New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-29

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his Gnd friend tSld him, and With surE negative he
mixes with the thronE Of fellow passengers. .
rEiR DIScoVRRY WHEN TOO LATE.
The starting time arrives and thu vessel steGms down
the bay. she tGkeS her course outward. Passengers
eeek their berthE and the emgrant Ands his bed HIS
only consolation the loss Of % kind friend Is 30
count over his money on comes the bolt and pocket
rs store, the Sard hard earnings Il years Of ton and
suffering. tho steamer haatens on sandy HOOK -
n his lap, only he made . bluder in the count his
friend could net have made mistake be seemed 90 10
sa ,ts enoasS 4 sSOlt; he has not O1esath q hs
savings he has been robbed after all and with heart
f TS 70 Se az Sc ne TSS 70 aE VIII the Set
in his hand, and states his loss TO the Stncere rs
S S s sR0 !. day sFser Day and srs
He must finally bring himself to know that his labor b
e Ss SSS sSc5%psS To Is where
life three years before with additional load to carry
sOG aa Sa " the who the
for such things become known aboard ship explains
world was thief who bad selected him his dupe that
e clerk Of the bank was s % S ne Co
fasten on HIS 6st the clerk dropped the belt with tne
f nv sd Sssn S Win less
had been waiting all the morning or me sg heaN
vised on arrival BY the runner. The seller Of the H.
the Omgraut also informed was another confederate
in the country newspapers
the emgrant induced to purchase his ticket OF west
S R S c and then the agent provides his with
the card OF boarding house frequented ny UNI rs
II IL fair TO that the agent thus serves the pu
pOses Of the runners for consideration which aads 20
Bis income nom the handsome commission On J9s tSs
in Jersey City Or even on tee other de os on S
NOr EroBe indeed to the same town. and the
catches eagerly ct the 0ner OF coinpanlo mo- snip
he mpas the secrets Of hls fDancis condition to
made friend Then comes the natural question o. tae
the sailing Of the steamer and the genuine emigTant
produces his card when strange to say hls
dere9 still more interesting They remain together until
steamer day" and then wander on 10 company i n
81 arch Of bank wherein they can obtain foreign gotu
for their United States paper money The runner re-
ates to the emigrant the vc:studes through M9Gn ne
Of the emiant IN his sSmpa1SS Is stu sI rsae6
sSs sSd there the swins psrpetraed R the
same manner related in the stnssnce Should the
ray ShsS 1kS r OF his and not sCcept
cordially might the OF the runners the
nshes free liquor to the emgran and runners and un-
der the satanic influence Of the worst liquor
the emgan allows himself to be used at the pleasure OF
the thieves to whose guardianship he has trusted him.
self =. -
This game however, has it's variations and when that
of the belt fas the fears to try It, other TRICKS
are brought into play. The amount OF money IN the
emgrants possession Is also matter upon which the
style Oh theft depends The who travels very FAR
West will not return with victim whose pockets are
not well filed. Should he meet with ONO who has only
small amount generally Turntables him with board
sfnSbt inta the dem or to his III fortune to fall in with
% Of ~ the a %ny E Of
urequently happens that the eniErS b TX tS nan
inc snc fIs case he s taken in hand by the
different system. Avoxing hIE,sef to be sport" the
but beng an adept In his business his tae Is yold IN
naive way and SOFAS to impress the emsrsnt with the
ons who would to take any undue advantage OF
weaker person for the gambler Of the upper ten aas me
dssIincs Having arrived the city, the runner takes
H victim H to Of ns
espt 70 JOIN IN the game The victim Il sOoH fopEso o
Tunner Is rewarded with onealf the proceeds. 1t
times happen: that the emigrant ads his own wax 70
cur . month ago. middle-aged man. accompanied by
Young man about years old found their way into faro
% S1ra pluck and lost $40 After walking two blocks
away the man broke down, aud began y upbraid his
S %SsB he AZ li :Sss
away The attracted the attention of an old gam
way Of Setlng it. aud that was by thsyoSnger q the
who had not PLAYED gSS Ssee 70 3b the SsnF and
having slded his fellowyctiT TO the dem This he did,
and refsd go W3 s sy RAa 10 SSeSsr them s
oberes are discovered but the runner invariably takes
ECS0 minute Sans Ss SefCre the ship sails Who
arc picked up in Jersey CITY ana h3G0ken " ~ @
bogus teWeiry establishments; but these dens were
broken up two years ago. and the runners were mus
9SseS a IN 3P t 81 N hese traders en- the cOndDs
cence OF their ignorant s the one
W 81 tSe abors These two 4n had formerly been
employed on the Hudson River Road and bad thus BE-
various trains Turning the knowledge thus gained 70
ADVANTAGE these men got on every night uan
at the Hudson River Railroad Depot 1t Thirttetnst
blue uniform after the fashion OF railroad eonductof
when the train under way these worthless marched
s s2S =: S SGs Ssa Ss1 aRa but
ter Of the Conductor demanded their tickets, and
n these were for SOHaes Tar Weetern city
re Hs1s .. SaSeS tie West had
exer~ensSer was made the bogus conductor infafned
the tanGrNnt that the amount greater than the
rules 0f tie road peEmted and demanded the payment
Of from "A 10 ~ Inc demand rarely refused, and
thua = consfderable o. money vas o0neeteo eaen
evening aud the oheAtA bad ett 1A tain before was
en- M tbe ety. They were ~ snS fbs sSsS a