, 1864-02-19
AN EXTENSIVE SNINDLE.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Wool Obtained BY False Pretensess
From the Boston Herald, Feb. 10th.

! Riley s. Co., wool dealers, in Congress street,
and .wcs Introduced to them by member OF
another extensive mercantile firm Of this city,
The individual gave the name Of Philnnder Fl.
Pcase, and represented himself to be mem
Ter OF Well known London firm. He also
represented that the firm had branch estab.
lishment at Rockville, Connecticut. He talk
ed quite understandingly, and like man ia
mlliar with the business, and represented
that he was man Of extensive means, and
desired to pnrchaee large quantity Of wool
tue raw mater1al-in which Messrs. Riley
g. Co. deal.
bargain was made for between $4,000
and SEQ, 600 worth of wool, which he ordered
to be shipped to Rockville, Conn. The goods
were sent. In payment, the "operator'' re-
turned q draft drawn In his name on the
Rockville Bank, for the value Of the goods,
deposited In Boston Bank for collection,
and was subsequently protested, Mr.. Pease
having no funds IN the Rockville Bank. Here,
was evidently swindle. The goods had
been shipped and we're at Rockville. Tic
sWindled party Immediately took the neces-
sary legal steps, and US soon as possible put
an attaehment on the property, not. howey-
cr, until the Rockville Bank, which has also
been vtctimized BY Pease, had done the SAME
thing. Meanwhile, the whereabouts Of Pcase
was not ascertained.
On Saturday, however, he was again in
.oWn. ne nad sent word TO MI. llley that
t,e,ota ofseu 10 zee mn on business. ana ap.'
meeaa Po,nsea plaee, o. meeting. AZ. Riley, hrst
Chief OF Police.
Meantime Pease was operating elsewhere.
Last week he was introduced to Slr. Bigelow,
OF the firm Of Bigclow Brothers e. Kennard,
Jewellers, 6y friend ana acquaintance Of
ME. 6geloW. me "oPerator =" looked At
$3.50, which be purchased rendering in pay
ment cneck TOR the amount on tho Rockville
6anh. Inc check WIS sent to be caslIed.
oe!efa1 gays elapsed and nothing vas heard
o. IL flnany the money came, with the ex-
planatlon mat It would have been sent be-
tore, but, at tue time the check was received,
the drawer had no funds in tho bank, but d
conslderable sum had been since deposited
20 inns matter Was rectihed, and suspicion
ol 1oul play, IL any had been excited, was al
layed;
Un Saturday Peasc called again on Mr.. Big
Glow, a44 desifcd to look at some diamond
ton Of a choice one worth $500. This, ho
salo, ne desired to present to l1dy friend Of
his, ard wished to keep it over snnday in
order to ascertain If it would tit the 1ady's
nngtr and whether or not ahe would be
While these things were going on Detective
Curtis was Investigating the matter, and the
suspected party Was detained at the house Of
some friends until the trap was prepared to
be sprung upon him. He finally went to the
fremont House where he had been uccustom-
ca 70 STOP when IN the city.
OmceF Curtis, IN company with one of the
nfm OF KlleE . Co.. who went for tho pur-
pesc q Identifying Pcese. proceeded about 2
9clcck saturday afternoon, to the fremont
House, :nd saw the supposed party standing
upon tho steps. He was pointed out to 3lf:
CuItss, who went up and informed him that
he wanted him" pcasc cvinced no surprise
al MS arrest but quietly accompanied tho oti-
Ger to tie Iombs, where be was speedily
Locked up. on bis finger was seen sparkling,
me ripg which he was to have 'tshown to his
!ndE," ana fhts MI Curtis took and returned
10 tigeloW Brothers & Kcnnard. Mr.. Bisc-
loS expressed qualification at Its recovery, i
tnd 11tmated that, although he had traded
win tease before, he had been unable, from
several clrcumstances-onc Of which was the
iact, That Pease had represented 10 himtBigc-.
loW} on iormer occasion, that his name was
Ienn1pgton-to place tull confidence In his
integrity.
since bis arrest it has trnusplrcd that Pease
Is implicated In some transactions in New
York and he himself says TINT he Is indebted
to the firm Of Tisdale 81 Bridge, nall dealers,
some 500 or $500; also that he had some
Sl2,0 worth Of wool from Pelkamp &