The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-03
CONFIDENTIAL SMITH.

Five Moro Complaints Entered mt ESSEX
Market Court, and They Are sim Pour
ing In.
Another batch OF complaints was received yes
terday at Essex Market from the victims Of the
now notorious "Smith, the confidence man." 1t
was the same story all through husband, son or
brother, az the case might be, was locked up at
some OF the police courts OF the city, and the fine
required to get the hypothetical prisoner out varied
from ten to forty dollars according to the supposed
means of the party applied to.
The first case was that OF Mary Nelson, poor
colored woman residing at SO vandam street.
Mrs. Nelson identified Smith a. the same man who
called her on the 9th of July and represented to
her that her brother was locked up at Jefferson
Market on a charge Of assault and battery and was
held under fine OF $685. Mrs. Nelson was very
much excited and was quite voluble in her denun-
citation OF the swndler. She said she gave Smith
all the money she had SIS, and he was to raise the
other $40.
shortly after Mrs. Nelson's exit Mrs. Emily
Holiness OF No. 80 Third street, appeared accompa-
MED by her husband. She also identified the
cation to her on the 30th OF last month, on behalf
OF her husband. Smith REPRESENTED himself to Mrs.
Holmes as a Mr.. Charles KiddOO. who worked In the
same shop with her husband, ana which name Mrs.
Holmes remembered hearing from her husband
Smith told me same old story about the husbands
and his being locked up and fined $25
He also told the lady that her husband had said TO
him IL his wife did not have money enough to give
him lKiddOO what iewelry she had, so that he
could raise the amount OF the fine. Mrs. Holmes
took or her wedding ring and two other rings she
had on her finger besides giving him So bill.
Smith, alias KiddoO, then left, and Mr.. Holmes
returned at the usual hour from his work, and,
much TO the surprise of his wife, knew nothing OF
his own arrest.
Mrs. Holmes had barely finished making her COM
plant when two more ladies' made their appear
ance before His Honor Judge Scott. One was
TALL portly 6ne-lOOking woman, with her gray hair
q IA Pompadour. and richly and fashionably attired;
the other was a young, freSh-loOkinS, dark-eyed
girl, about twenty years OF age Both ladies seemed
very much in earnest about something, and the
Judge seemed to divine the cause of their APPEAR
ance at Oncc:-
"Wcll, madam smlingly remarked His Honor
care you another victimln
al think have BEEN" replied the lady. ~
would like to nave peep at this man Smith.
nave been sWnaea out OF $40 and saw an mae &C.
around and swindling people, and want to see il
it Is the same man that made fool of me-"
| Judge-Onicer, take this lady inside and see If
she can identity the prisoner.
In a short time the two ladies, whose names are
Jennie schenck, residing at 500 West Thlrty-fonrth
street, came In with peculiar smile Of satisfaction
illumnng their features.
''Well, is it the same man ?'' said the Judge.
Mrs. Schenck-Yes, sir; H's the man. / would
know him anywhere. would know every stitch
to me. He said my husband was locked up in the
Tombs for striking man in his office with chair
He remarked quite confdentially, "You know Mr.
know that" Then he wanted $40. l only had
$40, and gave that to him, thought it
very strange that my husband did not send to
Judge Porter or some OF his friends but my kind
friend al once informed me that Judge Porter was
out OF town, and any way my husband wished it
kept as secret as possible.
judgc-Well, madam, viii you make complaints
Mrs Schenck toitterly)-If 1t will help to punish
him, will. would like to send him up for ten
years.
The lady proceeded to make her formal afdavit
interspersng it with any quantity OF remarks about
how the said Smith had worked his way into her
confidence, and "made such a fool" OF her, as she
expressed it. She was evidently u very angry wO-
man.
But Mrs. Schenck was not the last complainant.
About half-past three O'Clock In the afternoon
another cOlored woman, named Eliza Major, living
at 134 West Thirty third street, wanted to identify
the prisoner She had been swindled out Of $50
on the 18th Of June last, in manner somewhat
similar to the other complainant. She also identified
Smith, and added one more to the pile of afldavits
against the confidential, friendly Smith. During the
day Judge Scott sent the prisoner over to Police
Headquarters to have his photograph taken. A
man named william Horton OF 227 Chrystie street,
was arrested yesterday on suspicion OF being con-
nected with Smith in his nefariOus business, but
there are no complaints against him as yet.