New-York tribune., 1872-03-29
THE Elias BUSINESS.

A sWINDIERs sPOHlS-COMPELLfNG A ROGUE
TO PAY HIS DEBTS.
Ellis TT Elias after evadng for six years
the lust claim OF Moore Warren pagers for work done
for him upon lottery tickets has at last been hunted
down by Breen spelissy, plaintiffs lawyers ana COM
PEELED to pay. The case camo up, yesterday before
T. H. Kent. referee, and Elias being examined by mr.
spessy, ignored completely his previous declarations
that he had no property and testified that he owned
10 500 acres land I'm Kentucky 80 acres OF and near
yincennes Ind house and lot near GaDipolis. Ohio;
lot in Cincinnati; about 100000 In bonds; onethird
interest worth s3OO0 In the dollar store NO 6CI Broad
way; and horses carriages. ana dia"nns, wor,n
he paid the claim amounting to s56, with Interest ana
costs, and was allowed to depart.
"THE GREAT AMERICAN MACHINE COMPANY
Alfred Cately of Nassau-st. is one OF the
Elias tribe by instinct not by c0nsangnity and Is hs
skfu in the use of legal tricks for his protection as
his prototype For several months tho occupants of the
stores on the four Of John at the intersection
of Nassau st. have been asked for Information as To the
Great American Machine Company" concern which
has been widely advertising cheap sewing-machnes In
the rural papers of the West and Northwest sometimes
q bank messenger with draft on the Company would
make inquiry, and often visitors to the city VINO had
been commissioned TO purchase one or tho machines
would call for information which, however was never
obtained, no sign intimatng on either corner
the location OF tho Company" A conviction that
a swinde was in operation induced tradesnan
in the vicinity to try aud discover to whom letters for
tho Company delivered, and by the carrier OF
tho route he was informed that Alfred Catey was the
only representative who could be found This man
occupies dlngy back Office in the building No II Nassau
st., and displays two signs on his door, one thas OF
Ctely Stuer dealers In Watches" the other that OF
the Buckland Machine Company FOR years nc nis
been known according to the postal authorities as per
sisten swinder. His letters have been intercepted on
several occasions, but by producing an express DOCK
showing that goods sent for every remittance re-
ccved he avoided the suppression OF MS business. s
advertisements represent that he desires agents for
cheap family machine. and VIII send sample ior 60
The article ne actually sends IL mere toy utterly use
less and not worth the express charges The people VIC
timized mainly poor sewing'girs and lhdgeht
The COMPANY" obtains its advertisements free.
Country editors favored with pretentous or1er 70
insert an advertisement for some time ana are toq 10
draw upon the Company at intervals OF three months
"as Is usual with large houses" the letter ADDS. le
panTs" office, and the EDITORS draft is returned dis
honored. A TRIBUNE reporter applied recently In
and was told that they had moved to No White:
hall.st Upon applying to Mr. Gayler special agent OK
the Companys letters, and had long been nuisance
to the postal authorities using several aliases, and
changing his address frequently.
THE ELIAsES AS "sAwDUST" SwINDLERs
A proof of one of the latest circulars issued
by the Eases from their printing office, was sent to
THE TRIBUNE recently, by person in their employ.
1t il printed bill prportng to come from an engrayer
who falling to win fortune by making banknote plates
for the Government, resorted to making them for m-
self The counterfeit money which he thus produces he
offers to sell cents the dollar The circulars are
signed respectively, S. W. Fowler j. H. Baxter Louis
Farer John H. Norris Morgan Smith. and Moses Stein
address, in each instance, IS No. lG south fhaye
Another circular sent TO thus office and issued by the
Elias Brothers. also offers TO sell counterfeit money but
to make the matter confidential 1t Is Autographed
in imitation OF manuscript and printed on etterpaper
having the following ornamental heading the stand
ard Book tore-Masonic and Odd,felows Books "A
Speciality" This also is dated from No. 16 South Fifth
ave- is signed Erasus Culver OF course the dupes
who answer these circulars arc swindled out or the
money which they seek 10 invest in counterfes.