The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24
1 500. 900 SyyIndIe HowR YOrauG Man
.ctIpiu The Tea Business and Made
s,.n an, SKA s-sSpuud Basis.

Among the remarkable swindles Of the
DAY /, enc which has been exposed within
~" pas. lwcnty-;our hours, much 70 the
horror II the firms that lind themselves
ont " by the transaction. In March last
s. Young man, rather prepoSscSsing in APP
t. iance and with a su>plciOuSly bright
,a.iucS- cuuntcnauce, opened a tea and cot
,,.-ja ca y o. 1924 Ridge avenue, and hung
.,.3t = 9Iaring sign, upon which. IN couSplcu-
r5., I,ilcr~. appeared his name. Charles
Nay. ilc adOptcd system which at once
l:on.ht hlm into favor with housekeeperS,
and grorers who did business upon lower
plane than he--and that was The system OF
'ow prices for excellent goods. His store
presented 10 the customer all that was at
.,active. and implanted at once i'll the
hearts Of his patrons that faith which is the
source Of u GOOD run OF custom. Mr.. Way
0I iargc hU,inc,> in surprisingly short
,.n". Large wagons. heavily laden, drop
}..l their burdens 1T his store. and scarcely
an hour hut other vehicles carried the same
goods t. Ii" dcpots or other places. Tha.
his W4> all 2 :" ileeting show" it needed
uIly time 10 demonstrate.
Mr.. Way. having fitted up his establish
mont called upon MessrS. Thomas Vi. Kerr,
Thomas Roberts. White, Brother & Co.,
John 4. Al. ana number Of other firms,
and al each bought goods TO the amount of
rom &lU1 10 Sij0. aud paid cash. At the
..mr I'm" be did not fail 10 impress upon
lie nird< OF each OF these firms his inten-
N cf comm" there often for similar
riders aS he did llouri>alDg business at
IT, place on Ridge avenue. This plain
transaction at once gave him what he SO
u.u-h desired status, without which his
wtl"i, plln would have dropped to pieces.
H. rItcd al thc>" stores Subsequently. and
ordered from 5000 up 10 81 600 worth OF
..ll."> and teas on account, aud refer ing
riln-r OF whom he purchased TO The firms
WIKI which il" hAd been engaged in cash
t.at;r. They referred one 10 The other, and
III received word that Nh, Way was, SO tar
a., they knew. a good cash customer.
This business went on hriShly from the
moment when Mr.. Way set out in the tea
and coffee line until within a week ago,
when al event occurred that disturbed the
waters in which he had 50 successfully been
rowing his own boat. He went TO one
ri:,u-Uutrrtuu:tc mistake for another
batch II goods. and they refused because
.c iiIG not paid up the last account. lie
promised 70 make il al right % in q day or
So still pursuing his scheme to increase
Ii, stock, he called upon another flfm and
persuaded them 10 lc; him have eight bags
i roitrc. giving his usual references, and,
L@juckily, incl4d;rg the firm which had
'i4 day refused The coffee was to have
t""H sent around IN tue AFTERNOON TO Ways
sore. hut scarcely half an hour elapsed
when he returned III his oWn wagon before
tn" nous" and commenced to load up the
reiitc After he had departed inquiry was
made OF the tirln that had refused Way as
- hi Standing. Imagine the discontinue
when word was returned, suspicious !;
dent >rll."
This was on "Wednesday. Upon the even
jHI Of that day tie rict!mZing Way dee
CampcG, where TO no one seems to know.
Yesterday visit was PAID by some OF the
ylc.lmzcd firm 20 his tiourishing store at
No. l52i Ridge avenue. When the door
Mas op,nd q sight broke upon the vision
II Tie creditors that terminated them with
hope. Upon the shelves were chests OF tea
and boxes Of c, llcc--so one would have
Thought from the genuine labels-wh'le
.rout the floor stood barrels OF the same
aud plies Of well filed bags. The creditors
discussed al once the propriety OF ieVylng
upon the goods, when one, more curious
and prIiug than the rest, peeped into one
"i the boxes. II the floor had yawned at
H. cct he could not have been more aston
l>a.u than was he when, reaching up, ne
thrust ms hand Into one OF tie boxes and
iHllcd out, not coffee, not tea, but saw
dust. Upon this expose the creditors stood
pcirDcd with am9Zement. Sawdust nued
The chests: >awduat was packed into the
barrel, and crammed into the bags.
Upon a closer investigation, it was dis
covered that Way had sold out all his FUR
mlurc, his horses and wagons, with which
TIC h'd made such IN impressive display.
aud goac 40 where the woodbice twineth>
perhaps, for none knew TO the contrary.
pom rough calculation, it was aScer-
lalncd that the firms in question had been
e"lndled out Of $4,000 worth Of goods,
each losing from =, 900 to g 500.
ihc police are on the track Of the SWIM
der. Whether they will catch him re-
MAins TO Dc seen.-Phstudelphta Telegraph.