New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
FI TON ST. GAAT ACE LIVINGSTON SMITH SIS, BROOKLYN
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Ludwig Nissen. who is prominent in the move
| ment 10 raise the standards Of the Republican
| machine in Kings County. tells good story on
| himself Mr. Nissen is a Wholesale jeweIIer at No.
| Is Jonn-st Manhattan. Not long ago he was ap-
preached by person who was soliciting advertis-
| Ing for trade publication
Il never ran an advertisement except one. said
IIr. Nissen. and that got into great deal Of
| trouble II was several years After con-
siderable solicitation placed advertisement IN
| a publication that circulated in the West. almost
the first answer received to il was from person
who eventually swndlcd me out of 5000. When
related the fact to the business manager of the
publication he told that far as he knew
none of his other advertisers had been swindled.
swindIad me. not because had any idea that
could recover any part of my loss but because
me out as an apparently easy mark
cell and G had onE talk With him AM told him that
knew he couldn't give back any of the money
that he had taken but he could do me great favor
by explaining why ii was that he had picked me
out as a victim Of his operations, Then. APP
- Well, I've been living by my my wits for long
victon that the Germans are the easiest persons in
the world to swinde They are so inherently honest
body is just honest they are
5 G the was oan R b hTq c0m
to the conclusion that it was a compliment of a
very high order.
The springng into bloom of hundreds of vari-
colored crocuses in the little plot of ground
ming along the Remsen-St. side of the Church of
the Pilgrims in the last week revealed what
intended lovely surprise for Easter. The
plan laid with care. but the continued cold
weather kept the flowers back nearly two weeks
weeks ago it also thckly planted with crocus
bulbs II hoped and believed that they would
be full bloom at Easter and form a striking
floral display Although too late to the
boom rising the long sSf
Of the new green grass and standing out from the
background of the dull gray stone. forms beauti
full spectacle that is attracting considerable at
| tention
There has been talk that Captain Miles
ORelly would be sent to the COney Island police
precinct this summer to clean up the resort by the
sea. If really desired that the law be obeyed
TO the letter probably better choice could be
made. No strcter. more upright commander be-
longs the Brooklyn police fore He has been
accused of being purtanica in his ideas. No such
thing as a compromise with crime lawbreakers
exists according his ideas of police duty. 1t is
pretty generally recognized that the position
police captain carries with it almost endless oppor-
tunities for the acquisition Of perquisites These
perqusitcs consist Of various things such
of liquors and boxes of cigars Now and then
liquor dealers and merchants club together and
raise 81. goo and give diamond studded badge
precinct. All this is done openly. and seldom is
captain criticised for accepting such presents Then
tain may have for the asking Captain o. Reilly
entity and Persistenty spurned and declined every
thing %h nc hn uss an in b @ sn
y story Is told of him that short time after he
took command OF the Adams-st. station tobac-
conist him box of fifty cigars. worth. posi-
bly,. 81 apiece. The sender of the gift well
known as upright citizen. whose only interest
in the affair was that he always liked the police
To think kindly of him and see that his place was
carried by thieves in the night. Captain
O'Reilly could have heen indignant. how
ever # Il notorious crook had offered him bride
to overlook the commission of crime. He at once
the cigars back with curt note saying that
Captain OReilly never accepted presents for doing
his duty
All last winter Captain o'Reilly was in command
OF the Hamlton-ave. precinct. which, next to the