The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
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quito we'll satisfied to have got OF with u
whole skin. & NJ # i.;;
Up tho steps again rushes the hatless
man and closes the vestib,ile door; be4s
hind him. The boy goes back to the
drug store, where Barker & Smith takes y
ono look at the check and make UP their 4
minds at once that they are out the goodaN
and $17.s5 in cash. Perhaps one Of them
accompanies the boy back to the resi-ss
dence where the goods were dellveredss
There they find, on ringing the bell. thas 4
nobody but the servants are at home and \
that no drugs have been ordered by tele-N
telephone or otherwise. The swindler. who /
had his hat and coat hidden In the ves>$
tibule, has. OF course, taken his depar-@
ture ana left no clew behind him, though
on one occasion the bundle Of drugs was
found safely reposng in the vestibule.
where it had been left by the check
worker aSl# s III 5tSis
Z Another druggist who had fallen victim
to the same game to the tune OF SIS was (
astonished to get a package by EXPRESS
c. o. D., the next morning, obtaining
the goods out Of which he had BEEN
swindled. Accompanying the package
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who returned them had no use for the
drugs and was much obliged for the
money. ttE85
Apparently the gang which has been
working this game has one OF Its number
stationed near the drug store to which
the telephone message is sent, SO that
what goes on in the store may be care
fully observed. for on several occasl Ions
when an adult clerk instead Of nlessen--
ger boy has been sent out to deliver the
goods no hatless and coatleas man ap-ss
pears to take charge OF the drugs and
get the money. And in every such case
careful search has developed the fact
that there is no such number on the
street given In the address.
Another check swindler made the round
of all the business offices Of the news
papers one evening not long ago. He ms
troduced himself by presenting an engrav-S
ed card showing that he was connected
with an important stockyards hrn.
II want to put small Advertisements
he said, producing the copy for the 8"ad. {;
II filled twenty lines Of space and he
wanted 1t Inserted four times in as many
different issues, He Also was extremely
particular as to the3 position the "ad
should occupy. AZ 5$
After all arrangements had been made
for the insertion Of the FAD" he asked
for q recelpted bill. Then he produced -
check for SIS, apparently signed by the
treasurer OF tho firm and in every respects
bearing tho appearance OF being senu-ss
Inc. !. ]. =. ,EEs
that will loave mo enough change to pay
for inserting the adj In the other pasI,rS5s
pers." 5s9 IL :. . u.
The clerk In one Of the Offices diplos5
mntioally answered that he didn't have
enough cash on hand to make the necesss
sary change. !.
leave the check here with me-, hs8
said "and you Gun get the change Yrom
the cashier In tho morning. Ii
The man objected. but not seronglT
enough to raise anything Of a distur
Next morning the check was sent 70 Ethoa
bank on which It was drawn ana wa
promptly returned marked Forgery. III III
AZ several newspaper offices. however,
the same man successfully worked MS
game, getting In the aggresate more than &
800, !, !. =. !. !. Z. .,B$
Tho advertisement which he used e. ~
cover for his check swndllng was prlnt-
ed tho next morning In every paper liz 4
the city, It called for lhrge numperSo 81
salesmen to travel In North ana soutn
Dakota and tho northwest genetaAy.s
Hundreds OF answers were received IRON
people who had been attracted py tne
wording OF tho advertisement ana were
anxious to get positions. but. as u was
inst as much Of srflndle as the cheoka Z
which paid for It. tie applicants were az
Extraordinarily; NJ. H., IN chicago
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