Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-14
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Special contracts will be made with yearly sd
Yertisers.
A New SYindlins Dodge.

a sSludllDg operation was performed Friday
afternoon. III which al honest German tailor,
named Fred Schwcnder, of 277 Marion street,
was the victim to the tune of $l40 cash. Mr..
Schwenaler is middle aged German, who has
accumulated by hard work at his trade little
money. lie not ouly works bimsef, but en-.
poys few hands at his house for Wholesale
firm in Brooklyn.
Yesterday afternoon c we'll dressed business
looking man called 90 Schweudler, saying he
was member of BaldRin's clothing firm in
New York, and hearing OF the excellent work
which Schwender did, wanted to make large
contract With him and secure his exclusive work.
The hrm wanted only the best cf work. He
offered quite an advance Ia price over that
which Schwendler wss receiving. A regular
contract was closed and written on the business
paper of the firm of Baldwin.
Schwendier, OF course. was delighted With
bis visitor and the good luck which had ap-
parenty befaen him. While they were talk.
iDg Of the business. two men, apparently
Germans, called at the house cartyiog large
bundle. They told Schweudler that they
had arrived at Castle Garden few days
ago. glViag the name Of tue steamer. and 10
looking i,r some friends in Brooklyn had lost
their way. They had los: tho address and
could not toll where to look for them, and they
expected 10 get soms money on s,mc linen
goods. which they had brought over, c,stiug 10
Germany $500. The goods consisted cf some
hoe table inens. napkins, bandkersbiefs, otc.
They told where they came from, aud their
story SET n ed 50 natural that SohWendIer was
much impressed with their sincerity, and tho
sympathy OF his first visitor was aroused. II
they could not make sale cf the goods which
the custom officers retained tor duty. they must
lose them all. The buudle was opened to show
the samples. Schwender declared ho had 20
use tor The goods, aud did not deal 10 them.
The men begged him to take them. aud Offered
10 let the whole lot. which cost $500. 20 for
$500. Still Scbw.ndler refused.
His first visitor, however. prickei up bis
ears at the offer. aud examined the goods c.re.
fully. then said the bargain was 100 good TO be
missed lie would coio with them. Tax
log out his pocke,book be found ho only had
about $40, offered them that On account, aud
said when they d4Iigered the goods at his
store he would pay them the balance. This they
said would not answer, bscsussi it would not pay
the duties und expenses, and besides they re-
quirod come money to pay the ships company
what they owed. If he would advance them
$l4O they would be able to gs. the goois out
and deliver them
The first stranger ssid hs did not have tina!
amount with him. bat if Sch hwsndl.r would
pay the men he would leave the bunnle with
his host and if Schwendler would take the bun.
die over to the store With him the ns1t day.
when he called for the goods TO make up. ne
would receive check for tho amount: Tho
simple tailor was only too glad to accommodate
his new pa.ron snd paid over the cash, when
the trio departed. Schwendler found subse.
0unntv tha hie frat visitor INN
unknown TO the firm he pretended to repre.en!
Neither we're the two other men known to the
officers Of the steamship at Castle Ga.don. nor
were thera any goods there IS they had des.
cribed. The articles in the bundle were worth
only about twenty five dollars.