The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
CONCERNING ELiMFLix.
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some Farther tnfsrr-.tise.
A suS reporter who wanted some 'niorma-
tion for an article on the confidence game
known ss fimfatn. adopted the direct
method Of making request By letter ad-
dressed to one OF the most notorious conf
dence men In the country. A prompt reply
came. and while IL did not give the specific in.
formation wanted. which was afterward pro.
cured In a personal interview. tho crooks let
ter contains some observations from a view
point not frequently quoted. Literary skill.
1t will be noticed from his letter. IL not .
necessary attribute for a successful swlndler.
Here IL his letter:
1T IL ny belief that A suckir Is born every
minute and that they never die the men that
knows II all is the sucker for as you canno; do
A thick headed Dutchman or irishmsn because
you can not get Il through his head the smslt
salesman IL the boy for us there has been A
Barrel Of IN oney pulls of at this game for ths
last 10 years the Him rlam was fret discov-
cred By English thieves they worked Il on Eng
lish tradesman go tvs Of thom came over to
this country to try thlcr han they worked
from maine to the western slope and they got
the coin you bet.
There was A sheeny In n Y. whose name
was marks who started out to get the coin at
this graft he vowed he would make 5000 O0a
day and he did It for 2 years he 10 now A rich
manhave opened n large Jewelry store where
he still buy crooked stun from some OF the
Boys who do out Of town. work. the newspa-
pers giving the snap away never hurt IL much
as the Boys started right out to do the same
ming ,nn,e d again man TO DO mi. business well
ready with his tongue at the right moment
There are lots Of fellows around working IL
they are tsrnisd Hats by The other crooks tssyy
60 round doing woman and children In email
si3 ga9 Which T. p tssy e good f ios 2Sd
carrier hum. pretty near al OF the nlm fam
he WOULD sHs
AROUND osne AND sn9T te s2T ,s Sss
on to this and learn the m ode and Finally save
enough ,t out Of it to get themselves into some
:, But most Of the old timer. at this business |
that used to be the most successful at It are |
my word for Il from my obs S t' and eI
perience and l nave been in ~ years there is |
nothing in n, 4 b in the long run BY. wastsd lie
FFIo:epthsi sam Jenkins also eat picS pocket.
VIZ. ;h.sny Becky and bernard Donnefi5 4
Here are some points about the manner In
yhich the engaging, thinner" operates:
oess where SGD 0nH bill Ioa n aaa create
,1rprl:e or rouse saspLci9n; The. operator.
yho must OF course be well dressed and have
,ank or any business oiflce where there is
money teller whom he eontIlves to en-
interests III. Iniended victim. Al he Is about
,blIge me with twenty i've two. cent stamps y
nd he ne ter tenders bill The teller sees that I, Is
eRaaxa snS the Is mm.s
.9.o 4, he had rendered 4 81 pin He slips
90 OF the change In his pocket. takes the nifty
lace and ASKS the teller il he os 1ii him
be crook resolves the $50 iii he ADDS It to rSs
'S0 In small Hills. ana passing the 800 to the
100. as he needs 1t fol. special purpose All
his tine the himm Il keepleg up rafting
sse T9 sna he saey Sss.
Ihs Police ssy that this sams has been sue;
ellsrs. many Of whom have not realized The
rick which has unbalanced tnelr cash $50
Tbs ,9sy uD h the sloss Of the ds,
essful play on . crook. who was the Keeper OF
hievss and confidence men. In this case the
I.,,, vas worked BY ar opssat9r and an as.
,red the saloon. bought drinks, paid with
bo Dill 1 hSd the operator reesiyed 90 % In
hsnss. the operator asked for 81 Sili Ia eas
lalPed: and when ms. Operator. withdrew the
tes to Keep his mnd from ss 1s min
The game varies as 1t is worked on a rail-
Dad train, There the stall first engages In
perator enters the car and asks tho stall II he
an give him 300 bill for small bills The
tall cannot. but perhaps his com panion can.
he can he receives a roll Of bills and 10 re-
uested to count them. He does So and finds
hey amount to but s9a. The surprised oper-
tpr counts them too, and then adds a dollar
III. rolls up the bundle and hands II over to
re victim. pal ming the bottom $50 bill as he ,
oes 80. The victim seldom recounts the roll,
nd the h!mmers leave the train at the next
iation. ~ he should recount the bills In the ,
resence OF the thieves the $50 bill 10 found,
18th apologies. on the car floor.