The sun., 1891-05-31
TRICKS OF HorEL snARpEss
ePeeinsns OF the Cenadcpee Games fiayes
Upon Landlords.

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| d, -. z Prom he soston 1roaicrpt
So 'ho ho,r s1eS s.,s
aa ,n.no a y, .ooDo o..S.. sno .n.. a % 80.
os esn sr vIHt the Vns sus proSd
one o. 'ns% y orSuah, 1sIoI' %n,a TN, IN,
| courts on echeree OF deirauding notei ou'
| IN rarely is this done that IL affords merely q
| suseestio, Of the extent Of the eyil. The
question that naturally arises 10. u landlords
| are 40 systematically swindlsd. why do they
no. p,o.soate tn. .v,ndlersp m. true ,ha,
tne courts are open 10 tnom' ana that penai'ies
attach to this form Of crime 1t Is also trus
up esse against hundreds of men who are
The ain eu,ty lies IN ,hs fact that the cost
and tronh,s o., securing n conv,ct,on a,s a.
srs., ra a that many nj hotel. nd !. isss expeusiSo ~
and far moro satisfactory TO throw the fellows
81, ~ 49, ,hsn ~ ,a,,o, .h.. ,n,, ns,,s,
or sympathetic jury NAV find them not guilty. guilty
WniIe ynn da ne landlord iads iayysE and witness
ices ADDED to ne lost .2ard w. The land
90 often bee" eompeied In Hraerio % prosecuts ts ute
kespers ele,ks walters. ind even rortets. and
With the business ot this house. ths, no mat
ter how outrageously he Is swindi.d he pocE-
icssa 10 retain his hassi. Aud '' he Is 81 by nc no
means an exception;
poe hote Is az the enc
behind hin an nnpSid board bill amounline to
found in his room vas yalIse containing 2 few
artcles o. soiled iineD and II was placed in
des, riptton repi Q .entlng many hundred aollars'
wSssts n " aG aSSnaI;ends
dssn see snas Sy s.e
contents 10 ths writer The reply sent wa. that
am.Suntlnx ans. to lew dollars, was paid. and
yalise and iis contents. estimated at nearly .
duMia ddanoiiSa oolsss: me WardI0ts o. nnen az
fmnsdis's sess!s s%sn Va. deHsndsa or sSo: so y:
taenment would % placed On me hotel OH.
finally found and returned 70 tho owner. Notn-
ing iurtnGr MS deasa from niIn or his slainI; i
the result.
.e one i hs as S"tes n maas fbs tp 10 so
na hs @ N md hef nsssn
ana re%sasd s ssoas !he ho,ei sssssins Very
G@earanc, Pea It "a believed that some time during
e me day they eyShanged m cLesEs tor on. Of the
Road tho
by coat whi. be at onee insis, cd was not his
fI him as @ Goa, should 1t ssn.leman oi bis bis
position In business circles He wns very po-
a ns at ne sss
ping o. Tinter neney' overcoet that was 80
eSsentiai fIr Ms comfort
plaint and nasuret him that everything should
ss s9f lima anb H. epa iser aev
raul whom ne could in time expose. Tho |
landlord suggested that the overcoat had not |
In The coat room but said II It was not returned |
hy the next dHy ne would pay full value Tor the |
cont; IN rePiy 70 an INQUIRY as a. to this value
whose, address he gave. s45fcr |
th9 Ea'ms9t; ne SPOKE very -, sSnndently OF ri.
noon and would IiEs a coat to wear. but was
: check. He hurried away to catch train. to
EeEone 81 night. 1oitnnntely for him. the
man IN charge OF the check room saw the two
aftelr ssp. and at ones rsnor,sa that TACT at at
The o'ilce. deteet.ys Was employed. who
hat the men were Iodxere there. Meantim q
repiy had been ,IeSriyed fr6m ~ d.spatc ch sent
|. the tailor ln philadslphia which stated that
!cu,er. ard that IN ihe record he KEN Of ali tho
hs md there wns 10
'eEibea IN the d.spatch -.
The fellCW pqt IN an appearance at the hotel
he next morning 10 company with his COM
'an,on' PROCESSING % 70 have nust retn,ned from
Dwell Ho made dtligent INJURY Of The land
old that It had NOT. but II they would wait Tor
lew wmoments everything would be settled in
m, ST 81 tislartory manner They took seats
md were apnslent!y well satisfied with the
,rospeei Of making good haut The landlord
her called a poriser s; and with an apparent at
= heat. instructed him t" lose no time in going
q Police head1aaI!e:s and telling the officer
n. Tor wore in the hotel and would be detained
nth an officer .dn,n ar,i;oI , t; arrest them. The
imus mission M when en- the iandiord had the salts.
Kit from the house. and he has not heard from
her since.
ono OF the shrewdest and sharpest hotel
,nuncers in this ci y was some time ago made
hs s; victim IN 81 II sWindie that is probably unpar-
ntrmad By his clerk that one Of ,he'r guests.
rod locked in hi, room and that the suit Of
fothss hu had taken or when he went 70 led
ad been stolen. he whole affair WAS in
olved in pys.ery. but everything indicate ed