New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-14
Il MODERN MODE or STUMBLING,
A GANG or OPERATORS CAPTURED.

A GANG OF OPERATORS CAPTURED
For long time the police have been in DOS
session OF information that gang OF sWinders were
operating among the dishonest portion Of the commu
nifty One known dealer in foreign bonds would be
informed that he could have number OF them at rate
much below the market value; place
and time would be designated; the victim
with the necessary funds In his pOSseSsioh'
would repair TO the place and the preiminares settled
would be shown a package on which was displayed
genuine Government bond He would be informed that
there great danger Of descent by the PONCE anu
the actual transfer must be conducted with the utmo
secrecy and celebrity This information would scarcely
be given when the cry The Police are here wouiu oe
raised the package would be transferred and MS money
TAKEN and tho parties would then hurriedy separate
OF course, the victim would not dare to
open his package until he had reaehed s tst
secluded place, and then he ascertaned that
the package filed with old papers ana
10 the law officers against those who swinded him. for
the reason that he had been engaged In an unlawful
vctimzed One person. known TO the police. has lost
$1,000 another 5000 third $500 and fourth VI 800
Daniel Buttereld United States Treasurer and De
tective Sampson, detailed there, received Information
that Overures had been made to certain person ia te
city to sell him a quantity OF stolen bonds. Bupern.
tendent Kennedy informed OF the factand he detailed
They were aided by Detective Sampson. A convenient
dummy named Rush was % cur TaG had on ur
day he met the men by appointment AT Bousehs H9Ie'
at the corner OF Third ana Hudsonsts honoken l.e
detectives stationed In dwelling on the opposie
side Of tho street, where they had complete VIC" VI
the hotel and neghborhood' On TINS 0ccs,
sion two men made their appearance. 0apTl1l
Gerushym OF No 140 South Fifth-sty VIII
lamsburgh. and L. A. Brown. and Bush, being con-
Quoted to upper room after some preliminary shir
mlshing, the men finally agreed TO sell S21O VI
United States FIvetwenty bonds for 100000 The one1
was closed with, but acting under instructions from
the detectives, tho dummy declined To take the
bonds until the following day, alleging that ne
Yesterday at the detectives again repaired 10 the
hiding place, and soon after GerushyID, BrOWu anu
j. " Laidlaw made their appearance at short inter-
walls and entered the hotel alone apparently having 10
business with each other. Gerushym carried pacAhge
under his In the hotel the parties were
met by the dummy, VINO had In the meau I' 1hn
been provided with $lO6OO IN counterfeit money on @
denominations OF tens. twenties and hftes The dummy
was taken to the room on the thrd story ana nele %
preminares being settled the package supposed 20 Co
the bonds given him. In tins case the stakes
being large, the rascals purchased yesterday a Im
fvetwenty bond Of the second series at the banking
house OF Fisk & Hatch, paying therefor H,23l 90
This bond conspcuOusy displayed on the OUTSIDE OF
the package handed Rush. He in return, gave Geru-
the package Of counterfeit money, and left the
No had he done so than he gave the signal
and the officers rushed from their hiding places and enter
the hotel hurried 20 the occupied the swlnders
whose locality they had already been apprsed or There
three rooms communicating with each otheI ana
all OF these opened into the hail. the inner one nsIhB
nearest the staircase leading TO the lower floors near
ing the officers coming the rascas retfeaed 10 tue inner
room, and when the officers entered the outer ROOM
emptied The rascas were captured IN the halfway
by Detective Tuly just they emerging into the
hallway GernsshyIn on seeing them e1Glallheu, uh{
God. beat !" and then added with a laugh Well
IL is diamond cut diamond only we are cut the worst
The package OF counterfeit money found beside the
bed IN the occupied by the swinders The PRISON
asked II the dummy whom they were unawre was
league with the Ocersl had been arrested, and were
told that he had been They then prOfessed their willing
accompany the officers, and brought TO this
city and locked up Police Headquarters In their pos
session were found memoranda aud receipts OF various
kinds for bonds wines and other articles IL u alleged
that these men have also operated IN various ways IN
procuring Wines liquors, etc, from downtown mer'
chants bogus checks Anyone who may have been
victmized In tins manner would do well 10 call at Police
Headquarters and see # he can recognize the men,