Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-09
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Inn drummcr-A Boston drummer
writes tho victim Of this. talc In tho Do
troit Frco Press. Two months ago,
whilo on q Western trip, got q bank
draft for 500 cashed in Kansas City
bank. Tho cashier gave mo twenty
brand now IS billa They had not even
boon folded, ind Us I slipped thcm in
my poclSot I thought that now as they
wero they would not wear mo any bot
tor than secondhand ones.
That night, Saturday, got to Omaha
ind went straight to tho hotel and bod.
Ncxt morning 1 put on my bcst Sunday
clothes, brushed up my beaver and had
q Ghinc. Then with cigar and tho
gold-hondcd cano the Arm presented mo
with as mennonite Of tho Johnstown
flood. which disaster nearly CLOSED my
trip, walked out. felt that my gen.
crnl makeup was just too much for tho
Omaha dudiuc and expected to DO OBJ
served once or twice. In Omaha ind
many other Western cities somo OF tho
stores keep open Sunday. noticed
pair OF slippers marked So, in tho VIM
dow OF o shoe store, and US thoy took
my fancy 1 walked in and told tho pro-
priotor that II they fit mo / would tako
Thorn. tried them on and they wero q
good 1T, so had them tied up and ten
dcred ono of my new fives in payment.
Tho proprietor took tho bill, looked it
over back and front, sized mo up from
head to foot, not missing tho goldhead-
I'd canc in ono hand and roll of now
bills in tho other. Then he handed back
tho bill with freezing smile and said:
"Young man, you can't play that on
me-" a
, "What's tho matter?"
81 am too old o bird to DO caught by
click chap like you. Do you think 1
have just started in business?"
II don't know how long you havc been
In business, but I would like to know
what you arc driving at"
"Young man, that bill is counter
felt and you orc loaded with them"
Hc then told mo that was bad and
dangerous man; that he would advise
mo to get out of his shop before no
called tho police, and that thore had
been n good Aany complaints about me
lately. / tried to show him that the bill
and wero both all right, but failed, SO
loft him in disgust. AS I passed
out saw him go back and put on his
1te
Aftern short walk returned to tho
hotel and had just put my foot on tho
first step when q policeman put his hand
on my nrm and remarked that no want
Cd me. In reply to my question no said
no had reliable evidence that / was
''bad one" ind was loaded with coun.
forfeit money, Dy this time crowd
had gathered, and up tho street camo
the patrol with its gong changing and
additions to tho already largo crowd.
just as l was being hustled into tho
wagon tho landlord stepped out and told
tho policeman that was all right and
hc was making u big mistake. But tho
policeman said no had good evidence
from respectable parties, and no guessed
thoro was no mistake. Then reporter
stepped up and asked If he could do any
thing for me, stating that no was
reporter and would see I had
fair play, as tho landlord had assured
him was all right. l asked him
to tako ride with me, end wo ell
got In and drove to police headquarters.
Whom wo got thcro tho oflcor In charge
told mo was charged with passing
bogus bills. l denied tho Charge and
produced ray money and handed q bill
to Elm and ono to each Of the policemen
prcseht, asking them If it was good or
Z bad. We'll, thcy didn't know. Tho ro-
porter said ho did not know much about
money, especially now money, but no
would like TO hcvo y few thousand like
tho sample. At last / got tho ofIlccr in
charge to send four OF tho mon out to
chow tho bills to city bankers and
thus decide tho case at onco. In less
than twenty minutes tho four men 70.
turned and of course each reported that
they he'd shown their bill to banker
end had boon assured that it was per-
foctly good. That was what expected.
Then tho officer was in great stew. He
wanted to know what he could do to
raal:c 1t right, otc. told him hc could
do nothing thcn, but might later.
made quick trip TO tho shoe store.
Tho proprietor cav mo coming and