The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-26
TIE sUINDLED Immigrants.
a ueartIess Fraud Perpetrnted by ~ Tavern
Keeper In Hamburg.

One of the most unmitigatcd, outrageous
swindlcs WIS brought 20 light at the Union
Depot, this city. last evening. Before me even
ing express from the East arrived. Supcrin-
tendent Pitcairn received a telegram from New
York telling him to stop all Immigrants on tho
train who held tickets for Columbus, Neb.,a
they had paid for the tickets In New York with
counterfeit greenhacka. When the ain came II
was found that there were about nifty imm-
this point. They proved to be Polish Austrians.
knowing but litueoi the German language. So
that 1t was difficult TO make them understand.
The railroad authorities, however after con-
siderable trouble. succeeded in getting their
tickets from them. ostcnsibly for the purpose OF
changing them for other tickets The imml-
grants were then taken 20 the immigrant ROOM
where by the libcrality OF one or two persons
who had been made acquainted with thelr mis-
fortune. they Were furnished with supper.
Mr.. Max Schambers; the wcll-known steam
ship agent and formerly German Consul in this
city had also been appraised 10y telegraph from
the German Consul IN New YORK OF the circum-
stances aud came up 20 the depot n few minutes
after the arrival of The train. The difficulty Of
convcrsing with them Mr. Schamberg overcame
~ securing the services Of a Polish interpreter,
From what he could gather. Mr.. Sehnmb"rg WIS
led To the conclusion that the Immigrants had IN
Bremen exchanged $4,000 in German gold coin
advice oi tho PENNSYLVANIA Railroad authori-
ties. Mr.. Schamhcrg did not make the imml;
grants acquainted with the fact that they had
A reporter found the party occupying tho
immigrant room on Liberty street, totally iEnO-
rant Of tho uredicament in which they wore
placed A group of men, with loosened belts
and clothes prelIarrd to stretch out on the floor
for sleep. were approached and asked II they
could understand English or German. Nein'
was all the answer That could be- obtained until
finally ono ofthc mon ran over 10 bench whore
an Mathematician boy wns stretched out
n-lccp. ana awakened him. THIS youth WIS
able 10 converse iluonty in lOth IN" German
and Polish languages, ana from him tho re-
porter CLEANED TIA nsc part 'ulnis.
The party were from tho, northern portion 81
Austrin. aud were bound for Nebraska. At
Hamburg they PIT up AZ a Kind of all tavern.
half saloon. owned 10y solomon Myers 4 Go.
For their accommodations they were compelled
To pay what they considered an enormous price.
were t. sail this man Myers told them that they
/ would need different money IN this country,
and offered to exchange their gold for Amori-
can puurr money at advantageous rates, Myers
finally in lu'ed them to give him about $4,000 IN
gold for $4,000 in grr"nhatks, tho latter bong
/ in New York they purchased thrir tickets for
| Nebraska. ana paid for them in inns count rleli
| money. The railroad ticket agent never sus.
! pcating that counterfeit money would be found
| IN tho los-csslon Of newly arrived and unso-
| uhs'i atcd immigrants, did not s,rulinlH' th9
| bills part ulurly, and, consequently. II WAS not
| discovered that they wore counterfeit until tbs
| purty was well on tS way.
| In making his invest legations tho reporter on.
| dcaVorDd 10 hNod giving any nt,nhlon ui ~ ~,
ogn. To- the sut d MA i{ ro G%uT Tba
| mnnncr IN which they earnestly gathered nbou,
| tlr spoaknrS. one man, who hat about ~ .uOu
| worth of the counterfeit stun took II ont Of his
| porkcth1ok and wnutod 10 know If 1t wasn't M
| good 49, gold. at the SAM time smiling COM
| bower of his trash. The immigrants having no
| other money with them, II Is altogether ilkeiy
! TINT the German Consul VIII Dc COMPELLED 10
| extend aid 10 thcm