The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-07
Mr.. LEVIN BUYS A HORSE.


HIs FIRST CHOICE WOULDN'T HoYs,
AND TEE SECOND EICKkD.
/
Ansr His wseo~ e s-sshed Hs sells tAs
Latter fer afo less Th-. It- Csst-As
the Horss Dlas't Kiek when Hts,Bsyers
urevs g. or ne Thi.ss ne wss s-i.aisd.
Robert Levin. who IL manager Of the West
Side Leather and Findings Company. at 3o1
West Fiity-sscond street. has wanted . good
work horse for over . month. He isn't . Judge
OF horses. Unluckily he consulted q fake
journals advertising columns TO find out
where he could get what he wanted. He saw
two Advertisements that seemed to meet his
needs They read as follows:
MUST SELL At once; seven good work horse. $40 to
AVA oO SITS stTSES :i isi r.a siz:. 81. or..up
GREAf sscairIcE Must sell, seven y, :.rye.:s 40.
point
This was several days ago. levin put $50
In his pocket and went over to Greenpoint
There he quickly found on Franklin street the
: Brighton Meat Market" newly painted
building. and the man In the mar
ket said he was II. Tledeman. A vol
ubls young man with . red mustachs
escorted Levin around to los Freeman street.
This IL two-story wooden cottage. near the
Greenpoint avenue car station. and has q
stable In the rear. Another young man. who
said he was Frederick Schmidt. was very glad
to see levin. He said he was the foreman Of
the wire screen factory.
He invited levin into the psrlor. and q
woman Of 30. dressed In deep mourning and
with very sad face. came in presently and
told him q woful story OF her troubles. Her
father had died and had left the business OF
the screen company in her hands She didn't
understand the BUSINESS and was compelled
to sell out at . sacrifice. The advertised
horses. she said. were part Of the sacrifice.
Mr.. Schmidt invited Mr.. Levin into the sta
BILE. Seven good-looking horses were exhib-
tied. They looked strong and healthy. and
Mr.. levin selected dapple-Rray marc The
woman in black said she would let It 60 for
500. Mr.. levin ympathized with the woman's
plight and agreed to buy q grocery WAGON and
harness
The sad-eyed female said she would sell
them for $50. Mr.. Schmidt wanted deposit
to bind the bargain. and Levin gave
his $50 and got . receipt He returned In the
afternoon and paid over the remaining $40.
together with 81 deposit on the harness and
When the horse was hitohed up to the wagon
b hsTn vas "a. s%a.sed t. see tia, Il woudnt
company. Then the man with the red nous
turned no, again and told him that he had
-. That 6ors. is trained e. ,re, double. he
Levin paid paid him him 80 to change the horse for
second hors ana drove LeM
bis tiat at 451 West Fifty-second street ali
The new. horse was hltehed up next morn
hind. The instant he said Get up there
until the assSto.ra was smashed and Sp tswiP
was landed on his back in the middle Of Fifty
second street with great crowd OF street
levin sent The wagon to !. wheeIwrieht to be
70 the stable Where i had Sasn Kept cSes
II hsdn. been there more than an hour
ness 9fiie e and commiserated with him on his
you've got a kicking horse that will meyer
ssn nsn y; disposition" they said You've
o'? Tn eoing To tax. tbs borse and rio baot .,
the lady IN freeman street., levin returned.
ana get my money back" The strangers
She's moved away" they said. and you'll
Then they offered to take the horse of
would throw 10 81 Tor the harn ness. n-. '.''
Levin h had only had the purchase on trial for
both. he ace a,eeeg.ed The s27. and saw the
once. which made levin think he had been
sharps.
The butcher shop and tho cottage are both
In the Greenpoint avenue police precinct. At
he had not heard OF any com plant against the
butcher shop before.
He knew OF the Freeman street cottage. how
vestigated q complaint OF swindling. and that
the horse sharps had got frightened and re-
turned the money to their victim. who had re-
fused to press complaint as soon as he got
his m oney.
These horse fellows are pretty slick Gus
TONER'S" the Captain added. and IL is hard
to catch them so that complaint will hold. IL
Mr.. levin comes to me. however, will see IL |
We can't stop their tricks. We can't do IL |
without mplainant. however"
The same old bait was In the fake journal OF |
Yesterday on page 10 slightly changed In
to catch a new eudgeon:
A GREAT BARGAISs-seven sound. gentle chunky
grocery wagon and truck. los Freeman St. Gresa.
point.
, The hSTse that begins to kick the day after