New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-10
A BOGUS DETECTIVE CAUGHT.

COMPLAINT has been made recently by several
citizens to superintendent Kennedy and Inspector Dks
at Police Headquarters that person representing him
self to be Albany detective had called upon them and
offered TO procure for consideration the return OF GER
tain goods stolen from them. In order TO assure the
parties on whom he called that his representations
night he produced letters Of recommendation, Of which
'''' UNIV" METaororIT.S POLICE DSTEIcr.}
EEw-YoKX Nov. 8, 1909
Drtertve the Efficient detective Of Albany who has To-
frpon your robbery Negotiate With him wish peries. security
- JoaS II, KElso. Chief Dss4ye Force NJ P.
NKw.YoRK. Nov. -, 1865.
QUE q OF the Albany Detectives; has track Of
. the ,lsys. len The ETY. yOa 10 place the matter
s.alsy Mr Hoses hands lG4ri; Ne, -,f, n,,,. pv
CENTRAL DsPHrNaST og METRoPcLIrAS PoLcS.
WV C. JorSDAS s.a -Sr Mr. Tions. Hove. the Al
hay aud most Efficient one has yoar ia Hn
soa you place everything Immediately In h' hands anu
cTyTs' DsrsTSsyr Gy MtyS9EoI b1e PSssa
NJ, Wv pTttoy-Tsias.S: Mr. George g. Hove one Of Al
bur ha, information Of your husband log VIII attend I'M
DErAlAEST Or MET Pol,es 10 100 Nc @
e,,r, BoSroS AID amer hsyog almost deemed the
'ch fog your goods ha5e W. o", r. og SI ' s,,t IN
sre Your &C. ,' '''''' ' Gsoaaa e. &so Captain? a.
In nearly every case he has obtained from $40 to $50
Capt Kcl.o whose name. by the way is James j., and
not George H.. called upon Messr,' DC GtAu y iayi"r
aJylsc that box had been stolen from thc.g establish
iucut aud they would Do willing 70 arrange
,5r is recovery. Ta.5 was done, aud on the
fourth day after tAc advertisement appeared a
vourg man called on Mr.. DE GRAF AT
Inc Icncc " the latter and stated that he had clue
to the stolen property. lie was told 10 call at the store
and promised 10 90 Word was sent % the Central
Ou.ct uu1 Capt kciso, yesterday morning dispatched
TWO detective. the store 20 wait The appearance OF the
,wiul.cr Che latter came, according Ia appointment
and WAS no once taken into custody lie was very iudlg
Iut l gst declared De was au officer OF the Metrouu.-
IAN Police, and produced genuine shield! from Which,
however The numbers Aea been removed. aud was taken
10 thc Central OHgo and locked M Tie NccustG gave
e maine o. Edward Howe, aud SAID hc resided 40 40 -
AUan.t IT. declined 20 give guy Information CONCERN
i. Lis operations. Later u Che ua Go was taken before
In.tttc Bowling at the IoWs, and tlItc complains were
u. AGAINST um. john u. Doubleday ot No. p wooster
s testified that ON Nov. - tAe prisoner called upon num-
exhibited The letter given above stated lhdt ne had
Learned that % WCl-kuuWH receiver OI stolen goods IN
albany Luuwud Ed .ish Bl' WIS IN possession ot a
urttoi of the property stolen from Mr. Doubleday ana
tlat he had promised TO secure tho REMAINDER On TINS
statement Mr.. Doubleday advanced so Tor expenses
From Mr. Ferry, tlo firm OF Howe * Ferry the prs
oupr Obtained y for EXPENSES. Louis Wudmuuer Ot No.
DO Rcadest By similar representations. WAS induced to
advance so On these complaints Justice DOWllhE com
mtted Howe Tor further hearing several other COM
plants Will loo taken against HIM today IL is alleged
that the Official letter paper on which the bogus recon-
! meudatoDs written was stolen by the prisoner
from the detective office hut this point the detectives
do not seem TO about talking yet.