The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-14
THE USION MIL FURRY.
Etzolds Little Game and his Manner q
b Playing It-A Heavy Plot and how IL wa
Spoiled by The sun.

Etzold's Little Game and his Manner Of
Playing It-A Heavy Plot and how IL was
Spoiled by The sun.
The evidence Of the rascahty Of Frederick
Etzold and his business conhdants accumulated ard
1t is now plainly evident that this Chosen Freebooter
OF Hudson county is one OF the most accomplished
svindlers OF the day That his operations are not
TO lie counted by hundreds OF thousands OF dollars is
attributable to the caution of those having DEALINGS
with him, and by means to any lack OF Willingness
on his part to make the swindle n gigantic one As
IL L. the public haze yet only limited account OF
his success In this line and although {210O0 500
600 IL shown TO have been secured by him prepara-
tory to his Hight there Is reason To believe tnat that
Ia merely the sum OF the small items In the general
account. Those who have suffered in large figures
Withhold the facis out OF regard for their credit
One OF the first hands of Etzold's shuttle factory
at Union Hill, Mr. Meinrad Kammerer, called at tho
formation regarding the conduct OF the business al
tie time OF aud immediately subsequent to Etzold's
flight When II became apparent that the propri-
for good MIR. Kammerer demanded his pay. The
man called Cemeuts-who turns out to be one
Clements Miller, brother Of Mrs Rtlold-wus then
In charge OF affairs. Miller insisted that the mon
should remain at their benches and keep the con.
Germ going Kammorer wanted pay. aud some AZ.
surance for pay in the future Miller told him that
II he kept on at work he would get his pay but that
he or any of the other men who should stop would
Miller is now continuing the business on his own
responsibility, though protesting TO act for Mr..
rangement he's been made by which the factory will
be transferred TO Mr. Taylor, the sewing machine
manufacturer OF fhrtythiid street, this city, during
the present week.
Ezold's game has been well played. Qletly and
secretly mortgaging all his property aud securing
the avas he next forced his personal credit to the
last penny and made of with the proceeds. II was
Intended that the "mysterious disappearance
should DO construed into murder or accidental
death, and that bis estate should be settled up by
administrators II would then be discovered how
heavily 1t was involved; but 1t would also appear
that there more Tor the creditors than what
was visible In the business and property at Union
liI, the distribution Of which fur as il would CO.
would have 10 satisfy the creditors, When this was
all settled the pretended widow with her children
would join the missing creditor at the place of his
concealment aud enjoy With him the fruits or tie
sWndle,
Hence 1t was that the friends were so averse to
visiting City Island to look upon the body that was
found there. They knew very well that II was not
Etzod's hut It served their purpose TO have the
public believe that They were afraid to
| let the SUN reporter take photograph OF Etzold
up there lest he shonld discover that l. Was not the
body At bad bseg supposed 10 be. Toe Identification
of the body Nv that VI tue murdered Richards, the
honesi Bridgeport mechanic, was a serious blow 10
the schemes Of ElEods friends and really led " the
| exposure Of Elzold's swindle.