Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-06-21
FISHING FOR FOOLS AGAIN.
Five Hundred Dollar Watch for Twenty
Doiiars-The most ingenious Of the Saw
dust Artists Frauds.

In your city, and ms you are taking some pains {
ferret out all such dcns, will you please look aiic
this case. J.w. JAYNES.
shinnston, Harrison Co., W. Va, May 81, 1871
The bill referred to as having beer
sent to Miss Maggie Jaynes is an elab
torate and triumphant effort in bill
head architecture. 1t is too good Il
be lost. Therefore, we reproduce i
in text and general form as follows:
NEw YonK, May 2s, 1871
Mngsie Juyn~,
Shinnston, W. Va,
To Duryin, Elliott 4 Co.,
Importers and Manufacturers of
Watches, Jewelry, and Slycrware
Wholesale department up stairs. l0S Broadway
For repairs on hunting, stem winding, golt
| chronometer, made by JugeTsen, No l5,02l, viz
baance wheel and hair spring. 81
main spring and cleaning ng...................1 2!
fin, lever, regulating, OF
gold cap, eng 3D.. ""..-....,.......""".....6 81
Pcae remit by express. 500 2,
DEAN MADAM; The above watch received from
YOU 2lIt February is now ready for delivery
You were correct whom you stated that it could
not be repaired outside of this city. We have had
great difficulty with IT, but 1t is now in thorough
order. AMI we warrant it to keep correct time fol
five years
You wntc that the watch was found and desir.
cd to knos its worth. II is a very valuable time.
piece, and must have cost at least $500 in gold
IL IL now worth 800, and for any one desiring
correct tinepicce is really cheap at It's first cost
Please iemit the amount Of above bill by ex.
press, and hc watch will be immed lately forwarded
Oblige Iy responding at once, as we are about
closing ow business, aud every day it remain.
with us mtails additional trouble and expense
Respectfully,
DURvIN, ELLIOTT & co.
los Broadway, New York.
Armed with the originals of these
documents, Sun reporter yesterday
sailed forth in quest of entertaining
information. He first went to 1913
Broadway to hunt up Durvin, Elliott
* Co. Curious.y, no such firm existed
there. The building is unoccupicd,
and tho reporter could gain no infor.
nation whatever. As it was reQues,
ted that the remittances might be sent
by express, he went to the Office OF the
Adams Express to inquire whether
any packages of money had been re.
'ceivcd for Durvin, Elliott & Co, and
ifso, to whom they had been delivered
"Durvin, Elliott & Co. ?" said a very
handsome clerk with blue necktie,
who sat at the money delivery win.
dow. "Oh, yes,
LOTS OF PACKAGES COME FOR THEM"
Reporter-To whom are they dc.
livercd f.? / ask because no such firm
exists at 1913 Broadway.
The handsome young man with q
blue necktic looked at the reporter.
al think" he said, "thcy go to Hub
bard, the sawdust man; but you'd
better see Whiting, the money driver
lie knows"
Filled with singular doubts of the
propriety of the Adams Express Com.
pany's delivering money packages
addressed to Durvin, Elliott & Co. to
Hubbard, tho sawdust man, the re-
porter started off in quest of Whiting
He found that gentleman in Cortlandt
street, gracefully reclining in his
wagon. The reporter approached and
stated his business. Mr.. Whiting ad.
mitted that he did not deliver the
money packages to Durvin, Elliott d
Co., but declined to say to whom he
did deliver them. Ho referred the
reporter to
MR.. HoEY, THE SUPERINTENDENT
of the Company. That gentleman
was found in his private Office. Hc
looked at the papers
"Yes," said he, "that is thesawdast
man"
Reporter-IIubbnrd is his name, is
it not
Mr.. Hoey-Yes, | believe so.
Rcporter-The money packages are
delivered to him 7
Mr.. lIocy-Yes.
Rcporter-And yet they are ad.
dressed to Durvin, Elliott 4 Co.
Mr. Hoey-Well, you sec, we have
no sympathy at all with the people
who attempt to buy counterfeit money
of Hubbard. 1t is but dog eat dog,
and we don't propose to interfere with
the game.
Reporter-But this is no, counter.
felt game. 1t is a deliberate attempt
to swindle woman out Of $40 by
false prctences, by making her believe
that a deceased daughter had left
watch to be repaired, and by getting
her to send the money TO pay the
charges.
Mr.. Hocy-Wcll, this is the first |
knew of
THIS PARTICULAR GAME.
or course | shall break it up, so far as
the Company can do it.
And with this Mr.. IIocy started out
to give the necessary orders. Ap.
proaching a remarkably well dressed
young man with quill pen gracefully
poised behind his ear, he said:
"Billy, how many money packages
have como here for Durvin, Elliott
q Co. Z
Young Man-About fifty, / guess,
Mr. Hoey-Wbo gets themy
Young Man-Hubbard.
Mr.. Hoey-Don't deliver any more
to him until | say so When he
comes in tell him | want to see him,
Rcporter-Mr. Hoey, by what au.
thority do you deliver Durvin, Elliott
& Co.'S. packages to Hubbard 7
Mr.. Hocy-Oh, well, we know
Hubbard very well, and he has 10.
gally drawn
POWER OF ATTORNEY
from the firm, giving him authority
to receive their matter; so you see
we canno, get out of delivery although
we may know the firm to be Il bogus
one, and the whole thing u swindle.
Rcporter-W Where is Hubbards office.
Mr.. Hoey-lle has half a dozen.
Tho principal one is at 20s Broadway,
up stairs.
The Sun Reporter then started in
quest of George W. Hubbard, alias.
Durvin, Elliott & Co, and alias half
u dozen Other firms and names. This
man is ut the head of the swindling
profession mathis city, and is the foun.
der Of the sawdust counterfeit money
game. He is shrewd, ingenious, and
skillful, aud very impudent. He s "a
,..u,, san, ~ ,,hnrt thirty five feet