New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-29
TYPEWRITERS DEFRAUDED.
uy WORK OF A MpDLE-AGED swINDLER.
arrr1yo WOMEN TO PAY HIM SMALL SUMS FOR
urs rNruENCE-MYrHICAL OFFICES.


HIS INrUENCE--MYTHICAL OFFICES.
The ordinary swnder. it would be supposed,
vonIa avoid the pretty and vivacious ssternoo1
~ fvnewriters when carrying on DIS ne'Sfious
operations for these a are to be
smn:v allie TO take care of thcmelves But many
Of them excited now over TIE SsP,0Ss W wba
Evidently believes that his mission 10 to outwit
these self.reant young women. ne usaatI ),
selects for his victims those .eu naJ' rsInabs
clients His plan is to induce tine tynewr.erSh 70
make an agreement to rent luxurionsly inrnlsned
offices from him. under 1d ben Get them to paw
him a small sum to bind the bargain. ne
aetecitycs have frequently looked for the fellow,
when they have had time, yet he mas escaped Ior
yesterday. Miss DAILY. an energetic young lady
whose Office is on the fifth floor OF lHk TRIBUNE
bnildipo was making her typewriter rattle merrlly
when n neatly dressed stranger came into the rooni
He removed his high white hat with the grace OF a
courtier and stated that he had business PROPOSE
lion that be wished to make. Among ms numerous
possessions the visitor said, he had rne huiiding
near Union Square. which was gradually oelhs
rendered less desirable as residences oy .ne Ell III
had determined to turn his Duliulne mo pussy
hive of nuustry. HIS scheme was to furnish M
Fin, major floor in an elaborate fashion, carpet the
tooIs with soft Turkish rugs, put IN luxurious
chars. and hang the walls with rare paintings;
This paradise he proposed to turn INTO sort OF
bower of beauty and t,pewritlng comoined anu
rent it out in parcels to half dozen young ladies
at 81 so day leach
and will send in all my friends SO that you VIII
get mole work shan you can do.
Mss DAILY said that she had good business
where she was, and moreover, Tue rcnI 'nao no
offered was too high.
Tell won what you do said the obligng
swnder: You just pay, me $40 down to oind the
Sargan and III lie, have dave and %fIk throw
week in your way You can come there in the
morning and do your work down here in the alter
Even this allurine offer failed to make the young
lady accept and the fellow. Withdrew crestfalen.
aud raped at the door OF Miss L. u. Wasllngtons
Otiit @ on the same floor wheae he told the same
taIe and induced the young lady TO PRINT on ,the
machine an agreement that she would take desk
at 81 So When Miss Washington thought the
thing had gone far enough. she laughed at bin and
intimated that she knew just who ne was. he
deparled hurriedly and plunged dOEn stairs with
out waiting for the elevator. A.. c.
Miss Grant occupies an office near the Court
House where she translates had legal manuscript
into plain type. A couple of days ago the tngiish-
man walked into her office and made proposition
of a like nature, as to tho other ladies, but met
with no success. Miss A. Is. Rushton, an9ther
typewriter, was so impressed with the swlndIers
address that she consented Professionally to be-
come q tenant but refused to pay money IN ad-
vance and demanded to see the office She was gwen
bogus address near the s IN oh
with her mother. but learned that she had been
deceived. A number of newly started typewrlters
have been derauded in small sums varying from
S. 10 SO and Sc, eral young men engaged as copy
lists have also suffered The swindler is about
forty-eght years DID, English in dress and features
and OF good address and engaging manners.
THE CASES OF THE BRIBED ALDERMEN.
Assistant District Attorney Nicoll was at his
Office yesterday, having retur ned from his trip 10
argue the case of Henry w. Jaehne before the
Court of Appeals. He expects decision OF the
court sustaining the judgement of conviction. The
dee sion will be rendered on July q. MI. Nlcoll
will submit, IN addition to his original elaborate
brief, n supplemental brief in answer to arguments
by Richard :. Newcombe, who followed Roger A.
Pryor in the argument before the Court OF Appeals
Dstrlct-AttOrnev MARITIME. when asked by n
TRIBUNE reporter rs to his intentions III regard 10
the bribery trials, said
Ihad intended to prosecute one more cases i'm
mediately but in view OF ths Importance OF the ques
tons De settled by the Court OF Appeals have de-
cded 10 the decision OF the court in the Jaehne
case before taking further action. The decision or
be unwI.e, well scarcely respectful TO the appellate
couri, hurry trial until the questions before
them decided. One principal point 10 AS TO whether
the Penal Cole the Consolidation Act contains the
law under which tire indictments should be drawn. IL
We should try OF the under one law and find
that other sh0uli have been chosen under the
Court of Appeals decision might justly be accused
regard tive public interests in going TO
the expense at trial with no RESULT
HURT BY A RUNAWAY IN UNION SQUARE
A runaway caused excitement at the north side
of Union Square at 1870 D. IN. yesterday. Martin
Hart, the driver of a hanson cab, feeding his
took right AT some iire-crackers which boys Were
setting oil In tine square. As the horse started to
run Hart caught hold OF the BRIDE, but he
quickly dragged of his feet HIS clothes were torn