The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-30

held in the same position While thew were vet
| rolled around his fingers be said TO the clerk
that his friend had gono and he had not been
able TO see him. lie wanted to get his 900 bill
bnck because he hated to carry SO many small
| bills in his pockets. Tho clerk reached out
gan to count them They are re the e same nGu YOU Sv
gave me-" said the man in resentiul tone. III
SSn Son n Io9t IKE my WAY 81 doing business you
| die was found to be 80 short. The man blus-
tered barely enough to support an appearance
| OF innocence and went away.
| AT the Office OF the American News Company,
| in Chambers street. n cashier said that no
ing or handling money. and he had heard OF
none none that had happened 70 any other cashier
seems to me could see exactly what il was be- y
cause 1t would be on top Of my heap Of other
bills" said he. a cashier at Roster Bial's sa.
| loon said he could not see how such an accident
ns the mistake. OF the face Of a bill. either
given or received-could, easily amount TO. any
thing more than seconds Misunderstanding
| unless one party or the other was dishonest. A
moments thought or explanation usually
cleared up nll doubt. in his experience. He was
not aware that II was custom for dishonest
| persons to endeavor to entrap cashiers by pre-
tending 70 have given larger bills than they
Al Earle's Hotel. in Canal street. cashier
said that in consequences OF occasional mistakes
money handed to the cashier by a customer
| must be left lying on the counter until change
clerk at the St. Nicholas Hotel said that
| no trouble worth mentioning had ever occurred
between scustomer or other person at the desk
| OF that house and one OF Us cnshiere. The
books balanced every might. Disputes somo-
times arose. but an explanation on one side or
"a that between Mr.. Merritt and tho negro nj
| the Meiropoltan. he said. never happened be-
| lore and viii not occur again In fifty years,
The clerk Of the st. Charles Hotel. in Broad
| way. above Bleecker street, said that the
thought Of being deiragqded while making
and take In great deal Of money" said he
ygt never have used any special prccaqtion
never had the least trouble Of any sort. II
may be extraordinary luck but I believe
Al the fremont HSTse ip pras9ve are very sT,: rare
Bond street. the cashier said that not long ago
the clerk at the restaurant counter was asked
favor, threw down the hill but aiterward covered
II with his arm. The, clerk gave him his change
and the man moved away. The clerk called
him back, saying that he had not received tho
original bill dispute ensued in which tho
SHe be eorS n Sr aas nHSSr nMSSh,nS his
mans coat sleeve and secured the IS bill that
had been secreted there.
from the two clerks behind the counter that dis
putes about change were infrequent. When
the clerk has been challenged ii has always
! hecrened that a few words have cleared away
the douS;. The ycunR man at the money
drawer in the Sinclair HoGse said no Gus
toner had ever disputed with H'm S..,
change" II such trouble ever did occur
hls orders were 20 Instantly lock the money
IrjnTer ;hjr r anu send ior me proprietor. or any
the drawer. and. II necessary. balance the
The clerk bohnd tho desk at the Union
Square Hotel said he had been a cashier for
more than twenty years. and had never had any
trouble about making change or settling bills
that were worth remembering He used no
special caution: The clerk at the Continental
teen years; and in that time has had only trining
disputes about making change.
-. The cashier at the Fifth Avenue Hotel said
thnt ne did not believe any trouble would occur
between himself and person Offering him a
bill. because II had always been his habit either
% leave the guest in possession of his bill until
the change was ready. or TO leave the guests
Dill lying on the counter in plain sight until the
transaction was completed and the man had
Hotel at Broadway and Twenty fourth street
the cashier said he found the making OF change
he had ceased to favor any but hotel or club
nipple hr chan9ino nlonav tnr, than -, =,
anything between hotel clerk at the ~. James
and a guest or other person transaciing money
The clerR at the dcsk OF the sturtevnnt House
said that In twenty years experience he had
gresnback more than twice, or. Mt the most.
three times. The cashier Of the buckingham
Hotel recalls no incident during his conduct OF
that ofiice in which there was any misunder-
standing about making change or any other
money transaction with Suest 2r ,i STRANGER, I,,
bers a peculiar attempt at robbery which was
mnde when young Mr. Dam was at the caslliers
desk. guest handed him a y-dollar ,nlll
and asked for change. which was made. lS
have not given me my change, said . man who
stood by the window. mat changet Mr. Dam
asked. -" gave you a twenty" the man re-
| uliad NO YOU didnt" said Dir. Dam but the
stranger insisted that he had. aud MIR. Dam
| asked him to walt, and deliberately began 70
| balance his account as the most certain method
| OF discovering the truth. The stranger went
away before tho balance was completed. and
| never returned. o, w., Al, II.
| he has never had any trouble IN masking
| change But he does not think he Will change
| q bill for n stranger hereafter unless there ls
some other person with him benlnd ihe desK At
| the time. Night before last he refused 70 change
"A bill for n cOlored woman because she was a
stranger and he was alone. He thinks there
| are many persons in this city to-day 80 aDnOr,
| mally fond Of notoriety that they envy Lemuel
Williams. and would Willingly ehahge places
The cashier OF the Windsor Hotel said that "a
! few days before the Merritticase was mad 10 pub
| lie n stranger entered the house and asked for
| change for $50 bill The clerk gave
him three hyes S SnSv ana swny IyH eSanSsstne Snst Il
| as he walked. When he had reached the
hotel entrance about forty feet away. he stopped
and turned slowly around and came Dack, ~ 20 70
you ever correct mistakes. young man Z ne
said. Il always do when am convinced. 1
have made them" was the reply.
WIN quickly convipEce you th@t ,h y9a haye
The cashier motloned to clerk who was oo'
hind the desk. and tho clerk came 70 MS slde
He then told the stranger TO lay me money
did So and this time. taking one bill carefully
from another he found that he had really w
instead OF SIS. Two Of the lives had stuck To-
Mr. George S. Adams. superintendent OF thu
Metropolitan Hotel accompanied DETECTIVE
Dolan 10 the Tombs Police Court yesterday. ant
who has been a bOarder in the hotel, ana wh'
| had pns5ed upon the hotel n check thAt PROVED
worthless. Justice Smith held Fisher ior OK
Animation.