The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-18
THE WAY HE WORKED 1T.
A Smart Young Man Tried on a Swind-
ling Game and Got Left.

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A neatly dressed man, apparently 25 or
80 years of age, entered Schreiner's music
store, on Broughton street, yesterday
morning and representing himself to be
agent for Mrs. c. E. Deming, Of Augusta,
who, he said was stopping at the Pulaski
House, purchased a bill Of goods consisting
of two base ball bats, three iron banks,
two base balls, a jumping rope, doll,
picture puzzle, music folio, and cup and
saucer, amounting to 81 20. He ordered
the package sent collect TO Mrs. Deming S
address at the Pulaski.
The package was sent at once. When
the porter entered the hotel Office he was
met by the young man, who asked him if
ne would take the package down town Tor
him. On being informed that it would be
delivered to any part of the city, he directed
the porter to carry it to the drug store of
Parsons a Pike, at South Broad and Jefer-
son streets
The young man accompanied the porter,
and upon reaching the drug store he made
him put the things down on the counter and
handed him sealed note directed to Mr..
Schreiner. The porter was told that the
note contained the money for the goods and
that everything would be satisfactory with
Mr. Schreiner. The porter had misgiving
at the time but took the note and started
with it to the store. When he had gone a
little ways up South Broad street he held
the envelope up TO the sun and he saw that
there was nothing in it except piece of pa
per. He ventured TO tear open the envelope,
and as he expected, he found nothing
except strip of paper containing this mem
orandum: - doz. U. S. Histories, u doz.
End readers, II Geograph. VIII send money
in day or two" He hastened back to the
drug store of Parsons 81 Pike, but the
young man had made his exit with the
goods. He asked the clerk and was told
that the young man had stepped out, but
said that he would return in minute. The
negro rushed out the back door after him,
and by making inquiries followed him to
Mr. John G.. G. Kruse's school, at the corner
of West Broad and Hull streets. Here he
found him secreted in a corner with the
packages. The porter told him that he
must have the money or the goods
The man protested, but the porter
snatched the package out of his arms and
ran up the street. Further investigation
into the matter developed the fact that the
same young man played a similar trick on
M. f. Sullivan, boOkkeeper for John j.
Sullivan. He ordered fine bottle of brandy
sent collect" to the Pulaski House. The
discovery of his tricks by Mr. Schreiner
will be likely to spoil his game.
At Pike q Parsons drugstore he ordered
two bottles of s. s. S., and two packages of
Simmons Liver Regulator, and while the
clerk was fixing the package up for him the
young man caught sight of the negro com
ing back and Selling the things he ran out
the back door telling the clerk that he
would be back in minute He told the
porter on their way to the drugstore that
he and his mother taught a school in the
northern part of the State, and that the
things which he had purchased were
presents for the scholors
There is no such person registered at any
Of the hotels as Mrs. c. Z. Deming. The
young man is supposed to have left the city
as no trace Of him could be found last night.