New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
YIELEING TO TEMPTATION.
HOW YOUNG FOREIGNER FELL INTO THE TOLLS or
A VILLAIN.


HOW A YOUNG FOREIGNER FELL INTO THE TOLLS or
VILLAIN.
In the Office of downtown employment bu-
reau day or two ago great variety OF Idle men anxious
IN he employed were seen and noted by TkIPuN fe-
porter IN a long, low, badly ventilated room were
seated seventeen snd tweaty-three women Vi "ho
some came register their names as persons ueso" VI
employment and Others who had previously aone So "
earn IL there had been any inquiry for thcr services
Taken all together they detected set OF
beings as could well be magned The women lookedpae'
thin and starved The mems faces bore similar arNS
and I'm acme cases there added lines OF disspa-
ton II was an Office patronized chiefly by newly ar
rived immigrants The reporter watched Win interest,"
the faces OF the throng during the calling over Of snor1
list OF names OF the unemployed who were 20 eau upon
persons DESTROYS o. hiring their services ana Oh "en
longer list OF names OF applicants for whom there was
nothing IN view mt present. They departed as their
papes were called out hopeful but more despond-
ent Tho last name called out by the bureau clerk was
that OF George Wilson. George Wilson. Englishman'
desires situation as bookseeper; thoroughly coinpe-
tent; $40 week" so ran the entry In the bureau
keepers book. The call responded to by shabbiy-
dressed desponlen looking man about thirty years OIL
age There been inquiry for his services and bo
rose 10 depart with a weary air.
Tia Ieporter accos;ed him with the remark that Vnes
seemed 10 be bard. "Yes, indeed replied the disap-
ponted boos&cepcr so perceive aud the knowe iSe
Is not encouraging TO who las only 81 10 capital
and no friends than 3.400mes and he laughed
n hollow. fal.. laugh The heart OF the reporter was
oil 10 OF two glasses OF lager beer and TWO
dishes OF cys;er This opened tho heart OF the Eng
lehman VINO gave TO the reporter the following brief
particulars OF his adventures daring mis- thirteen days
scjouIn in tais city:
Il arrived In NewYork." said the unfortunate book
kr.per, "thircer days on board the - and WAS
t.I. lor. han
could conveniently carry IN my hand bnt was furnished
win & 10 and some English silver, which exchanged at
tho Garden for $50 IA the form Of ten half eagles With
these coins In my pocket sailed forth In Battery Park,
and having passed fatgung orniDg In being pushed
through the forna.itios % the place. sat down on
minutes before a weldressed man thrust letter into
my hand aud walked on. ! d; first imagined Il TO be
SOME trads circular for a. enclosed In undrected
un-saied envelope have tho letter stil Here II is
handing the original OF the following TO the reporters
NEw.YoRK. July - .s3
SIR, am stranger to more than strange Tor as
yon well Lnow you no know Rp@ S Of
than you arrived this country by tne steamer
trv 10 come 10 the United TRY fortune In
sphere under condition. entirely d1eent ifom those you
passenger oon,lude that You are poor manfo certainly
undertake e endure the horrors OF
steamer and this you have done i-heneo my conciusion
which ps s Is Ssa on countryman am DESTROYS Of
putting you up wrinkles The good things IN mi.
GO spT are az p%y Sa W and
tneIe rs re han ho aboT eSaeted from poor men
IN EUROPE had better at once dismiss the Idea Tor you are
first came TO this country fu OF
aud ambitions but hndng tho condition OF society
hsr as inoerabe workn under the most ar.
rogan desposm IN Europe Joined oand OF ,sa, meI ~
hioh proud 20 be leading member has declared war
sn %ss Is he sSS h ruling
WITH rod OF iron and ersn S ns sweat ana OO0a
out Of a spirit rendlness for and for no other rea
Ss day n9i awuy q. laws are framed here 9nG ~
demonstrate 10 your satisfaction at an Interview The
Organization which belong is at wsr with all laws OF
iorce therefore study TO oyade them Our
s%s 81 eScms q suffering haminitr BY OF
ious money IN other words we 90 te sanS VIA psPe
issued as dollars silver counter dollars nor
snI SO Bills 80 perfectly Ike the Governmental and bank "a
hs sn Sq . s 1S sa
varied aud careful rests For he Ordinary purposes OF
these bills an willing 10 sell you Tor sEO or may
say am willing to present yon with $50. ,.,. -
and your honesty unguostonei and hat
opposite rier No. Sorth river fyou come nope YOU
YOU ami e drsi 10 speak Even You iooshy decline my
With me- ''''' -" FROM YOUR WELL WIsnEa
And what did you do ~ asked tho reporter.
$40 Ike the utter fool that | am, went TO tho
place indicated ia the letter and met the thief But
swear that had then thought Of resorting
letter whom knew TO n thief for he confesses him
self sucu In this letter found him honey-tonBued
villain: lac preached MS communstic doctrines into my
ears until fairly intoxicated with the richness OF
his vocabulary and his wealth OF argument. In mo-
ment OF mental aberra IN gave him eigbt or my half
eagles for $500 OF his forged American bills and ar
ranged met him at the same place and hour two days
afterward O. obtain a further supply OF them But
when retired to bed In boarding house that night tho
full realization OF what bud done cano upon mo aud
cursed myself for fool thousand times over repent
ing heartily OF my folly; for assure you never com
mtted dishonest act In my country, ami but to-
this affair my character wOnd be stainless to-day. re-
solved to keep the forged bills for which bad given my
eight good hall eagles and meet tho swipder according
To tmeEt when would cause his arrest; but the
thief was too willy for that AMI waited by the North
River In vain. concluded that had been Justly pun
.shsd weakness and so made pa;nt either
to police 20 the Castle Garden authorities ON
the following day "a was walking over the Brooklyn
Bridge thinking OF my folly tore the bills into irsg-
ments and east Into the East River the waste pkper had
bought on the banks % the Hudson Two dollars and
seventy cents Is all tnat stands between and
starvation unless succeed In getting some employ
OF which the prospect does not appear very hopeful"