Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-01
HOTEL SPONGES.
PROFESSIONALS WHO THRIVE AT THE
EXPENSE OF HOTEl-KEEPERS.
The Tactics They Adopt in Order to Sue
cessfuIly Swindle the House A Pc
culiar Method of Operating
The Loss.
New York Mail and Express. ]

me" 1ork man ahc hA0ressI
Mr. william u. Harrison, proprietor OF the
"rand Union motel and secretary Oh tne hotei
associaIoh' gave some interesting iacus In
relation 10 the professionals VINO tnri'e At
tne expense oi hoUei heeperS.
ihere are lhhunleraole modes Oh sWin-
uiihs U.s. ne saii' pu" since 1he iorna'ion
oi our assoclalion we nave peeh aoie 70 pro-
Nct one ai"1''er 10 very coilslderaoie eA-
a@nI Inc most respectaoie styis oi Inpos-
ing on US Is kuo"h as the iaihhy hooe- a
teh'ieiiian WIN us "le anu uau wiz
eusase ooara anu seisc' the most expensive
rShls we na'e' M 'as'es wiz 70 inc
A'c'' id 'e WIN
I'M aS'entIioe ~ uanoet On '.ieni
iue oIii, VIII oe paiu Itie ,iie. "eeh, sus seo
oiu' anu .,, yer p 'ns 'ui - NeAs "eeA pay
nsh' WIN n'C oe Aiate oh INC reg uiai pay uaJ,
60 In ~. - - o. 80. 80 ;-
fo,;, ,,,n tbat ~ar,ittanca ,,hiot i a.
nectad from some distant noint has NOT ar
rived and that husband wife and daughter,
do not understand what couId have han
nenad and that they ara nsinsd bevond
measure at the susnanss Meantime thev
are unremittinp in their demands for ..trn
attentions and never aprear to imagine
that a hotel manager has feelings that might
possibly be NAMED also. and bills that mnst
be metz
allow do YOU deal with such peopleln
ave would seiz, their baypape as ss,curitv
for hoa,J brt or,fassir,'oIs Oh, 80, -,
your bouse for the purnosa of svipdIinu Won
do not bring valuable baggage. and Won
have really no remedy against them. Tbsy
scent trouble ahead. and when thew find il
coming they adopt tactics suited to the oc-
casion, They lodge a complaint at the Office
charging that valuable iewelry has been
stolen from their rooms. and TINS assume
the aggressive. We are compelled to in
vestigate the charges, and while doing so
our worthy guests obtain another leas, Of
condescend to comprouise by having soms-
thing on account, which we are usually glad
to recsiyen
"Who conducts the dinlomatic work nm
bebalf of family yusstsy,
@Tbe gentleman psualIv Isavss tbssa dali.
c.fa affairs i, ,ba bop5s n, th, -, -,
manaoa svs,amsticaIIv The Ia1y ,y;u IN
Won that bsr husband il full ~ hns;,,ass 81
has no time tn attend tn tbe details oS bonss-
hold AFFAIR." She will aIIv t-v q, r,.L.
arranyamepts Inv the month an5 u Won d-on
a hint abou, secnritv She will e,ro,v i,,d;on.nt
har tF1Vn hfGr hnn Ia nf
MINING stocks which sbs will Ybihit bafora
vonr ewes If Won ban,an IN smiIa on h.
bold;ng tba.e .Sscnrit;aS She l. Tahls to %
off in a fit
.Anotber class of svi,d,s-s with whom, II
;s hard 10 daoIp contirra5 NJ Carr;s,,,
.are members of the learned nrofsssions
u.n,llv brokan-do,vn la vvarv Tba limb ~
the law will register and give Won his business
II L
then the trouble commences Wbsn Won nrs-
sent the second bill he will offer
YOU a worthless uote or an indorssd
check drawn by party whose
existence il simply mythical He will
not admit that the person is a myth. and
when the paper is discovered to be of no
value he will rave and swear. and insist that
be himself is the victim of swindle.p
"Does the lawyer come out ahead n thu
transactionT
GIn all cases we hold the bapgays but ".
are losars all tho same Tbasa man nsvar
nav ther bills bscspss tbsv naver intended
to do so. They will often rsplsyy the bag
ga1e and we usually find il most economical
to grin and bear the loss as IL doss M. nav
To retain COUNSEL in all ,baSa casaS We arr
not allowed 4, Oman tba bagyaga and "a IL
may La WORTHLESS tn .nv TarSnr hut tba
ownsr wa LET If oo and ranorr tho svindlar
In tbs botaI fratarnitv who will b0 nlacsd
on their puand Hotal man nc rula how
eysr are considerate and kind -baartad If
tber bejieys that ona of THAR o-uss,s has mat
with misfortune and that he means To do
right he is met with courtesy and generous
treatm mt
.There is anotber class Of sv;nalsrs n bs
continued "wbo ara characterized nv botal
keenars as professional baats THAR na.hod
of operatlnp is peculiar Altar ons of tbess
yentlemen has repisterad bs tsl.as a violent
ft, and as be writhes and groaus great COM
passion is excited in his behalf We Sand
for a pbvsician and do avarvtbino wo can
for our gusst who give ,s tho address of hi.
friends In an ho,r or two bs is convalas.
cent and orders meals and deIicaciss can't tn
his room. of which he partskes heartily
Next dsy wa discover that his friends ar.
not 70 he fo,nd at the addresses giv.n ard
that our pus,t has tlitted Tba lossa. No..
sustaip from sucb men ara NOT .er;ons but
tbev ar. very snnovipy Sbo,I5 yva b.nn.,
IN ca,,.,,ro on, of ,bsSa no +;a,ts ,b;la ,,akinc,
his wsv In the st,ast wa ring for a nol;ce.
man and the ms 1istratss nsraIIv s.nd tbsr,
10 the ;sIand for tsr davs i,, dsfarI, ., -av-
MN, ~ a f;na ~ sfo ia5;as e., .;oLr,...
on our hands also and IL il NOT 90 aasy ~
deal with tbam as with the mar I,nor;ahIv
+ba,, sao,,-. ,b, s,,,,.+bio- 80 a. ..,-,,t,
nv taIIins, ert,.yag.nt s,,r;as Tbav c.n
NAV sict f.r hI ttar Tho, NO., srd ,.a 90
only d;.nosa Of ,bar, hv sa,d;,cr ,bar, t,, .
bos,,itaI which tbsy ouit al,nos, ;r,r,od;oto,v
afr tbsir Arrivals
Hotel proprietors lose 500 per cent more
by the family mode of swindlng than by