Daily Republican., 1880-04-30
,rnievos ana BOsas Merehauts.
Notwithstanding that this is day

sraieves ana BOgas MorcaaHss.
Notwithstanding that this is day Of
nsvspapsr publishing and newspaper
reading with its daily exposition Ct
srime and criminals, there are still to be
found numbers Of people, good honest
people, by the way who appear to be en-
airsly oblivioua Of the fact that there
ars rogues, raseala and thieves every
where, especially in places where there
are large congregations Of people. The
petty thief is ubiquitous and turns up
In churches as well 81 in circuses, IN
the select social gathering as we'll as at
horse races, state and county fairs and
political conventions. There is scarce
Iy day passes in which artful thsfts,
tricks and frauds are not reported in
the daily papers and yet there are al
WAYS fresh victims. II is surprising to
sss with what carelessness pocket books
are handled in crowds, especially at
railway stations where thieves mostly
abound. Many people act as If they
thought they had to expose all the
money they had about them. If arail'
road ticket is to be paid that costs fifty
4esnts or q dsllar, roll Of bank notes
OF q large purse Of silver must be
brought out in making the change, and
after 1t is made the sspsCket book is
ghrust earslessly in some exposed peck
ct which ever one comes handiest gem
.erally and VIII =, it can bs most easily got
At by q thief. The latter are always
hanging around dspots and with an ea
gle eye are Watching every movement
They see exactly in to which pocke: the
pocket book or purse ic hastily thrust,
and by the time the seat is selected in
She car the thief is there sbseqaious
and polite to share it. II the thief
docs net get the pocket book by the
time thu destination of the journey is
reached, if it be large city, he or a
,eOa.sderate suddenly turns up as a tea
merchant, or he has little box at a
6srtsin pace which lie wishes delivered
somewhere and which will be no trouble
whatever, ana the delivery of which
would b, ssreat personal favor to him.
Unsuspsetingly the man with the poek-
ct sO6k, it it has not already been
stolen from him, follows his newly
made polite young friend into some sa-
Loon or place where some apparent
strangers, but to the thief "ell-known,
are playing cards and acting slight of
hand performances. 1t is just so easy
TO win that bet, and the unsuspecting
victim pulls out his pocket book which
he had been allowed to retain, and he
Itgoes his last dollar on it," and it goes
into the pockets of the thieves and the
thieves 60 too. The victim all at once
remembers that he either heard or read
something about such fellows in the
newspapers, but then the papers are so
given to sxsggeration that he thought
it couldn't be true. There should DO a
ssympathy for these dupcd people az.
o,rding to the manner in which they are
4aken in. If mans pocket book Is
stolen directly from his pocket, he can
.oaly accuse himself for carslsssly put
ting it in an exposed pocket, and such
man is to be pitisd, but when another
man is cajoled into some disreputable
drinking saloon where parcel Of mer
are sitting around table playing cards
and he ia there induced to drink will
them and to bet his money on the game
and loses 1.-THE forfeits all claim to sym
pathy, and he stands branded before
the world simpleton. He went whsr
hs had no business to go-where If h
had had common newspaper intelligerc
he might have suspected all was no
right. Fer once he no doubt feels lik
a fool, and wishes that he had read tn
newspapers to better purpose an
have been forewarned Of mis- danger
Itis very strange with all the publicit
given to this bogus tea merchant bust
Nsss, that there are SO many fresh vic
tins to be found. AS it is in the bogu
tea trade, 80 it is in the bogus hors
trade. Farmers are always wantin
horses, and many of them are on th
look out for good trade and 60 is th
professional horse jockey aud hors
thief on the LOOK ont for tsen, wht
they just arrive from the country.
farmer wants horse and he goes to tt
Bazaar where horses are constantly b
ing sold. A nice looking young ma
whom the farmer takes for gsntlems
standing near, taps him on tee should
and taking him to one side, tells HI
of horse thstGan be purchased for
hundred dollars that he knows OF
man who wants this very hors
but that az the prcsant he 10 ont
snx,o aud uilI mn hu ho,na Toeaitl