Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-10-14

WHAT THE CIRCUS CoSr-Under the above
caption the last Wellsbor0, Agitdt0r recounts
several rascally transactions by followers of
the Circus which visited that place last week.
Here are some Of them:
What we supposed might happen did hap
pen. Mr.. Thomas Clark. IA very respectable
farmer OF Delmar township, came to town
aud Il travelling circus hanger-on who relev-
ed him of $1,000. The transfer of the money
was effected by very simple confidence
game.
1t seems that stranger accosIed Mr.. Clark
on Main street, informing him that he and
his father were engaged i'm buying cattle eX-
tensively. and that he wished to find some
farmer who was posted in the cattle business,
with whom he could make his headquarters
Mr.. Clark proved TO be just his man. for he
had cattle to sell. The stranger then wanted
to know If the First National Bank was "a
sound institution in which it would be safe
for his father to deposit his fun dis to be used
in the cattle business. Mr.. Clark assured
him that the Bank was all right. While Mr..
Clark was talking with the interesting stran-
ger another man came up and roughly accos-
ted the cattle buyer, claiming that he (Stran-
ger No. q could show Giore money than the
cattle buyer and his friend, Mr.. Clark, both
together One word led to another, and
fin tliv the second stranger offered to bet 5000
that the ciittle-buyer couldn't show 81 900.
The cattlc-buyor then took Mr.. Clark one
side and told him confidently that the stran-
ger had bca rn HIM out Of 5000 few days
before, and that here was chance to get
even with him. Mr.. Clark thought ho could
the c,ttle-buyer should make the bet with the
stranger; that Mr.. Clark should raise the
money to show. and tnal when the wager was
won the two should share the $3.50 equally
between them.
Mr.. Clark went to G. G.. Al 'h'r, to borrow
the 81, 900, and that gentleman lent ii to him,
Joining him in making Il bank note for the
sum. Mr. Clark Obtained the money. put
with it $50 dollars that he had in his pocket
and went with his new friend to the circus
grounds to win the 500 wager. The strnn-
ger was soon found. and the money was
shown to him. The stranger wanted to take
il to count: but Mr.. Clark was too sharp to
allow this. lie proposed to keep the money
in his own hand and let the stranger count
one end OF the bills. The stranger proceed
ed to do this quiie slowly ana carefully and
when lac had got about half way through he
suddenly twitched the bundle Of bills from
Mr.. ark's hand and ran off, Mr.. Clark was
considerably excited, as q matter or course;
but his friend assured him that the other man
was only playing him asilly trick, and that
he would soon be back with tho money. This
uueted him somewhat; but soon his friend
also disappeared, and Sir. Clark began to full
ly realize that his mOuey was lost.
During the afternoon Mr.. Clark went to ~
barber and had his whiskers shaved off and
otherwise disguised himself, hoping that he
might tind the men who had robbed him. He
didn't find them, however, and the next day
he followed the circus to Addison. taking l.
M Bodine, Esq, with him. But the search
proved unavaling, and it is now evident that
Mr.. Clark will never see his 81 900 again.
Wednesday night after the circus Middle
bury man. who had little too much whis'
ky aboard and pair Of new boots on his feet.
was walking up Charleston street, when he
met three men. One of the three said, "IIow
dive do. uncle ?" "How dye do!' said the
Middlebury man. Inc three strangers STOP
led and looked at the man, the moon being
very bright. One Of the three SAID, "Gou
have got a new pair of boots, havn'tyou -
yes" said the Mddlebury man. And
thev hurt YOU, don't they" YES" the man
admitted well. sit down here and we will
ix them so they won't hurt you," said the
sympathetic strangers. So the old gentleman
sat down on the bench in front of Riberolle's
tannery, and the strangers pulled his boots
off and walked away with them. They didn't
hurt his feet after that.
A colored man from Stokesdae came to
town ON clrcus.day with $40 in his pocket.
He invested $S in new coat and the rest of
his money took him to the circus and bought
him some liquid refreshments. "Wednesday
night he went into the RberOllc House and
began to dance to the music of IA violin that !
one of the Snowman was playing. Warming
up with the exercise, he sat down and took
off his new coat and gave it to stranger to
hold. When he grew tired of dancing he
turned to get his coat, and the stranger and
coat had disappeared.
one of the workmen in the cigar factory in
this borough went down to the Riberolle
IIouse to see the circus off. While crossing |
the street from the hotel to the depot, about
dwo o'clock in the morning, he was kno, ked
down and robbed of his watch and pocket
book. The unfortunate man whose name we
have not learned, was badly cut about the
face. There were several other rows of less
Importance; but il would be tedious to detail
them.