Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-09
PATENT oARTERsl
The Value Of a Little Bsx &C. 0. D." Ssnt
By e Certain Firm Ia Sew York 10
esrtsIa Firm Ia Memphis.
A Magistrates Court Appealed Ts-LsW-
lng and AttaOhlRg-Ths esatsHts
Of the BsS.
WAT an lndastFlsas Person eOt for S27 10
e0od "~6rseRbax."

The most sensational events from trivial
causes spring. To lock in upon Justice Nil
lar's Office yesterday, about noon, and see
that digni6ed dispenser Of the law sitting
upon his high stool, with Barney Cox the
Constable, on his left, two lawyers IN MS
front, and "the complainant IN this case
yer Honor" between them, one could
hardly imagine that there was material
enough there to Justify such q sensational
heading a. cans this article. But Just re-
memtsr that when Napoleon declared his
recent war upon Germany, he did IL with
ont any flourish of trumpe6s, b quietly
in his chamber, with no one present, per-
hans hut an amanuensis. This little
scene in the magistrates dingy office
meant q war upon the whole tribe OF
swindlers in New York The person who
makes complaint 70 his Honor, u. Al
vers0n, Of this city, lays q little box
on the desk. The box is done up in
three New York Tri5WHes. TskingOh the
wrapping. a black vanished tin box, four
inches deep, six inches wide, and ten
inches long, 0me to view. Within It
are three pine sticks, not unlike OF
those to be found in a bundle of kindllug,
each carefully wrapped up in paper. The
complainant, Mr.. AlversOn, said that the
Squire there and then beheld all that he
drew out of the express Otice, after
paving S27 on a sc. o. D." consignment
from one Thomas Morgan, New York. He
had sent for q box of Patent Carriers, " he
said, "aud there is what 1 gotl ] paid
S- foritU The box contained an invoice
Of the garters aud the three sticks, and a
note to the effect that they would be
happy TO forward him some counterfeit
money the next time he felt like making
a remittance. The box, mind you, was
of black vanished tin, ornamental with
Dutch lead gilt, so that if the wrapper
should be accidentally torn, or violently
taken OF. one would be at Once convinced
that there was valuable treasure within
treasure worth redeeming. The hangers
on round the court, always suspicious and
'cute, remark that patent carriers don't
come in tin boxes Of that sort. But, Of
course. they are no judges Of such things.
The Squire issued an attachment on the
Express Company against that twenty
seven dollars. In the meantime adver-
tisement is to be made in the papers for a
month. that this Morgan, Of New York,
is to appear on the eighth day Of April,
and answer, etc, before the said Squire,
and falling in this, Judgment by de-
fault will be given against Morgan,
and Mr.. AlversOn will draw his
twsutv-ssven dollars from the EX-
press Company, less the costs Of the
suit. the fees of the officials and the de-
mands Of the lawyers. Now, the various
questions come up, did Morgan, OF New
York, send ths patent gsrters in that boX2
Were those carriers taken Out and the
pine sticks substituted on the way2
Are the MOrgans and the other parties
in New York genuine dealers in pat
emit garters2 Why vas the invoice
in the bOx2 Why, a black vanished tin
box? Is the Express Company in any
a~ccOuntable2 Where is the sWindle
is it here in Memphis or in New York
Who are the swindlers? We're the gentle
of the Express Company bound to
deliver patent gaTters ana not three pine
sticks7 How about the note referring to
counterfeit money? Is this box the same
sort, size and "heft'',as hundreds,Ot others
sent from New York, &C. o. D." TO
various parties in this city, taken out,
paid for and found TO contain Jumps OF
coal saw dust, stsIesrsd behring's, ancient
sausage, old rags, empty bottles, bits Of
brass. broken glass, Old bones and chips
Of marble? We do not believe there was
any sWindle here; the fact is therefore evi-
dent, that Mr.. AiversOn has been most
sgrsgiously duped and that most likely
New York money making sharpers have
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