The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-31
SHARPERS GOT Ills Money
CHICAGO DRUGGISr SU,Np,,, ,r
GREEN GOODS MEy

John Mehriine OF tho y,c.v .,..
$3.50 tor nos OF Green Pnpern. ~.
ery-one ofthe swindlers Arre.,ca ''s'
A vel. dressed. heaviiy-bui,t mn, .,,,,. an
years old. arrived in this city on Thursdsy
and registered ut the Hotel Normandic N.
John Mehrling OF Chicago. lIc said that he
was the owner OF big drug store In the Windy
City and Ind como on to buy goods He walk.
cd up to the Thirty. third street station Of tho
Sixth avenue elevated road at q o'clock last
night, ACCOMPANIED Ivy n smoo,hinccd and
neatly dressed man. about ~ years OIL.
Policeman Callahan OF tho Tende,loin rre.
cinct met him. and the Chicago man surprised
him BY demanding tho arrest Of the young
man with him.
"Tako him In" he sHii. 'he Ia n THAI" CAL
lahan took the young man around to the Thir.
tieth street station. The prisoner was ner.
fectly cool. Capt. O'Connor was In the station.
and the Chicago man entertained him with an
extraordinary story OF adventure.
Hc said that he had got an order for $3.50
from tho American Express Company in Chi
cago. TO save himself from eng rob- c,l on
the way here. lfc tried TO cash IL al the hotel.
and lie says that hc spent a lot o! tiDe irving
to get the money for tho order at different
Offices OF tho express company here
Ho went to the branch Office at tho Grand
Central Depot finally. and Ust after being re-
fused payment for about til" sixth time two.
strangers came up and identified him The
cashier then paid him in 500 hill-. nm! the two
unknown, friends offered I" get him s,nall
bills Tor the big ones.
They took him !" tho Harlan, Hotel IT 9TH
street aud Third avenue first. ana after that
Office.
lierc they Kicked ont tw", bundles ., what
II Tin hox and gave him u KEY T." il.
l'e thanked, them for thcr kin,lncss. and
sa'A 't H. n trHI I" S"y ~ .! s"1ts
the morev order tia, they had been instru,
mental IN getting "ashrh.
Icllrr woullnt n"r"rt the o;,,"r. he said.
One OF the ~lmri"rs went down I" The ll"ts
N n nmm YIN nm to Sc iha' b. ~ H." lex
thor" while 10" Chicago mnu wv, Va, s:airs
and tried I" "rcn he L"N.
The Rev wouldn't IL. aud the rhha.o man
came down stairs anti tui,i hi- n"w II i3,;iiut-
ancc 80 TIA" .H';rr smiled AMI " nv oui with
!" ,rhicAg' man "strns'hl 10 ~ 'he key
into the hands "f i","man ;.idinn
Cart. n'' onn"r '!uk. ~" ih,' h" box IL he
4 new. on" dollar i,i'i WI. g., l"r'i "a.A rnrk.
age. ndcr were ,rtiH"l green r"u'' "ui the
snmc s@9. The package. w"rr i'"in'l t",:rtm"r
T." th,rns" van had paid -'i'| for ;wu rev
Treasury notes.
The ri, oncr said that he w,e G,"r-" Nat.
sou. amt lived in l'htl.t i'ipni. IL. i. * wear.
old. He had 3 in nis i,""hr II" ,l.ui"l
that hr knew nny;hing about the COM iirntrl
hun.o game played On ~" ,hi"ago man
Mr.. M"hrling at thirag" vent hi.' L tn NO
Hotel N"r,ntan"i" ilH >"t; IN Wnt"'n "n,!
Max Strong at III" ilnrsrm !in,.l h..; shat Ia
didn't know what ,rmr"-" they had r. :;rt in.
him Ia register llcti'i MS name"
They had tol him. II" saul. ,at man who
could chang" his ein iiis li>rd ih"rr nii; tho
man didn't rm'e.ialIz".
Cart. UConnn; Sal! at midnight III h. *
rcc'od - yet fh" nrr"mIiir" 81 IL" uri>"""r
M rrc,;H sick it, I.n that IN H., ,T"| T iran
Chicago.