National Republican., 1876-12-11
LIFE In WASHINGTON.
sKETCHTs ABOUT THE CITY BIZ
REPUBHICAN,s REPORTERS.
How to Start Business without Capt..
tai much Ado About Potatoes-The
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How to start Business without Capis
tai Much Ado About Potat0es-The
Swiu<sIcrs in Custody.
Times are hard, business dull and money scarce,
and it puts the dishonest class to their wits ends
to secure means wherewith to thrive. Richard
II. Galloway, Alexander DIGGER and ]. Schoho,
-aliss VIM. Wolf, all of Philadelphia, pondered
over the problem, and finally concluded that they
had discovered new way to start and conduct a
fourishing business without possessing any capi-
tai. Having matured their scheme, they put it
into operation, as follows: They went to No. 1c22
Girard avenue Philadelphia, and negotiated for
the rental Of q basement, but terms not being
agreed upon no contract was made, and they de-
parted, representing that they would look else
where. Then they had business cards printed
under the name OF r. H. Richardson Co, pro-
duce dealers, and located their house at the above
number on Girard avenue, although they had
made no lease of those premises and did not oc-
cupy them. 1t was now time to commence trade,
SO cne Of the sHindlers called at the wholesale
produce commission house Of BuZby. McUulley &
Co, NCs. ~ and 4s North Delaware avenue, in
that city, and purchased one huT dred barrals of
potatoes, 10 be paid for on delivery at the busi-
ness place of the firm on Girard avenue.
CO. and the VEGETABLES were W t started mp @ town on
drays hired by the purchasers Failing to get
any return after reasonable time had elapsed,
inquiry was made and the discovery that no such
hrm was doing business at the place named.
Search was then instituted for the draymen.
They were with some QlrnculJy lOunQ, anu stated
hat, by direction OF the man who went with
them The potatoes were hauled to a coal yard
rear the Philadelphia and Baltimore depot. 1t
was also ascertained that here the potatoes were
cmptied out, rebarreled, labeled apples and
shipped South. Detective VIM. II. Taggart was
then called in and requested TO make an investi-
cation, and he soon obtained sufficient informa-
tion 10 satisfy him that they had been shipped to
this city and consigned to Taylor Wade & Co..
produce dealers.
He notihed Detective McDevitt of the facts by
telegraph, and that officer, together with De-
tective McElfresh and Acting Detective Voss,
went on the watch for the parties, and arrested
them while trying to negotiate an advance on
the potatoes from the commission merchants.
They were taken to police headquarters, where
Mr.. McCulley, of Philadelphia. recognized Alex
DIGGER as the man that purchased the produce
from him. The parties win be taken to Phila-
deIphia for trial 1t is only just to Messrs. Wade
4 Andrews, the firm receiving the goods, in
which Mr.. Taylor Wade is 4 partner, to say that
they knew nothing of the sHindling transaction
in connection with the potatoes, and promptly de-
liYered them up TO the authorities when the facts
in tine ease were made known TO them
Georgetown firm of coOpers, ordering 100 barrels,
at forty cents each. The barrels were delivered
and sold by the swindlers at the price of twenty
five cents each, and when the coOpers came to
hunt up their customers they found that no such
firm existed as the one in the name Of which the
barrels were ordered. The prisoners were CON-
pleiely identified yesterday morning as the par
lies who had ordered the barrels.