The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-25
1ar sHINpLK GOES ON.
The Diamond sharpers Continue 10 Pluck
vIciins Through AdvertIsementn.

Vtctims Through Advertisements.
A tall, stout man. dressed in fashionable
clothes leaned against the railing Of the Hor-
man House on Tuesday afternoon. cycling the
throng Of pedestrians sharply through his eye
glasses. He was man OF IS. and there was
no mistaking his face. for the reason that his
eyes bulgcd out conspicuously. and his chin
was broad and heavy. He had a stubby black
beard, and thick black hair He wore soft
felt hat and high collar with broad flaps
turned down at the throat. slim. nervous
little man hailed the stout man. and the latter
in waving his left hand. displayed q hugo soli-
talre on the fourth finger
"How's business 2" the little fellow inquired
cheerily.
"Goodw the big-eyed man replied. I'm
going to get a loan on some diamonds to-day
A inoment later he turned into the Holman
House to meet man with whom he had an
appointment and whom he proposed to fleece
by working of poor gems on him ut biz ad-
vance on their value. Hc is the leader OF the
swndlcrs that work unsuspecting dupes out
OF money by means OF personal advertise
ments Offering to sell pawn tickets for pledged
diamonds at a sacrifice. Tho swindle was ex-
posed In The Sun fortnight ago. but 1t
seems that the queer eyed leader is still car
rylng ON the business and reaplng rich and
illegitimate harvest OF dollars previous
to starting for Boston. He jumps to
Boston when New York gets too hot
Tor him. then to Chicago. and. in course OF
time when things have 1uieted down enough.
turns ur, chipLer ny can he II Now aofS S %
S %asEnc Sss lot these
sacrifice ADVERT sements. he operates the loan
business He always has q stock OF gems:
how nroftabIs his business is is shown~by the
fact that he has several men and women CON on.
federatGs in the business with him. ana has
rpl tho mid OF nDnArpntIy reputable
pawnbroker to guarantee the truthiulness OF
his claims TO his victims that me r awnsdh lew
worth far more han it has been pledged t2r.
nov tnS XIX the diamSnd swpa S5t
sel@s hi his navs%taSs Win ons q Maynards
confederates in u letter to HE sun:
M Il s
f@" tsi"s
on c"nrte tickets sacrced sspnrnse rTy
si EUt y"uns man Who told nsrrowins d msrori:
@Ssa he Lad "si eSsrynS and
,ns .nnus h s" ps n beyond
ls said he mus, sell the tickets a; the
and ss
%.. very
rs. ne and Was now looking 70, po'b1 1s snsss nj
s SS et the ma" was swn,sr na
issnS a %" nc ~ ,Tsna csins
ally eIpsr.ms share Of shs swinds k s,
MON s sn% wa l.P9 % esr.An
s1s IN spGa I'D. S whom %
1e shs term" as good judge Of I""ns
. asrSfsy op
Hs of ,as rasss Fts' in !" an, s
,winders did AS he advised After tho most cr'Ga.
sa"%" S.sssc ~ .:rs,nss
rs.r for h by u. ne es
Tor his aud the broker sala the amount or
Noetnx TINS .nme advertisement week. after. had
re wS ais The same ssss: same@s.
thrown on The wo,a Ges o !"
and
eIsveTy n gotten up ami as he epens then feeling.
ny Tsr &
icy pnor :" b. NJ" t., me Inrs Nh
TN ss; ss4a 70, es
would rt on the ,b:m he n osnsa SIX
T:.ST &.
S "". as% assea t%e
ODER or The Gheh he .nd
hard FOR an Of SIS more but to avail nnsmnch
hns hna Ipt and sher Victims must be many.
The difficulty about running the th rascal seal
tins from going into court aud contessinc
that they have been bamboozled;, Another OBJ
tors y the tally which the swindlcr keeIs on
| his victims. He records their names and ad
| dress in a book. which enables him to spI,
them they attemnt to Do hu,iness WITH I'm
use AN assumed nnme or send n friend to act
secure the evidence. and have policeman
hnndy to arrest him when the sale 81 TIE sn &c
mnnd sharper has plenty OF nerve. and he
bluffs of good many victims, He tried the
bluff game with success week ago, man
whom he had durch met him near the Hon
man House and denounced him as a swind .n
dupe said in a rage. The man with the bulg
ing eyes merely smiled.
The polcci" he snid. Guisty,r h;P1on; you
| is all fixed Mt Headquarters"
Supcri ntendcnt Bvrnes ought to he inter
ested in this observation. which the diamond
sharp Invariably makes use of when there
seems TO be danger OF victim turning on him
| It's dollars to n toothrick that the sharper
will sk in to Chicago II Mr.. Byrnes cares to in
Guire into Mr.. Maynard's prosperous cnter
| mi N pawn tickets.