New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-14
THE INTEREST EXCITED BY ONE MN

4 thick-sci elderly man, apparently stranger III
the city, stood IN front of HE TRIBUNE building
about / o'clock yesterday afternoon, reading the
bulletins about the war III Egypt. lie had not been
there iOng when short, 1esby person, Wcll-dlcsScd
and carving IN his hand silk umbrella, with
" .ich he was carefully prot himself from the
heat of the sun, addressed HIM IN th3 familiar way
oi the confidence" man or " banco-,tccreE" The
t5o men shook hands Pleasantly. and they
had "a chat, which resulted IN the
stiaiger accompanying his new-.ound friend
ON "A snort walk. In IT walk terminated AT the
Carleton House, diapldatcd building III Norm
MIiIdm-st
Thrcc-quariers of an hour later TRIBUNE re-
por,cr saw ia front of Frencbs Hotel the man who
had taken the stranger To walk, pas ilng quietly
down (hathaIu-st. lie had not gone lai, however,
before wci-drrSsed, INN person. WIN " beaNy
moustacne. overtool him. W lille walking along
they had hasiy aud ANIMATED conversation, when
resulted IN the otecIerS cDnliahOi hullylhg o.
ahead at "A dOg-trOt. the "steeler" following slowly.
" hen his companion had reached the place
where North lillian ANA Chathal-Sts
man. seemingly q stranger from the country
There was a hearty shaking of hands ana then
the Two walked down North WIliam-st. 10 tho
Carleton House. where the well-dfcssed man lett
the second ycum OF The confidence game. In the
meantime the reporter was following. curious to
see lust how the game WAS 10 he Played. lie
stopped OH the northwest corner of North llilam
and FrankiOrt-sts. to await further developments,
If possible 10 get conversation with one or other
o the victims case either came ont oil the hOlcl.
lille standing there he was closely watched Dy
Two wcl-drcssed persons on the dlagOnally opposite
corner, who eyed INN 80 closely ana suspciGusly
that he the street and pretended 10 Dc aD-
sorbed III gazing into a window ia winch BIRDS, par
rOts monkeys ana squirrels were capeHng ABOUT 10
Inc otuusemcut OF a crowd. Having tnus got out of
the range of vision of the asst slant confidence men,
hc noticed that they came 10 The corner, OONed up
tie street to where he had gone, ANA catching
glimpse OF him. quickly Wl'h"rew behind 1hni
the building. The reporter, rcallZng that
lac was suspected re,raced his steps
through North William to Chatbam-sC. lie
h4d not gone far when le discovered that Inc was
al god nc f,yg If lf
Cnat ha-sto Nassau and stopped Ia Frank orr st,
opposite French's Hotel In aDoat three minutes
h. no ICED three men coming over the route thaJ ne
had ta~cn. Turning down mo ffankioft-st' theJ
went as tar a. North NIllam-st. ana resumed their
position in lie place where they were hrst seen out
all OF the tlmc tncy were Wltnln view OF inc lo-
porter, who was sitting on the steps across tine
street BY this Tine The word mad been passed
along ana five men had cOngregated III Frankfort
ST. They were all watching the reporter Win
a. much anxiety as II hc were detective. In Il
lew minutes the group walked slowly up the street
and stopped directly opposite the reporter, eytmg
HIM closely all the tlmc. The three recent recruits
10 the group we're thlck-sct, bury-OOklng fellows,
but were well, although httle loudly dressed.
he group divided soon, three OF them disappear
ing he other TWO crossed the street anu took AZ
"A 0sitiOn the steps beside the reporter, VINO,
whiie not feeling perfectly at home, remained a. II
riveted 10 the spot; a lnend soon joined
hun, however, and III the cOuIse 81
the conversation hearing nothing interesting
to thcn.t the men walked by eros ed tic street aud
took seats the iron chains between the posts
around CITY hall square, keeping their eyes on the
| reporter ali the Tine.
| Taking advantage of their absence, the reporter
yeutured 10 tell the story his friend, but mad
| more than begun when, on looking up, hc dis
covered the stcerer standing directly In front OF
HIM, very close, but with ms back toward INN.
" here hc had blown III from, no one could tell Ills
| appearance was somewhat Sudden. lie only stay I'd
| "A few minutes, no Wcver ana then joined his com
| panious VINO still swung on The chains across the
| street They continued their watch unul o'clock,
al which time the reporter, seeing that IL Was I'M
| possible to obtain a talk with any Oi the victims,
| folded his tent and getting behind the broad back
| OF a large pedestrian silently sole away.
| The neghborhood III winch these confidence men
were 50 pronIscuTousiy ana cOpOusly scattered, Is
| ANYTHING but cheerful one for abiding and
peace-l loving citizen. The Carleton House, II Is
| said, partakes more or less-prlucipaly mOTe-oi
| the character OF It's surroundings Nothing could
| be learned vi what became vi the victims.