New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-28
dDVERSI1IES or 4 CLOTHING CLUE.
SEVENTY RESIDENTS OF BALDw1NSvILLE TRY
ING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING

SEVENTY RESIDENTS OF BALDwINsvILLE TRY
ING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
Syracuse, y. y July 81 (spcciaD-Thc village Of
Baldwinsvlle has just been stirred by the plausible
and philanthropic project of shrewd tailor named
Porter. The plan not only TO keep business
booming in town during the summer, but also to con
fer large and substantial returns on all participants
Porter ingcniously proposed that clothing CLUB bc
formed and drew up document for signa'lr'S by
which a suit OF clothes, valued al go should be
rafied of at each drawing which Wac 10 occur twice
each week. Each member 10 pay ~ ot each
drawing, until he favored with lucky number
when his name would be dropped from the roll. tn"
drawings were to continue until the entire club "a
fitted with clothing. The advantages we're t"oi"h'
In the first place Badwinville would vie with more
prctentous towns Is well dressed lhhd''dh'7'
secondly here was "a golden chance 10 procure
suit by the payment of 81. The -u obtained az the
second drawing would cost lucky member - only
The last man the race. IT argued. would receive
his moneys worth. The scheme was TOO cnuchg 10
90 by default. Literary men, lawyers. miller. store
keepers and their clerks hastcncd TO JON tic new
clothing club. There was "A rush g capture ihc hrN'
suit When Porter announced that the list wa,
closed there seventy names on the roll. foreT
was the organizer director and treasurer and h.
proposed TO deal the codiins accoriing to ,iip
ulation. The first drawing took place several weeks
ago, at Porcrs shop. The 81 per capita
assessment making $40 was promptly pad &"
Porter emitting each member to participate ln the
game Mr. OBrion held the lucky number ana he
was accorded a suit Of clothes. Al the second draw
ing Mr. Porter is said % have placed IN MS h-oc
pocket the 800 derived from THIS soOnd a''''Sm'"
The club was reduced by member at each meeting
and the drawings continued for about six weeks the
members faithfully paying according {" contract
Then some disscnsion arose IN the oreahMuI"h'
Porter did not make the suits fast enough I" please
,hc Yuclv ones. and those who sun remained III tf5
scheme became suspicious That further lh'cN'hlciN
feld IL was a,Ccrtancd thai only three or f0ni >ulh
bod been delivered while eight or ten more members
wcrc clamorng for theirs. Their eyes we're som
nnened and rebellion followed. The drawing, c'a'ci
and the club wae dissolved. The assessments "d III,
II j. said had lmOuntcG 20 over 900, where j. -
tban 500 worth Of clothes had been dlsiIIbn"'i,
nrter claimed that the members we're iTlPHfHr' on
ZOO easily and that he was entitled 10 the iuhu'' IT.
osmuch as he was ready and willing 10 perform nia
'.rt ~ the contract. There gnhhhng ~ tftl
~ ,be village and those slrcwd inIahani, VINO Were,
fortunate N not being rOpcd Into the tpll' cnIoN'u
Yanv a hearty laurh AZ the expense oi the club td'
cxncctcd 10 get n suit Of cothc, for -:
a last resort II wa resolved 10 bf1n% f"I'I ~
+bc bar of Justice. He wa last week arrested on 4
c cporCc preferred by Jane, Ward. of maintaining
,n,,cr, Much interest felt In the tf1al, wh'h
enrcdllv ended I'm the discharge of The prisoner uI
tdcIn;cal grounds The Prosecution PltCN 5.Nt'
members Of the club upon the stand Inc JUN.
rrIcd maj the testimony II club members, "'hout
corroborative evidence, was insufficient l" Warrant
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