THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM FIELD PA., OVEMBEll'2J), 1881.
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I November 6th, I88I.
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For Now York via Alleutown, at 8.05 a. m.,
1.45 and 4,n0 p. ni.
Kur New York via PhiladnlplilM and "Bound
Brook Itoute," 8.3(1 8.05 a. m. and 1.45 p. in.
For Phlladolplila, at U.3J, 8.05, B.Soa. in., 1.45
and 4.00 p. in.
For Heading, at 5.20, 6.30, 8.05, 0.50 a. m 1.45,
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p. in., and via ricliuylklll nnd Susquehanna
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For AIIontowu,at6.20, 8.05, 0.50 a. in., 1.45 aud
t.00 p. HI.
Tim H.05 a. m. and 1.45 p. m. train have
through cars for jx'ew York, via Allentowu.
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arriving at llimisDuis, 1.60, 8.20, 0 20 p. in., and
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U Auctioneer,
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Cases of Mistaken Identity.
A MONO the errors which witnesses are
liable to com uilt in their testimony
are thohe which relate to personal identi
ty. In Orange county, N. C, Bome years
ago, a married woman, whose husband
was at work thirty tulles away, was as
saulted by a negro man, who succeeded
no further than to frighten her very
much. A free negro In the neighbor
hood wa -charged with the crime, and
the woman swore positively in court that
he was her assailant. Another witness,
an old man, who was passing the house
Just before the act was committed, also
swore that he had met this free negro
near the premises and had spoke to hitn.
The free negro proved by two respecta
ble witness that he was at their father's
house on the very night and at the very
hour when the act was said to have been
committed. It so happened that there
was a slave negro in the neighborhood,
the very counterpart in color, face and
form, who belonged to the father of the
two young men who had testified that
the free negro was at their house on the
night of the crime. The slave was ar
rested, and confessed to the clerk of the
-court and one of the counsel. Both ne
groes were in court, and the woman was
then directed to point out the one who
had assaulted her. She still declared it
was the free negro, and the old man also
confirmed her testimony. But, what is
etranger than all, the very counsellor to
whom the slave man made confession,
when asked to point out the person, in
dicated the free negro. It happened,
fortunately, that theclerk of the county,
to whom also the confession was made,
knew the slave perfectly well from a
boy, and very readily corrected the mis
take. The free negro was released and
the slave was hanged.
Among the cases of mistaken identity
cited in the English law reports there is
that of Ilex vs. Boswell. A respectable
young man was tried for highway rob
bery at Bethnal Green. The prosecutor
ewore positively that the young man
had robbed him of his watch. A young
woman to whom the prisoner was en
gaged gave evidence which proved a
complete alibi. The prosecutor was then
removed from court, and In the Interval
another young man, indicted on a capi
tal charge, was introduced and placed by
the side of the prisoner. The prosecutor
was again put in the witness box, and
addressed by Boswell's counsel thus:
"Remember that the life of this young
man depends upon your answers to the
questions I shall put. Will you swear
again that the young man at the bar is
the person who assaulted and robbed
youV" The witness turned his eye to
the dock, and beholding two men so
nearly alike, he dropped his hat, re
mained speechless for a time, and Anally
declined to swear to either. Boswell
was, of course, acquitted. The other
young man, tried for another offence and
executed, acknowledged before his death
that he committed the robbery referred
to.
Upon a trial at the Readings assizes In
England some years ago, where there
was conflicting evidence as to the Idenll
ty of a prisoner, Mr. Barron Boland, in
referring to the risk incurred in pro
nouncing on evidence of mistaken iden
tity, said that, when at the bar, he bad
prosecuted a woman for child stealing,
tracing her by eleven witness, buying
ribbons and other articles at various
places in London, and at last into a
coach at Bishopsgate, whose evidence
was contradicted by a host of other wit
nesses and she was acquitted, and that
he had afterward prosecuted another
woman who really stole the child, and
traced her by thirteen witnesses.
"These contradictions, "said the learn
ed judge, "make one tremble at the con
sequences of relying on evidence of this
nature, unsupported by other proof." It
is probable that the most remarkable
case of mistaken identity that has ever
occurred may be found in the judicial
proceedings of Massachusetts in the case
of the Commonwealth vs. Sherman,
tried in 1845 at Lowell, Chief Justice
Shaw of the Supreme Court presiding.
It appears from the reports of the pro
ceedings at the time, that, on Saturday,
theGthof July, as a number of young
girls and a little boy were out gathering
berries In Medford, one of the girls, aged
about twelve years, was accosted by a
young man, whom they had seen for
some time near them picking berries,
who asked her if her name was Ann,
and, upon replying that it was, he told
her that a person a short distance from
the bushes wished to see her, and offered
to conduct her thither. She followed
him ; be then made an assault upon her,
telling her that, if she screamed, he had
a knife in bis pocket. He thus prevent
ed an outcry, but failed to accomplish
his purpose.
The girl shortly joined her compan
ions, and appeared very much frighten
ed, and, on reaching home, told the
circumstances to ber friends, The next
case occurred in Newton on the follow
ing Monday, the 28th of July, and here,
too, It appeared that a number of girls
were out gathering berries, when a
young man near them, and whom they
had noticed for some t!me,came to one of
the little girls, and asked her if her name
was Ann ; she told him it was not. He
then told her that a child was crying In
the bushes, and desired her to go and see
it; and, upon reaching a secluded spot,
took hold of her, and told her that if she
made a noise he had a knife in his pock
et. The screams of the girl were heard
by her little companions, but they dared
ot approach her. She was also beard
by several people In the neighborhood.
A Mr. Houghton and his wife, who came
to her assistance, testified that, when
near, they saw a man near the girl, with
his back to them, and the little girl was
picking up the berries which were spilled
upon the ground. The girl was crying
and appeared much frightened, her face
was scratched, and her dress much torn.
The scoundrel again escaped, was seen
and pursued, but not overtaken. On the
14th of August following, the prisoner
was seen by the same Houghton drink
ing at his well, and was immediately
recognized by blm aud his wife, as the
same man they had seen on the 28th of
July, and who committed the assault
upon the girl. The prisoner was Boon
arrested, and, on being told on what ac
count, suid he could prove that, at the
time of the commission of these crimes,
he was in New Hampshire. He was
immediately taken to a hotel in Water
town, and the two girls spoken of, to
gether with fifty or sixty persons, at
tended the examination of the prisoner.
The girls were separately taken into a
room, and they each pointed out the
prisoner as the man who had committed
the assault upon them. The prisoner
was then taken to a 'squire's office in
Cambrldgepcrt, nnd the witnesses in
both cases sent for, and they in turn
severally Identified him as the man.
One man swore that he saw the pris
oner on the 20th of July and had consid
erable conversation with him, and that
he took considerable notice of him, as he
bore a strong resemblance to a relation
of his. He identified the prisoner at
once as the man. All the witnesses, to
the number of ten, swore that they had
not a doubt that the prisoner at the bar
was the same person they had seen at
Medford on the 20th of July, and at
Newton on the 28th, and who had com
mitted these crimes. It became apparent
that the only important point in the
case was the identity of the prisoner
with the monster who committed these'
crimes. The counsel for the defense
contended that they should prove an
alibi; that the prisoner was in New
Hampshire at the time the offenses were
committed. To prove this they called
a Mr. Ames, of Keeue, who testified
that the prisoner rode with him on the
22d of July, and that he saw him every
day from that to the 28th, and during
that time the prisoner bought a trunk in
his store ; the trunk was in court, and
the witness identified it at once as the
one he sold. He said that the prisoner
boarded at the Eagle hotel In Keeue.
The barkeeper of the Eagle hotel was
called, and confirmed this, and further
testified that he sat beside the prisoner
every day frqm the 22d to the 28th of
July ; that the prisoner was constant at
his meals, and that he saw him fre
quently besides and conversed with him.
Both witnesses testified in the strongest
manner that they saw the prisoner at a
caravan show on the 20th of July In
Keene. A stage driver testified that on
the 28th of July (the day on which the
assault was committed in Newton), the
prisoner registered his same in the stage
office at Keene for Concord, and that be
rode on the Beat with him all the way
from Keene to Concord that day and had
considerable conversation with him.
Mr. Stewart, a tailor In Conoord, testi
fied that he made a pair of pantaloons
for the prisoner on the 20th of July, and,
from a peculiarity of make, Identified
those now worn by the prisoner in court
as. Chose he made.
Another witness testified that he saw
the prisoner about the 1st of August in
Monmouth, on his way to Nashua.
Several of the witnesses were recognized
by the prisoner in court, and called by
name by him. Every one of these wit
nesses swore that they had not a doubt
that the prisoner at the bar was the same
man they saw in New Hampshire as
described. The counsel for the defense
here rested their case, having proved the
most remarkable case of alibi that baa
ever known in this country. The coun
sel for the government admitted the
alibi on the 20th aud 28th of July, but
thought the government witness were
mistaken as to dates, and thought it
might have been on the 18th and 21st of
July, but the dates could not be altered,
and the jury acquitted the prisoner with
out retiring from the court room, and he
was discharged.
There is one thing very remarkable
about the case ; that is, that aWrson so
nearly resembling the villain who com
mitted these enormities should Ve imme
diately recognized by all these witnesses
for the government at the well W,Mc.
Houghton, drinking, only two week
after the ofl'enses were committed ; It
would seem still more strange that the
prisoner, if guilty, should be found
there ; there probably never was a fact
more satisfactorily proved than the in
nocence or the prisoner. It was a most
remarkable case ) the witnesses for the
government were all mistaken as to the
Identity of the prisoner, "a fact," as the
Judge well remarked, "almost sufficient
to shake all confidence in human testi
mony." TRICKS OF SHARPERS.
''"VF ALL the tricks, devices, subter-
J fuges, sharp dodges or deceptions
I ever Baw," said a New York Jeweler to
a reporter, "was one by which a sharp
fellow stole from me three pairs of Ula
mond ear-rings. He evidently knew
when I was not in the store. He came
in one day and said to one of my clerks."
"Is Mr. Johnson in ?"
"No," was the reply.
"I am sorry for that," he said, "I
would like very much to buy a pair of
diamond ear-rings for. my wife."
This was repeated for four or live suc
cessive days. The last time he said he
would not wait any longer but would
look at some ear-rings. The clerk showed
him an assortment and he finally select
ed three pairs valued at 1150 and said :
"I guess I will let my wife select from
these as she will be at my store In an
hour, and you please tell Mr. Johnson
to bring these around himself, as he is
acquainted with her."
"All right sir, I shall do so," replied
the clerk.
"By the way," said the fellow, "if you
will permit me, I shall write a note to
Mr. Johnson."
"Certainly," said the clerk, who
showed him to a desk and pointed out to
where he could get paper and envelopes.
He sat down, wrote a short note, fold
ed it up and put it in an envelope, and di
rected it to me. Then he went back to
the counter and said to the clerk, "I
think you had better put the three pairs
of ear-rings in here and I will seal them
up so that Mr. Johnson will be certain
to bring the right ones."
"Very well," said the clerk, who
handed out the three pairs of ear-rings
and the fellow put them into the enve
lope before the clerk's eyes, and was ap
parently about to seal the envelope when
he suddenly said :
"Oh, I guess you may put In that other
pair; pointing to a pair which the clerk
had laid on the shelf behind him. The
clerk turned and got the other pair and
handed them to the fellow, dropped them
apparently into the same envelope, seal
ed them up and handed over, and said :
"Let Mr. Johnston bring the four pair
to my store as soon as he comes back,"
giving the address of a well known store
in that vicinity. J
Then he left and the clerk laid the en
velope to one side until I returned. Of
course we found but one pair of diamond
ear-rings in the envelope, which was the
last pair dropped in. The other pairs
were paste, about the same size. The
fellow had taken two of my envelopes,
and into one had placed the three bogus
pairs. When the clerk had turned to
get the fourth pair, the fellow had put
the genuine into his pocket and substi
tuted the others.
We never saw him afterwards, but
heard he had practiced the same game in
other places.
"Inshowlngjewelryltls the custom
to show only six watches at once, or
some uniform number. If the customer
wants to see another ,one of those already
on exhibition will be taken away. The
same rule is observed with rings. The
tray is always full, or with a known
number of holes empty, so that If a ring
were taken the loss would be Immediate
ly detected. Sometimes swindlers will
watch an opportunity and slip in a
worthless ring and take away a good
one. One jeweler of my acquaintance
found five plated rings thus substituted
for plain gold rings in one day. The
trick was played upon a number of jew
elers about the same time, and the rogue
was captured.
"A common trick in buying goods on
the Installment plan is to give a wrong
name, mentioning the name of some
solvent person. The references will, of
course, give a good report, and it will
not be discovered until too late that the
good character does not belong to the
one who purchased the goods."
One of the shrewdest and boldest tricks
ever played on a jeweler was done by a
woman of nerve in Cincinnati not long
ago. One day a middle aged woman, of
fine personal appearance, well dressed,
and of most attractive manners, called
at a private lunatic asylum aud asked
to see the superintendent. That official
met her In the parlor.
"I wish to make arrangements for the
confinement of a patient here," she said.
"What are your terms and the condi
tions on which you receive your in
mates V" -
"Our terms "yH5 peRweek, and you
faTust have tit certificate of Wo pbysl-
clans."
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"Very well ; .1 will pi
weeks In advance. The
son,, who Is Insane on tii'
monds. He bus r iiumi.i
Jewelry. I have not yet.
Uflcate of the physician
do SO. I will brlnir my h
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afternoon, and If you w ill lu i'p liirn m
hour I will bring thm pliy-lclum will
the authority." J
Then the lady entered Imt iiiirl'iges
drove to a jewelry store. There i;!iel
lected $4,000 worth of Jewelry, wit''
said was intended for fh trnus'
her daughter, about to be too.nii
gave the nam? of awenltliy fi
ceuuy arrived in niemnmi, in
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the proprietor :
"If you will let one of yoir
Into the carriage with tne, y
my husband's store an
money for the goods,"
The proprietor con?
clerk, with the good? i
the carriage w.'th the X
wished to stoinjin the
purchases to' frlemS
the asylum ,ii-l.were nl '
lor. The '!" ie
the lady rt'd ,
"Just opeiT tt,.
things to this geuife
The clerk UH8iis.
Carelessly drawing neai-.
denly seized the box, atnh
out of the room with it, wh
ished clerk cried :
"Hold on, madam, I n
those goods go out of my
i ii.. ,
gei me uiuuey.
The lady did not deign (
clerk, but, turning to t
entofthe asylum, said
"This is the'r"JJ"
you about. He
You had bett
It was in vl
that a robbtt
The superlutif
called his al
clerk, While tfx
rlage with the
The ft
T7VERYBOV'
Xu about a p
in former yen
plied to the bf
of a prlntln;
use has beco
tne number oi
In a newspap!
on the editor
devil, while it
offices, each
during the e
acts as devil.
Various accou
the origin of this
One is to the effect
printer being supposed'
persons to produce copies oi,
with 'marvelous rapidity by t;
the black art, the devil wan ,'
natural assistant, and .he wcj
this account,applied t printeir
tice.
Another story is tbsi the tt..
nated with Aldus Mai: iltius, w'
he commenced the prii .ing bu '
Venice, had in his emloymenJ
possession, a small nep boy, t
came known overwheiHy nn "a
black devil." -J"''''-'
spread that Aldus walii. vA
of the black art, and tV.t th
was the embodiment Stai
correct this opinion, wVV Vi A
him sore annoyatce, pb'klv
his negro, making at tL'fcv
characteristic speech :
"Be it known to Vepiot, tW
Manutius, Printer to U e J0jJ
and the Doge, have t! i- .i.y j,f
no exposure or the pi.rt-r "g
tnose woo think he J . r.ol
blood may come and ii !
Another story told 1 th:
errand boy employe? v
ton, the flrstprlnttn if
the son of a gentlei ' f
scent named De Vill i
that the word "deviif
printer's apprentice
guage, has this inn '
At a performanc
ago, at a London f
of the Printers'
actor assumed
printer's devil, at
written for the
position of the de
What! I go on I
Go on the stage 5
I cannot de H, 1,"
Wcll.it I mutt
lH
Ladies and gentl
For thus appeal i
x la uvi. uij lau'if
But I was by tin t
Having got all tii
f or tnaults they
Htart not the Pi
The Devil, that vf
Called Doctor 1'ai
hvArulhim,'. tl.i.V
Master, you know i
1 lis overseer lord t
The men they fag, i,. ,
The 'preutlees biow w i
So good or bad, all's limi
1'or everything thry w tn
And If f do uot aiiiwci i
Nay, Willi abiiM Hie vn v I
And when 1 go (or eui'i . -