The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
JACKSON STREET
READY TO CDNPEK
WITH government
Supply Of Bottled in Bond
Seals Has Been
Secured
1REY'LLGOO Jon FAKE STUFF
One Man Outwitted Dusky
Shaper With Phoney
Money
THEV'LLGO FAKE STUFF

All the liqOur in the whiskey room
at the courthouse is down the sewer
with the exception Of suitcase or
two just arrived which will follow
shortly, according to report this morn
ing.
Yesterday toward the windup Of the
pouring there were hundreds Of bot
tied in bond seals taken from the bot
ties and carried away by the colored
folks on Jackson street. These seals
win be used on some of the bottles Of
colored water or coffee which are be-
in gsold fr S. pint abut the streets
Of the city and doubtless will add ma.
terially to the effect.
Many amusing ctories are being
told about these fake pins just now
and a number of gentleemn are feel.
on cling highly put out" because they
paid good money for something which
on closer inspection proved far from
the genuine article. One story goes
to the effect that a we'll known gentle
man bought a quart and was told:
''Deed, Boss, you'd bettah walk fast
round several blocks fore you taste
dis, cause dem white folks are sure
'watchin' US powerful hard!" Some
distance away, as per instruction, the
contents OF the bottle we're tasted be-
hind big sign-board and to the con-
sternation of the owner with feelings
of murder intermingled, nice, brown
coffe went sliding down the throat.
Yesterday a number Of gentlemen
tried subteriuge in strenuous effort
to get away with pint at the pour
ing when income Yas looking. one
man leared close to case full and
took out a pint and after looking 1t
all over said: "Lordy, boss, dat sure
am good stuff" The stuff was laid
back and another pinqt taken out aud
turned over lovingly. "Sure. boss
dat am de same bran ait it," Charles
Miller says he neeyr took an eye off
the interested party and after awhile,
the colored man said fretfully-"Why
you look dat way at me all de time"
"Oh, I'm not watching you particu-
larly," came in reply. Just at that mo-
ment pint was sneaked out on the
other side Of the wagon and with
coat buttoned up high the theft started
down the street at great gait. He
was caught moment later by watch
full officials and the pint brought back
to be poured.
A short time ago some liquor was
bought on the street and upon investi-
cation was found to contain colored
water and 80 annoyed" was the buy.
er that he laid for his man and some
days later bought more of the genuine
whIskey this time but which he paid
for with pncney money. AS 1t was
dark where the transaction took
place, the passing OF the imitation
money was not noticed until too late.
Prosecuting Attorney Haggerty, not
so long ago. according to report, got
hold of aparticularly hard pSrty to
catch selling, when he bought for five
dollars of real money pint OF what
he supposed was whiskey. He was
much excited and hurried for war
rant saying: 1--WE got that geezer this
time dead sule." Better see what
you've got before you do anything" !"
suggested some OF his trends, and
when Haggerty investigated he found
no whiskey but a clever imitation. It
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