The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11


"Huhw said the lawyer of the party at
Coney Island as he gazed at the free spec
tacle provided by a policeman who was
hustling a thimble-rigger away from the
beach, according to the New York Sun.
LAUNDERING shame" said another of the
party. They might let fellow make a
dollar once in a WHILE
LAUNDERING nothing" retored the law
yer. He ought to have his head dubbed
off for not knowing better. A man has
no right to embark in one of those old
confidence games when the bicycle BUSH
ness is open to ALL"
"You mean when any man can become
a lawyer" corrected the bicycle dealer.
mo, l don't" replied the lawyer. And
I don't mean your branch of the bicycle
business. either. You fellows have begun
to show signs Of repentance and reforma-
ton since you started to cut prices. Any
way, you do give a customer something
for his money; but there seems to be
large number of gentlemen with ingenious
minds who are abroad looking for the
dimes and dollars of bicyclsts, and who
don't propose to give anything in return.
There bicycle insurance, for instance. A
man came into my office the other day TO
see what 1 could do for him. He had in
sured himself and his bicycle in a western
concern. The policy cost 81 a year. 1t in
sured the bicycle for 500. lie was to get
Sc a week il he was laid up by injuries re-
ceived in an accident not due to his own
negligence while riding a bicycle, and If
he died within thirty days of the effects
of the accident his heirs were 70 receive
$500. And there were various other clauses
in the policy which promised him sums
ranging from s. TO 500 for permanent in
jures He aud his wheel had been dam
aged about SIG worth, the concern wouldn't
l., HR4H oh, hoo. b..
had been told that the concern never did
pay anything to anybody-ony took in
money from bicyclists at the rate of 81
apiece Well, / wrote on 10 the concern
in the west calling on them to settle up,
and they simply wrote back that they
weren't satisfied that the accident wasn't
due TO his own negligence, and IL he
thought he had a good case, why he could
come on and sue and welcome to do il.
There was no way of reaching the con-
Germ iu this state it would have cost $500
or $500 to so out west and sue for the $40,
and there didn't seem TO be anything more
20 do. NY client was simply out a dollar
and had gained some experience. But
the affair struck me as exhibiting an easy
way of making money"
There are bicycle insurance concerns
like that" said the bicycle dealer. Il
know Of another that does pay sometimes,
Just the same as policy dealers do pay
F0AlltAilNta WITH a AAHkblllti lNdhtt n illNs
This concern issues a policy that pur-
ports TO insure against damages TO the
bicycle caused by collisions. II seems to
read an right. but when a friend OF mine
| called upon the concern TO do some nN.
| ing TO his wheel, make necessary by
pile-up on the Coney Island cycle path,
they asked him:
Were You In collision with public
| vehice| and when he asked what they
meant they showed him clause In the
| policy which limited il to collisions with
I public vSliclos. and explained that "a
| public vehicle was trolley car for In
/ stance,
But YOU pretend 70 insure against COLI
/ usions Of any kind my friend remon-
| strated
so we do they replied. We will in
| sure YOU against collisions with public
| vehicles. hansoms, cabs, COWS. single
/ wheels, tandems, or anything YOU like to
choose. But you have TO choose your ac-
] cident in advance. You couldn't expect Us
| 10 insure you against everything for
] dollar YOU know And that appeared 20
/ settle &c."
yes, SIR" said che lawyer. Maybe
/ there are 10000 90 blcyclists Ia this eoun-
/ try. each with from 10 cents 20 s. to
/ spend on Just such schemes. That's why
| say that "a man who risks his comfort
| by engaging IN one Of these old confidence
| games ought TO be dubbed"
How do the convicts seem 70 bear
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