The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-11
ANOTHER JEREMY DfDDLER.
How p. E. Carroll, the Attorney
Took In and Did For Some of
Our People.

1t Is a repetition Of the same old story. A |
suave manner, genteel appearance and
good address 50 turned the heads OF q num-
Der of parties hare that quite a large sum has
been added to their profit and loss account,
and considerable experience to their bruins.
2. p. Carroll, late attorney, counsellor, and
everything else that would attract litigants
to his net, was the man, and right royalty
did he do 1t. Doubtless 1t will be remembered,
but few weeks ago, this Same indtvid-
ual was convicted before the Superior Grim
inal Court for embezzement, and, on motion,
q new trial was granted. Since that time, in
order to show the world that this was but 8
small affair to be laid at his door, he resolved
to make q gra,ede coup, and establish his So
elal standing 50 high that even jury would
not question it.
Accordingly, after looking about, his eye
fell upon
STATELY HOMESTEAD
on Prytania street, then offered for sale, and
at once his mind was made up. He would
buy-it; he would furnish it. and the unfortu-
nate past would be forgotten
After the usual prelitDinarieg the owner OF
the property, a Mrs. Adams, agreed to. sell,
Carroll paying down no cash, but giving " lieu
able Ill six, twelve and eighteen months, the
whole price being $500. The act of sale was
passed before our friend W. FL. Paseoe, notary
public, aud oil the usual formalties We're
complied with. When thetitle was completed
| Carroll, OF course, proud OF his first stroke,
| looked around to see where he would buy his
| furniture, and very properly selected that
popular house, Montgomery Brothers. The
cheek, to use the modern favOrite term, that
| had carried him through before availed him
now, and in q few days he WAS enjoying his
afternoon siesta in an elegant lounge, sur
rounded by everything that q wealthy man
could want, and all, too, without the expend1-
1 ture OF
A NICKEL IN CASH.
| Not satisfied, however, with all this, he
would 20 further. The house he had bought
III bought be, the, proper term for such
transaction-did not exactly suit him, and go
the carpenter and bricklayer were brought in
and an artistic addition planned and ordered
! to be built. In Il few days the CHATTER OF ham
mers, the rip Of the saw and the ring OF the
! trowell was heard on Prytania street, and
came the turn Of the tide. Carroll saw that
bills would soon be coming In and he would
at an early date reach the end OF his rope
| lie was not long in making up his mind. a
secondhand dealer in furniture was Called In
and all the contents Of the Carroll mansion
were disposed OF for cash, having cost the
proprietor nothing except promise TO pay
A tenant for the house was sought and
found, and the house was leased SO favorably
1 that to make it binding the lessee paid Car
roll one years rent in advance.
! Next the attorneys books and office furnt-
| ture followed, and it was only when these
were being moved that is was discovered he
was about leaving our delightful summer
city. One creditor who happened
10 SEE THE REMovAL
Of the office truck, rushed over to a Justices
court and took out a writ OF attachment,
levying on the money yet unpaid in the
lralds of the party who had purchased them.
He was the only one who saved himself
Next morning there was quite a scene 1.-The
jackson Railroad depot Carroll, with Ibis
family, had already boarded the train, whdn
the irate carpenter, bricklayer and tinsmith
put in an appearance At one time it looked
as if Carroll would have to travel Nerthward
minus his head, but after much palaver he got
off, shaking the dust Of New Orleans from
his feet forever. Carroll slid, and now Pry-
tania street is silent, and host Of creditors
are biting their thumbs and thinking how
| they were taken in and done for.
In the meantime Carroll is on his way to
some healthful watering place where he can
/ enjoy the sultry summer months off the pro-
ceeds OF that furniture and carpets Jeremy
Diddler, we believe, was the name Of a young
gent who Travelled in the same style, but
! Jeremy would have cried to see how the at
torney date had outdone him. Yale Carroll.