The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

the printers. No one man ever prints all Of
note. Whom a Government engraver gets out
Of work he could not make q counterfeit plate
IL he desired. no moro than a jcwellcr could
make a pair OF shoes.
,a .I her nearest care LAP, GpprS re CHI to a sc6andres srn Who
the companion Of the famous old man, Brock
way. Smith had worked years ago for a bank
note company and was the clevercst man who
ever made a counterfeit plate. He is serving
time with Brockway."
l. n man shows an Inclination to deal with the
swindler and sends him n telegram. the would
DO victim soon receives another letter. In.
closed in tho second letter is q sample Of the
dollar bill, and is ms good as any money. a. 1t
has been turned out BY the Government. The
questions on the SLY of u bank man., and con-
cludcs that no has a snap. To then telc-
SSr rs hsa he e green goods man az that 3n.L he s y = s hnii.
hess on u larger scale. A third letter is then
received. 1t contains minute directions how to
third letter is often Enclosed an alleged clipping
from a newspaper telling about n discovery by
tne treasury nSt,a Dep arE Hn rS that cou certain q. Go "
tcct them. This is to make the yiyum all tho
ping from a daily paper. 4 BIZ headline over
tho clipping tells how much the authorities are
With the third letter is also a circular Civ
Ing Ing Instructions how to detect eount e.,
part Of one. along with tho third letter. He
cells the man that when he reaches New York hc
The instructions to tho would.be victim nrc
solemn and impressive. In n poorly spelled,
s%crawling. disguised hand is written the fol.
G to the Port Jarvis Hotel; Port Jarvis,
when you Leave Home Buy your ticket to
10 a. p. Gordon: weschestcr Depot. IVES:
S9ss''1 Telegraph i1F again HN I XII XII "i haS SS01 ple na:I
time to meet you, tho sample enclosed Is Just
be Grain, i64.' So il. you mean B%u,inoss follow
these Instructions. Write no letters Without
my yy Fhsrmi ,Sd a;r HoI known NHr. ..n.,,,, ,n.,ro
The day you start from home go to the Post
me. II not. follow these Instructions:
"lirstmIelegraph to me the day before you
leave Ea home: ana simply SHy: AN right and sign
tials of your name. TO your telegram.
Second Then go to your nHarcsg large town
town mentioned on tho slip above, and stop at
tnc hotel named on the slip.
in ogt dc" to sa nSn ,I kSe a ara s sDSph gn mat w I n telS:
graph me again, and say when l may expect to
SEQ, %you,,lhst is. nemo the day and TIME your
this: VIII arrive "Wednesday morning. 0
o'clock or night, as tho case might be. In this
self, or send my confidential and trustworthy
INC scnscr. who will await your arrival aud
bring { S}S,ss snff' az 10 r " ny NJ RS"SinSs vow will i
- ~, "" tD'N''S ~ f'uih soh "a
md inside tho envelope will DO a telegraph
blank on which Will be written your name. also
tho nnmo of your town. your county. and state.
ana password and number in green ink. /
tions t for yo 10 T %nd f' i warn m ' yoa n fof y 31SrG owns iRn' prs.
lection 10 closely follow the same in euch and
every particular. II you don't, you will Ger
"Fourth-When you arrive at tho hotel. put
your name and state only on the register. never
the town. This done. 10 TO your room and stay
there I'LL | or INV mNASgngpr calls on Won. which
will not be long. Mover wander around the
town or hotel. It only, attracts attention.
FIFTH II YOU wish any information how TO
reach the hotel. speak 20 some boy on tho street
nftor you get away from tho depot, DO not do
hot; H9%SxGiff' I II y S]Srt s \ + s0 BEST Gan moi nn 10 a si!S
any unnecessary questions. Indeed, the least
SDt str Sn n 1e''i 10 bIoEIaa a and s seIf I 'po 81 sSS TeF Sn n%t
my friend, hero is somcthinG. else that ! wish
to caution you about, and II Is something that
any stranger wants TO. shake hands with you,
ask questions, or speak to you about tho old
man or says anything in reference to this bust.
depot or In tho street. they arc certainly I'm
hort9rs.d so quickly say ,U them ! do not un,
and | viii attcrd to mine
my orders, You must be guided by my advice
ana d1 Sxsosiy as a, rgqGes,rd, IGu viii then
s" t is r re i's"" Wyc p'h fno% STS M %2M " 6arpen, after
the victim reaches the swindlcr In New York.
lin paws, 1900 or 5000 IN good money for II roll
t%er'eits. Tho toy coyer ~ tho roI! Ia OF good
money. and tho inalde 10 ~ green paper. II is
impossible TO give IN idea Of how many men
are swindled. The big majority of them never
open their mouths when they find out how they
have been sold.
A former chief Of tho So, ret service recon.
mrnded That Congress pass a bill! making Il n
crime for q man 20 make the stencils from
which the circulars AFRO issued. TO writC thu cir.
cular, or TO have anything 10 do with II. This,
J. was urged. would main the business ton
dangerous. A. an appropriation OF S5O,OOO
was asked for Congress did not see fit W pass
the bill.