The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-06

masterpiece, but as rule elaboration Is
not necessary. All that Is needed ~ I'd
open the mouth OF the net, and the game
walks In.
THE SIMPLER THE BITTER.
Students OF chicanery and rascahty
have noticed and remarked that the most
successful frauds and swindles are the
simplest ones. or. at least, those winch
wear the air OF simplicity. buhco steer
ing. for example. Is a dodge wnich Wouid
not be supposed capable or deeeivihg
child. and yet, because OF Its very SIM
plicity. strong men and learned men. and
sharp. shrewd men have gone down be-
fore It. like weeds before the blast. IL
is for this reason-that IL, for the value
which lies in seeming simplicity-that such
gwindIers as those VINO made the Union
Pacific railroad terror 10 travellers ioi
so long a time. succeeded. NO one wouia
doubt the perfect honesty or good ialth
or the horny-handed farmer VINO detaHee
the story of his losses at tnree-caru monte
TO the oilers in the smoking-car, ana
wnen he volunteered to show now ne han
been taken in, no one wouid suspece
those great and seemingly clumsy paws
OF an ability 10 manipulate cards win
skill which a professional prestidigitatof
might envy.
WOLVES PREY on TENDER LAMBS
.arhore is not the least use in warning
silly people not 10 be deceived by swiha-
Iers and confidence men. AS long ago
ms the time of King Solomon the apho-
risr1 was announced that "A fool ana MS
money are soon parted" and there mas
been no catastrophe change in human
nature from that time until the presen''
Wolves still prey on the tehueT .alhDa
ara moro seems 10 be no diminufion IN
the supp1y Of young mutton iei""P'
the philosophic way to look at INC nat
Ter Is that II the fool with money uoeo
not lose il in one way ne VIII III az
o,har and that 1t really makes very little
diTerence whether he parts with IL lor
faka gold brick, or for wildcat minlns
o,oc,x or for any OF the numerous de-
ICES contrived for the fleeing OF the
witless. A..
suckers who have fallen into the
snares set by these swindlers have OFTEN
applied 10 private detectives Tor -reuei,
and hoped in vain to recover some par
or their money. but have only met WIN
tr~tber loss and become tae laughing
stock of press and pubic.
THE VICTIM.
Mr.. Withers, the victim OF the anair'
Is still in the city. He LETT ford note e
Friday evening and went to the DAVIS
House. where he secured a room anu
spent the night When seen yesterday az
ternoon he said that he did not KNOW
how long he would be in the city, perhdpo
for several days lie VIII doubtless see
the thing through. -. 49,
PERTAINS the strangest feature or the
antire affair. and one which has created
general comment throughout the CITY, Is
tho fact that a man of the world VINO
had travelled on four continents, rubbed
elbows with English, Irish, French, span
isb. Dutch, Italians, Greeks, Turks, Ar
nanians Russians. Persians. Chinese,
"Japs." Egyptians and Zulus, us
tened to languages quite sufficiently hu-
merous to enable him to pass for grad
nate AT the Tower of Babel. fami1iarized
himself with several OF the seven wonders
of the world, traversed land and sea over
half the habitable globe, and learned
enough about sporting life in New York
CITY 10 give the Police Gazette choice
items-that such Il man should have come
right back here to quiet old Richmond,
only TO bite at a bait all frazZied out with
constant use, like the edge of cheap
towel. "Ah! there's the rub" from the
point of view of the average individuals
conception.
HEIR TO FORTUNE.
Mr.. WHhers. however. is a man OF
means. He was in luck some years ago.
Twas a moneyed family of people. Young
Alfred Withers is the nephew OF the late
David Durham Wthers, who was a
wealthy New York sporting man, and
took great interest in the turf. He was 4
familiar figure on the Coney Island and
Brighton Beach race courses, and staked
his money with the judgment of a true
turfman. In his will he left Alfred w.
Withers, The victim Of the gold-brlck
scheme. some $l5O.0D0 and this amount
was supplemented by snug sum left by
Young Withers father The victim OF the