New-York tribune., 1890-08-28
THE GAME DID NOT WORK.
SWINDLERS LABOR IN VAIN.
A MINISTER'S BRAVERY SAVED HIM FROM
BEING FLEECDD, AND PERHAPS FROM
BEING ROBBED.

Policemen of the West Thirty seventhst. squad have
been directed 10 watch some swindlcrs who haunt Z;
stable in West Thirty -ninhst., the tenement
houses (which are known collectively as "licls
Kitchen Tho Rev. J. p. Mccullough pastor Of the
Baptist Church in Nyack had an adventure In the
stable last week. but he escaped from the sharpc's
without loss of toncy bodily injury there was no oc-
casion for the police to make an arrest His attcn-
tion was directed to thl5 advertisement. which TIE
roEucs had caused to be published:
At quarter vauc-must he sold-rony- -phaoton'
$50; two Messenger Duroc colts. IIost"in COW ana
BULL three years old; Wilkes stallion; sell cheap or
give shares; three strong cheap work horses, sell
separately cheap. Apply at Bhcstonc Yards, No.
j43 West Thirty -nlnh-st.. near Elcvcnthavc"
Mr. Mccullough wished 20 buy l!os,cin cow anG
he to the city To look at the mentioned In
the advertisement. Before leaving his home in Nyack
he slipped revolver into hi, pocket. He was born IN
the South and he has been accustomed to carry pistol
when going into strange nclehborhoods. The weapon
probably saved him from serious trouble
lie found no bucstonc yard at the advertised place
in West Thirty -unths but he found stable between
tenemcnthOuSc and pile Of shanty covered rocks
Not knowing that the place was one Of the mo@t
dangerous in the city for stranger To enter and at
the rocks with their shanticS had been notorious for
years as "SchastopOl,' the minister calmly made
inquiries about the COW. y tough IOOh.ng man
directed him to a rear compartment Of The stable.
Il
horses in their stalls. The ran said the COW would
rot he sold separately. Ec,idcs She was at another
stable aad another purchaser had the refusal Of the
and bull.
The CLERGY man was about 10 leave the stable In
disgust. although the sharpcTcd man trying hard
to arouSc is admiration FOR the "N!lhcs stallion
when red -wh,skcTed man iu coachman'> L'cry
entered and said he had been sent for the horse.
.You can't have him. said the sharpcycd man.
Mrs. Hartley has decided not To LET him be- sold
TO any one except Il person she is sure viii take
good Of him.
Eut bought him and mus: have him. said the
cOachuan with show Of anger.
The two men engaged in ar apparent quarrel ard Nj
Mccullough asked to step into corner and look ~
the lorsc At the same time the gate leading 10 the
street was closed as if by accident The slarpcr-
were ready then to draw Mr. Mccullough into th 'ir
net \ foolish or cOwal,lly man In hi, place might
have been fceccd In few ri!rutr~ The bogus coach
man would have trlcd Ia persuade him 10 bay IN.
horse for times iiS Vuc promising to paY 'lll
large? for Il after leaving fhc stable. When su'
plan works both r0gcs disappear and the purch'Tci
+, left in the street win bfokcn DOWN in place
a; hi, money. Falling To pcc.uadr victim TIE
.Iindlcrs sonnet time, boldly n.-ault and rob him.
Mr. NfCullOuch fOyN fhc situation Instantly, and
he acted promptly. Pulling h.s revolver from MS
pocket ne said stand back there aud opcn chat gate
The ,harvcrs looked ~ the weapon ana oh"yci hln
without a word. one of them said ~ they Let hinl
pass ont Well. the COW +, sold. ANYHOW
Yes. and you sold. too said the clergyman q,
Later he tod his friend the Rev. George Thompson
q hi> adventure Mr.. Thompson, who recently re-
signed the pa,torIte Of the First BAPTIST church IN
Harlem and intend, soon q DE q missionary ih lndia
accompanied a friend 10 the stable in Thirty ninth T.
on Tuesday and tie same sharp eyed man ~ charge
OF the place The talk about the again Into:
rupted by the appearance Of the coarhmnn Who quar-
relied with the sharp eyed about Mrs; Iarlc :
over the same old story when laughter by Mr. ThOmp
sons friend put an end tO the farce