The New York herald., 1868-01-06
ARREST OF An ALLEGED SwINDLER.

TIGa.v &. C.. swindied Out of 81, 136 by
Means of Bogus Check.
On tho 3o,h OF last October two gentlsmauly looking
mon drove up to Tiffany Co.'S Broadway 10 barouche.
and entered tho store. walking DrisKy up TO tns
counter they requested CLERK to show them some
diamonds and. after exaDin ng several lots pus oe'o
the, they selected set d. smond sardrops brooch
and ring all soltaires valued o. 81 1866 They informed
the clerk that they had not tAs money handy sbout
them but could no just got IN to the Lsrouche with
them. drive to their lodgings in ltfsh aveias, where
he would be able to leave sAe diamc1ds and
In return receive their eqaivalrrs in grecabscks
or course he could and into tle barache jumpcs Mr.
Stoddard, clerk, and away wens tho aio. On arriving
the lodgngs In house Ffthsvsnaie just adotA.
ing the Athensum Club. and whcis ccenpled by W.
Barnum they ushered into room where tho two
gentlemen VINO had accompan led I've CLERK seemed 10
be Indignantly surprised that the 'govesnor was noS
on hand ready 60 put the money IN NV. Stoddard's
pocket In payment for the diamonts. However, the
latter was Immediately invited to rest his weary
two gentlemen Iwho, BY the way repressated that they
were brothers. and that their name Barnuml went
ou. 70 ns % tna was . ses hs
touud ia few minutes for tho gent no hsd gone
to seek him returned with check on the y Bank or
81, 1885, purporting 10 be signed by James ". BaSnum
and certified. Mr. StoddaFd took the cheek, anil the
purchasers took the diamonds As maer OF
the check presented at tho bank son aHe
wards the 1rm desiring be satisfied that was Eo,sd;
but the City Bank didn't know any thing about JAMES
w..
Tiffany '.smo.ied mce and wisely came to tts con-
clusion that they had been swndlsd but who wero the
swndlers and how they to live In respe esabco
house Filth avenue were questions which IT WIS all
very we'll ask, but winch were not easily answered
To the house Fifth avenue, therefore, dd one OF tho
clerks 60, but alas the birds had i0wn aud tho cn1y'
information he csuld obtain that he same day he
diamonds purch ased the two gentlemen one OF
whom gave his name ~ Henry Banay Livingston bad
hired apartments ithe house 1t 500 week, giving an
their references Leonard w. jerome and Mr.. Lu Dvci
But the latter gentlemen Know nothing about tho lei
lows appears and tho Messrs Tifanq informed the
to how nicely they had been done for IN game OF
very sharp practice Detective George Elder against
whose ferretmaout abilities intricate case seems
intricate enough prevail, and detpcYe Coyie
intrnsed with tho working up Of the matter ny
which mvser1Jas the unsop Nstfcaed -
the manner IN which the apples got inside tE 70
to the king. they SUCCEEDED 10 grrestln mao IN
this city who, 1t is alleged had been enga ssd in tns
swndle, and who passing under tho nam OF fi,s.
bury Ths second gent however was not to pe causns
for love money, ut least SO seemed 10 Enof an.
Cove Tor several weeks untl they day ccransu
that the individual whose acquaintance they src des
Of making had been listed in POrtlau q, whsre
he had put up boarding house as pian " y. ,
Bradford. Soddard the clerk went TO that taoe anu
recognized him Elder at had requisite w mado
for the transfer OF Mr. Br adf0Yd" to this w, w
Portland authorities consentngy aud armed VA tne
documen, detective Coye wenss to shat town sue
ceeded Ia bringing the 10 thh CITY yesterday DIT
Bradford Mcdonald, alias Jas ". Barnum, alias G. W.
Bradford, alias Henry Ban ay hiWngstou, Is now
Illuminating the evil ways OF pocemsn in e. heras
and the 'sperwersity OF the hage in particuh " az
Samuel Weller has IT, in conostaoe cleeo roo VI "
police headquarters