The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

EXPLOITS OF A TOBACCO SHARPER AMONG
RICHMOND MANUFAcTuRERs.-The Richmond
tobacco men have been considerably ex-
cited during the past few days by the pass
age OF the new tobacco law, which was
published in the Dispatch on Saturday, as
well az by the exploits OF bogus repre-
sentative OF the well-known tobacco-house
OF S. Hernsheim & Brothers, OF New Or
leans. Some of the tobacconists, 1t IS stated,
have been yictimiZed in various sums, but
they are 10th to admit it even II 1t be true.
This so called representative OF the house
referred to came to Richmond and put up
at one OF our first-class hotels, from which
he carried on his operations. Towards the
close of the past week he came across Mr.
y. G. Mayo on the street, and met him
somewhat in this familiar way: "How are
you, y. G.. Don't you know me?" Mr.
Mayo said he did not know him, but
as soon as he said his name was Hern-
shcim, OF New Orleans, HE thought he
recognized him as member Of firm
with whom Mr.. Mayo had been doing
business for twelve years or longer.
whose paper he had held to very large
amount, and whose financial standing was
4 No. /. They commenced conversation
! in which the would-be Hernsheim. said be
had =. been on little tare thsApight before !;
that he had lost Ss5. and thA he had run
entirely out Of funds" MaSo took him
down to bis factory, and the two COM
menced to "talk business at once. The
New Orleans man spoke OF large orders
that he desired filed; told Mayo Of the
ready sale that some OF his (Mayo's) brands
of tobacco had met with in New Orleans
and elsewhere, and talked about business
transactions that Mayo had had with the
Hernshcm house that convinced Mayo at
once that the man was just who he repre-
sentcd himself to be.
During his stay in Richmond he also Wis
tied other Observation-Disclosures. 0. 7. Greg
ory G. Co., Sam. Mayo, Mayo & Knight, and
others. The last-named concern showed
him large number Of samples, and he
promised to buy largely; but all OF our
, tobacco men say that no tobacco was actually
s'Iipped upon his order. On THURSDAY, or
probably Wednesday. he met Dir. San.
Mayo, and so well satisfied was he that the
man was one OF the Hernsheim's that at his
request he went upon lhe street to get a
draft cashed-only for S100-he (Hern-
sheiml said to pay a few bills that he
could not wait to pay until he got
home. They went first to the National
Bank of Virginia, but Mr.. Lockwood was
out, and the teller ouldn't cash his draft.
Turning to 60 out, the man said to Mr.
Mayo: "Lct's go somewhere else; these
fellows are sardincs anyhow" or words to
that effect. They went down the street un-
til they reached the corner OF Twelfth and
Main, when, glancing up ut the Planters
National Bank sign, the pretended Herr
sheim said: " Why, here's bank; and it
S,, hot, RI h,,S n
| New Orleans. Let's 20 in here"
They went in, and the man was intro
duced, as Mr.. Mayo believed him to be, ,as Mr..
Nj. Hernsheim, of New Orleans. He made
known his wants, and Mr.. Qualles was re-
uuestcd to give him the desired amount
| 500. 5O-half dollar being retained for col
| lection. After thanking Mr.. Davis he left.
lie subsequently told MIR. D. G. Mayo that
Mr.. Davis had told Mr.. Quarlcs to give him
$500.
Whether other OF our tobacconists were
mulcted is not absolutely certain. 1t
was stated on Saturday that he had bor-
rowed $50 from Messrs. O. ?. Gregory Il
Co. He was, however, very nicely enter
tanned at the Cafe, but exactly who footed
the bill has not come out.
A notice OF his exploits might be spread
out to q considerable length, but it is only
necessary to add that when he lett the city
be had IN engagement with Mr.. D. C.
Mayo, but when MI. Mayo went to the
hotel to see him he was informed by the
clerk that Mr.. HcrnSheim had gone to
Lynchburg. He then became satisfied that
the man was fraud. and at once tele-
graphed to New Orleans 10 ascertain
whether one OF the Hernsheim house was
in Virginia. An answer came in the mega
tive.
Since leaving Richmond he has been
heard of in Danyille, but the authorities OF
that place telegraphed to the police here
that "Mr. Hernsheim had gone to Winston,
n. c."