National Republican., 1878-05-10
A CORy-DODGE ER.
specuIations which Brought Mr.. John
Walker to (tricf

Detectives Voss and McEfrosh yesterday arrested
young man named John Walker who for several
months has been engaged IN swindlng merchants
and countrymen coming To market His game, 30
far as can be asccrainod. has invariably been the
same, and he has managed his business 80 adroitly
that detection would have been very unlikely II ho
had not kept It up too long. Ills manner Of doing
business has been to go to some commission mcr-
chant, stableman or other person having use for
country produce, and offer TO sell them some
corn. The offer would bo invariably accepted, as
Walker would put his prices considerably lower
than the regular market price. Walker then leaves
promsin tn deliver tho corn at a certan time.
Then he goes out
UrON SOME COUNTRY ROAD,
until he meets some farmer on tho way to To town
with load Of corn, and stopping. him. offers b.
find market 81 quickly accepts the terms, aud
Walker takes him To- the merchants. where he has
already agreed 10 deliver quantity of corn while
the farmer il unlonIiny tho corn and HELM " 10
put i away, Walker slips into the merchants office
gc's his money for the corn, aud leaves When the
iCrmCr has finished unloading, aud looks around
for the nan tn pay him, he finds that both himself
aud the merchant have been yiCtimllei
The game has worked very successfully. and
Walker has carried on s'WC large operations In
corn without any capital whatever, except cheek
several Louisiana avenue merchants and II Mum.
brr Of market dealers and liyrry.siable men, and
score. Of countrymcn are numbered among his
victims. Sometimes the farmer sticks too close tO
him, and gives lin no chance 10 get away with
the money. In such eases he pays for the corn, and
the tmilSaciun Is all iHi-.
PAYfSG FOR corn TWICE.
A few days ago he negotiated tO sell quantity
ur corn To Rockingham Il WillccombC, the livery
slahlCmen. when the COuutryman found that
Walker was gone he demanded pay from the stn.
bic keepers. They. "fruursr. refused, having paid
for ihr corn once. hut the farmer got n Judgment
against them, aud they wcru forced u pay for II
again.
walker is young man. apparently from the
country, was formerly from Prince George ;
County, but has been plying his business in thi.
cIty for about year. lie WAS becoming SO well
known among tie country people that It vas get.
ting difficult for him 10 swindle any Of them.
When he was arrested by Detectives McElfrcSh
and NoSs yesterday he was right IN the middle Of n
transaction OF the kind described 4 butcher In
the market had agreed to take five barrels Of corn
aud had given Walker note tD his partner In an.
other part of the city To pay him iur that number
of barrels. when lie wnS arrested he was with the
young countrynau who uNncd the corn. and he
had the note in his packet, hGt hal rubbed out the
- and raised II To- - 50 that he would receive
pay for seven barrels. Walker {, held at Police
headquarters for q hearing to-day. Merchants
who have had dealings with him may aid In his
Cunv lcion by consulting the detectives ut Police
Headquarters
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