The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-07-26
! NEW GREEN eoops METHODS.
Dressed In Feminine Attire, the Swindlei
Lures His Victims.

Dressed In Feminine Attire, the Swindler
Lures His Victims.
Accompanied by Police Constable Irv-
ing and friend, gentleman whose ac-
cent afforded indisputable evidence that
he is of German extraction walked into
the detective Office last night and there
related a most remarkable experience
which, he stated, had befallen him. His
name is Frank Hohlbein, he is the rep
resentative of tan bark company, and
in the register Of the Red Lion hotel he
has givenh address as Eastwood, Ont.
His business has taken him all over this
country and the adjoining republic. and
he has only recently returned from the
southern states.
His story to the detectives is to the
effect that on Saturday evening, having
nothing to do, ne paid visit to the
musee ON Yonge street. When the per-
Torrance was over, he came out to the
street and was about to return to his
hotel when he noticed very plump
rather handsome young lady, who ap-
pears to have had posx9s enough to
charm him away from his original in
tention to go home. Neither seems to
have objected to the others company,
and, to make a long story short, the two
strolled away up the street arm in arm.
Hohlbein is q stranger in the city, has no
knowledge at all of its geography, and is
therefore unable to now describe, except
in very general terms, the route followed
by him and his companion, but 1t is
sufficient to know that at length they
reached the outside of house which
the lady informed him was her home.
With some hesitation he accepted an in
vitation to enter and was ushered into
room furnished in a very ordinary
way and containing, he noticed, a type
writer. He was offered some ale, but
having declined to drink the lady drank
some for him.
After some pleasant chatting his com
panion stepped back, and raising her
hand lifted off her hat and wig, and to
his intense amazement Hohlbein saw
that he was in the presence not of a
woman, but of man. Another twist of
the wrist, and the man had removed a
jacket, waist and skirt, and there he
stood--a young man in ordinary male
attire.
Hohlbein was at q loss to account for
this very strange metamorphosis and
grasped revolver which he carried
with him, determined to defend himself
should the occasion rise. The stranger,
however, requested him to be calm and
at his ease, as no harm would come to
him. He then produced some samples
of bills, which he handed to Hohlbein
with the request that the latter express
an opinion as to what they were.
"Green goodsv' said Hohlbein.
"Right you arew said the stranger,
and he then and there offered him all he
wanted for 20 cents for each dollars
worth.
"How much money have your he
asked Hohlbein. The latter produced
his purse and showed his companion
that there was nothing in it but some
small change scarcely worth mention
! ing. This seemed to exasperate the oc-
/ cupant of the room. and with rather
| strong language he opened door lead
ing to the back yard and promptly
evicted his guest. Hohlbein said he
walked long distance before he could
| find street, and when he at last did SO
he fastened to his hotel. In the morn
ing he related his experience to friend,
and the two interviewed Constable Irv-
ing, who went with them to the detective
office.
The story is such queer affair that it
is difficult to come to any conclusion re-
garding it. The man who tells it is said
| to be an honest, truthful and sober man,
and those who know him place reliance
ON his word. Toronto Mail.