Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11
More Of the swindles Exposed.

1t is astonishing to what extent the Post Oi'
fee department is used in the way OF gGiiing
the multitude, and in swindling multitudes by
bogus lottery schemes, gift enterprise, quack'
DC, pretenders. Sergeant Beney, o. Mayor
Tieman's police, is still on the track of tive ras-
Gals who prey upon the community, and his
success in blowing up bogus operations IN ei'1es
and towns where he is aided by Postmasters
who carry out the instructions of the head OF
the Department, is quite remarkable
Sergeant Berney visited Albany and stopped
over day or two recently, and effectually rout-
ed an infamous swindle that has iOurished in
that city for three years past, doing an eIten-
sive business in all parts of the United States.
II was an institution for the sale of love pow
ders, charms and variety of nostrums, by DR..
Duval, Dr. Rees, DR.. Farciski, DIR. Mozart, DR.
Brevoil, Dr. Bowie, all assumed names hy a
swindler who did his business through the Post
Office by means of circulars and advertisements
calling every day and taking out his letters
Some two hundred addressed to the various
doctors were detained at the Sergeant's
suggestion and sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Sergeant B. also exploded another Albany
sRindle managed under the names of Dr. La
CrOix, DIR. Hansden and DR.. Ii Sale Luck
now, the real operator, pretended to cure every
disease in the world, and made piles of mon
ey. The letters to his " Doctors now go to
the Dead Letter Office.
A third swindler calling himself Dr. Ava
Moriarty, who advertised to sell receipts for ma
king coin left Albany on the sergcant's arrival.
Some fifty letters to his address were disposed
of ike those of his brother swindlers 1t is sta
ted that Andrews, the love powder man. has
amassed fortune of 100000 in three years, by
selling his powders, weiFd rings, obscene books,
quack medicines, &c.
Mayor Tieman's police made another descent
on the swindlers in kew York few DAYS ago,
and broke up nineteen obscene bookstores and
medical quaeks. The account says:
Yesterday Sergeant Bimey made descent
upon a concern represented by the name of
"Fayette, Harper Co" who are in the OBJ |
scene boOkselling business They now profess |
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"Henry L. G. Smith d Co." "GiIlen d Co" |
FJames Ramiery," ''Henry R. G. Barclay" |
and other fictitious firms. As they advertis- |
ed to do all their business by letter, and pos
lively refused to see anybody personally, it
was difficult to get hold of the real persons
engaged in the business In fact, they we've
not TO be iouRd On any terms and all that
can be done is to notify the public that
that all latters addressed 10 such firms are use
less, and will be stopped and sent to the Dead
Letter Office. This, also, is the case with the
firms subjOined; "Dr. r. BlaBd,' '' Madame
igiis AeliTills, :" ID. q. Jerroid, ," "Dr Duval,"
: DIR. A. B. Lawrence, - "Dr. Samuel Spencer"
"Dr. David Reneh, +" Prof Roundout, > flames
G. Prently," ;" Henry S. Lane s Dr. ]. Henry
Warren, alias Sands of Iife,"" c. S. Burnett"
CDR. Uncas Brandt, " +" Emile Viette." About
3, 900 letters addressed to these firms were found
in the Office yesterday, and were forwarded to
the Dead Letter Office, with their contents
Brom the Mayor OF philadelphia was received,
By Mayor Iieman, letter from which the fol-
lowing is an extract
This subject (aogus lotteries, guaek medi-
ciles, &c.,l has engaged the special attention of
my detective officers, for several days, and no
efforts shall be spared to attain result which,
equally with yourself, heartily desire.
ALEKANDER Henry"