The Daily Gazette

New Yorker Who Allowed Himself to be Swindled Out of $8390.

[New York Star, 8th.]

Suit against Joseph E. Jackson, who would but sold him an $8,065 brick for the trespass; but never.

Jackson called upon Walte and told had a brick of gold to dispose of.

Both men went to a down town hotel.

Jackson informed him that the brick naturally enough, asked to see it,

in inch long, and showed the

which had been broken off, m

w about the quality? inquired the

Upon examination Walte said, he

the brick is 30 karats, as you

say

may

ut might be the value of the wholly

De ample, was the reply.

Walte asked,

tag the brick as it is, It would

te

p. Dio, Jackson answered.

how much do you want

for.

the

you know it is in a crude state

I'll

be speculator, feeling his way.

.1

waite mused a moment, and thought

let you have the brick for $1,

.00.

s big fall from $3,000, but having

give you $100 for it.

l!

ap his mind, he said:

; two for a bar of gold like that I

trifling. I will do this for you. Give

$100 down and I will bring the brick to

bargain, said the duped one, as

he counted out his good money. This was

a day last. Walte, after patient wait-
ing, found that he was out both money and

brick. He called at the hotel where

Jackson was a guest, only to be in-

formed that they did not know him there.

Monday Mr. Walte was passing through

Union Square Park and saw

Jackson

on a bench. He had been arrested.

Ford, after hearing Walte's story,

cannot hold the prisoner without bail.

No one in business will ever think

of paying $300 for $8,000 without suspecting

there is something

wrong. You

foolish to imagine a bag. I am sorry for you,

and do other than discharge the

prisoner.