The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-05
@NOSEY" NABBED.
Stebbins, the Confidence Man,
i'm Limbo.
Career Of tho Gwindlcr The Taken In and the
Talrer-Sleuth Hour d. ON the Fraok-Tired
Ct Life, He Vans to Retire
Remarkable Case.

When young man, who has every prosPect
opened TO him In his start into lie 10 make us
career pleasure 10 himself ana an hen'r 10 DIS
connections perverts tae teachings Of those most
dear 70 him, anu nngs hts opportnn ties behind
him TO pursue . cou Sc Of crime, there must GER
tanly be something wr ng with his moral c0nsitli-
lion. When the
TENDER AND soLrcITous CARE
or mother is discarded the anxious aimonHons
OF father unheedel and the VIII III whlsperlngs OF
corrupt nature alone are steiiei to II Is not sur
prising mature are should Driny the victim to the
CRIMINAL dock. When the youth Il springing
into manhood, and yet before the list fatal
step the descending scale Is taken, he assumes
position In iie aud, with home endcared by The
presence of wife and children he tears aside the
TENDER CLiNGING SHRUBS
OF their affection from ms heart, and, sieelnG
his scnshlllties 10 reprvacn, rusnes headiOng
down the ueacherous hl!-such has beca
the life OF the man who was arrested
yesterday by the Notwithstanding Ia
vored py nature. not only. III the circumstances
under which he began hte out In his pers ana
manner. A man o. good birth and ealueatiOn win
the bearing ana accomplish nents OF gentleman,
he turned them to the yilcst uses and MADE tiicse
qna,iications The means by mnica he duped sus.ep-
tble people. This contemplate sneak who D5 the
penetrating snavity OF his address and the quiet
eafnestness Of his appearance, has succeeded Tor
number OF years In hvin, on
THE IRol ERTY OF OTHERS
has at last been brought to bay and society saved
for the present from his fanga The refined gent e.
manly Mr. stepbnls hls rejoic d IN variety OF
aliases. among which are .'Nusey" SlebDns, l.. ID.
Spencer, William +. Dodge Charles Ii. Duncan ana
others. BY means Of these h, changed HIS identity
from time to time rs he vailed the &C ne OF his ope
rations. He has reen ruralizing In the provinces
fr IA WIS Upiu
Of cmharKing IN al ex,ehslse speculation. when nc
wa arieeted by oc,ec,ncs LsdeI ana Ma douga NJ
Carmel, Putnam county ON the day before yeSer-
day, on a Warrant issued by Justice rowing. TIE
detectives have been on tnc track OF StcbDns fora
long time knowing that he was
WANTED IN VARIOUS QUARTERS,
but he mas 50 lar succeedel In elndig the yisl-
lance OF those able men. as lar back as October,
1o6S SteDblns Negotiated forged check ioI ~ ~
gold SAnuei Hammond & Co., oil 30. A " lliiaIn
drawn upon the American lAcnange National Bank.
Be ny just then somewhat nervous aad wanting
the eoo steady Maud o. practice ne d,lsappealed,
The next news heard u HIM was
PA5sihu CHECK
on Fisher Sons, vi Baltimore, on March Ia, 1870,
for the handsome sum OF az 20 TINS check he
signed q. ii. Duilca". In November Of the same
year he bought u par oil boots from Adam iounx,
OF Is hast Iweltn street. Tor tairiy doiars. pre-
sentng IN payment check ior 500 drawn OF Iae
Park Bank and signed Ii. e. Sebbins j. Co Mr..
Young gave him III return genuine shecA on the
Union square alional nank Tor seyent, three dol
lars, which StebDns presente and receive money
for. Mr.. Young. upon nndiDg out the swindle,
made complaint to justice bowling who
IMMED!ATeal ISSUED A WARRANT
Cor the arrest o. the thei and plsc 1t IN the hands
OF the detectives Ihey, however. lost ali kpow-
edge OF rim Tor time, ana though constantly
oh the lCokOL Tor HIM did iiOt sue eed IN III chg
him until Il few day ago. As The man appearance
~ somewhat singular detective Elder hat little a ia.
Guilty IN finding MIN AFTER he nd received spec.a
formation 0. the wnete. b0lts or the criminal lie
first found traces OF nm al Dover Plains. again in
Westchesler county, lhen in Amenia, anu 1nally
captured his Mun Ia Carmel. Here The detective
discovered SteuDlns ii,ng under tDe name oi Spen-
gentleman OF extensive fortuue. and ine ponce
think there Is Little douOt but that he was pr pairing
~ make
A VIGOROUS DASH
to clutch q fortune. TIC deln Iient was censdera-
bly, astonshed AT the appearance OF tue Diet ctve.
but having overcome ms art surprise yielded
quietly TO the exigrncIes tiesOccas ou. ana con-
10 New UrK, where they afilyGd IN due course and
locGed the rrisoaci up a. hea quarters.
AS soon as II bccalne known ,lat this notorious
f0iger and SWind er YVES arrested tie detectives
were bes,cged BY applicants brayilg that might
be detaincu Until they could take proper mcaus TO
proceed against MN. A huinber y, charses that
had not previously been heard o. were preferred
yesterday, and The detectives find assurance come
with every hour That thay have done petter Job
than they had anticipated.
StebDins was born Oh Long Island. Il now about
forty years OF age, and very Respectfully connected
lie was released RON state Prison about four years
ago, ana when questioned yesterday in reation TO
NUMEROUS TRANSACTIONS
ne unIeservediy comics ca his guiit gentleman
worthless cheer for s1xty-1ve dollars
drawn on the Fulton National Bank. Steb-
bins Immediately confessed the truth OF Mr..
Matsha's statement. With a peuitent air the
prisoner afrms MS guilt sacglets the ne essiiy
which Obliged hln 10 commit such frauds. HIS
family, he says, was always very Gear u MN, and
to support his little he was
CJMTELiEp ru STEAL.
Some time ago. at the death Of his little boy, he
resolved to give up mis- EVIL ways as the child, on
his deatnbed. asked hin not 10 take tings
+. that dii not belong to HIM In the future,
and ne promised the little fellow he would
no but circumstances pressing him. ana tue old
ways being ea-y and tempting, ne leil into Them
again. This man IL only one Of . large number who
are now securing the country giving TINS Guy
rest snco such stringent measures for Their
conviction have been Instituted By the super
lniendent OF Ponce. Dir. helsO declares lie
VIII uOt slacken the pursuit winch Is nov
on until he has arrested ad safely housed the lead.
ers OF these numerous gangs. Tere are no more
dangerous criminals attenlns on the susce u:e ne
declares, ami ne 10 Determined To put s,on 10 tael,
Nepiciatlohs IL Ia unfortunate that provincial a.
cl.s are not actnated ny the sane desire 10 lalgh-