The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-10-13
ATLANTA WOMEN
FOOLED BY FAKE
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Large Amount Of inita=
tion Linen Sold by
Stalians
IN OTHER CnMS, TOO
Stuff Sold by Italian Pedders Is Cot
to Goods Treated So Expertly
as to Deceive Even Dry
Goods Men.

Atlanta housewives have been faxed
out OF hundreds of dollars lately by
peddlers selling imitation irish liner
The swindlers who reaped this rich
haryestare said to be still operating
in the city, though within the ras
day Or two they may have flown 10
other fields of work.
The stuff they sell is cotton goods.
treated SO expertly that even dry
goods men have mistaken it lor genu.
me Irish linen. The deception is one
Of the cleverest in the experience OF
local dealers i'll cloth.
in selling the goods the swindler
represented it as genuine Irish linen
smuSgled into this country, and sold
1t at about half or less than halg VIVA,
che real 1abrics sell for G.. the mar
het. CloJh tn&t ii genuine could not
oe purchased fer less than 10 As cert
a yard was soid, in initiation, at nove.
more than 20 cents a yard by the
swindlers.
The peGdlers are four IN number
and apparently Italians. They always
work in close proximity to each other
ana grow suspicious at the slightes
warming.
On one occasion woman residine
- A1N1 "a rs4,ae p,..N5.4is'sa seVera.
bolts of the cloth and ordered more
to be brought the next morning, tic
peddlers seeming to- have an unlimit
ed supply Of the stuff. The event.
this woman made her purchase her
son, who is in the dry goods business
told her she had been sHindled and
when he heard the peddler would re-
turn the next day he determined to
wait fer him and have the fellow
arrested.
Gave the Money Back.
When the peddler appeared the
woman demanded her money back
and the peddler quickly acceded 10
her demad and Left. The son, VINO
had remained in another room mean
while, left the house and followed
the Italian. For several blocks ne
walked about rs feet behind the III.
ley foreigner until the two came 10
a lonely spot surrounded by va
lots. There the Italian stopped, drew
pistol and, aiming it at his young
pursuer, said:
Your mother giva me troubla nun
You follow me any more an ldlla
you"
The young man decided that discre
tion was the better part OF yalor an(
retraced his steps.
On another occasion a prospective
customer had this conversation witt
one Of the peddlers.
How do you manage to sell gcnu
Inc linen so cheap?' she asked.
NO speaka English-no. mder
stand, replied the Italian, shruggin:
MS shoulders.
Yes, you do" persisted the woman
'"Whcre is this made?"
ireland" said the peddler
| How can you sell it so cheap?
she asked.
"Don'ta say anything about it, lady,
said he, II was one of crew of
shippa and smuggle EN- in"
Well" she asked, how did yol
manage to smuggie so much? l know
Of soytral dozen bolts you have sold.
No understand" was the only re
| rly she could get; mo spik Englis.
The peddlers are all of a very dar
complexion and dress neatly. Thci
linen is carried wrapped in cotto
"checksp goods and from the inc,
haustible supply they seem to hav
il is supposed that they purchas
cotton goods and doctor it to fl
7 their orders. One of the men is quit
short.
: The goods cannot be detected as IN
itatida by any Of the known hous
hold tests such as dampening, and til
deception will deceive any but an e
+ pert.
The swindlers are thought to
working some of the less wealthy Sc
,ions Of the city than those they fir
visited. 1t is said they were drive
e out OF Savannah and have also wor
ed Nashville, Chattanooga and 9th
cities. ~