The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-29
TRAPPING 4 VAIL STREET rox.

Old Deg Trny-The Honest Brokers'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W. Aliens Career
Brought TO n tJose.
About year and a half ago considerable ex-
element Wa produced in Wall street at the dis.
coyery OF one OF those reat swindlfng operations
by which ban kers and brokers in thai locality arc
% froqueatiy nslc,ed in heavy sums. The skilful
operator was a Mr.. Rich9d ". Aiken, merber Of
the 6im Of Davis Aiken, brokers, Is Broad strect
Tie svindle was
AN ADRoIr rIrcx OF RocuERr,
and reSuted in a heavy los. TO many firms doisg
business in the Gold and STOCK Boards. It appears
that about six months previous to the affair Aiken
was introduced 10 a Mr.. Davs. q highly respectable
member Of the Gold Board, but who had been un.
fortunate in speculation Aik6n was represented
gentleman who had come $4,000 cash capital, which
he desired TO invest business. He desired TO find
some gentleman who was we'll known In the com.
munity, and who was also member OF the Gold
BoJrd TO Join him lie said lie lad been recon-
mended to cutivate the acquaintance OF Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Davis jumped at the opportunity mus offered,
a satisfactory nature, the firm OF Davls and Aiken
was established.
ALL WENT swIHnIHGIL
for few months, and the new firm did a he,vy
business on the cipitsl furnished BY Aiken. Or.
dcrs poured In from all quarters and the innocent
Mr. Davis imagined himself on the hish road to for
tune. Aiken was a plausible Font leman. With a
fine business address, and an apparent familiarity
with the details OF the business OF tue street. which
had the eiI6et Of inspiring every one With conh'
donce.
soon. how ever, a crash came. One Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Aiken, during Temporary absence
Of his GARNER, quie y eobbIed up all bonds, secnri
account OF the firm some Sej,00o, signed the 1rm's
name to chccSs which he Eeve TO Messrs. Henry
Negs g. Zone In payment for tI5,uOO worth OF
bonds, and nualy borrowed upon tho credit Of the
firm (which, by reason Of the wcknOwn character
OF Mr.. Davls, was ~ every collar he could lay hs
yamCErU.
Canada, where he was found aitor
A LONG cuAsg
by the detectives OF Capt. John 8. Young, in
whose hand, he whels matter was placed by the
suffering firms. Tue captain fonnl him living IN
sumptuous style at tho Ottawa Hotel In Montreal.
Ho bad n magnificent suite OF apartments, kept
pair OF horses and carriage and cut swell general.
IT, lie was at once arrested. Tut his Onoucc not
coming undor the provisions OF ths ertradt'ion
treaty, nothing could bo done, although Judge
CoursOl Of Montreal held him IN JAN Tor several
months, and did everything possible 20 restore tile
ties. When II was found that bis efforts were fruit-
less, Captain Young directed bis attention to ferret
ing out hoN the sWihue mo penn peilT.,r e. lIe
result OF his inquiries was tho revelation tlat the
whole tng was
rur uP jon
on poor Dlvi. titcn, although great schuntrcl
himself IN iii. exploit the mere agent OF brace
of worthless named Robinson, VINO nave been fora
uper Of years a terror 70 Wall street. Tho Rob.
nsuns had made strike IN some leeky sooc lAtions
aud resolve go increase their gains BY bit OF share
Practice. Wishing to keep behind the door them
selves, they looked for rogue 10 pull their Ghost.
nuts from the fire, Hnd lound hun Ia Aiken. They
then wanted IN honest man 10 provide the chest
nuts, aud found him in the bankrupt Davis. They
supp led Davis with the money TO start tie fra,
Recping strong grin upol the otcrs soul AS sccg-
riiy, and thcy were tic ones TO tell him when
TliE FHUIr WAS UIrg rSDuCu
IN pluck. precious Tair e worthless were tho
Robin sons. Nessrs. Mcigs & So q, WHO we're the
heaviest losers. have left no stone uriuruc ia lot
search Tor Ancn, and 10 a-t their Efforts have been
rewarded. Aiken IA a sou-niaw OF tue late Mr..
Horne. who WgS 50
FovILY MURDERED
ca rcnly toirNcd 10 PHughkoersio that TIC sC1uir
the Hiullc dCcl. Dir. III ne vas v.rj wealthy,
and i va, known q ~ DC iai rdsuo all; aud thcss
flc.s, tgcct.cr via AlNsL's po,JrOuS c,ar 4ctcr.
lead many 20 suppose ttgt be p il-.ru'urt {. IN
TIE OIL f'ab's murder IN crdtr tat ME VIE. might
l.. l.richcd. HAVING urk'A lon cuoUgs. ~ ne
tiCu Tt. o" '-""'" 100 :, -''... sal.4 s--..i".-l
/. c.--- p, r,ush.tcp-r. a,d ou.rr iut. se ,.-i5n
o. cia 81 Tr9rnCs O.. .,tc. lie tii 30, ana ,.fe re.
su.t las been .Lat Me.sis. Mci.s 4. sons Lpi him
ARRESTED YESTERDAY ponNIHG
In Tat ciiv IL was ltmWts' sict.uf- NJ ~ A-i-
bail % -rowcr t.c Charge OF o. New York duut4.
sire Aiken. Lis VIE, 81 rs reserved o. Il lifh'y
educated end aCcoWn ls"ed lady. mt bNnl in her
devotion to her ftnp,-f,Ce e o u.U,nd O0co he
fore. through %. iuHaence, Mr. iH.lp, vas lI, seed
T. pay $4,000 TO set hin on OF -ipi.r scgape TO
Tat iu VAich hc hui6 himself nov.
10 i- moe Z. ny tcly Tat tic ctrc-r 81 'iis gen.
N'Tsi viii now ue lror-lt 70 q tUl.n.r, coac.u.