The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-31
A Suckers Experience tn New York;
A Sho, that Missed ITS Object-CaSeii

A Suckers Experience In New YORK
A Si,o, that Nj Used IT'S Object-CaSc;i
at Last.
iFrom the New York Commercial Advertiser. !
About month since Joseph Ford, Il
Shrewd western man, residing ut the rising
city of Astoria. Fulton county. Illinois, re-
Ccived Il circular from New York, signed by
John Roe. of No. II Ann street. This pre-
cious document set forth in CLOWN" colprs
the profits arising from dealing in counter
teit money, and offered Mr.. Ford, Is Il
good man aud true an opportunity OF
making his fortune.
Ford took the gIittcring bait at once. He
WIS struggling hard toadyancr himself. and
was not over-scrupulolIs; rs 10 the means by
which this end should he obtained. But he
was keen, and. having read Of The trickery Of
New Workers, he WIS determined not to be
Swindlcd. Accordingly, he Started tor
Gotham, and entered Mr.. Roe's >anct;lm,
in Ann street. about Il fortnight age. On
maxim. known his business, Roe expressed
his willingness 10 make i trade, and showed
the Western fortune hunter some bills
which he said could not he surpassed by he
American Bank-Noto Company. lie could
safely make his IS~.r'i"" "a; IN" hill '""-"
really genuine. But poor Ford WAS igno-
rant of this important fact. He examined
the bills. and came TO the conclusion that
he could easily "sh0vc% countcftritS
III the SAN" description, among his
.mSophis'"alrd townSmnn. He inquired
tie prices, and was informed that he
roulu have the precious stun ut The mod
est rate "f ten cents on The dollar. Ford
could not withstand the temptation. In
fact he came. he saw, and was conquered.
He eagerly purchased $50 worta oil the
queer and started for his Western home.
tn arriving III his store he waited I'll night,
aud when MI WAS quiet he opened Tie
boxes containing" (HS h. surpassed the Jaw
material With which his for un" WAS 10 nc
manufactured. Aftrrrcmnyu4 several coy
crinys he louud la his blank a>tui!l-!lmcnl
thut the first box contained nothing but
saWdusl. Continuing his search he discover
I'd in the second box some line specimens of
iron manufacture III the shape Of hinges, and
III The third box were some copies OF New
York papers. Tnr rage otihc Hoosicr may be
Imagined. He stamped. he tuned, he swOrc,
ana Threatened dire vengeance against the
smart New Yorker. He bad. however, ex-
halt>tcd his it.ndS Oh the speculation, and
WAS rot able until 4 few days since to come
On TO New York. When he arrived in the
city he FASTENED to No. IL Ann street, and
found the genial Mr.. Roe airing himself
on the sidewalk. Ford rushed up to
him, boiling with Indignation, and de-
HilHucu his S-ou. hoe LOOKUP aI Hlill
supcrciliou>N, and, with consummate
ctlrontcry, told him he never saw him
before. Ford reminded him Of their little
business transaction, but the swindlcr did
not perceive the point, and pretended utter
ignorance of the whole affair. AT length
Ford lost patience, and, pulling out Il form
liable navy revolver, tired at the saw-dust
man. But he apparently belongs to that
class who "are not born to be drowned"
or to die any decent death. The ball made
very nice hole in bis elegant white hat,
and he rushed incontinently to Nassau
street, where he found policeman, who
arrested Ford. Ford was locked up ut the
Tombs, but when Justice Hogan heard the
circumstances OF the case he issued il war
rant for the arrest of MIR. Roe, and this
morning the exquisite was brought in and
duly committed Tor examination.