The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
THIS SCHEME Worked.
Swindlers Slick Way Of Getting Money
on Draft and Forged Copy of 1t.
From TIE 81. Paul Pions.r Prem.

| From TIE 81. Paul Pions>r PreH
A novel fraud by which a Minnesota bank
was induced innocently 10 abet the robbing Of a
| Montana bank has perplcxed recently one Of
| the detective agencies Inquiries made last
week at ST Paul hotel as 10 a possible guest
who wore silk hat, Prince Albert coat and gray
mutton chop whiskcrs revealed the nature Of
the criminal scheme But the inquiring deec-
tive would not repeat names
\ few weeks ago said the detective the very
respectable gentleman with the silk hat bought
Of a country bank not far from this city n draft
He explained he was going 10 a small town In
Montana and that he did not care to take so large
kindly notify the only bank in that Montana
town that he had sold the New York draft 10 Mr.,
Hat and that MI; Hat would cash the draft at
the Montana town? Certainly the cashier would
draft appeared few days Later at The Montana
You're Mr.; llat Of Philadelphia. OF course"
csivod letter from the bank that sold you the
draft Let's sec2 Tall, gray sdewb skers very
fnbdHGd manner on h yes that's all right
signature? exact, Of course
So, with apologies for taking the usual pre-
him all in gold, as became a banker of the mining
made a particularly good joke about the Mon
The cid gentleman with the subdued manner
had copied the original draft upon a blank tina,
he had somehow secured from the Minncsot'
bank. The letter from the bank would naturalla
have quoted any suspicion in Montana for tn
letter gave as usual, the number Of the draf :
and other details, which were fully corroborated
ov SH forged Py b.n ,ba M The TsI
possess an original draft for the amount required.
The hank would never entertain the thought that
forged copy would be presented by the holder
Of that original Thus the cashing Of the forgery
was easy.
train for Minnesota lie reNppearcd, before the
cashier Of the Minnesota bank, and smiled through
an unCtuous apology.
I'm extremely sorry TO trouble you again"
said the uibanC gentleman, But you see, I've
decided not 10 make that Montana lrp this month,
have found little real estste deal UP in ST. Paul
where can invest the money 10 better advantage,
at least Tor the present Now Will you be good
enough to TO- cancel y%@r dT raj here eStenSinS
The Minnesota cashier was as agreeable as had
been the Montana, clerk. The agreeable Phil
The cashier smiled The Montana clerk kept
smiling whenever he thought Of the aifable strang
CT WI" MADE 50 plfSSam, tsie !0Hs about ,ns
Montana bank drew upon the Minnesota bank
for 81 900 advanced upon draft Then there
able the witty Mr.. Hat Of Philadelphia"
swindIed by Means of Bogus Tape-wormS.
From the Louisville Courier Journal
INDIANAPoIIs Ind. Oct 4--The suit to
test the medical registration law at Peru yesterday
has behind ii a story OF manufactured tapeworms
according IN the nvestiKa ion made by the At
torney Generals department In the carry sum
mer Dr. ". l. Swain appeared al Peru with an
Indian medicine show, and he was charged with
practcing medicine without license, but Yves
4 acquitted aS he did not prescribe any medicines
OF give other directions than were on the bottle,
| As the result Of the investigation by the State,
! il is claimed that stock Of ready made tape
worms kept on hand, AMI that these were
given u the suffering patient in large capsules
/ The tapewOrms would be declared such remark able
| specimens that the doctor asked the privilege
| Of preserving them His fame spread abroad
| through the country as being remarkably SUCCESS
| full in his line aud he did rushing business