The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-11-23
NUMBER 10.

already on exhibition win be taken
away. The same rule is observed with
rings. The tray is always full, or with
q known number of the holes empty, SO
that if ring were taken the loss world
be instantly detected. Sometimes
swindlers will watch an opportunity
and slip in worthless ring and take
away q good one. One jeweler of my
acquaintance found five plated rings
thus substituted for plain gold rings in
one day. The trick was played upon
number of jewellers about the same
time, and then the rogue was
captured"
A common trick in buying goods
on the installment plan is to give a
wrong name, mentioning the name of
some solvent person. The references
will, of course. give good report
and it will not be discovered until too
late that the good character. does not
belong to the one who purchased the
goods.
One of the shrewdest and boldest
tricks ever played on q jeweler was
done by woman of nerve in Cincin-
natl not long ago. One day 9 middle
aged woman, of fine personal appear
ance. well dressed, and of most at
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lunatic asylum and asked to see the SUI
perintendent That official met her in
the parlor. .H q ee sal
al wish to make arrangements fo1
the confinement of patient here" she
said. .sWhat are your terms and the
conditions on which you receive youl
inmatesp''
sour terms are fifteen dollars pel
week, and you must have the certificate
of two physicians.
Very well, !" said the lady, s.I win
pay you for two weeks IN advance. The
patient is my SON, who is insane ON the
subject of diamonds. He has q manis
for selling my jewelry. I have not YET
gotten the certificate of the physicians,
but can easily do so. I will bring NV
son here in the afternoon, and If y0u
will keep him an hour will bring the
physicians with the authority
Then the lady entered her carriage
and drove to q jewelry store. There
she selected $1,000 worth of iewelry.
which she said was intended for the
trousseau of her daughter, about to be
married. She gave the name of q
wealthy family recently arrived in Gin
cinnati. and said to the proprietor:
eff you viii let one of your clerks step,
into the carriage with me, 1 viii go to
my husbands store and give him the
money for the goods" -
The proprietor consented, and the
clerk. with the goods in a box. entered
the carriage with the lady, who said
she wished to stop on the way and show
her purchases to friend They drove
to the asylum and were shown to the
parlor. The Superintendent entered.
and the lady said, quite calmly. to the
clerk: Just open the box and show
the things to this gentleman"
The clerk unsuspectingly complied
Carelessly drawing near, the lady sud-
denly seized the box, and was walking
out of the room with it when the aston
ished clerk cried:
"Hold on, madam, must not let
those goods go out of my sight until 1
The lady did not deign to notice the
clerk, but. turning to the Superintend-
ent of the asylum, said:
This is the young man spoke to
you about. He is getting little violent.
You had better secure him.
It was in vain that the clerk protested
that robbery was being committed
The Superintendent was inexorable-
he called his assistants and secured the
clerk, while the lady walked to her car
riage with the four thousand dollars
worth of jewelry.-M Y Ss1n.