Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
1 SHARP RASCAL.
1exicanS Swindlod-That Dirty Case
Wilson . Fraud Big Land
Sale, Etc, Etc:
A SHARP RASCAL.
He swindles the Greasers out Of o2o, 200
I'm Cash.

No Sw1nales the GreAseFS out Of oS0, ,OO(
I'm Cash.
CRY OF MEXICO, December IA tremen.
dous sensation occurred to-day and is the
subject OF gossip in all the clubs, cafes and
places of public resort. For the last two
days there has been great excitement over
the sale Of tickets at the National Theater
for the Patti season of five nights in Janu-
ary. The crowd around the National
Theater has fairly filled the streets. The
police were required to preserve order and
it seemed as il the city had gone mad over
the expected advent Of the songstress. The
prices OF q box we're $50 night and seats
So. These were three times the ordinary
who was conducting the sale of tickets was
. man giving his name as Mayer and claim
ing to be brother of N. B. Mayer, Mr.
Abbey's friend and business associate. He
had with him letters, one OF which pur-
ported to be from Abbey, which he showed
to Minister Manning and other people,
The theater had already been engaged
FOR rnE PATTI SEASON
by Edward w. Orrin, of the firm of Orrin
Brothers, proprietors Of an American cir
Gus who knows Mr.. Mayer, of New York,
but Mr.. Orrin was overwhelmed with buei-
uess regarding his opening Of his own enter
tainment, which is q standard attraction,
and had not time to attend to other mat
tsrs, else the plot might possible have been
detected. The advance agent had letters
to some OF the best known people, and no
one suspected fraud. The sale of tickets
began Thursday morning, people waiting
at the theatre door from an early hour to
Al -rA H. - D.
bought in whole blocks, some persons
paying
$1,000 FOR BOXES.
In the course of the day the box office
had taken in SIS, 600, and on the previous
day private sales amounted to $1,000,
making q total cash OF $4,000. The
Governor of the Federal District was
somewhat suspicious, and sent to
BILE for the large amount of money being
taken from the public. But Mayer man.
aged to avoid any act that would further
excite suspicion. 1t is understood that
every seat was taken for the whole five
nights, but some well-known persons, as is
The custom, did not pay in advance, but
merely gave orders, so that the amount of
,ash actually taken at the stand does not
come up to the seating capacity OF the the.
atre for five nights. Last night Mayer
vent to the hotel where he lodged, accom-
panied by policeman, nominally ap-
pointed to guard him, but in reality to see
hat he deposited all the money in the ho
;el safe.
IN SOME INGENIOUS WAY
t is said that Mayer has transferred over
;wenty thousand dollars in bills on the Ma
:ional Bank and the Bank OF London to
;he pockets Of his overcoat and deluded |
he policem III in believing all had been de-
,osited in the safe. At all events this |
morning Mayer did not appear at the box
,fice Of the theatre nor was he seen |
It the hotel. The safe was opened and |
here was only found $4, 800 in silver dol !
ars which, of course could not be taken |
way. ENow the authorities are look |
sssss!sFsr ana .I'uruia*orsu urg .sapins
md receiving as best they can the condo |
ence Of friends. It is said TO be the biggest |
hing of the kind rver known at this capi-
al.