The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-29

1&tN" 49,
1os,ah Rodgers, well.known citizen OF
acsmden. N. j., last week was In Atianic
civ attending 10 business, and while
.saunleriug along the bosrd WAX facing tne
ocean he was approached 10y sweii'dresseo,
eentiemanly-looking man. VINO openee
Conversation about the bstbing facilities,
ard remarked that be was a stranger in the
Mace and bad recently come from New Or"
ieans. Mr.. Rodgers readily gave Whatever
information be could for the benefit OF bis
newIy.iound acquaintance, and In course oil
bsn an hour the straoger bsd made such
pleasaut impression on the builder that he
asked MS name, which YVES given as Hyde.
Mr.. Rodgers returned the courtesy by CIV
in0 his own name, and shortly alter the
young man left him, arst shaking hands
and expressing desire to see him again.
The builder bad dismissed the matter from
his mind entirely, when In the course OF
twenty minutes he was hailed Familiarity by
a man seated In carriage drawn by welt
xroomed horse, which he was driving leis-
ureiy along the beach.
"Why, don't you know me, Mr.. Rod
gersf" inquired the man In apparent
amazement. as be refined up his horse ana
looked smiliDgIy at the builder. al guess
you NAV have forgotten me. My name Is
GafrOD.
AIR. Rodgers recollected the name, but be
failed 10 recognize the claimant, and said so.
AWell, / declare" said the sharper, "bnt
that is funny. just jump in here, Mr. Rod
gers, and wen drive down the beach dis
lance, and see II don't refresh your mem.
ery."
Suspecting nothing, the builder complied,
and bis new acquaintance began talking
about go many gentlemen who were known
10 MIR. Rodgers that he finally thought be
must baye met the man and forgotten him.
50 By the way" said the fellow after talking
ppon ayarieiy OF subjects for ten minutes or
more, 81 have a lottery ticket that l want
10 get cashed, but I've forgotten where the
place Is. think, though, 1t is somewhere
on Arctic avenue. viii you object to
going up With me, while get It cashed1"
Still innocent OF anything wrong. Mr..
Rodgers assenied, and the csrriage was
driven TO small cottage on Arctic avenue,
the exact location OF which he does not re.
member. The rest Of his adventure and
the shameless manner In which he was
swinded Is best told IN Mr., Rodgers's own
words.
ave stopped in front Of The door," SAID
he, "and the mSn leaped out and asked me
20 come inside. told bin would wait IN
Baturedy that / got out and went into the
cottage. At a small plain table a man was
seated, and my companion handed him
ticket OF some sort and demanded $1,000
This was refused, and 300 was given him,
and then he said he would like TO invest
again. but was not sure the Office would
stay in the same place. ooh said the man
at the table, I'VE make drawings right here
and he uncovered part OF the table, show
ing set OF figures. A pack OF cards was
brought out, and | was asked TO pick one
out, which ! did, aud my companion was
handed 800 as his prize. This was repeated
several times, and at last the fellow pushed
$500 toward me and said had won II, but
Refused 10 touch the money. | don't know
how IL came about, but by some means the
pair OF them got me so confused that was
persuaded to invest $3.50 on the figures, and
they claimed 1t, but afterward offered TO give
IL back II l would sign a check for $3.50. |
saw at once that IL was swindIe; but, 10
get out OF the place. | agreed. aud gave
them q check for that amount. Then
they talked awhile, and finally offered to
return that check and the money II l
would give them another one out OF my
regular check.book for 300. | knew
could stop payment, and agreed TO the
the second proposition, and then one OF
them apparently tore up the first check,
which was drawn to the order Of w. ID.
Watson, threw II on the floor, and handed
me back $500. Although I was perfectly
innocent of any wrong intention, felt
ashamed OF having been swindled in such
place, aud knew IL would be dfficu to
make an explanation about the pack OF
cards, so l said nothing to any one about the
matter. You can judge my surprise, bow
ever, when | was Informed that the $3.50
check, which l supposed destroyed, had
been presented at bank, as we'll as the 800
one, which was paid. was so angry at
this additional swindle that | telegraphed
to the bank not to pay any checks until they
saw me. That is the whole story, and | am
sorry that the matter has been so public."-
Philadelphia Press.