New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-11
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v'duai named William W. Thompson who hiss Coz
some time past been carrying tAe confidence gam,
IN this city, and for whom one mo,e warrants bsv,
been issued was on Saturday brought M with round
turn and without the least expectancy on NJ. pas. o.
being 80 suddenly nabbed BY the officers Of the low
II appears that Officer Conwell, OF the Thsreos6A
Precinct Police, while pa,roing his beat in Browns
street. saw William w. Thompson TO whom his atteo-
Ron was directed from his suspicious manner Tho
officer pursued and arrested him, and IN his possessn
found box of jewelry. The prisoner was taken 70
the Station House where he stated in the presence o.
the officer who arrested him and Officer Thorne. thx
he had purchased the box OF jewery at store 10 tho
Sixth avenue and he wished 10 return the goods to h
party from whom they had been purchased. Upoa;
further investigation it appeared that on SATURDAY
afternoon Thompson called at the jewelry store Of
Charles H. Phelps No. 1913 Sixth avenue. and pre-
tended to know one of HE PheIpssl former workmea.
Thompson then purchased bill of goods consisting %
earrings, fnger-rings charms, pencil cases, sleeve
buttons, watches. amounting in value to solo.
Thompson then ordered the goods taken to be sent 70
a Mr. Lane, No. los Bowery where he said be had
purchased other goods. Mr.. Phelps sent bis clerk,
William Palmer with instructions not TO deliver the
good unless they paid for in gold and in case q
check was presented in payment not TO take il unless
Thompson went with him TO the bank and go, i cer-
fed.
The clerk proceeded to the store No. l63 Bowery.
where he was met by Thompson who offered in pay
ment for the goods a cheek Oh the Butchers ani
Drovers Bank for $500. drawn by himself. The clerk
delivered the goods to Thompson, but upon doing 10
requested him to 60 with him TO the bank and get the
check certified. Thompson agreed to this and proceed
ed with Palmer toward the bank. As they approached
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ment and went off, leaving him standing in the street.
In less than five minutes the clerk suspected some
thing wrong and fastened to the store No. los Bow
cry, where he learned that Thompson had just left
with the goods The clerk then went TO the bank,
but found upon inquiry that the check worthless.
and that Thompson had no account there, nor did he
ever keep any account with the institution. The tee
timony of Mr. Phelps was cOrroborated by Mr. Palmer.
The check given by Thompson TO Mr.. Phelps ono
of the blank checks of the bank filed up in the usual
style. The accused yesterday morning conveyed
before Justice Quackenbush, at the Jefferson Market
Police Court and committed for examination.
The same fellow has been for long time past en-
gagged in operations of the above kind The following
are some of his operations During the latter part Of
September Mr. William W. Campbell formerly
clerk with Mr.. Phelps and his wife were solournins
in Schohare County and while there person by tho
name of SNYDER introduced Thompson to them by tho
name of VIM X. Birch. Mr.. Campbell, 1t seems, had
some kind of a show which he getting ready tcr
exhibition, and with which he hOped 10 make nttlo
money. Thompson, alias Birch, appeared 10 tase
preat interest the affair He represented that no
was a man OF means,'and advised Mr.. Campoen now
10 proceed He agreed 10 go ahead anu attend 10 tno
necessary advertising, that the show wouid tahe
well when il arrived in towns where such advertising
was done. Campbell was so won over that be t9d
Thompson all his business. Mr. Campbel having ms
show nearly ready, purchased horse ana wagon anu
can't Tbomnson of 70 advertise The fellow was Como
about fortnight, when he returned and said that he
had been very unfortunate; the morse was a'He, s"9
ha bod en hiI III Connecticut on farm. 50 lar ha
he gained the confidence of Campbell that the latter
invited him to his house in this CITY which invtatoa
Birch accepted. One day he wanted Mrs. Campbell
to go to John street and purchase bill Of millinery
goods for him. but fortunately she did not go. After
sojourning week at Campbels house, he sud-
denly soped for parts unknown.
From here he mt to Newark, n. j., and. gaining
the confidence of Mr.. Doherty, q leather dealer at
that place. purchased $500 worth OF leather, which
he directed to be sent to Jersey City lie was intro
duced by person to the leath r dealer as William
H. Hunt. Mr.. Doherty sent his own team with the
leather in charge of a clerk, to jersey City, and
upon arriving there, the clerk was met by Thompson.
alias Birch alias Hunt. The operator wanted the
81, TX TO drive the ferry, but the clerk refused.
account of the youthulness OF the team. fearing
they would be frightened horse and cart were
then eng aged, ana the leather dey sred in the city
the swindler settling fer IT with fraudulent check 90
tho Butober-' aud Drovers' Bank. Mr.. Doherty WA
unable to find the whereabouts of Thompson, and
never heard Of the III position OF his leather
lHohp7ohi ddH DHVp, dh"S n'u', oOO -
swinded the shoe-house Of Whitehouse Co, IN
Pearl street to the tune Of 81, 200.
In Dece nber Last past Thompson, under the name
o. VIM X. Roach, swndled Joseph +. Waring Of
No. "a Fourth avenue out Of goods and mt rchand 70
valued at $500. He gave check for the amount on
The bank above mentioned. Complaint in this mat
ter was made before Justice Osborn who issued
warrant for the arrest of Thompson. alias Birch, ahss
Hum. alias Roach, but the officers at that Court were
unable TO discover his where sbous. We understand
that he has peptrated ourages Of tits character all
over the country ard he wanted at the East to an
swer some charges of grave nature.