Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-06
NEW GREEN GOODS METHODS.
Dressed In Feminine Attire, the SwindIel
Lures His Victims.

Lures His Victims.
Accompanied by Police Constable Irv-
/ ing and a 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 given his address as Dashwood, 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 decr.s. is to the
effect that on Saturday evening. having
nothing to do, he paid a visit TO the
/ musee on Yonge street. When the per
, formance was over, he came out to the
street and was about to return to his
hotel when he noticed a very plump,
rather handsome young lady, who ap-
pears to have had power enough to
charm him away from his original in
tentiou to 20 home Neither seems to
have objected to the others company,
and, to make long story short, the tive
strolled away up the street arm in arm.
Hohlbcin is a 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 it is
sufficient to know that at length they
reached the outside of house which
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With some hesitation he accepted an in
vitation TO enter and was ushered into
a room furnished in a very ordinary
way and containing, no noticed, type
writer He was offered some ale. but
having declined to drink the lady drank
some for him.
After some pleasant chatting his com
Ianion stepped back, and raising her
hand lifted of her hat and a wig, and to
/ his intense amazement HoLllTein saw
that he was in the presence not of
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.
HohIbein was at loss to account for
this very strange metamorphosis and
grasped revolver which he carried
with linn. determined to defend himself
should the occasion rise. The stranger,
however. requested him TO be calm and
at his case. 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 We're
Green goods.' said Hohlbein.
Plight you are said the stranger,
and he then and there offered him all he
wanted for - cents for each dollars
worth.
How much money have you:' he
asked Hohlbein. the later produced
his purse and showed his companion
that there was nothing in it but some
small change scarcely worth mention
ing. This seemed to eXasperatc the oc-
cupant OF the room. and with rather
strong language he opened n door Lead
ing to the back yard and promptly
evicted his guest. Hohlbein said he
walked a long distance before he could
find n street, and when he at last did SO
he hastened to his hotel. In the morn
ing he related his experience to a friend.
and the two interviewed Constable irv-
ing, who went with them to the detective
Office.
The story is such Z queer affair that it
I is difficult to come TO any conclusion re-
garIing 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