Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-03-01
a Confidence Operator Arrested
la Albany, New York.
From the Albany Kuickerbockcr.l !

One of the best things that we have
heard of lately was revealed yesterday.
We relish it the more because a mere
stripping of a youthwho represented him
self as a son of A. L. stewart, the mer-
chant prince of New \ ork, won the GOOD
will of these well-knOwn New Workers.
whose friendship he had enlisted after
short acquaintance, by his gentlemanly
demeanor and good graces. 1t appears
that for some ten days post the young
man las been stopping at the StanwIx.
He did represent himself to the proprie-
tor as the son of \. I. Stewart, and on
that name secured one Of the best rooms
in the house People may say '.what's
in name" bat we say there is everything
in a name, as this case proves. Here was
a thief who assumed the name of a mill
ioniarc, and was received and entertained
accordingly. He was a perfect little
blood, and we are informed that he was
winning the esteem and affections of many
ladies stopping at the house. In fact he
went so far as TO make love to some Of
them. and one became enamored, not of
his appearance or exhibition of money,
but his name for his appearance was by
no means attractive, and, as for money,
he did not have a cent. He told the
lady his name was Stewart, but she did
not believe him, and while in conversa-
ton with one of her gentlemen acquaint-
anccs in the parlor, Wednesday evening,
enlisted his services TO find out who the
young gent really was. The gentleman
acquaintance was one of the New Y Ork-
ers referred to above. In attempting to
find out who the young gent was, for his
lady friend, the Newly orller became init
mate. He introduced his friends and all
started off together on a regular lark
When they returned to the house. the
New orkers. among whom were ThO's
G.. Finn and James Il. Abbott, inviting
young Stewart to room with them during
the night. Young Stewart consented, not
withstandinc he had one Of the best rooms
in the house. They all retired, and young
Stewart watched the movements of his
victims closely. He was on the steal
lie was a regular hotel thief in disguise.
One of the Gentlemen who slept in the
room, Noah + Cogswell, had the pre-
caution to take his wallet, containing
ninety dollars, from his pants pocket and
place Ii under his pillow. During the
night, however, young Stewart arose, and
abstractcd a twenty-dollar greenbacl from
each Of the pockets Of Finn and Abbott.
Mason heard considerable mussiug III the
night. as if persons were droppinL on the
floor. lie spoke of it yesterday morning,
Finn and Abbott examined their pock-
cts. and each found himself twenty dol
lars poorer than when lie retired the night
before For the first time these New
! ork gentlemen were struck with the
true character or their guest. Policeman
Cute aas called in, and young Stewart
was hanlr over. Upon him was found
the missing property He admitted the
larceny. and said that he saw Mason put
his pocket book under his head, and was
satisfied he could get nothing there. On
being arranged he gave his name as Her
man PoppenhaUssen-a good name for
foreign prince, but a mighty bad one for
a New ork prince. On learning his
true character all the boarders at the
house were astonishcd, and none more so
than the Newly orb lady, who set her
Newly ork friend to enquire who her new
Acquaintance might be-. The case was
fully investigated, when Stewart, alias
PoppenhauSsen, was sent to Jail. His
crime is only petty larceny, there being
two thefts. 1t is a penitentiary offence.
Had forty dollars been taken together, he
would have had SPLENDID chance to
spend Il few years at the Clinton Acade-
my.
AN Incident AT THE BAR-Some of
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