1892 letter "Horse Sharps" Samuel Watson convicted fraud Sing Sing Ossining N.Y.

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PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions.
This sale is for
ONE
extremely
rare,
ORIGINAL LETTER
to
Monteith & Hall
This letter is h
and written and
signed by
a notorious thief whom was known as ONE of the
"HORSE SHARPS" of the time!
his name was
SAMUEL WATSON
it is from the year of
1892
The letter notes
Sing Sing
which is the prison located in
Ossining, NY
(very interesting content!)
This data was found in an old book publication “Professional Criminals of America”.
I interpret it from the online version on Google Books below.
The police wage constant war upon horse stables (due to fraud) and often make things very uncomfortable for the owners, but the latter are so well grounded in the law and so careful to keep inside the legal fence in their transactions that the police are heavily handicapped in dealing with them.
“Horse sharps” although frequently arrested are rarely convicted.
The last conviction was on
May 28 1881, when Samuel Watson was sent to Sing Sing prison for two and half years.
Jeremiah W. Strong, a Justice of the Peace of Hartford Connecticut bought an elegant roadster from Watson at a stable on Fifteenth Street near Sixth Avenue.  Strong started to drive away, but the animal on reaching the corner of Fourteenth Street, dropped dead.
Watson was convicted,
but his brother swindlers made up a big purse and carried the case to the Court
of Appeals.
That court decided against him.
CONDITION:
Normal letter folds, file holes at top with a bit of damage on the edges and slight tear at the fold.  It is still in good condition!   The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to this letter .
Approximately 8" X 10" in size.
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