New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-23
TRAPS FOR THE UNUARI.
THE GENEVA WATCH COMPANY.


4 SWINDLING CLERK ARRESTED-ELLlo Ii. ELIAS
MAKES A CONFESSION.
Sergeant McComb of the Jefferson Market
Police Court squad ordered by Justice Ledwlh on
Wednesday 10 arrest Albert G. Snifen, clerk III Eass
store al No 763 Broadway, who sold worthless watch
10 WAYNE LtZeDberg Of this city, The Sergeant failed
10 find the man Thursday but was reproved by JUS
tice Ledwth sharply for his delinquency and Tor MS
suspicious intimacy with Elias, that he finally succeeded
in his search produced sDen yesterday afternoon
before the magistrate Assistant Distrct-Atorney Sui-
yan who had previously given some time to "a careful
examination Of the case was present ana looked zea
ously after the interest Of the complainant. Justice
IAdwith explained TO DistrctAtorney Sullivan that he
had been debarred from ordering proceedings against
Elias himself owing the clause In the revised statutes
providing that the clerk selling goods on fraudulent rep
reservations is the only one liable to arrest.
Litzenbcrg. the complainant testified: a lew DAYS
ago bought watch from the man sitting there: whose
the store OF the Geneva Watch Company" No 1853
Broadway; there were gold and silver watches IN the
case and, seeing American silver watch labeled al
$40 49, thought if could buy ii for that price it would
be good hargaiu asked the clerk 4 the case was SOLID
silver and he said Yes" asked him what hey were
sold Tor in retail stores and he replied FROM s3o 10
$35 handed the clerk SO BILL and he gave IL 10
change; asked the clerk and the man who took my
money for guarantee, ana they said they would cheer
fully give il got TIE guarantee ana left inc store me
case taken the United States Assay once and the
works Tiffany Co.. in consequence OF their report as
this court; ] a matchmaker by trade ana DO not
know Henry J.. Elias Ellis III. Elias made my con-
plant AT the request Of a TRIBUNE reporter.
MI Howe, counsel for EasIs not this watch which L
| show YOU Ike the you bought
LitzenbcrgNo. Sir this is imitation of chronom-
eter balance, valuable watch tn2n the one
bought the movement is less valuable Than thar made
This country the watch bought Tor $lC 30 lsi
worth half that price the case OF my watch had only
| 81 Is worth OF silver in II.
Ellis H. Eas-Wc teeiy acknowledge Hdt there is not
81 80 cOr 0f scer ,catchcS Of he gnGtfg sOtd TO
gO necessity OF the assaJer beng present
| at the next hearing Of tins Court.
The hearing Of Mr. Litzenberg's witnesses was then
postponed un Tuesday next when additional and dam
aging testimony TO the wOrthesness OF The watches
sold by the Eliases VIII be gwen.
THE ELIiSEs' LAST DODGE.
The last dodge of the Eliases was TO make an
application yesterday before Judge CardozO the
OF Horace Greeley Samuel Sinclair and Whiteaw Reid of
TIE TRIBUNE upon libel suit. The application de-
MED the ground that the defendants welknown
residents of the State and likely away. aud
that as general rule orders of arrest should not be
granted before verdic-the application being usually
made out o personal spleen and malice. which II IS no
part Of Il judges Office 10 crafty.