The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-26
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RATES AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Considering that the man is talking
about a genuine bank note fresh from the
government printing bufeAy,. these obser-
vations are irresistibly ludfcrous. He COM
tinues: ~ 1i-@~: s--'
Now. my dear sir, to transact business
OF this kind 1t is necessary for you to meet
me face to face-for the first deal at least
want to see and know you personally. In
fact, 1 will do no business otherwise You
can examine my stock thoroughly before
you buy, you will be instructed how to
color and stain them so as to make them
every particular 1 will agree to pay your
expenses for loss of time, etc.
MY price is % cents on the 81, but to
get you started l will make the following
special Introductory rates: Five hundred
dollars buys $4,000 $3.50 buys $1,000, $3.50
$4,000 Of my goods. Under no circum-
stances will make less than a $500 deal
An investment of $1,000 will give you the
exclusive right to handle my goods in your
state. If you will contemplate investigat-
ing, do so at once, as you will never have
the chance again. This Is the chance Of
your life. Do you know enough to grasp it?
81 do not want to do business with small
fry people-$5O0 or nothing. I want man
who will invest in land. property, ETC., re-
sell even at q lOss-anything to turn the
money rapidly. Do not waste any more
time asking for samples. consider the
evidence submitted enough for any, one
that means business, and all transactions
are for cash. Keep a close mouth, confide
In no one and investigate. In case you
have not the ready cash, raise 1t by Dor
rowing on mortgage, giving your notes. or
you can sell property at sacrifice, as upon
your return you can lift your notes and re-
purchase. Don't do it Immediately, how
ever, because that would mean suspicion
people will wonder where you got your sud
hut NAL o
60 and 80 days. However, we will talk that
over when we meet
One is urged to ask, Is it possible that
there are men in this enlightened age who
are caught by such speeious nonsense, so
patent a fraud that it is absolutely lud1c-
rous? Yet the fact That to my knowledge
at least a dozen men have retired from
the business in New York alone with from
$4,000 to half million dollars each to their
Infamous credit proves that this sort OF
lure is not beneath many minds and many
who have had the hard sense to accumulate
fortune, too. But let us proceed, for the
victim has declared himself willing come
on He then received this document
RULES and instructions, to be followed ex-
actly.-To meet me- it is necessary to buy
a ticket to Port Marion, New York. Go to
the - house. Before leaving home tele-
graph the amount you are willing to in
vest, in this way: Save 500 pieces for me,
or $50 or $50, 900 or 1000 pieces, according
to the amount you wish to invest. This
will insure no delay on my presses, and no
disappointment. Arriving at the hotel,
register as j. X. Larkins, from Nevada,
go to your room and stay there till my son
calls. Before talking business with him,
your password is Jacket No one but you
and myself, except my son, knows this pass
word.
Burn all correspondence before you leave
home, even the waxed sheets that enclosed
the sample, if the latter bears the slight
est offset. If you, prefer put your money
in the bank or hotel safe. After you have
investigated, if you are perfectly satisfied
with the goods, you can draw the money
and buy; otherwise all deals are off. What
could be fairer tnan that? 1t is the chance
of lifetime. Act now
Meeting with his victim, the rascal's "son"
takes him in hand, ascertains all about the
stranger, the amount Of money he has and
his degree of gull bility.-r All -this~is-e com
municated faithfully to the chief of the ring.
All being in readiness the victim is passed
along until he reaches the den Of the princi-
pal, usually In some obscure corner of the
suburbs or in the very heart of the crowd
ed district of New York. AS specfous as he
was in his circular, suave and persuasive
Is he now in person. The scene here is a
peculiar one.
Before a large desk sits the principal, at
his right hand a confederate, at his left
another, all we'll armed in case of trouble.
The desk is pushed up against the thin par
titon behind which is another confederate.
listening for the "cue" The victim is
shown the amount of his purchase in genu-
inc new greenbacks, and he is delighted
with their appearance Not single coun-
terfet bill enters into the negotiation. The
victim is cautioned upon thousand points
how to avoid the secret service men, how
to get out of town without being seen,
how to treat the goods so they will look old,
and how to dispose of them to his neigh
bors with the least possible danger.
The more suspicious the victim is the
greater spice in the enterprise. A too easy
victim is regarded with a sort of contempt,
while the cunning buyer is angled with
like fine trout, and there is no going asleep
over the reel The money is paid by the
victim, he receiyessand counts the bills and
they are tucked into sachel which is laid
on the desk
Now says the principal, in case you
want more of these goods, 1 want your name
and address in your own handwriting, so
that 1 will know that no one else is getting
the discount I offer on second DEAL Here
is my ledger"
He lifts the lid of the DESK which for an
instant conceals the sachel from view. This
is the signal for the confederate in the next
room to open the trap door behind and ex-
change the sachel containing the good
money for another OF the same size and
kind containing identical packages in ap-
pearance but with Gully ten dollar or per-
The signature is obtained. The sachel is
again casually examined, the packages are
! seen apparently intact, flung back into the
sachel and the victim is advised to hustle
away as possible
In his exit he is again assisted by the
"son" or "steerer," who. first met him, and
prevented from opening the sachel till we'll
out of the company of his wreckers. Then
he discovers he has been duped and in nine
cases out of ten-yes, 80 cases out of 100
hurries home crashing his teeth, but not
saying word, probably ruined man for
life.
Often we get green goods circulars from
country people, and Immediately send men
to impersOnate the latter, concentrating
the deals and at the very climax swooping
down and capturing the whole crowd. By
this means we have placed behind the bars
scores of offenders but there are still many
at large and they are doing such thriv-
ing business that many can afford to retire
on their incomes. The wealth of the ras-
Gals makes it not only difficult to secure
convictions but renders it hard to keep a
green goods man behind the bars, for the
reason that the moment bail is fixed there
is abundant money forthcoming to his as
sistance and il the case Is a black one
against him he merely jumps bail and be-
gins business again in some other district.
Volumes could be written by anyone of
the men in our service on this particular
subject, for no branch of rascality seems
to offer such rewards for so small an in
vestment and with such apparent safety.
Yet the risks these rascals run Is immense,
for a capture and conviction means from
three to ten years. Imprisonment. There
is only one way to effectually root out the
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