The morning news., 1894-11-21
EASY WAYS TO WEALTH.
Swindles of Those Who Aim to Live
Without Toll.

From the Chicago Times.
Some persons have very odd ideas as to
the best way TO make money. OF course
there are many odd methods of making
money which are entirely within the law
but aside from these honorable men and
women there is fair-sized army of
mortals in this city who don't care for the
laws, and who think that making money
according to the statutes is altogether too
slow and tiresome.
These people are known to the police as
Crooks" and whenever they are found
out a record is kept of their names, ETC.
at police headquarters, but just at present
these so-called crooks are so slick in
their work that the majority of them are
on record as reputable business men or
gentlemen of leisure.
a very clever scheme has been worked
by gang of crooks in this city who pose
as business men of repute. They buy up
old notes from defunct firms or get pos
+ session of them in some way and then re-
alize on the notes.
They viii purchase goods or borrow
money on the notes of the insolVent firm
and if there is any row it can be readily
proven that the notes We're originally
given in good faith OF course the crook
swears that he didn't know they We're
valueless and promises to make good.
The victim usually concludes not to
| prosecute, and the crook never makes the
note good
The number of alleged wealthy widows
and widowers in town of late who adver-
tise that they have money TO invest is un-
usually large. They must make money or
! they would not stick to the business. Be
/ sides, they always look well-groomed and
! happy.
These persons advertise that they are
rich and need partner matrimoniaHy
inclined or otherwise who is willing to in
vest anywhere from $500 to $4,000 in a per
fectly sound Investment.
/ Matrimony and money always did go
together, and one man who has been in
the business for Years says that he lands
/ an average of one out of every five people
/ who bite at the advertisement.
| Women, as well as men, make money
in this way. and it very often happens
4 that an adventures will answer the adver-
tisement of an adventurer.
Then there is fun He thinks he has a
prize, and so does she He takes her to
the theater,. and TO supper but it is not
many days before they find each other out
and the one who paid the expenses for
the preliminary arrangements has to sub
NIT to being laughed at.
The result of one of these meetings of
{ adVenturer and adventures less than six
months ago resulted in their becoming a
( common law married couple with a com
pact to carry on the business as partners.
. Now, whenever she finds a victim. she
refers to him and he to her Both are
handsome, look as though they owned
millions, and live i'm up-to-date style on
! the west side.
Another very interesting little game. al
| though somewhat petty beside the al
! legged mtllionaires, is being worked very
proltably by several wen dressed men ir
/ the upper part of town.
These men work In the small residence
districts. They are well dressed. and if
possible get into the good graces of the
nurse girls. If the nurse girl is honest the
/ crook waits Tor his chance to catch her
/ talking TO a policeman. or neglectlng her
/ business in some other way.
/ The crook manages to find out all about
! the children and their parents He picks
out the child of well-to-do couple. and al
I the very first opportunity manages 20
/ steal II. Now and then the nurse girl
I rs willing 20 do her part for "a considera-
] ton. and IA such case the game is ono
/ OF the easiest on the calendar OF crime.
The child Is couNed away by the crook
and kept Just long enough TO excite
alarm. but not long enough 20 hpVo tha
parents report the ease Go tho police
Then the kidnapper hurries 90 the home OF
the anxious parents With the child in bIs
arms, and tells very pleasing stor, az
how he found the little one playing ln
/ The middle OF The car tracks. ana after
Z great deal ~ work managed t9 learn
whose child she was.