The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16
SW1NDLERs ar DOKx-EAsr FAIRS.
This Season Has Been Prosperous for Them,
Especially About Danbury.

Especially About Danbury.
From ne Hartford CopronL.
II reports arc to be credited, those leeches on
the pocketbooks Of the unwary-the fakirs and
thimble-riRginR Ramesters-have been more
plentiful than ever at pretty nearly all the agri-
cultural fairs this season, from the New Eng
land down TO the smallest gatherings in tho
country owns. 1t comes to be more and moro
a wonder how so many OF these fellows thrive
on the softness Of people who ought TO know
better. Down at Danbury the men with Rames
were moro plentiful than tondB after q sum-
mer shower.
Those people are. OF course. not supposed to
be tolerated by fair managers. but they exist
all the same, and usually claim that they pay
for their privileges. In any event they are n
nuisance. moving from corner 10 corner Of the
grounds whenever danger seems imminent,
always sure to DO followed by the "Rreenies,"
who can see a sure thing ahead and are conf
dent they can beat the manipulation Of the game
In his own trick.
At Danbury q man who had the appearance
of being a well-to-do farmer went UP against a
game to the extent Of S125. then started away
remarkinE that he would "be back directly
with moro money" He returned with q po-
liceman, but a capper had sent In q note Of
warning 80 that only n few dollars were left on
the table. the men having moved to other pas
lures green before the policeman arrived. One
than LOO to a Hartford man whom he knew.
being the result, of his business In the three
s Says II in ' With Ia iass t tbsn 9 eSdP nlsn 6 Shd nc heu
Some OF the boys who were down at the New
England fair tell q good story about one Of their
before and while he never went up against any
OF the games he became Interested in Watching
OUTFIT consisted Of a small board winch he car
ried on his left arm. three, small shells resem-
deceptive little midget whose Whereabouts
under the shells had depleted SO many pocket
books, The Hartford mar had watched the
boys up at the hotel to see him do up the
them what he was up to. They advised him to
ali hands, went along. They had no trouble IN
picking their man out from among the small
the grounds. One OF his cappers had Just won
out a stake SO, as to keen, up the interest.
p pWhS,s the sT rs5ff Il Sl9d man Inef Z" S SIe FL st the mani A. 4
little longer as he. continued to move the shell
about in a hide;and-seek play with the midget.
E $s9ts 9a ri I'M sns mae 5 Sf mat fG ssn ii ssaSo E! f.
@aniPal.toT GNs y SS%s Seen ben; hang FeP FoSGd me me
for two days, and OF course you are on to me.
eE wsGs tSt'-E Harti sm9T mar rGF @ Wyoa mfd9n raise his his
an" "S9t s", ffIhsSp' but PSs % he siImPly Tspe &%S,l his / s S5lsF
Piled. with an, snort at reluctance. The Hart
ford man bad already PUT his index 1nCeET on
man lifted it-and as usual. there was nothing
SSndeE I'LL III - The he GTerGo add p TN @1 2 took , the
sun to swear them to secrecy,
Perhaps the most amusing thing in this line
haapISp s 5e1 over at 6S Cherry a5d p tSd &or The e exercises fases
Ing. Several Hartford men were moving along
in a group when one OF those ,left-arm me,r-
nhAnNn RnnnNnraH nlnnO fnEGinO Hhn RhnllC
about as he walked. the while recitine his piece.
Suddenly one Of the Hartford men broke from
on one oae'y Of SG the shells Si"i' ner "To SYN str aaH
gEised v6 for his bst P PSs saIIS& s. s1plfaI Az va. that st
eScit WSui1 that Ss' the dne mani manipulation ne suggested gees ed
Finally he fshed out his wallet. opened it with
his teeth and asked one Of his companions to
take out SIS. which he placed on the board. still
neEvously holding the shell down: When the
under it the confident mans face elongated
At the Windsor meeting recently a poor fell
low who had been working all summer on a
farm and had accumulated $65 dropped every
Over at Rockville a Hartford merchant was
foolish enough to give his check for Sl25 on
one OF these games.
gers Of these aliurinG Opportunities for specuia-
down their money eoccasionaIly and as often
win. thus keeping interest agoR, These are
occasion. others being substituted subsequent
days so that they may not be recognized. one
Of these cappers happened arougd the second
The man at the helm was SO p~reoccupied with
business that he forgot that the man was not in
These are only incidents mentioned to show
the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF the business. There are
plenty OF cases that might be cited. all going to
show the necessity for ~stricter oversight on the
part OF association officers to the end that the
rascals be kept away.