The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-05
A CLEVER SWINDLER
THE EkLlSE TRICK HE WORKED ON
EXPRESS COMPANIES.

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gnu many 'leNcE 'riSNs P'"Se u ON me III
III! ~ years career as an 'Apte>Slah'
but the Smoothcst chap that ever work
cd mo for a snap was J. Collins. | saw
Collins just three times in my life. The
first time was when | moved him from
Forty fourth str,.,t nm In Ni,f.ti.,l str.s,
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I -. "'''s' pace o' '">',''IS was III
l-lNI'', Avenue an" WE" '','hs came
"t'""H T." t"' "'',' """ N"1' "c N'u''d
Us l" move TRUNK au" Il "'N Oh DOORS l
Wa ~, S, m. "ut 10 40 'l,' y'u'
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que 'NrS' sunny H'uN'"'"S ahH moe
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tbat i Contained odds a,l 49,
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sui+ ,g,ipst ma cor,na,,,.. f,n' S1t., ,,I
comnanv octnd v.ondorf,lI,. ,,L;to Win
mo Altbonrh tbov conIJ l.. LaiJ =, No..
wise guilty for a violotion Of tbnir rn,rs
they naturally dislil,cd noI;cn count MIA,
rietv and finally comnromisrd With C,I.
Inns for $40 Of which tbrv nnnnron.Iy
paid one-haIf. inns lcttino mo off with :,
punishment fee of only So
.Threc months infer thar loft the
Eighth street concern ana wont to wor.
for company mn on Columbns avnnIa
One evening shortly after | was sem am
to till several orders that had come in
late in the afternoon was h,lr dn,a
that night with toothachc. and nv com
panion, a good paturcd sort Of fellow dia
most of the work and attended TO all of
the details Of the moving. So intense wa,
nv main that ,,ove scarcely , tbou,,bt 20
where we were or what We were doinr
until | heard nv man snoring around
and swearing like all possessed Then
got up SUNK enough to ask what was the
matter.
"'Holy smoke. he said that grin is
gone That fellow M on Scycnty-drtb
street insisted upon my bringing valisr
along with his trunk and boxes. paid me
como ~, ~ ,y,,t,. g., ~ i ",',' Nv" II
Christianity INV tooth ceased to irpn
and my heart took M the temnnsfuo,Is
refrain. Was the mans name Collins%
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