New-York tribune., 1867-10-04

S.sPsyS [ "a a, nsshsT o. iis St'sf ] ed fsqa,'s =
s s drt inst Sr 500 rha rssuet % wss Ss% eos hSs
a aS hS SaG been ds sy
adventnrcr visited Messls. Heens & ROLLS. lie pre-
@s s%a bsn sa r. OrsS p%7 % to be 'as @
Of tie firm. and introducing the bearer az his
to Montreal lst Was rhort OF ready . snd requese1
that Messrs IT, 4 III. wOnld cas his cheek FOR 500. For.
present tay advanced George the suss
Of s25. which, guar TO relate he has forgotten toio
9rn noSon on sepis"Oef cI te es same 0n1s bear,
trlcsster. who desired to have. the cash thcrefsT
but Messrs Bacon & Co. after allowing hIm to ,ats
specimen siirt trial. refused 10 transact any further
business with him, whcreupon he left never to ce agsa
Not long after the adventure last mentioned. slr lonss
alias Davies. made himself known to tho irn OK hanyS
Co. Of this city, gentleman from rhladelpnia u
aaefion from wealthy Quaker house, but sr TihsSy,
fearing that his customer might NOT be altogether souiL
eince he proposed 20 buy credit and offered no sctr
ty The letter Of Introduction deelin,d to deal w,is
him. Mr. Jone. hero displayed the tact q .
cecrrnns ssaern be watshes s,esa Rs ea s ' ro %
M man, Snt Sm & whom Sir Thomas Browne wrctc yc:
aud years back in tho pas He dwell npon the giiceu
derul accuracy Of the Stasbours clock tic ingenuity d
the who made King Pepins watch the patiesce %
m s. S'H 1S M @ e e Es the e
sydr as described by ozalnm, dawn TO the hour whe,
lived well yersed IN the subject u tine and ~
ineasurers Mr.. Jones. alias Davies M Tiffany sod
nanght better than Mr. Joncss word. The PlialcipAA
litter proved 10 be forgery the watch was never pad
for aud Mr.. Tiffany Loot much confidence In human
nature. While In fewlork blr. JcDes alss
yictimizcd Mr. Victor Bishop of No. % Madenlane 20
Mr.. Bishop he introduced himself az nephew of NJ.
whom he had swindled July, ANA by means II fhss
representations and forged papers succeeded la ppsqs~
Ing himself OF many OF Mr. Bishops diamonds saled ~
all at 81 800. few days ago lac called upon Tie agents u
the American watch Company IN Boston, and sentire
"a letter signed Tiffany Co.. Nos. $50 aud 5i2 broadway.
New-York" allowed 10 select valuable watches.
which he promised to call for tho following molniaS
tho morning dawned tho detectives had seized
him aud placed him where le tonnd ~
impossible to transact the business FOR which his eyors
experience well fitted him. Among the victims OF this
shIe wd but uprncplcd Operator war the frin OF Aane
Brothers, Pierce Co. Of Boston, To whom he ntrodue,d
himself not long ago, one OF the Wilson's of woniS
nept firm ia Chicago He selected quantity VI goods
the establishment Of the Boston flm promising to cs
tho next day and settle. Ia tho morning ne presented
himself stated that during the night he had De"n fobis
Of all his available funds and desired the loan oi Sa@
This amount at once advanced, and no gave liz
cneck on the fremont National Bank in exchange. II
needless to say that the check WAS not cashcd whss
presented. f...e
II Is said TINT about three weeks ago Jones n
Springfield, Mass where lie presented check Tor 500 -
Mr. d. H. Brigham just RS that gentleman was eDertne
his Carriage The check gued March Bros Piers
a Co.. and had the odor OF genuineness about IT, ny
Brigham, being In hurry HANDED IL 10 his cashier. ana
the money was paid. The check was vaiueless Jonr<
admits that he has been guilty Of praccing rather
yictinls rcgrets his unfortunate capture ana assTs
smllingly that had he succeeded In hcecg Mr blsl.
az he Intended he would bo luxufatng Among Us
vine clad kuIs Of Italy.