The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-18
a TrehsSia Man's ecuaiapy Tsansac.
si6ns Win greer I Strangers.
Ffoin the new YorE; SIM. I e;i',9

saic rsG Suus
!. :, Ellis Brady, OF TTenton, N. o., came to
3SeW, I ork, and Yesterday tafternoon, sat on
bench IN City Hall Park, admiring tia ac.
s! I've htIle spaGroWs as they hspped about
from limb TO limb, and perched GIosa he.
side him while he threw them i,:fs az
cracker. John Gorgey with ISrobabiv aa
many aliases. soon came along and, tonE
seat near MIR, Brady He asked him where
he was from. and was glad 10 learn that he
was from Trenton. as he was wen ac.
quainted with Brady y'si father. Busi his fath.
Ier was dead. tphat Was .bad !. 1t mi0i,t he
an uncle. Yes, Brady had an uncle. but
he dldn,t live in Trenton or In. Pat
erson. Garvey must be mistaken, but he
telt confident tfrt hs knew some of the
family After a pleasant chat she two went
over 10 Delmonico's. and alter lunch went
down m 70 the Astor House and took o seat
binself as al agent for s. NJ PIKE 4. 7Goa. Gov
liquor merchants OF Cincinnati, and added
that he was going to Trenton that nighs In
make a sale to Mr.. Chas. Il. Skim. The
liquor. he said, was on, the way to the rail-
road depot at the time. While they sat
Chatting, suddenly Garvsy iumDed duD and
| teScS1aalmed, as q man entered :: n =
| Why's Skim, how are youp have or.
aered that Whiskey for;ypu aud I suppose
~ lS 0u ine cars now .,.sss.zs.'.-s
"fes,n Yes said the man he called Skin. .s.I
met tlit ut the ferry, and thought, Id Came
up town rather uhexp ecteiiy L would save
lect; your bili." = = W..
| .HOh, don't be III d hurry about ii. II NOT
/ convenient, you can let ft stand nntii the the
tirst Of the month, said 'Garvey. 8. g. @
y" would Just as 's6onl nav, il now nj anv
time, "and he handed GarYeH q ciisck for
5000 on AlpheuS SwnYZe, of 1,reiitnn. Gar.
vey handed back acheck for 5000: and.
looking into his wallet exclaimed sfS Il
have but $40 In currency, and yoIr. want
S4O more change. You mad better come
| down to the bank with me, and i win Get
it for you," said Garyey. 2
haven't time. want to catch the
next train, and have only Just time to
make 1t. Can't you borrow ii ?o Fl ,,E'
"Perhaps, "saYs G1rvey to Brady, 9s you
WI Will take m snls n .s check, and lend me until
Brady handed over the money and took
the check. Suddenly he remembered to
have read OF confidence operators, and said !:
"Look here, i believe you have sWindicd
me, and guess we had better not trade"
At this the strangers assumed an air Of in.
4 lured innocence, and asked him SHARPLY
whether he could distinguish gentlemen
from thieves. Just then a man with pen
behind.hiS ear entered, and Garyey said to
Brady "There is the clerk. Here, Mr.
Stevens, this gentleman and inSseIC have
had some little financial transactions, and
he wants some reference. He has heard of
" confidence games, and he is perfectly Fight
in inquiring into our characters" Mr..
'sStevens" assured Brady that both were
! highiy-honorable gentlemen, and that Mr..
4 G3ryey was u bUarder in the HOTEL. s's:'
This for moment satisfied Brady that
!ali was fair, and heapoiosfzed. Garvey then
i SAID, as they walked Into the passage. way,
4 pointing to u trunk;ss Have that taken tip
}; stairs again, 3fr. Stevens; am not going TO
Trenton tonight, rs IeXpected to;'
every well,n said Mr.. Stevens, and turn
ling to Brady he said, "just watch that
satchel for me, II you please" pointing to
one on the trunk, '1until come back I
wont be gone but a minute, and we will
! take boat down to Long Branch this after
lno0n." With that the two fellows went
! out the front entfinee. ..6.lN. :',.
Just then something In their manfer
! agaiuarOused: :Brady's suspicious, and as he
saw them turn down Broadway, an old
man whispered in his ear, 9 You are swim.
| dled.',%fg15t.s,. :, .t5ftt 81
J, Brady darted out the Vesey-street en-.
| trance and encountered the two sc01ndrels
us they were hurrying down the street,
i,and, seizing each by the collar, demanded
| his money. The money was promptly
i hanIledaeVer, and tho sharpers fed. 't',
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