New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
HOW COUNTRYMEN ARE SWINDLED.

LOSING THEIR MONEY ~ TRYING TO BECOME RICH
DISHONESTY.
"Nlne out of every ten countrymen who are
synded by rogues this city, deserve TO lose their
money" said Superintendent wang recently "because
they fail into the traps while expecting to
profit by some dishonest Transaction. Just look
at these samples OF circulars when nave
been sent TO farmers out West" The Superintendent
handed to TRIBUNE reporter some printed circulars
which by swinders In this city to persons
living 10 small in Ohio and Arkansas One circu-
lar had becu mailed to Mr. Waing by Congressman.
Others had been forwarded by the persons who received
them in the hope that tho police could punish the scoun
dros in this city. The circulars read In part as foows
NEw-YORK, -, 1888.
DrARsr: Learned your name and business through
a accident and being In sure position 10 hep you;
have taken the liberty to write we are srspser. s Sc rc 70
as there God aboye,my intentions are FAR from harm
woman or child shall ever bear from my lips the least
thing that passes between gs. business or no
e no harm and let the matter drop My business is not
exactly legitimate. but the Green Articles deal III are
safe aud profitable 20 handle Tne sze are ones swOs
be palmer until / know You mean business,
If you my friend win prov. prove ,or t5ne Gne
dollar or one thousand. want no money In advance.
Incosed nd an article puosedh IN he yoS
mean me right aud no trap please return this letter.
Then will have full confidence In you.
slips OF paper 80 printed on both sides that
they rcSembled clippings from newspapers.
The printed matter to the effect
that fraudulent issues OF bank notes had been nade
with the OF plates stolen from the Bureau OF IN
craving and Printing at Washington. that the le-
gal money could not be detected by experts Mrs
Ss Gs Sone the
deal in counterfeit money, but tuey n use gen- c
gns as persons O's are Induced to
10 the city iu the hope buying for few hundred dol
lars package OF bank worth thousands OF dollars
In their Gag, To acquire wealth dsnonesly, they
consent TO meet strangers Ia some hIuos @
and crisp Ia opened before their eyes ana
they are permitted to eount, ana adr. ehanthe the
money placed the satche again and locked ~ Inc
key given TO the oounrymen VINO are warned no. 70
open the sachel until tney are safely Out Oh tne oy.
Then the money which the counfynen are 10 pay ,os
the contents OF the satchel produced anu counteu
over Sometimes swipders divert the attention Oh tne
upes this stage OF the by pr tending 70 quie
there knock the door ana man outside e1clains
The police coming" " The countrynen ieavo tno
city with empty pockets, carrying satchei when rncy
think holds " as good money ever was made. dmey
find out later that the their possession ~ ncd
with waste paper and sawdust -. p.u.
Every year several complaints are made at Ponce
the "sawdust swindlc" Many OF the swindiers nave
beou arrested but the c0mplanants usually refuse 10 o
to the trouble OF being witnesses against tnem whcn
is made plain that the lost money can,
not be recovered. The rognes cannot De arrested
merely for sendng their circulars through the rOst
Osce buS they take give such addresses "a VIII
the circulars recently received Dy NJ 100
ing bore the written signature. charles meYsr; NJ
Avenue d." while others were written. Jonn arc
Iaski, No. l76 Alleu-st" Botn names prooaoy
are fictitious. In the three-story lnctory
building, NO l22 Avenue ID. no map named Charles
Meyer known has any letter. addressed 10 Meyer