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The Pearl Street confidence game described in a New York police report
A long extract details a female confidence operator, Amie Greenville, and her associates who targeted clerks and merchants. The narrative explains how the decoy uses beauty, charm, and staged scenarios to extort money and valuables, with examples from Broadway stores and social diversions. It notes police commentary on the prevalence of such schemes in large cities and outlines the dangers posed by skilled female con artists.
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Pearl Streat
Tor Long Amos
Lyman D. Minor
Gandsta
Max
Asm Slater
Charity
Amie Green= Ville
York
Weralfers
Father
Oth
Anil
Ratian
Metropolitan Press
Nome
Nome Tine Moby
Tate
Gerlinh
Ambin
Uta Oy
Hail
Ucade
Buauarr
Saratoga
Hideo
Ciarieing
Washington
Wooster Street
New York
U.S. A
Cheyenne
Chicago
Leavenworth
Omiata
Saint Louis
Saint Park
San Francisco
Sioux City
Yankton
Kannas
Arkansas City
Caldwell
Topeka
Wichttr
First National Bank of
Los Angeles
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John H. Cabeny