The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-21
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY.
The HI. b. H. Victimized by a smooth
TOngued Chap.

The III. b. H. Victimized by a smooth
TOngued Chap.
1t is not often that the good deeds of
the H. B. H, Hebrew benevolent so,
ciety of the city, are misdirected, but the
shrewdness of a sharper secured money
and aid from members of the organ
ization and placed a case OF, hoodoo on its
record
The society is formed for the assist,
ance of needy strangers of the Hebrew
faith, and considerable aid is rendered
such people from time to time.
stranger struck the town about a
week ago. and hunted up the officers OF
the society. He gave his name and told
a tale of hard luck. His recital of woes
showed that he had been employed on the
Central railroad as a brakeman, but that
as times grew hard, the road had no fur,
ther use for Harry Wolff and off he went
Since then he had been running on the
hog train" he said, and needed assist.
ance.
The story was credible, and
meal ticket, that would
relieve his most immediate and insistant
needs was given him. This sort of gem
erosity delighted Harry. He saw good op-
portunities for ready tongue and a
shrewd wit, and, fortified by the comfort
able feeling that follows an appetite satia-
ted back he came for talk. His flow of
words got him some further slight as
sistance and off he went in quest of work,
giving the Plant system as the Mecca of
his hopes.
The next day he was back again, saying
he had been down to the offices of the
road and that he was to be notified during
vyn he ,N1l
brakeman. While sitting with the presi-
dent of the society, a postman handed him
a letter addressed on Plant system sta
tionery. The missive informed him
that his services would be needed Follow
ed by congratulations, ne went off pre-
sumably to the road. Returning again,
it was decent clothing he wanted in which
to appear before the systems medical ex-
aminers. 1t was given him. Harry then
started for the physicians office, and,
when he got back again he said he had
been pronounced all right and fit to enter
the p. S. II. II. d., and that he was to
make his first trip out the next day.
More money was needed for present ne
cessities, and this, too was forthcoming.
Another trip back to his haven of tenn
poral comforts, his base of sup
plies, was for 81, to buy
coupling knife, and then his benefactors
began to grow suspicious. He got his
coupling knife's price however but two
of the members started in on investiga-
ton trip.
Inquiries at the roads offices developed
the fact that Harry had been down but
had not gotten the job he had asked for
A minute description of the would-be en-
ploye was secured from the official and it
clinched the matter of identity, and the
investigating committee got the addition
al very welcome information that coupling
knives We're not used by the Plant sys-
tenn.
Harry has not shown up since the So
ciety got on to his curves, which was day
before yesterday. The members say when
he comes that he will not be prosecuted,
but that they will be pretty sure to take
what he has away from him.
The sharpest part of WoIff's trick was
his writing the letter and mailing 1t. ad-
dressed to himself in care of the store at
which he would be, at just such a time
as to admit his receiving it while the So
ciety officers were present.