Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-14
VISITED BY CROOKS.
A PARTY or sHkRpeRs GET IN THEIR
WORK HERE.
They fiim-riam Mr.. uuicher, Give MT,
Loeftier Counterfeit v. and Pass
Spurious Check.

party OF confidence operators, who
seem TO have been "all-around athletes
in in'quity." spent day before yesterday
IN Richmond. and while their stay here
was a rather short one. IL proved both
unpleasant and expensive to several bust
ncss-ren with whom they met.
The delegation. so far as can be learned.
must have arrived here Thursday morn
ing. and are believed TO have come up on
the train from Norfolk. 1t IS said that
there were five persons In tho party when
they arrived. but not more than four were
seen together at any place. and most OF
the time but three were together. The
police made careful Investigation OF the
matter yesterday. and became satisfied
that the men left before daybreak, taking
The train either at Clopton's or Acoa.
THE FLIM-FLAM GAME.
one OF the first victims Of the sharpers
was MIR. Hulcher. who keeps saloon on
Broad street near Second. The trio went
IN and ordered drinks, In payment for
which $40 bill was handed over the
counter. When Mr.. Hulcher had put part
OF the change on the counter and the
man who was treating had put in
his pocket. he asked that the X be re-
turned and handed the proprietor n
smaller bin 10 be changed. 1t was the
same old deceptive game Of short change
and 10 was some time before Mr.. Hulcher
realized that he had been Unbalanced
Another place at which a haul was made
was Eukers. Seventh and Broad. by rea-
son Of this call Mr.. Charles Locfier Is
short s The genial and accommodating
assent Tor the Bergncr Il Engel Company
was standing at the end Of the counter
talking about baseball TO Mr.. Euker
when tail. wcll-dresSed young man.
sporting a black moustache. entered the
saloon. ana. presenting two iive-dollar
bills asked IN exchange therefor an y.
SAYING he desired To send il off by mail.
Ere Mt Euker could comply with the re-
quest Mr. Loefilcr thrust his hand into
his pocket. and producing the desired bill
took the two fycs in exchange. The
young man went on his way, supposedly
rejoicing. and Mr.. Ioeirer suspected no
thing until yesterday afternoon when, in
masking his dcsposit at bank. one OF the
s. bills which ne had taken from his
0uoniam friend was pronounced counter
f,it.
PASS BOGUS CHECK.
shortly after II O'Clock THURSDAY nlgnt
short thiCk-s't man. wearing black
mo1stache. entered the confectionery os-
Enlistment OF Il. Orsi. on Main street,
near Eighth, and purchasing one dollars
worth az cigars from the proprietor's
ltir. sister. pres nted in payment therefor
check drawn on the Citizens Bank
for g. The young lady. before accepting
tne pepper conferred with her brother.
who instructed her 10 give the gentle
man what me- wants" He wanted 81 in
addition To the cigars and ne got it.
Orsi went 20 the bank yesterday morning.
and wanted &c. but De Jared not 50 well
o. his visitor OF the night before.
Nllers drugstore was visited by the
uuauctle o. slick 'uus,' but the clerk
being unable 10 change a 80 bill. their
labor- az The place were unrewaried and
they had 20 Pot up - cents FOR the drug
thtt they purchased The Hotel Oxford
and several other Br0ad-street establish
ll-uts received calls from the strangers,
1lt only tho three s. losses have been
l,pOrt,l 70 the police