The New York herald., 1870-05-27
TRAVELLING OF A CARD.
Progress Of the Journey and Exciting Ineidsats
on tho Routs-A Motley story with Multi
farious Morals-whsrs the Card 81
cured Quarters and Where
II waa Ignored.

The modern school Of confidence operators, with
t"''r wonderini audacity OF cheex, upon which de-
pends tue success OF Their boldly stra ec endeayors
| lohVe upon other peoples money without going
| urousn the Usual preliminary formula of giving
o's'dW Q"o never seem 10 DO At loss to devise
the ways and means for the accom- OF their
purpose. We give below some incidents connected
with tho lac alleged exploits Of q sample specimen
OF this school. WIN, IL now soourner In that noted
notelry ON tn, east side OF town yc ept the Ludlow
street jail. The narrative may fairly be opened by
reierrny 10
~ A STROLL INTO TIE sr. NICHOLAS HOTEL
made not oug since by DR.. Charles NJ. Wight II 10
unusual thing stroll into this hotel any other
hotel where manifold Inducements exist inviting
passing calls from the ncessant streams OF humanity
nowing up and down through mat great artery OF
the great cI,y--Broadway. Tn, gent e:nan OF the
medical profession whose name Is given above
passed In with the throngs debouchlng from tho
ma n crowds. He had mob been there long when q
very gentlemanIy LOOKING person approached him,
tJuch9d MS hit with very polite grace
and said he believed he had the pleasure OF address
ing an oil acquaintance mentioning the name or
sapposl,ons person, whom he assumed to believe
TIE Doctor was.
pollteae 8.
al beg ten thousand pardons continued the stran-
! ge; "you look for all the world IKE hiii-just his
height figure. features and precisely tue same style
o whIsker.. tf
Tais was the "open sesame, TO a long convena
t!on which 1t is unnecessary 10 purs The stranger
/ PRESENTED CARD.
TWAS n am0destloOxn ng card, reading John Cross
| Nelson, General Agent Mutual Life Insurance Com
| pany, Newark, n. j. Office New Yos> $50 broad
way' Underlying the presen alton OF this card was
a a arate M Ir ph lirIIa drp
then bal winch course Of time ioped Itself 70
liim with mot potent force and irresistible convc-
| ti0n After presenting the card the stranger
whose name IL bore SAID he was nephew
| Of Judge Nelson, and, al uc.ng 70 his
| position, ad led that 1t v,ry responsible one
| though paying him handsomely and compelling him TO
give $4,000 bonds for the saey o The iunds passing
| tn. oagh his hands He gave as his bJndsman Mr.
| G gorge Davis, corner OF Broadway anu Cortlandt
street. Having the fullest conadeace that John
| Cross Nelson was all he claimed 10 be. DR.. Wight
! wa, induced TO join him In a little nlutual
SPECULATION IN ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD STOCK.
golden harvest was here TO be made. The stock
| had been depressed, but was Sure 10 go up. Or.
Wight GOV red $500. John Cross ison drew check
lor like amount It turned out. tue Doctor now
| q eges that the check was LOCUS, and instead OF
was mystined out OF ms money Lac latter, instead
of peins put up gan Ia Wall slleet, beng put
EXAMINATION OF ANrEcgDESrs
as conn cted With man who nal huS gWindled
MIN. lie iIst ascartained taat ls vac Imizcr was
no. y Y mine agent the Mu.u.l Iife Insurance
so%pa an sue oo on sr rental Is oSn
lag ana MT rie story OF the Uonls aiid Oondsmen
bogus lie neys aseer anea ina. ne was nssa mot
| the sylule, and determined 10 bring the
20 ,sse % ss Ssss IN
| Snaw No. Ill Nassau street, nho pryclrcd from
| Judge Jones, OF tie Superior Cut 4 war ant for
| hi5 arr. st. aud tlcrcnpon Was a51o lipi sned the
| Ai4EsT OF JOHN CROSS NELSON,
| and the later gave BINDS hLs appearaAce az
| court. Ills irst boadsnan he ~ams Iris . ned and
| surrendered him. when he procured all tier bonds
man, VINO hkewiae got scared and withdrew his
bond. Tns W IS the alter part vf april ast Finding
| haself de serted by those WAC hal chung to nm
thus iar. ana unable 10 get any one co become ms
surety, ne was turned over 10 the y OF deput,
| sheriff He said II they wouu give nm one day he
would settle tDe mater ana py c 9 Docior back
uriuxi4g with iG money-nelti,r did 1t Dring thf
prsoner-tae Deputy Snern came only. 1t seems
.ssoAPEDr FROM THE DEPUTY SHERIFF
or at least TINS WAS the stoy OF the att onical A
all events, the bi d had fown and was nowhere t.
| be found Nelson had been llvin. at the Grand
Hotel. but at.r tais aay Of ibery aad It's de'0ue'
menu he ''cutn the not,i Mealile tnere sew
era detectives MS track, havias Interest tti
ascertaluing iis whereao outs IN eoAneciJn With
| OPERATIONS IN Stolen 80 Ds.
| AS this gu Ject was ventilated Ia yesterdays
| HERALD 1t is not necessary to 20 over tue ground
except to say that Is how aiie4ej that LA tue
\
been DONG dirins the past ega'esh nnoatns large
| anu lucrative business, with u pr Ing prospect
| uow silce tue lats cOmpianG ma - De- o.e Judge
| Downing, OF ms beng mate TO als"er iof these
| crimes.
Il appsarS that Nelson, .er Ills escape from the
deputy slern, De the same eiio ur othsrwiSe
kept himself concealed two or three weeks III tha
| premises No. 1oJ b oadway wDSre ae hao MS mea
brought 10 him from ne ghborYlg res.aufani. hs
| was III the habit, however, vi
vESTURING our o NIGHTS
rom his COnceallUent, and WY TIE D0cCcl
sported hun one evening anu trace MIN to JeLseJ
to tie sherIn's onice, and being deputi4eI wth the
proper power and proper warraa I,I IDS arrest, LAY
Ste ped OF me Christopher str et fcrfyvoaf. Az,
LlvGLY SCENE AID now IT ENDsD.
"GoQd morning. SAID tue ID ctor.
| "Gooi inoruing, y answe ed Nelson.
"Seea locking for you some ,inc," pursued The
| Doclor.
'The HI you have,n calculated Nilsson.
~ nave walraut for your az ei-."
.Tners II s,'' and saving this the Doctor produce:
the bit OF Official paper, al properly sealed and
it from h,m, but the Doctor Was 100 duck BY this
time, a. tiey uad been walking during tnls conver
sation, they were opposite Mr. hagenlan's grocery
store, No. IL Christopher street.
You can't arrest me, or any o'h,r man," spox'
up Nelson.
"pl see,n said the Doctor and he grabbed him b.
the coaC cJlar az The same time calling on Mf
BageAlan to assist him. Nelson at Cnce brok'
loose, rushed luto the store and picKeI up ions
, butcher knue he must have seen upon the counter
'aov, Cd d-n you, Iiil pnt TINS through you o
any man who d9re5 lay hand on Inc, he sald, wiz
| sayag. rage has lace ivid with pssson. and MADE
two tntusts with u at the Doctor wJo re- reatod
out his way aul thus, do1b,i8ss, savet hs llfe.
No dare tou him. aud 10 hur. led from till
room. The Doctor, however, followed after, calling
| out "Stop thie,n ''POlice.' hundred others were
soon eager 10 tne chase. FinaIs, afoer ew blocks
run, q policeman stopped the onwaad career OF TIM
I ! fugitive anu arrested him. lie was taken x
leiferson Market Police Court and there detained b.
! Juige Cox on IL complaint OF dtsotaerly conduc
y ! until deputy slern could he sent or 10 CONVEX
y hln TO Ludlow Street jan. After nal IN. some thu
q deputy shern arrived, AID there was speedL.
developed a deputy sher.h'5 estimate OF the va,ue
servi es. II want you TO take tuis to Ludiov
street jail" SAID Dr Wight, aud he snowed tho PIC
. | cess ot arrest.
.And tnaL's what you wants reoined the repre-
sentat e OF the sncIina!ty d>paf,luenI
ayes, srn ~t.
"1ake aim now
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