The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
THE PRIVATE COACHMEN.
FURTHER DIscLosUIs REGARDING THEIR DIS
HONEST PRACTICES.

FURTHER DrscLosURs REGARDING THEIR DIS
HONEST PRACTICES.
few weeks since some revelations OF a very dam.
aging character relation TO tho dishonest practices
Of that very large class or servants known private
coachmcn published in the HERALD. These rcvc,
lations had the effect ot making some OF those coach
men little careful in their dealings with their
employers and with the livery stable keepers who,
until tho publication OF tho HERALD article were com
pctey under the thumbs OF tho coachmcn. There is
large body OF these In New York city and as they
have private ASSOCIATION which controls IFS members
individually there is possibility for livery stable
proprctors TO combat them open light Should they
do So or should any individual livery man attempt IT,
he would be certain TO lose the OF those coach.
men who have the Of horses for their masters
number OF private gentlemen who have coachmcn
and keep and carriages decided after having
read the HERALD article to look into tho figures
OF the bills them from livery stables, horseshoers
saddlcrs and feed stores Having found the price OF
oats aud feed by the HERALD statement they in num-
Der OF cases. have told the coachmen that they must
not buy iced at such high prices should the same
had previously charged on the bills The qucs-
lion OF the mcndng OF harness has also been look cd
INTO and the fact being well known that max
constantly IN the habit OF receiving from
OF harness which have been wantony injured
requires some explanation. In many Instances the
coachman will break the harness or nurc II In order
to divide with the harnessmaker-who is forced look
at the fraud In spite Of himself-nfty
per cent OF the bill IL Is also common with
the coachman 10 bruisc, scratch Or fracture
the panels Of handsome coach and then have
II this condition to the carnage manufacturer
tho whccIwright or carriage PALMER 10 be put
order All this is expensive, and bills accumulate
without the know ledge Of tho owner OF the properly
who lives his brown stone front mansion, OF the
swindle that beng pcrpcracd him until the bin
comes In and he has to loot H. Always the coachman
will claim his pound OF flesh. and yet no has lately
given IL UP Reluctantly enough because the HERALD
has awakened the master 10 proper Of hs own
interests A brush for the use OF stable which has
h,gh as 50 or So now sold for much less.
since the HERALD exposures Of the coashmcps frauds
will not be worn out, nor will u DO renewed
often by the acquistive coachman. Publicity
IL by far the powerful remedy frauds Of this
nature and private gentlemen may depend upon II that
II they their bills regularly, and the deal
TO call tor the money IN person, they will be
cheated 50 oftep.
There IS one gricvous offence than all Others
and which, " truc. needs very searching nvcstiga
ton. The writer, In travelling throughout THIS city
private coachmen that some OF the more
hardened OF this class used vehicles 10y whicE
counterfeit money disseminated and gwen 10 deal
when coachfnen had bills 10 pay In tho
name Of their employers OF course no
livery stable keeper who had not the right infor
nation would like 10 doubt the genuincncss OF money
paid TO him by the coachmnn OF some prominent
citizen whose word always recognized 10 be- az good
as his bond. But 10 this way. ~ said large ol
counterfeit money have been placed the market,
the last man VINO receives the money In good faith
depending the good iar Of the giver OF the money
There are hundreds Of honest private coachmen who