The Red Cloud chief., 1881-06-23
THE DOODLE GAME.

Revival nj nm Old swIndIe In n New Ga-b
So-tiniied non-st Greenhorns yicfImIzcs
by sharpcr., Who Are O.t~nslbIe Dealer
In Counterfeit Money.
Fol some time past a number of en-.
terprising sharpcrs in New York, hav,
been working "A modification of what il
known as the '.boodle racket" and
with great success among grcenhOrns in
Illinois. Missouri, Iowa and the West
generally. The old game had become
so thoroughly exposed that it wa,
thought the swindiers hal given up the
game. 1t appears now, however, from
Investigations made by the Secret Sery.
ice officers, that the greenhorns are be
ing fieeced literally. The only new de-
vice is the rather bold plan of insisting
on meeting the customer face to face in
New York. The swindle is now oper-
atcd only for large amounts. The vic
Tim is first selected by a responsible
agent, who posts him on the address OF
his confederate in New York. When
the Grccnhorn writes a letter of inquiry
he receives 4 reply in the form of the
following, which was received by a
wonld-be ''shoverof the queer short
time ago:
NEW YORK City.
my DEAR SIR-Yours received. |
have the goods you want. They are far
better than any of its kind ever before
circulated, and in workmanship and
appearance entirely equal TO tho real.
These bills are printed from skeleton
plates, a new invention. by means of
these plates exact duplicates Of the orig
inals are obtained. There is no danger
in handling these bills, if in prudent
hands. Therefore, | am very careful
with whom L deal. My desire is to
have these bills exchanged far away
from where they are made. l offer
them TO those only who are recon-
mcndcd TO me by my customers. | can
sell all make. in this city, but money
exchanged here goes too often into
banks, and through the hands of cx-
perts. In this way a hundred-doI.ar
note was detected. These bills / offer
are ones, twos, fives, tens and twenties,
regular g~rccnbacks. They have never
been detected yet, although n great
many are in circulation. Ii You are
willing TO 90 into the exchange business.
] shall be pleased 10 meet YOU at anv
time you can conc on here, rs 1 only
deal face 10 face with all my customers.
In fact it is absolutely necessary for
me to be acquainted personally with
every n ] deal. IL establishes the
required confidence between us. |
sell my goods at wholesale only, and
want but n man in a county to
whom | sell. Most all my customers
take the agency for N county, which
I give them if they buy 5000 i'm my
goods, price $500. Ii they buy SIC, 000,
price 500, they can select their coun-
ties To operate in providing they are
not taken. If a person takes the
agency for a county no one else i'm that
county can have my goods. The lowest
amount | sell under any circumstances
is $1,000, price 800 cash; of course, il
would hardly pay any one TO come Il
long distance for such a small amount. |
For travelling expenses | allow $500 in
my goods on 81. 900, $1,000 on $40, 600,
and 500 on $1,000. For instance, YOU
pay $500 YOU get $500 for it i'm nv
goods. II you chose TO deal let me |
know ut once, and | will write TO no
else in your county. Besides l
W SSbu Not tiC lIcttNSstEN lUSlTuc- |
tons you need. Without them YOU
find me, and also the name of
4 good hotel if you wish ii. DO not
call ut my address. us | only get nv
mail there through Il friend who knows
about my business. Don't
send any postal cards. and destroy all
my letters, as l do yours.
Now, my dear sir, don't let me
persuade you 10 go into this without
you are satisfied in your own mind that
You can handle my goods, but if you
deal you will find them as represented
by me.
"CAPrAIN ALEX. FISHER,
":5o West street, New York.
Greenhorns who have been duped by
nm offer to send the goods" by ex-
press, readily bite at this apparently
straightforward proposition of a dealer,
who only sells to his customers face to
lace.
In the case referred to the victim bit
lt the bait, and was still further i'm
pressed by the receipt of the following
elaborate instructions.
Write to me at least three DAYS be-
ore you leave home, and say when you
will I've here, mention nam of hotel you
will stop at. also send a telegraph dis
the day you take the train, or
YOU are on your way; Just say i'm
{. Il am coming Name the hotel
where TO meet You, and sign your name
o it; do not fail in sending the dis
latch. rs your letter may be DELAYED
md would not know you are coming.
IN your arrival in this city, 60 at once
o your hotel. register your name on
he hotel book, take a room, and 60
light 10 it; tell the clerk if n gentleman
hould ask for you, to send him to YOUR
DOM, also ask If there is q letter for
'ou. Ii you 90 out, tell the clerk when
on will be back, so l may know when
o call again. When / call on YOU nj
he hotel Tin your room only. 1 will
how you your own letters, and besides
now give You a number as password, /:
So. When | see Won will tell you
your number is before we men,
the nature of our business, then I,
on will know | am the person you want
D see. I
Nov let me caution you againsta lot I
( swindlers wholay around the railroad 8
ePooS anu OF tniS city, I
imply to lead strangers away for the
urpose of robbing them; they are {
.enerally under the disguise of hotel
Recollect. don't GO with them, G
o matter what they say; they may tell /
that they expect to meet 3 man
here whom they don't know personal \
:, on confidential business, or they b
lay ask what hotel you want to 60 to, c
nd if You tell them. they will try and v
ersuade you TO 60 to some other, or a
ney NAV even tell you that the party il
OH have come to see has sent them /
here to meet YOU. and to take YOU to v
,me other hotel besides the one YOU d
going to. OF course, ifyou 90 with 4
lem they will take you to some place c
nd try and get your money. So look Ii
ut. have nothing to do with any one &
nd recollect this: That any person whom p
on meet at the depot, ferry-boat. or in s
se streets in this CITY, that PROCESSES he 4
pows u business. or says he was sent p