, 1870-12-08

Arrest Of a Gang Of Bogus Detect
ives,
Exposure of Their Mode OF One
Tutf0ne

several Foung men who, under the cover OF do
Ing "pifsatc dete"t,ve business, nave been
swiLdllnga Il great many persons and rocketlng
considerable cash, were arrested, yesterday, and
arc now locEeal up ut the police headquafte1z-
1h~ pstnctral wttless sRainBt them Ia q youth
uaned Ira Ed~ ards. In September last ho en-
tersd the employ Of the "trm" Of James
+. shaT CO., beaierInt. as he maintains, tnat
they did legitimate detective business; bur he
soen discosried shat they did not The " nrm"
conss1ed OF Shaw, Fred. n. uansluson, aud
snoahtr young maj, who Nh. cot aware OF the
1ra1sactions Il hts ASSOCIATES, as he had been in
partnership with them but two weeks. They
f+y1td themselves "Au Independent Detective
AEcrc5,~ aid occupied rCons in the Morrison
Bulidtng. corner Il cla1k ard Madison streets,
announcing in thelr cArds that " all business both
c,yll ard criminal, will be prom 2siy attended to-
The prtIc'pal partner, Shaw. was believed by
thtse acquainted with him to be honest; but
uankitscn has not n very good reputs-
uou- He was intimately associated with
Jack Woossey, 1eputed counterieiier, and
has been arrested for passing bogus
money: a short tine eeo, he wis tn the Genital
folEc st.tior. a.d seeing new conn.trle 80
lha. q mmtssicncr uoyue had sent over tor it.
The bill WAS Rlren to him, and ne Was suhae-
eTsds ruu'saaeus. oIs oi ,h+ir e.nr.o5 e.. tel. +
low named Tnonas Jo'dAu, FRS also arreated.
He has bten 1u Gus dy 81 vers1 times for 9te4licR.
bit pockrts-a Bible, = PACK Of cards, and re-
votvtr-ate evttenc-s Of rnAt ktud OF fellow ne
ts-Eocd. bad. OF 'tou!iy," ~ occAdon may rc-
Qu11e.
About Two weeks sRo the youug man EY1ards,
In al Fdarcr, rs he E1ys, With Instructions re-
efised frem Hshltnson. called at THO house Of
Mir. S2taRue, Oh Green sIIeet near Van Burru,
&nd 1epte nted himself to be \ Fare Warden.
He had 4 book, on The hack Of waicu WAS printed
.EEs ws5aen." " W. ~ psrm'tte.! to ensc1 aud
| sch, Edwards clairna, had been "plpaaer or
| watching the dwelling for some time, having
heard thas there ~ oens,t,e1soe money sarrs.
Rufd waten. and 10 get this Edwards Was sent
| there Its ersaud was successfully hcrom-
stve the 1lme-teeper to Harhnscn. Adv ortTo
sMef. sfns: void waa tent to tho owner bJ shaw
tr.1 re =. DIN hsa " clue, and could, rrooa-
to pay 70 much, xnd 10 assure her inst he ha{
sSae sosemE one p T. ~ ssrns r. rseose.ine he5 ptooestt,
the waich- she O ul.i ro1 ieeutsty ktu md. aitei
rome petxuas,oo, paid Shaw =, anu the watch
sasn5 g. T. o1e 1' arpe.as sss .sass ss
| LID.
tis also allfR. BY Edwards that saes had te,
: s.vhsek - % Trti,n Of he ssoen property p ~
TWO ct thee 1t1lo @s. II IL Alleged. ss1e betn do
ing the recent Rarrottng nus!ncsa on centre ave
Rscs. VI hich woa!d be kept I. jefferson and otnc
aptn. ban FOWLS Until feNAzu wss offered 70
! their n Ct very.
Tue tFrn a.Ao had an e1fentiyc correspondence
AID Fnape Of ahett sapets were captured Anon,
there vas copy ct : de<patch seus to m EAsseti
ttt1h3t.hu cit, Nhric- the falter w.rr ads1se,
that The Chicago nrn had = clue 70 the tnc-adi1r.
who get r1e 10 their fou sdzJ. and thai SO -
ttcestatt 10 wtt1 up the c1ke- Edwards say
Il At he frequently tcut cut these +spa&ches Oh
rstns d nol -, II d n+vet did aas work ia return
because they did nos know ~ncre to commence.
There ateteEefal :. ]obs with uhscn II Ii u
Ire. t. II m wtrs colurcts d. xn.ch the poltc
| authorities arc wuIklDg u, and in = Jay OF tw1
npofe developments vii ptnpAblf be mSdc. tn
lrforef6 viii r. tnstn ln cunnnt melt uLut NJ III
*s1dt n'e It Is possible to Fct s1sinns them can
| "btatnt d, sna III then he gwen ne44tae. ShaV
and 1ahkiI MS, It that u ey pare done no htG
sr7eEul4r. sntf 'hat noshttE csu be fmnd ~ .in1
then.; tfas Ehx4'ts Is = acnuu1rel, aud that n :
| had beeu nAtntd Satt 81 him.