The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-25

Up, and replaced it on his head. In
'tantly the confederate collared him.
Give it up! Give it up" he cried.
Give up what?" demanded the gen
tleman, endeavoring to set himself
free; while the crowd, leaving off the
search, began to throng round the
sharper's victim ''Give the boy his
ten-pound note, you
thiefr' shouted the swindler The
gentleman angrily protested; but the
swell mobsman cut him short by ex
He's got it, men! l saw
him put it in the lining of his hat"
The hat was instantly examined, and
conclusive proof obtained, for why
should any one be found carrying his
in his hat? And despite the
struggles of the real owner, the note
was handed over to the boy confeder-
ate. who Immediately made off with it;
while, had it not been for the arrival
of constable, the victim Of the con-
spiracy would have Jared badly at the
hands of the infuriated crowd.
The kind of swindle which has for
it's preliminary stage an invitation to
young men to inspect an apparently
valuable pipe or article of jewellery,
alleged to have been found by the
vender, is very frequently practised in
the streets of large towns, particularly
the English metropolis, and no doubt
proves very profitable, and realizes
many times the real value Of the arti-
Gle. The questionable morality Of
such a purchase must, however, mate
rally detract from our sympathy with
the deluded.
What compunctions trouble the
conscience Of the swindler as he
spreads the net for his unwary vic
tins, may be gathered from the senti-
ments said to have been recorded in
the notebook of one prominently be-
fore the public a few years ago:
"Some men have plenty Of brains and
no money; some men have plenty OF
money and no brains. Surely men
with plenty Of money and no brains
were made for men with plenty of
brains and no money" Unfortu-
nately for his personal comfort, how
ever, the law was at variance with his
philosophy; and he was found worthy
of a prolonged term Of imprisonment,
which is being accorded to him at the
present time.
Quite recently a paragraph went
the round of the papers which, if true,
revealed fraud accompanied by no
ordinary impudence. Mrs. Gladstone,
the wife of the ex-premier, acknowl-
edged by advertisement the receipt Of
ten-pound note from an anonymous
donor among the subscriptions to a
charitable institution in which the
lady takes an interest. Some days
afterwards she received an epistle re-
questing the return of the note, as the
writer, on reflection, considered he
could not consistently give the dona-
ton, he not agreeing with Mr.. Glad
stones politics. The note, according
to the paragraph, was forwarded TO
the address given; but it was subse-
quently discovered that the individual
whose conscience was SO very tender
respecting political matters, had
evinced no scruple in cancelling to
his own profit the subscription of a
more honest man.
Apropos Of certain extensive forge
ries of ten-pound notes in Dublin, by
which so many respectable merchants
were defrauded, the following ingen-
ious mode of getting rid of forged
note may not be uninteresting. A
few years ago, on the afternoon of a
certain day, whilst well-dressed man
was looking into a jewellers plate
glass window in College Green, Dub
lin, and leaning half on the stone pill
lar, he received from an evil-designed
passer-by a tremendous push, which
sent his shoulder through the glass,
but without injuring him in the least.
The proprietor, with some of his as
sistants, rushed out, seized the unfor-
tunate man, pulled him into the shop,
and insisted that he should pay the
damage done, which was estimated at
nine pounds odds. The man protested
said it was no fault of his-that he
had been knocked through the win
dow against his will, and pay he would
not under any circumstances. A po-
liceman was called in, who seemed q
little doubtful as to whetherhe ought
to take the offender in charge; but the
proprietor would hear of no compro-
mise between paying and being re-
moved to prison. The policeman
therefore informed the offender that
he must accompany him to the police
Office, where an inquiry would be made
into the circumstances of the break
age. The man still protested strongly
and point-blank refused to pay. He
said that he had occasion to leave by
the mail-steamer to Holyhead fol-
London in the evening, and vowed
that if they attempted to keep him, it
would cost them ten times the sum
demanded; and characterized their
action as monstrous and unjust. But
the proprietor would take no denial
so seeing no other course open, the
man agreed to pay the nine pounds
odds under protest, but threatened a
speedy vengeance for their insolence.
He rendered a hundred-pound note,
and received his change of ninety
pounds some shillings, and took his
departure, raging like a mailman at
the unfair treatment he had been sub
iected to. The hundred-pound note
was afterwards found to be forged
one; and the clever scoundrel had sue
ceeded in getting over ninety pounds
for itsby an ingenious trick worthy of
better cause.