Milford chronicle., 1891-01-23
SWTNDLED THE TAILOR
A KNIGHT or THE GOOSE TELLS
or HOW HE WAS TRicKED.

A Reporter Gave Him the simple Beat.
A Counterfeiter Exchanged Products
with Him-The contOrtionist Played
tho snolsest Trick Of All.
oven, I've been in business a good
many years, said fashionable tailor,
+ "and I've met somevery queer customers
/ in the course Of my experience. Have 1
ever been beaten? Why, Of course I have.
Every man in my business is bound to
I meet with men who swindle him in one
way or another. don't think, however,
have lost a great deal Of money in late
years. Before set up in business for
myself / represented a large house in an
other city Icame here and made quite
q trade among the clerks in the depart
ments. used to call upon them in their
Offices with my book Of samples, and as
I'm a pretty fair tallser I managed to get
a good many orders. / used to give them
credit, and viii say one thing for the
public department clerks, and that is that
lost very little money by them. I used
to have to wait good while sometimes,
but they generally paid me in full.
TWO SIMPLE CASES.
"But YOU want to know about the
beats Well, one Of the worst 1 ever
knew was a fellow who was here for
some time as a newspaper man. He was
on a local paper, and it was after I had
gone into business for myself that I met
him. He came into my store one day
with two or three well known business
young men whose trade l had possessed 1
for a long time. One Of the party, a I
banker, ordered a $50 suit, and meas |
ured him while the others chaffed him |
and examined my stock. About an hour /
this newspaper man returned /
and said that he would like me to make
a suit for him Of the same goods selected
by his friend presumed he was all
right, took his measure, made the suit
sent it to his address and waited for
him to come and settle. But he never
did, and in a short time he skipped out Of
town. That was a dead loss to me.
''That wasn't as bad, however, as a
lrick that was subsequently played upon
me. A tall, fine looking gentleman came
IN one day, and after looking over my
stock selected a piece of the most expen-
i've goods and ordered a suit to be made
rom it. He wanted the suit finished in
.hree days. as he was going to leave the
,ity. He was on his way south, he said,
md had already spent more time than
le had intended He was very polite
md appeared to be a man of means. He
vas also particular as to the cut and
tyle Of the coat and vest, insisting upon
collar to the latter, although the style
vas without one. Well, 1 put off some
ther work and completed his suit with
q the time agreed upon, and sent it to
is hotel about dusk with the bill-$90.
he man brought back the money, four
20 bills, and 1 put this in the safe and
rent home. The next day when I sent
" deposit to the bank those four $50
ills were returned marked counterfeit
Veil, perhaps / wasn't mad. 1 sent
own to the hotel, but Of course the man
ad gone. l placed the matter in the
ands of the detectives, but they failed
find the swindler. Many years after
ard / saw his picture in a rogues' gal
ry, and learned that he was one of the =
ost expert counterfeiters in the coun-
y. think he is now in a western PEN y
entiary, but it was long time before
e government officers captured and r
mYicted him