The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-22
a LESSON FOR OUR MERCHANTS.
Tho Ease with which our Wholesaicrs are
Imposed Upon-A Preciaus Gnng of
Thieves Buying In One City aud selling
In :Auother-An Accidental Capture and
Astounding DiscIoaurr.

Astounding Disclosure.
A stupendous swindlc eliminated yesterday.
In last December man of gentlemanly address
called on Mr.. Charles Hauset. ore of the hide and
leather dealers in the swamp, and professed TO be
the senior member OF the firm Of George w. Taylor
& Co., Philadelphia. Mr.. Hsuselt sold him 5000
worth OF French calf skins. About the same time
he called upon James NJ. Burt, boot and shoe dealer
OF 20 Park row, and making the same representa-
tions, purchased goods valued at cess. His arrest
was the result OF accident and Ills own foolhardi-
ness.
THE ARREST OF TUE OPERATOR.
Rodney NJ. Pomeroy was passing by Mr.. Hauselts,
In William street, yesterday, where he (Pomeroy)
was buying some more goods, when Mr.. Hauselt
recognizing him had him arrested, and he was
taken to the Beekman street police station Several
OF the Swamp merchants having been summoned
identified HIM. He insisted that his name was Rod
ney NJ. Pomeroy. On his person were found many
bills and bills Of lading for goods shipped
He hns bought within the last week for Rodney
NJ. Pomeroy, boot and shoe merchant ". 1i3 West
Third street, Cincinnati, Ohio; J. A. Clark q Co.,
wholesale grocers and commission merchants, 1Os
West Second street. Cincinnati, Ohio; George W.
Clark & Co., Philadelphia, Pa, and other firms, an
amount OF goods yet impossible to state, but from
the papers found In his possession wo judge that II
cannot fall short Of 10000 to s75,oO0.
John Duncan's Sons, Of Fourteenth street and
Union Square, sold the came man, under the name OF
Geo. A Clark, & Co., CHM, Ohio" large amount
Of groceries. II 4. a W. F. Williams also sold him
under the name OF II. NJ. Pomeroy, t1.13i 90 worth
OF leather, Rufus Strong. & Co, Nos ami Front
street New York, also sold H. NJ p Co." 10
bag- Singapore Pepper, amounting to t2S7 Messrs
VI. j. Drurkcr Co., 80 Spruce street. also sold
HIN nearly t1,0O0 worth OF their finest calf ana
other skins. Brown & Gorham, ~ Front row, were
victimlzei for sos on the 18th Of January by the
samc man Tne firm whose name he used, namely I;
Messrs. j, A. Clark & Co, Cinn., stand very high,
merchants think they know something OF the at
tempted swinhe.
The Sun reporter saw the prisoner last night. He
said that Mr. Hausct, who had made the complaint
against him, was
that he had not bought goods under the name OF J
A. Clark Co., j. A. Tay lor & Co, Geo. A. Clark &
Co, or any one else; said his name was Rodney n.
Pom roy, OF 1i3 West SsrepM street, Cincinnati.
"Teegraph there. and see II there isn't such firm"
Two minutes afterwards no spoke OF his name as
being Rniph. Mr.. Williams, one OF the swinded
merchants to the tue OF over t1,0O0 was present,
and recognized the prisoner.
Letters were found In his possession which indi-
cate that he had eonfederates In Phadcphia and In
Cincinnati
The swlndler Ia to have preliminary examination
this morning In the Tombs. Upward OF my OF the
wealthiest merchants have promised to attend Tel.
egrlms have been sent to the police OF Chicago.
Plhadelphia Cincinnati, and other places, to catch
his confederates.