The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
SHIPS THAT NEVER LAND
THE SPINDLE UPON NEW FORK
MERCHINTS.


nhPurCh
OF this Original Way of Getting Money.
In the latter pnrtor las, year, commission
MERCHANTS aud ship brokers la this city ana
ether srnbouri cities received lrti'rH from por'
SONS purportng to 1.-Two In North Carolina
South Carolina, lind Nirginia. asking for theli
rates Of commission and brokerage for the sul'
of lumber. grain. and naval stores. Nheh 'ht
rates wcro sent by merchant to the address
given. second letter followed. saying that
schooner had been chartered to carry certain
cargo. when. when loaded. would sail. con-
signed to the merchant previously written TO.
In due course Of tiine the merchant received O
printed bill Of lading, made out in the author.
red form. representing that cargo OF for exc
nmplel i150O0 feet of South Carolina yellow
pine huOrin2 had pecn shipped by joan Town
-"nd aud consigned tn the Merchant or broker
"orr"spgnand WITH. Following Is copy OF one
ul these Hills of ladiug:
sh,reI in enoi order ogJ condition by Geo Jones on
Amo. Hii. wa-ioT nov lying ~ IL, port Il rrnans
more or les ieing rarseS ana nunb"r I'D N.
m Tie MARIAN. nud are " he delivered N IKE gooi order
rcr~ OF ,hr ci rre mud ui3i.ai,on oni, excepted 10
B'utlcv oilic'-lts1c Co.. "r To- tcir a..in.. he or
ant Win prim,aec ani average nccu tmnei In Wit.
i,-mci &" ofGhnE MI OF ,i. iei"r HnG dS,c
, E Hyi sna acs1,s' YG ?'"y1. .n Y" i!apl
Hail. master
In the margin We're the words i.5jO railroad
ti"e: no inars." letter accompanied the bill
Of lading' saying that The shipper and owner Of
the curEo hal commissioned his son M his
agent N New York. or whichever city IN which
the merchant rorresponded with was IN husl-
moss. 20 receive the pro 'crds Of the sale o. the
"nrgu, and Tat the agent might be expected
s22n AZ propsr PeTTl9I sH'ssH ,Ge
ins wns reported ,f the nerrhant lived IN this
c ~ in tue arine II VS. columns an bal etin.d
the -ama day on tho board IN the Maritime Elk:
change. After sufficient number .; hours hhd
elapsed for the vessel 70 sail or b. tpwed from
sal, .lv Hook To- p Dior tn Cuptain nlso reported
the arrival at the merchants Office. but said
tbat. in consequence oi having deck load for
NrWnrS or .np" 0'l"r place n"nr pntt. III, rould
not deliver the lumber 'or n day or two Before
ing away the Ctpu y would generally Gsk Tor
an Nlydnc" on tue cargo. and would often re-
criv" from slnp 10 5000. Nnbout tue same time
the owners agent appeared and rec"ived on the
papers TINT he prrs"nt'G ns credentiul AMI 10.
eurity another advance of from 500 to $1,000.
Tho amount paid on the above hill Of lading
Nothing further would then be heard Of Cap:
tam or agent ami when the merchant who had
mad" t"-n advances Instituted inquiries, he
H~enttainei that neither the vessel designated
uo' the cargo named hud sailed from the ports
! from which hs eotrcspJudents letters were
| dNtsl-thp eLi re- transaction. was fraud
| Merchants IN y ston, Providence. Baltimore
! phdadelphia. and. m fact. nearly every city on
| TIE Atlantic sgab'ari have been swindled.
! The merchants o' this city made every ehort
! r. discover th"ir tricky correspondents. hut
| wtuout success. uhtu lnsne tor Murray put
| OGircrJ J. ID. L. Smith "a thg case, After several
mUu,.l-' arch. smith. In the latter part u
| September. t-g'.t % trail leal'ug through
| NV jersey. L unsyivuuiH nnd Delaware. and
| nu Thur isy A-., ue nrres'od one Amos Hall.
! alias simmons. uhNe smith. nllas Townsend,
! a. Tho prison r. WIS brought to this city A
| bee had teen indicted hv the Grand Jury. he was
| committed u tnr C.ty Prison ~ ~" District At
| t0rL-, wiihuu. tail. VI ge tinu i4.0JQ ugl been
rn'niv"d 10y Hall 'rors persons named in his in
| iictment.
| HAL. or Capt HUI, r. he should be called,
! having comusn led vessels NOR" substantial
tuan those Mat nkure on lis bills 81 lcding.. is
40 Old salt. with BLUFF hearty Ways tint nbled
! him ~ suirtFsiuuy .ls;aln lis part lie ~
about 81 yerrs of agc. The arrest OF his partner
! ~ partners Is lnok 81 for.
Ii is MT vet known "xgctly now Hall 20, his
/ vessels booked among The arrivals on t.e Mari.
time ENchnn-" bui,rtin board. The names OF
the vessels hr used wore not -un?osltitous.
'Whcn be hai u J.. pU l.-ued ~ having arrived
! o.. t!iS pnt hn knew ta3t 81" s-"ls were far
/ NVay %. course tl-y 'ut.li Lot then Aave 'een
/ sirua.lod by tue duiulrsd looknnis, and the
R u.,iuatr publication o. 'h-,r ur't'n!sd arrival
-.n uUly b. accounted !ug On the suYInfif.on
/ that % slroil inr@s 'ng"r perhaps HAN h.D-
S'll hIu-t uuy. reported 20 tdn ship news ONCE,
90 Marit.W- ExcDhnEr. that they mad pgsssd
/ TIE signal sia,. Ia 90 tx.