The Evening critic., 1884-11-11
A N EW SWINDLE.
The --latest Device of Metropolitan
sharpers 10 Cheat UnsOphisticated
Cannfry


New York Commercial Advertiser.
tall, well.dressed man, with pierre
Ing black eyes, bristling black mus
tache, ana a sinister expression, stood In
front OF an office on Nassau street, opposite
the Commercial advertisers countlng.room
occasionally he was noticed to stop passers
by and speak earnestly TO them, rs II endeav-
oring 10 persuade them to do something. The
persons he singled out look as II they lived
out OF the city. He stopped three or four,
talked with them and endeayored to lead
them into hallway. The men accosted list
ened for a moment, then betrayed anxiety TO
aeet away, and finally made break, ~
countryman and apparently Induced him -
so with him, for they turned together and
dark man noticed a detective watching him
and instantly wheeled and disappeared into q
doorway.
"what did your friend want?" asked the
detective OF the countryman, who was looking
about In dazed manner, AS II he imagined
his late companion had disappeared into the
ground.
"Where is hoY" inquired the countryman.
''skipped," was the laconlc answer. "What
did he tell you?"
"He asked me to go with him and witness
that he rendered marshal twenty dollars for
something or other. lie had II twenty dollar
gold piece In his hands, and told me that the
marshal wanted 10 cheat him In some way and
would not accept payment"
"It's a new swindle," said the detective TO
the Commercial Adu6rtiser representative.
"The old Dunco game Is getting 10 pe 30 we'll
known that II 10 hard to IND victims. The new
one Ia very plausible, You see the gun goes
up unexpectedly, but as soon as he Is inside
OF the bogus marshal's ONCE both he and his
friend are arrested and charged with an at.
tempt at swlndllng. The 'steerar pretepds to
be very much frightened, aud ofers 10 buy on
both himself and his friend.
"After a little talk the marshal agrees % let
them go II they pay him fifty dollars, The
steerer' goes through his own pockets, He
has but five dollars besides the twenty dol.
lars already shown, Won't his friend lend
him twenty-five dollars for ton minutes Just
as soon as he can 60 10 his ofiico he Will repay
him. He magnanimously proposes 90 pay the
bride for BOTH as no got his new friend Into
tho scrape. The gull is only too glad 10 get
on, and he AZ once parts with twenty-five dol
lars or as much as no has.
"Together the 'steerer and countryman do.
part and the 'steerer proposes going Rt
once TO his ONCE to get the money. The vic.
tim 10 lost In the crowd, or he Is told TO walt
down'stalrs while the 'stOerer runs up to his
ONCE and gets the money from his partner.
III wouldn't do for you 70 DO seen In the ONCE,
You KNOW says the swindler.
I'm any case the victim never sets eyes on
MS newly made acquaintance ana he never
says anythingi having been SO credulous as
10 suppose he was under arrest, no fears 70
open hts mouth, dreading that he Will again
DO arrested, for, although he now recognizes
marshal 10 DO genuine article and has no
doubt that tho man who Bwindlod him tried 70
swlndle the marshal. He says TO himself
'Of course that marshal euppoaee that am
In with the swindler,' SO he pockets his loss
and thinke himself lucky 10 be- tree. IL Is one
or the most ingenious swindles yet sprung on
unwary counuymen,"-M y. C0m.-Ade.