Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-28

underiings or tools who operate under the
name of ''tea samplers;" that is, each one
goes out through the city in his own direc.
ton, with his eyes on the alert TO catch hi,
victims. There is no set rule by which
'hese men operate. Chloroform in one case.
three-card monte IN another; whicheve,
way seeps most feasible, that they adopt
oHe OF the boldest ring,eaders Of thieve.
and swindlcrs in this direction, perhaps, is
this man c. De Witt Hemingway, who was
committed to Moyamensing Prison las,
week to await trial on charge of false pre-.
tence. Hemingway had tea store on the
corner of Spring Garden street and Ridge
Avenue, attached to which are a lot of con.
hdence swindlers, whose actions for week,
past upon cCuntrymen and strangers to the
city have furnished ample material for DO.
lice reports.
PROVOKING CHECK.
Coming back to the Van Dyke case, 1t wa.
followed up Until an unexpected occurrence
seemed To- promise complete success IN get.
ting hold of the right man. In The Time,
OF "Wednesday was published an account OF
the arrest of one Morris Jamison, alias Gar.
man. This nan, with a box of tea under
his arm, had met farmer, James G. Scott,
OF New Britain, Bucks county, on Arch
street, and accosting him by name inquired
after the people of his neighborhood, rep
resentIng himself as relative of Ex-Attor-
ney General Lear. Now il SO happened
that Mr.. Scstt had ON Two separate occasions
been met by two ether separate individuals,
who had acrosted him the same way and
represented themselves likewise as relatives
of Lear. II Mr.. Scott was sharp enough to
suspect the first one he met, which he was,
he felt reassured when hc came across the
second one, and nightly convinced of it by
the time he fell in with the third one, the
thieves this time seeming not to have COM
pafed notes, as they each, unknown to the
other, told the same story. So when the
third man, Jamison, with bis tea box under
Tuesday afternoon, he thought the business
was becoming old and had him arrested.
lie mas taken before Magistrate Smith and
at the hearing Mr.. Scott related how this
thief had approached him. His manner was
exactly the same as that of the man related
in the letter of Mr.. Van Dyke, and every
thfar ,saI IN. a fha
two characters as belonging to onc aud the
same person. Magistrate Smith committed
the fellow to Moyamcnsing in default of
$500 bail, on the simple charge to keep the
peace.
A talk with Chief of Police Given yes
tcrday forenoon convinced him that Jami-
sou and the man who had decoyed and
helped TO rob Van Dixie Of 500 on the Sth
of April were one person. With every
prospect of establishing this to satisfaction
the furniture man at Fifth and Locust
streets was procured, and, in company with
another, started down TO Moyamensins for
the purpose of identifying the man. The
furniture man said he would be able to pick
ont any OF the three men who had been in
his place on the Sth OF April anywhere if
he once got his eyes ON them. This was re-
ASSURING, but the chance did not occur.
When Moyamcnsing Prison was reached it
was found that Jamison had been diycharg-
ed upon entering 5000 bail TO keep the
peace. Nothing more could be done. By
that time he was back at his old haunts, not
unlikely preparing for another expedition 10
victimize unsuspecting victims. His bonds
man is one Charles Name, who boards down
at 2I9 South Ninth street. This man Kane
is down in the directory as IA salesman, but
appears to have no visible occupation. The
people at his boarding house were unable to
tell what business he followed, although
they admitted he had been boarding there
all winter. Inquiry as to his whereabouts
caused them to look suspicious and to evade
questions. After showing a decided un-
willingness TO tell anything more about him,
one of the members OF the household
tnought ne uight lie l"uhu up III "cS""c
gals saloon, on Chestnut street, above
Tenth. Pushing the inquiry here there was
the same singular lack of knowledge as to
the existence of any such man, much less
his place or occupation. As for Jamison,
he is very likely this morning at his oil
tricks again.
AOS
The Sheriff sold at the Court House, on
Friday, as per advertisement, to the follow
ing named persons: