The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-31
WHITE FAK|RS
ARE IN LIMBO
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Two YOunG Men Have
Been Working a
BunCp Game
LOCAL MERCHANTS EASY
With a Little Advertising Scheme and
Smooth Tongues the Pair was
Doing a Good Business
in the City.
LOCAL MERCHANTS EASY

Two young white men, who refuse
to give their names, are il the GlynL
county Jail on the charge of chee.riLk
and Swindling, and the game that
they worked among the merchants OF
the city was good one, and a buncC
game that will catch the average busi-
ness man.
These two fellows, who have very
good appearance and are slick with
their tongues. have been in the city
for several days working their game,
and il was discovered yesterday just
in time TO lodge them in jail.
These men represented themselves
to the merchants of the city as repre-
SehtativeS of the Southern Railway,
and stated that they were getting up
time table. The table was TO be in
the center of large card, and around
it was to be eight advertisements
The merchants were asked to pur-
chase space, for which they charged
anywhere from 81 to s.. There were
to be only eight ads on the time tab g.
but it appears that the slick ducks Sc
cured double that number, and were
about to leave the city with about $50.
T. S. Fortson, the well-known drug
gist, was the first to catch on to the
scheme. The men visited his place Of
business, and lie bought space OH the
time table. Mr.. Fortson did not like
the appearance Of the men, and visited
bhe store OF Levy Bros, Ito ascertain
whether OF not that firm had bought
space, and it was learned that they
had, but did not pay in advance for it
as did Mr.. Fortson.
Yesterday morning the pair carried
to Mr.. Leyy's a copy of the time table.
Mr.. Levy observed that the ad. of
Fortson's drug store was not on the
time table, and he at once notified Mr.,
FortSon OF the fact, and this gentle
man started out on u search for the
men.
They were found comfortably seated
at the free lunch counter in the Ar.
cade. and when approached by Mr..
Fortson stated that his ad. would ap-
pear on the next time table to be is
sued. but this was not tile understand.
ing, as the men stated that only one
table would be issued, and on it would
appear only eight advertisements.
MI. Fortson demanded that the men
return the $3.50 he had paid them.
which was done,
Mr. Levy then discovered the fact
that his ad. was not Oh all OF the time
table, and he, too, demanded the re.
fund Of his money,
The two men then took the railroad
track and were making good headway
When apprehended by Officer Coins
near the four-mile crossing
II. NJ, Miller & Son alah bought a
space, and, learning of the bunce
game, they looked for the men, but
not finding them, Mr., Ado Miller and
Officer Go1ns secured buggy and
8 icceeded in catching the couple be-
fore they got out Of the city, and they
now occupy cell No, 10.
A reporter of tile News last night
visited the men in their CELL but both
refused to talk, and even refused to
tell their names. They claimed, how,
ever, that they did not know ttpou
what charge they were arrested, and
only remarked that they we're not
guilty Of any crime.
One of the men signed his iiame as
W. j. Jennings to the receipts given
the different merchants.