was unanimously thanked for tho srposs
published yesterday morning OF the doing. OF the
men Costello and Glenon.