The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13
NEW GOLD BRICK.


IFrom the New York SUM-
It isn't easy to sell gold bricks and green
goods in Hester street but dealers in
these articles may probably sell other
things in that locality There is wild, de-
monstrative grief today in more than
score of households in the neighborhood
over the successful campaign of a swim
dler who is closely related to the vendors
of fictitious nuggets
Last Tuesday a middle-aged man who
described himself as Samuel Bernstein, of
| Brooklyn. called on Mrs. Mary F1aum-
baum. of 10 Suffolk street, whose hus-
| band keeps d butter and egg store there
You vas a pizness Woman" said Bern
stein, @undt efferypoddy says you vas DER
smardesd vOomans in der woild for par
gain
A pargain?" exclaimed Mrs Flaum-
baum, becoming Interested.
Yah. regular pargain," said Bern
Don't say Won word. Id vas smuggled.
Regular imported brandy vot eheaded der
ions for SO 1t vas Wort S gallon.
will led you hat sample of it. but You
musdt say holdings or der bolice will pud
Mrs. F1aum baum, -undt 1 will always puy
a Pergain; Mr. Bernstein, undt 1 viii say
on the following day he brought around
a pine box about ire size of a champagne
case. The box he explained was lined ned
brandy. Then he pulled out plug which
fitted into a hole in the top of the box and
asked Mrs. F'laumbaum to test it, She
took the liquor around to a saloon and Ine
proprietor, after tasting it. assured her
that it was first-class brandy Then she
went back to the house. secured $40 from
a stocking and bought four of the cases
on the spot Bernstein delivered them
was loaded to the top with similar boxes.
Then he drove away to visit other VIC
tlms, e was subsequently Developed All
the afternoon he was busy selling the
boxes in the neighborhood.
Mrs Flaum baum fastened to tell her
husband when he came home that night
of the bargain in brandy she had OBJ
tanned. He drank very little of the
Dfandy and was so oVerJoyed that he told
her that she was smart woman and
kissed her. Then, with view of dispos-
ing of the brandy and realizing their pro-
fits they invited some of their friends to
call and try the spirits. The pair were
mellowing influence of the liquor the con-
CALCULATIONS told became more and more
from which they had been drinking sud-
wat is der rnadder?' asked Flaurn baum
of his wife. as she shook the case. He
turned it upside down over a dishpan,- but
baum rushed for a Ratchet and with it
he pulled a board off the box.
Then he gave a yell that could be heard
''Ach, ,mein Gottg Vat do I see. vat do
Mrs. Fla1mbaurn looked, and with
screech fell to the floor in a faint. The
to yell. The noise brought in the neigh
bors and there were lamentations all
The hole in the box led to a tin tube
about six inches long, and this had con-
tanned about a pint of brandy. The rest
Of the box was filled with sand and rub
Dish. 50 arranged that when the box was
shaken the contents moved about in such
a way as to give the impression that the
box was filled with liquor The other
boxes were similarly flied.
You vas a smardt woman? Yes? Mop
said Flaumbaun to his wife when he sur
veyed the pile of boxes. You a pizness
vooman2 You pc regular Ounce"
The pair Went, the next day to the Es-
sex Market police court and secured a
warrant for Bernstein's arrest but when
Detective McNevins, of the court squad,
went to Brooklyn to serve it he was in
formed that Bernstein had gone to Eur
Ope- The detective learned that the tin
tubes IN the boxes had been made by
Louis Levine. tinsmith. of 104 Suffolk
street. and arrested him In court yester-
day Lawyer Morris Gottlieb declared that
Levine was with Bernstein when he sold
the boxes. but Levine established an alibi
and was discharged Gottlieb is counsel
for ten other victims of the fraud.
Do not get scared if your heart troubles
you. Most likely you suffer from indiges~
ton. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what