The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-12-26

Despite every precaution taken by
shrevd hotel clerks large number OF pei
sons are constantly engaged in securing
board aud lodging 10y fraud,
1t is usually supposed that when a guest
arrives st hotel without baggage be can
not secure accomm oda'i)n unless be pays
10 advance, but the tricky "deadbest'
not ouly will live 10 the hotel free for q
week, but ia many cases viii secure a
loau from the uDsuspecliHg gentleman be
| hind the desk.
The "deadb beat constantly evolves new
tricks to do up" the boLei man, and it
WAS not many days ago that u well known
hotel was deirsuded IN very skillInl msu
ner Of weeks board and some OF the
cash in the till. The "dendbe walked
into the hotel lobby in corA lent man
ner placed his name on the register as
haiIing from Chicag lie was neatly
dressed and carried a email grip He in
formed the clerk that be was a travelling
man on bis first trip to the coast,
Travelling men are good customers, go
the new arrival was assigned to q good
room. He handed two baggage checks
to the clerk and requested that his trunks
be sent for from the depot. IN an hour
or two he inquired why his baggage had
not been sent up to his room, The porter
was sent for and explained that the trans
fer company had not been able to h0d
them. Inquiries were made by telephone.
but the raj road people could give no in
formation of the missing baggage.
Well, am 10 a nice fix, said the new
uest to the hotel clerk, Tor ali my cloth |
es are in my trunks, aud | suppose the |
things have gone astray,
The clerk was verv sympathetic, for
travelling man without his clothes lie in
deed to be pitied The fellow managed to
borrow $40 to Luy some shirts, collars,
ties. etc, aud went out Of the hotel vow
ing vengence against the railroad com
pany. He even had the botel clerk pay
for telegram to Chicago inqnlring at
the depot there as to where the trunks
bearing certain numbered cheeks had
been sent to. Tue reply came back that
they would lo)k the matter up, and pend
log the Information the new guest bad a
royal good time ut the hotel 10 lew
days he disappeared, aud Il then dswned
upon the hotel men that they had been
neatly ssindled by the meaus Of two bag
gage checks which eyldently had been
stolen at some time 10 Chicago or else
where
Another favorI'e trick to deiraud Il hotel
il done by means Of confederate. Ole
man will so TO first class house aud 81
sure good room About The second day
ns will be in the Office aud while there
The bolel clerk will receive telephone 4
message puFpUrlIR to come from well =
Known store asking It MI s. Oni so de
,ires ths goods he ordered ssut up to the 1
hotel The CLERK Will naturally ssk the =
guest the question, aud be viii reply that
be desires tue goods sent mp. When the
package arrvee, there II algsys $50 10 !
$50 10 be paid. Tba hotel man IL request
% by the guest TO settle he amount and
,harge it up IN my bill II does not pay 9
% offend guest whose appearance indI 3
,ates wealth, 50 the money Is banded ont /
o payment The que nov disspI ears, Z
ILd bis truHk Is touOd 10 be- cheap ooe /
,nd generally iulI OF paper, y bile the pscs
.ge which has been paid Tor boy the bote
,eopl. ID also polbles,
Bogus telegram aud lrtierheads are Ire
Iuenlly used by "sesdbests' 10 order 10 :
ecore hI,le ready cosh uLtl my mon e
y strives" and very oIeD the scheme O
works ell riqht for hotel cIgrk il dasys
frsid Of cn udiog u Ru-st h. thrse ma
ers. Tor sLouli b uI trnst 81 bopest man
10 will iuI1r- the totIs reputation.
Y bile q. oct bulrl- make q d rlle bot 10 O.
ash drsits or ch .ek. or lo4u mou~y, sliIl G
cry often lie 'ie4ib-s st stll make tben b
,resk IT, a
A scheme vhiek Ia. recently been work
d oil over the couatry va lof tbe dad
,esl'' 10 ssud by express Il package to
.olel 10 suotber city lt would be Arsyi