The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-03-14

1hey were held for examination. and bal
was required in $4,000. Ellis II. Ella:
was forced to appear, as he feared that
Cisco and Wilson would ''squeal," or, in
other words, disclose all the facts of his
connection with the business. He ac
cordlngly went to a wellknown livery
stable keeper, and urged him to become
bail for Cisco aud Warren, offering at the
same time to secure him by deposit OF
SlO,0OO In Government bonds. The gen.
tleman applied to refused, but Elias after
ward, by making the deposit mentioned,
secured person who furnished the bail
required. All the persons arrested were
held to bail, but since then they have not
been seen. The bail has been forfeited
and Col. Whitley has been unable to Sc
cure their attendance for trial The Uni
ted States detectives says that Elias and
his brothers are the promoters of all the
bogus Jewelry swindles, and are connected
with all the so-called 'ssawdust games" in
the city, and are also the originators of
the smuggling circulars.
The bogus jewellery fraud is similar in
origin to the Geneva watch game Ella,
borate advertisements and flaming circu-
lars are distributed, inviting the attention
of the credulous to sales of jewelry at
rates ruinous to legitimate trade, either
as the result Of bankruptcy, or based upon
some equally plausible reason. The Mil
ton jewelry trade was one of this sort,
and numerless people were humbugged
into buying worthless articles, utterly un-
fit for respectable people to wear.
The ''sawdust game" is based (for it is
still carried on) on a Autographed circu
lar in which counterfeit money is offered
for sale. The country is flooded with
these circulars, and many persons are
found who are anxious to avail themselves
of the tempting offers. One circular of
this kind, forwarded to this city yester-
day, and handed to TRIBUNE reporter,
purports to come from George Harring
ton, at No 172 Broadway, who is said by
the United States officials to be Elias uu-
der an alias. This circular offers to send
counterfeit money securely packed by ex-
press on advance payment of sums rang
ing from S25 to 500 according to amount
ordered The victim, after forwarding
the advance payment, receives in due
time box on which the remaining charges
are to be paid on delivery. This box is
either filled with sawdust or contains
sealed envelope. Inclosed in the latter is
note requesting the recipient not to be
discouraged as this proceeding is ''only
blind" aud this course is adopted to de-
lude "the authorities )" and asserting that,
to shield the purchaser from danger, an
empty box is sent, but that the money
which is packed in different manner
will be sent on notice of the receipt Of the
box. This explanation is generally salts
factory, but after long waiting if the per
son victimized becomes impatient and
threatens, he receives a reply stating that
he is known and his correspondents are
no ito be got at that he has rendered
himself ameuable to the law, and that
his name and all the circumstances will
be made public if he does not "shut up"
This threat sufices, and the swindler re-
tains the advances made.
The smuggling circular swindle con-
sists in sending circulars that the writer
has quantity of goods which, through
collusion with the Custom house or
through other means, he has succeeded
in getting into the country free Of duty.
The nature of the goods is stated together
with the price, and the recipient Of the
circular is solicited to send his money and
designate his goods, which will be duly
forwarded by express. In many in
staucest he money is sent, but the goods
never follow.
Another swindling concern, styled the
Merchants American Tea, Coffee, and
Spice Company of No 81 Liberty-st.,
New York, has lately been distributing
circulars, accompanied by price list, to
country merchants This Company offers
to send samples of its goods for $40,
which is represented as the net cost to
the Company The price list is remark
able for its lowness, and its attractions
are enhanced by the offer of an exclusive
agency for the sale of the goods. The
country merchant after sending his SO
hears no more of the money or the goods,
and realizes too late that he is the victim
of successful swindle. 1t is stated by
the police that the Tea Company men
toned has 20 actual existence, and In
spector Dilks uuhesitatiDgly expresses
his opinion that Elias is the originator and
principal operator in the swindle. Many
of the circulars and letters which have
gone forth Ia connection with those var
ious frauds have emanated from No 6SS
Broadway, which is believed to be gen
eral headquarters and letter office for bust
ness of this character. Ellis III. Elias is
said by the United States officers to be a
man OF great fertility of invention, capable
of continually degising new schemes for
dupiDg the public, aud it is asserted that
his plans are arranged with consumate
art aud ingensious evasion OF the laws,
and that he has been the most prominent
person connected with all the various
frauds above enumerated lie is said