Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-19
DEALING IN PAPER GOODS.
The Pious CfrculRf of New York
COunterfeit FE16n-Hon esty i'm
Every Business.

Ihe F'f0uS CfrculRT OF a New \ or
Counterfeit fs1fn-Honestyi in
Every business.
"A prominent business man of this city
the other day, received the following cir
eular from New York, which for ingenu
ity and adept arrangement surpasses any
thing of the kind we have ever seen. Tit
circular is too lengthy to print in full, bu
we give enough OF tito show its character
New YORK, -, 1886.
DEAR SR: No doubt when you receive
this letter you will say it is some trap sci
for you to get you into trouble; but such
is not the case. I promise you this, as
true az there isa God in heaven. I OBJ.
tanned your name through a friend OF
mine who-passed through your place,
and this is all I know of you; and on my
solemn oath, 1 speak the plain. candid
truth; and I swear, before Almighty God
IN heaven, my purpose is far from harm
ing you, either in word, look, or action ;
and should you make up your mind to
answer this letter, l will give you my
word and honor that no person, man,
Wouidu VI Cilllu, SudL1 CfcT ICdT ITOIn INV
mouth the least thing that ever passes
between us, and / will keep this promise
as sacred as l would my oath before God
I will be plain with you. Fam dealing
in articles, paper goods-1s Is, 5s, los
and 2Os9fdo you understand?)I II can
not be palmer until I know your heart is
true to me; then 1 will send you full and
plain particulars that / mean you right,
and will satisfy and convince you that 1
can furnish you with a Fine, Safe and a
Profitable Article, that can be used in any
way and for all purposes, andNo Danger.
Now, understand me, fair and square;
L ask no money in advance, nor do 1
want it. And if I have made
a mistake in sending you this letter, l ask
you to forgive me, and let the matter rest
where it is, for my intentions are as up
right to you as heaven itself. For a man
can have honor and principle, no matter
what his business may be in this world.
so do not harm me-. For my motto in
this life is, and always has been, if you
can't do a fellow being some good, do him
no harm, 10 matter what his calling may
be. X \ X
P. S.-The enclosed newspaper slip
will prove the goods as sure, safe and
proftablet to handle. You willsfind them
equalato the genuine, for bear in mind, |
they are not counterfeits, and there is no
risk in using them as long as you keep
secrets to yourself and act honorable
me, and as true as there is a God in
| will do the same, and put big
in your pockets. There is many
man tried and tried in vain, to get
along honestly through this world, but
when hard-hearted creditors and sheriffs
seize on their little homes, and are Will
ing to turn them out, do you blame or
wish to expose me for lending a helping
rand to those in distress. No, do not,
or there may have been q time in your
lie when a good friend would have been
God-send. to you. The slip will show
our officials in high standing have +
lsed them for their purpose and benefit,
nd why not every one in need? Adj
in confidence, as follows:
j.. RoGERs, care GA. Kuester,
No. 147, 4th avenue, N. Y.
The enclosed newspaper, slip is also
cry lengthy, and starts out, like this:
A STARTLING DISCOVERY! fsl ,,
.obHtGIJefefS W COttIStOu lClN the bureau
Of Engraving and Printing. Complete ,
sets of GreenbdcE Plates in theif.
.19h 1861. Possession, yI .ftaou- {
From the Washington journal to the Post !
Dispatch. 6
Whatever may be the outcome OF the I
investigation at the Treasury re- ,
the spurious issue of 81, 1000, 900 :
gFeenbaoks, these notes are in circula- :
Ionj but to detect them or find out who :
as used them, even by the smartest de- 5
has utterly failed. Plates Of the !:
of IS and los have disap- !
cared from time to time from the En- !.
department, but the s~trictest =
cannot detect who has taken them, y
it is 4 well-known fact that there are y
few persons in New York who are in
igh favor with some n holding valu- .
Die secrets as regards the printing OF =
'eenbacks, and it is from this person the =,
ew York scoundrels receive their large u
lpply of this fraudulent issue of spurious :"
eenbacks. The severest tests of the p
CHEST skill by the best known experts
I'd bank cashiers have demonstrated
polusively that these 1sues were printed :
plates exactly similar to those used II
r the Treasury and absolutely indis- a,
punishable from them when compared II
the Treasury experts. &C