, 1872-10-19
FfctimiZed of Their last
Cent and then Ts srned
AGriff.
Their Children and Bags age Seized.
and Il Id as Hosta yes.
A Chapter Of Wro1 1gs That
Need Rightini

the State Of New York, thert
Garden, in New York City, d
27l,061 immigrants, Of vi
1o5, 900 passed through this
BY the following statement ot
that lead from those cities ut
arrive. There we're transpor
Pittsburgh + Fort Wayne Railro:
Michigan Central Railroad.
Michigan Southern Railroad -,
Great Eastern OF Pan Handle Raj
OF these roads the Pittsbur
Is the most popular with il
being a fayorite Will
tion Commissioners in
City. This road runs
trains made up Of passabl,
coaches, and comes through t
thirty-six hours, never stoppi
points, and thus protecting
being ewindled and robbed
Chicago.
The Michigan Central Rail
immigrant cars, expressly bui
pose. but these cars are att
trains, causing considerable at
cornfture to the occupants, vi
layed in the transit.
The Michigan Southern Raj
The immigrants that pass over
OF old and di1apidated },ass
run through from New York
to freight trains; from Puff
are attached to the regu] sr.t
Company claims that it. is
Immigrant in being { arrie Il
manner described, q nd ri y
time to replenish tn cir foe ID
Ing this to be a fact ;, it ce rts
the danger immigr ants are tt
being swindled b > unprin Clip
running the risk Of being ] cit
The Great Ea stern, or Pan
now run by tn . same manage
burgh & For Wayne :Road,
principle. T bis road or,ly G
grants as CO ne from Eur, ,pe {
The fare On all these re dds.
from New York to this city
Tho great est number of I'M
do not find the end of til cir.
cago, but travel further Z u
whereTer. the location Of th
may be- These people, al
through Tickets, that are SUPP
to their destination, with, out,
eTer, H::e forced, inthemit isto
pay T. ibute in the SUM of SOC.
shar1ds who fatteo On the. 1ns
az - 1ough paying the F rice
Lr~ ~ket, they are not peri Mite
Favored travellers, who, 1:ho,1p
fare, are still not dubbed i'm
gratis through our city, from {
privilege that is accorded tx , ot]
pay no more, but who can wi tth L
the imposition. A1r. Pam ,llee
the / StranHfer Of innmigran ts.
king advantage thereof has Ia
80 cents. For the purpose Of i
az possible to be transferxe d b,
Parnalee employs agents tor :
whom speak the language Of
These agents board the ErMns :
from the. city, and sell tr 8
cents apiece to nearly all the !.
suppose these men to be rai /
have no idea wherefore the {
About twenty miles nearer tht :
immigrant houses come on
These fellows always speak Il
ges, and have studied
system Of robbing inmig1an
represent themselves as rail
aak the immigrants whether
previously sold them ticket
swered in the affirmative, the
immigrants that they have b
that the tickets they have I .
worthless; that they {the RI i
bona fde officials sent for the
ferzlng them free Of charge.
migrants readily believe thei I
themselves into their char; .
the tickets they had prey i
Parnnalee's agents. Arrived ,
are taken on the wagon Of the
aswayB in waiting, and driven
about half an hour, and are Il Il
tain On which they in; 4
bark had already departet |,
then are taken to one
grant houses, which they seld
u the possession OF any none,
The tickets which these fello1
from the immigrants are sold ba,
agents at twenty-five cents apiet
operation both Parmalee's acent,
ners make q snug little SD m duri!
mr. Parmalee, On being acqun
facts BY q TRIBUNE r'sporter,
know it to be q fact, brit there is
it. These Immigrant runners q
agent I may engage>'e
To describe all the Ct WAVE tia
;ricks that are vim of these I:
grant runners would fill several
paper, and for want of space
hem can be related to tho
u these runners, when
'oatd OF an immigrant
7ery innocent and harmle
he keen eyss Of q hawk, they s.
heir vlchnl, whom they approac
;idn as 10 where he is from and =
lon may be. Being told, for il
zones from Schweizersheim, an
mation is Chicago, the runner
ny ne has an uncle by the nan
I1tz, with whom he intends to E
1er 1oyfuly exclaims: ssSchnicke)
ne Why, he is the.4ery man ri
o look for you! lam his beg.
se you 10 SO with me and ste
1nt1l he can come for you himself
grant is naturally oyerjoyed at III
1ncle's friend so easily, and clad
:nnner = to the immigrant hotel.
u course, never comes for him. =:
money 1s Gono he is turned into
ind his uncle the best way be can
, Another I. favorite trick Of theirs
'hlld or d bundle that NAV belon1
;rant family, and run away w;ith
ne family follows to get back
baggage. aud are thus enticed int
immigrant houses. There ara fen
,eis which employ runners in II +
5nIon Hotel, No. 100 West Randt
:; :: Morast, proprietor; the Nation
u and s2 Sherman street, John r.
,r1etor; the Eagle House, No. 50
rect, Christian Pfcner, propuetf
ioase: Nos. 95 and 81 South Canal
,ch Klussnlsun, proprietor; Il
'e1e12 Ne. 552 South Canal stree