The evening world., 1893-12-29
A MEAN FRAUD, THIS.
The Liberty Supply Company, Of Bos-
ton, RObS the POOr.
YOU SEND A DOLLAR, AND YOU MAY
GET A CANVAS TRAY.
YOU WORK 1T AND THEY WORK YOr,

A con,emrtlble, petty swindle, which finds
It's victims among the poor who nrc seeking
employment, exists in the Liberty supply Com.
pany, Of Ma. PA fremont street, Boston. The
bait which this concern uses to catch its duIcs
is n standing advertisement In the newspapers
Of this and other cities which reads
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. We will pay you
- to SI5 u week to do strictly home work for
us; no ran vassins and prompt payment. .scnd
self. addressed envelope, Liberty supply ON
pury. Boston, Mass.
The dupcs Of this swindle are legion. The
story Of one IL the story Of nil. The expert
cncc Of q. W. Burridgc, Of No. Az West
Twentieth street, ~ related by himself ana
proved by the papers md letters lie possesses.
fully exposes the manner In which the Liberty
supply company Operates.
MIR. Burr dge Is II poor man. He has been
out VI work for IL long time. His wife happened
tn see the advertisement, AMI In 1t found n
hope thut she might Ike able Ia relieve the
wants OF herself aud her husband by working
for the company and earning from - TO $lh n
week. She spoke with her husband about II
and he dealt with the ADVERTISE.
Ia answer TO his first letter IA circular was
sent to him. On its front was Y Ii"ttr Oi II
fine buildiug with the sign 0f the company
acrb>> II. Around the picture oi the builhilig
Manufacturers AMI wholesale mud re'rii dealers
IN linen trays, for pIn-, comb and oru-ii, iihlrpiu-,
,ntchHliS. 10. W,ri Iurnisii'd promptly Ia nnN
and Nil parties DESIRING TO engage win us, "
duty on our goods to or from 'hiipdn. l.iorfiy
supply Company, No. ia fremont street bo'
in II general Introduction /, the statement Of
the method by which the company promises to
give the opportunity To those who wish 10 work
to make from 81 Ia Sl5 u week the circular
saws:
advertiser or advertisement but to nii,i.r ,lund
That We ARE alone and in possession Of . flourish.
' ,"s Il, an" .ti Ppn sm' ''a as,n @,- 10 Common "mr .S TEss q ap t""ss
who can rs. an ordinary needle Or brush. With
II there !. no intri"acy, nl Is plain str"ightior'
There are, OF course, many who would natu;
antSi,1i" done we would have no trouble /" secure
ns many rs we wished 10 do u right In our own
various parts oI the country, ind nj n distance, NJ
We no.
wish to give 1t out or employ large number. 81
persons IN orr city, as. II would require too much
o. our UNI, cmi,i ma a %'' omr o,ns TO inva ne SO ,mI' .,a a"s
tions relating TO work.
Great wisdom do the swirdlcrs evence in
taking this ground. for a great deal OF their
time aud attention would certainly be taken
UP In answering questions oil II very personal
character II they were In the same city as the
persons they swindlc. To the ladies' the
swiIdlcrs say:
w N'hi wv 'sN 81 "'' Z" ','h'' '"i' = ~
flowers stamped upon them, tu be wnrked IN
SIX. W. also send the SILK Tor doing the work
be- zone. The WORK Is seiit by mall. we paying
postage when sending 1t and You when returning
We only send one tray at first and have you get
that I'll right. ~ TIM; YOU WIN have no trouble
this work. one ought 10 make from hull, o ,dozci'
to m " @SfSI, "a H F,er. S sr. d slM %ot s's Saac isa. a ast" itat !.
%te.tive persons who can seldom do anything prop
eriy. ..,,.. ,...,,
Own. We wish IL to be distinctly Understood Thai
We have no connection with nny other house. W
no not, Ike some Others. make amy mere prelcx,
- furnishing our work: oLli We actually ITO 'ur'il't
And here is the joker:
Asst Is quite an expense for us to obtain oul
workers, ]. e.. the advertising, the mailing o
sn~oSWims' wnethsr il viii snIt BE- returned, ar : or not. &c.
Sc. w"linve decided TO charge all who wish Il
engage with us ~ to cover thI' first expense.
! we guarantee TO- furnish You work the yea
ground and pay for II Us tn,shed, provided u +
manner, suitable for use In our business.
=. To 1.-The gentlemen the swindlers make
: similar offer. They do not ask them TO cmbroi
r der the trays, but To hand paint them. A. they ~!
there is u great demand Tor the painted tlays.
You have simply 0 outline with the paint. IN
: ordinary oil paints are used and you can shad
= ~ y dozen md you Furnish your own paints, or, !
you liye where You canno! get the paints We Wi
kpnu tltTl u YOU. tnt Ntlknt " paint ~ lfuNt
dozen aud u hall or ,wo d,zen u day, II you hay
never done anything y! tho kind you ought I
e have no trouble in doing this work.
Here is the second joker in the form OF
Especial offer -
Ow.ny to the increased demaud for our goods. "
d shall ne Obliged. TO employ more help Low ina
ever before. md In order To secure your service
I We viii refund the dollar sent, TO engage In tn
work when We pay you for the first dozen cover,
II will pay you to take advantage OF this one
Mr.. Burridge Int at the halt and sent on h
= dollar. II was in n registered letter, and h
holds the Post Office receipt OF the Liberty SUI
l. ply Company. He waited six days for his line
triy work TO come. and then wrote rather
lie sharp letter. saying that he could not unde,
stand the company = method OF doing business
A few days nttcr he got n package containing
lie six inch square piece OF common canvass, VII
what is supposed To he n spray Of flowers faint
ID stamped upon 1t. aud n few yards OF floss silk
lie four colorS He then sent for a finished di
1 sign-hfty ccnts-buti II never came.
)r BOSTON, Mnss.. Dec. IS. AT the ofhcc
r the Liberty supply Company. No. 2ni Treno
street. nothing could be learned. The pr
prietor is George F. Emmons, a man about nj
n years old, and he Is assisted by n woman abo
e. thirty five years Of age. The janitor oi II
e. building said that they came we'll rccor
ne mended to him from Liberty Square. whe
re they had been located for nearly three years.
ne They were at their Office on fremont sire
es day. The janitor informed the reporter tn
as no packages were sent out by them. but that
~, hig batch of circulars was generally mail
each day.
e, Attic Post. Office It was learned that m,
was called for twice q day. the supply Conpa
having a drawer there. The average mail !
day is l25 letters.