Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-08
New York Sharpers and their Vic.
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HOW YOUNG MAN IN GEORGIA SPENT $500 FOR
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HOW YOUNG MAN IN GEORGIA SPENT $500 FOR
WASTE PAPER.
One Of the officials Of New York has received
from respectable citizen of Cedar Grove,
Georgia, letter showing the operations Of a
gang OF 'boodle" men who infest Gotham.
This letter has been forwarded to secret SER
vice headquarters in this city. The writer says:
''There is set OF cOunterfeiters In your city
They are doing considerable damage, pre-
sumo all over the country: There is one young
miles southwest OF Chattanooga, who has
been actually swindled or bled to the amount
OF $500. They succeeded by their letters and pro-
time they agreed to let him have large amount
OF their money for small amount OF genuine
greenbacks. They put up their money in his
chattanooga BY EXPRESS Keeping the 70 recelpt or or
the box. When he got home to Chattanooga he
received the box. Opening 1t he found that it
stead OF the $1,000 they put In it In his presence
There is another man who lives In this neigh
borhood, who has been skinned out of good
received several letters from them. They wrote
to him, giving the numbers and streets OF the
houses In which they did business The lead.
ing man in this matter was by the name Of VIM.
Nelson, 40 Spring, 67 East Houston. "a Santon.
155 Eldredge, 6lS Broadway, Sth street and 3rd
avenue, and 102 Nassau street. Up stairs In a
small room they keep their money and ma
the room and saw large amount of the cOun-
terfeit money. He said 1t looked very much
like genuine greenbacks, and they told him 1t
could not be detected.
HOW THE "BOODLE' MEN FISH FOR FOOLS.
The writer sends copies OF two OF the letters
sent to the swindled youth by Nelson. One reads:
" Try and come here at once to git your goods.
/ want to circulate them at once; we are lOoslug
time as well as yourself. / should have been
away long ago. have all your goods safe and
sound. IL is too dangerous for me to use the
express. will allow you clean 81, 900 for eX-
penses, and please don't accuse me of doing any
thing wrong until l have done so, as am an
honest man to trade with. Why should fool
you? want good agent in your parts. You
act as true to me as will to you, and every
thing will be all right, as true as heaven. DO
not fail TO come at once, prepared TO invest
enough to buy $4,000. You viii have no trouble
in passing them.'
Another letter says: "Come on at once, with
out delay. 1t Is impossible for us to send by
express, as we are closely watched, but you
need not have the least fear; so come at once,
ard carry your goods home with you"
Another: 81 sent you box the other day,
but it went astray. Your name was put on the
wrong box, and it caused sad mistake. VIII
explain 1t all when you come On. You can do q
big business for me In your county"
Several other letters advise the young man
to borrow all he can before he comes to New
return will go off like hot cakes, and the money
borrowed can be paid back in forty eight hours
after he once gets to work ''Sell your horses
If you have any and go into the business on
large scale, and In one year you can take my
word you will never have to work again." The
young man went on to New York and was
skinned.
ADVICE FROM CHIEF OF SECRET SERVICE BROOKS.
Chief Brooks has addressed the following
letter to the Cedar Grove gentleman who gave
the information: "Your Communication to the
mayor OF New York city with reference to the
and the results has been placed In my hands.
He was partly punished for his dishonest at.
tempt to purchase counterfeit money, and
trust that every man who thus seeks to
neighbor may meet with similar punish
ment, as he assuredly will do If he deals
with those New York sharpers and thieves.
terfet money. They do not. They are too
sharp to toucn a piece OF counterfeit money;
all the money their miserable dupes see are
ted to handle the notes in their office when
once 1t leaves his hands it is changed on him
ana worthless paper substituted. II your
friend should In making another attempt t.
the money they sell to him and attempt to get
out OF New York with it he would be arrested
by bogus policemen and taken to bogus court
or just ce, and the good money would be
taken from him on the pretence that 1t
was counterfeit and was to be held and
used as evidence against him, and all
scare him that he would be glad to escape
from the officers by paying small considera-
t1On while On his way to the prison, which he
would be permitted to DO; and get out of the
city like fugitive from justice. These sharpers
make hundreds OF thousands OF dollars every
year by these practices out Of would be dlshon-
est men, and no decent person can have the
least sympathy for men who are thus swindled
We keep list OF suspected persons In this divi-
sion, and when we learn OF persons being SWIM
died by such tricks as you have recited we enter
their names on that list, because we consider
such persons should be watched as we watch
cOunterfe1ters ! shall be pleased to receive
from you the names OF all persons In your
neighbOrhOOd who have been SWindled and in
form such that If their experience leads them to
steer clear OF counterfeiterS hereafter, 1t WILL
by saving them from the penitentlary, have
been money well spent
A MOST IMPRESSIVE TEMPERANCE LECTURE is
preached by the death of the actor Fechter He
was man OF the rarest genius and gifted with
an enthusiasm which 1mpelled him to study and
work for perfection In his art. He reached the
loftiest levels OF his profession, and commanded
the homage OF the highest taste. But the in
dulgent life that he led predisposed him to the
disease that finally carried him Off. His engage
ments were often broken of in the midst by the
uncertainties Of his disease and his habits
People became uncertain whether he would an.
pear according to announcement, and thus
while he was acknowledged the greatest genius
OF his time was often without ENGAGEMENTS 1t
would be well for young actors, exposed to the
temptations which the stage presents, to Law to
heart the moral OF the life and death CT the
brilliant and unhappy Fechter.-[Balt Gazette
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