The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-05
A FRAUD ON THE BLACK CROOK.
Marshall o. Roberts as an Admirer
of the Ballet.
A Confidence Man Buys Prosoenium with
Forged Oheok-Harry Palmer and the
Sanity" Zimmerman Outraged
In Shameful Manner.

On saturday afternoon, wne the understanding
ticket seller In the box once at NblO's Garden was
endeavoring to hand out tickets to and take In bills
from large crowd who stood in front Of tue aper-
ture In which ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS purchase seats
for the "Black CroOk,' q very nicely dressed ana
plausibe.loOking man OF middle age, suavely pushed
his manly form through the crowd, and having
elbOwed himself up to the hole In the wall he cried
out in meOdlous accents to the ticket seler:--
'Here is note from Mr.. Marshall D. Roberts for
two prOsceDium boxes, TO see "The Black Crook"
He is charmed with the piece, and will bring his
folks If he can get desirable prOscenium boxes"
The ticket seller, IN bland way, received the
note, which was in rosecolored envelope ana
was highly perfumed, rather suspiciously he.
lieving at first that 1t was some ingenious dodge
OF moOnstruck lover to get m!ssive TO some dl.
vinity OF the ballet VINO had smOte his heart with
despair by her short.sKirted charms. Opening the
envelope he discovered highly roseate sheet OF
note paper, on which was written the following
request with check for $40, drawn On the
Chemical Bank. and signed by Marshall o. Roberts,
one OF our most esteemed, wealthy and lnaaentla
citizens
-, NEW YORK CITY, Dec 50, 1871.
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evening they dsengagsd want The lower box both
$40 do not know what the exact pnre is SO send en-
MARSHALL o. ROBERTS,
Yesterday the sanity JAKE Zimmerman who is
well known as the treasurer at Nloo's, was count
ing at inc Pile which he was going to deposit
in the Chemical Bank. The money was the
Of the the scK s9a and f e
SANITY Zimmerman felt very good, and was
chucking over the net result. There were several
checks besides. Harry Palmer was sitting III the
back room, looking as handsome as ever. He had
Just had an interview with correspondent Of the
all the year round free, and Harry had vanqulshed
HIM after terrible fight -,
suppose yo'l deposit this check OF s4O made oy Mr..
Marshall O. Roberts along with the rest of the
Certainly, jake by all means. He's as good as
gold, as the song goes. wish had as much money
as ME- Se ee% go @ ana s On ms
to see that he appreciates the high art and the
beauties OF the Black Crook He is gentleman Of
And here let IL DO said that the man who pur-
ported TO come as the messenger OF Marshall o.
Roberts did not succeed In getting two proscenium
vacant Tor the nisnts whIsn toe supposed Mr..
s'Black CrooK.' one was sold to MIN for $40 Tie
other belonged to Mr.. A. 7 Stewart ana, as he
deemed ineXpedient to sell his box, although Mr..
Palmer sent down word to his clerk to tell the mes
7. Stewart were personal friends application of
the former 10 the latter for the loan OF his box for
Steward. or that Mr.. Palmer was quite certain
NOW this is just where the joke the sanity Zim-
norman comes IN, as well as the fraud on the Black
CrOOg.
The plausible fraud Of q messenger was satisfied
with the only box that was 10 be had, and SAID,
swell, Will tell Mr.. Roberts ana let Mr. A. T. Stew
art ana Mr. Roberts settle 1t between them about the
other box" At the same time he handed IN his
check and received three $40 bills in exchange.
Had he got two boxes he would have only been
able TO make $40 by the confidence operation.
Well, yesterday the sanity Zimmerman made his
appearance at the counter OF the Chemical Bank,
and the receiving teller, whom Jake occasionally
furnishes with seats, IN the front row, We knOw,'
rushed 10 take hts deposit. When he came to the
$40 check OF Marshall o. Roberts the teller handed
= "Thats too thin, Jake--it won't wash. That's not
Mr.. Roberts signature by any means. Not for
"Wna-a-at do you nleanY See here-that amt q
forged check is itf' shouted Jake, Ill ghastiy tones
''That5 Just what II Is, ana no mistake-a forged
check" answered the paying teller, with another
grin.
''Aiy God am sOld then,n said Jake rushing out
and of to the office OF Marshall o. Roberts. That
gentleman, with bland SMILE denied the authority
OF the signature and pronounced 1t forgery at
once.
The shades OF night were falling fast when the
youthful zimmerman met the good-oOSlng Harry
Palmer. They had some conversation, and Il was
voted by both that nothing should be said about the
matter.
II told MI. Roberts that 1t was not for the $50
that we cared, because we take In enough money
every night OF the Black Crook to buid an orphan
asylum, but to be swinlled In this plausible way
really sickening TO contemplate"
LETS say nothing about IT, said Harry Palmer.
IL is needless to say that the ever vgllant police
are on the track OF the confidence man, aud may
IND hun making New YEARS. calls A. d. 1873.