The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23
MARKETING G s. A. $50 NOTES.
There's n Gang Mt tho Battery Fieeeirr Con-
ndtnE Forrirnerr.

daprer young man OF Hebraic aspect In
troduced himself In Bridge street yesterday
morning to William Bolser. o German farm
laborer OF Now Jersey. Bolser had come to
town to meet his wife. whom no expected from
Germany. Tho young man had n smile that
won the confidence Of Bolser and Dolscr had
related the chief events OF his rrosaic life to
the young man inside Of ten minutes
Then the young man conided 10 Bolser that
no had been vainly trying to get n nifty dollar
bill changed all tho morning. but could not.
owing to the stringency in financial circles.
He asked Bolser il he could change the bill.
Bolser said that he couldn't. but that he would
make an effort to do so. The young man said
that IL Bolsci would get tho bill changed he
might have ~ Of it.
Bolser and the young man were talking in
an alloy on Bridge street. Bolser started on
with the bill. but before he had gone ten yards
the young man called him back. remarking:
MY friend, don't know you. and IL you
wanted TO you might run away with that
money. Now, cantyou give me somc security
until you come back with tho change"
Bolser said he had nothing except So ind his
silver watch and chain. Tho young man. after
a mild protest against the ;ssuflcienpy OF tho
collateral. in times OF dis,rost like those. ac-
honest
Boser found at the first saloon no entered
lnat me SOO OIL nal been ISSUED Ivy tho COtl-
federate States OF america. and was rcdeem-
able by the United States only in dim future
pictured by Republican cam ign text hooks.
Then he couldn't md the young man. Some
body sent him to the Barge Office. where he
found Detective Peter Grodcn. and tearfully
Bolser that he was very stupid. and. alter get
ting description Of the young man. said he
would have him under arrest by Monday.
The experience OF Bolaer reminded the de-
tective OF three cases of swindling that co.
Cured last week In which Confederate $50
happened to see the swindlors mt work In one
instance. There we're two of them. One spotted
n 'enhorn staring in Battery lark and stood
nen. him. The other crook came along. rassed
pulled out his handkerchief There came out
with the handkerchief pocketbook. The
Ereenhorn, who was II German. SAW the pocket
book iall. and hastily picked it up. The pal OF
the crook who dropped the rockethook was
there to see that the Ereenhorn didn't run off
horn. however. and he ran after the crook and
told him Of his loss He WAS also an observAnt
greenhorn. and. before he overhaued the
crook he ovcrhauled the nocketbook. find
Ing II ni IT s l9nr one dollar bills OF
SO bill Of the Confederate States Of America
Naturally the greenhOrn thought he would be
rewarded for his honesty. When he handed
the locketbook to the swindler n grateful
smile wreathed tho lntters face. and he said:
i as rare as it Is commcndable. | would not
feel satisfied unless gave YOU So"
Thereupon the swindler looks through his
pockethook and finds he has only 81 change
Could tho honest German change $50? Yes
tie honest German conli. and did, Then tho
Grodcn caught both the swindlers and made
them les ore the Germans money to hira.