The Portland daily press., 1873-01-29
The SaMdust Swindle.
TWO ksrADIIsHMENTs SEIZED ny THE NEW
YORK POLICE.


| :, Inc business known az the sss,ud,,st swim.
ue, winch has been for wear. nast flonrisb.
nS " an aiarming extent in this city receive
Gu oecided check yesterday. Tho :y,;ndIa Ia
PROBABLY well known to every one Tba
men employed in it secure by yarions means
names OF people residing in various narts Of
Tue country, ana py seductive circulars and
tempting offers induce them in too manv in
stances to invest their money in what Moves ra.
an outrageous swindle. A variety Of articles
are named as being given for nominal price.
and the packages, when received by them
are found to contain sawdust, chips, shay
ings, etc. sff
For months past Superintendent Kelso has
been In receipt OF complaints from all parts
OF the country in regard to the swindlers.
scarcely mail reaches his Office but contains
rom ten to twenty of these circulars return
ed Dy parties who were too shrewd and too
honest to be caught by the inducements held
out by the swindlers. An effort was made.
with the assistance of the Post Office author
ities, to break up this business by withhold
Ing from the persons known to be engaged in
this fraud the letters containing remittances
from their victims. But this proved futile, as
the swindlers resorted to the express compa-
nies.-
Since the accession of Mr.. Hayemeyer to
the mayoralty, he has been in receipt of nu-
the Police Commissioners, upon whom he has
continually urged the necessity for breaking
up this dangerous business. The Police Com
missioners referred the matter to Superin-
tendent Kelso, and Captain Irving of the De-
tective force was detailed to ascertain by
whom the country was being flooded with
circulars, and to arrest the guilty parties if
possible. With the assistance of Detective
Reilly, two suspected places were watched,
viz, Nos. 208 and 800 Broadway, and the
officers soon became convinced that at both
the places indicated there existed s'sawdust"
establishments.
Yesterday raid was made on these places,
AT two O'Clock Captain Irving, with Detect
ives Golden, Dilks, Heidelberg and Keirns,
were on the watch in front of No. 20S Broad
way, when wagon of Adams Express Com
pany drove up, and one of the men in the
wagon go. out and, taking package irom
the wagon, proceeded to an Office ON the third
floor. Captain Irving followed closely upon
his heels, and entered the Office in time to see
man in charge sign the receipt for the pack
age. The captain signalled to his officers,
who entered and took possession of the place.
Three men found in the Office were arrested,
and gave their names as James Havens,
James Ensor and James Houston. The
place was then searched, and was found to
contain large numbers of circulars similar to
mailing, number of boxes of the vital
Spark together with the pamphlets and cir
lars lading its remarkable iife-giving quail
ties. several directories, and books filed with
names and addresses of thousands of persons
throughout the United States. Also several
packages ready to be sent out by express,
which, on being opened, were found to con-
| tain old newspapers. The property was seiz-
ed by the police and retained as evidence.
| The prisoners were locked up at Police Head
| quarters. Havens is said to be one of the
| principal men engaged in the business. His
| real name is William Hubbard, and he has
| done business under the name OF Owen Bros,
| w. Scott Leslie, Hlll& Co., and dozen 9th
er. names. He Is very respectfully connected,
and said to be worth over 100000. When
arrested he offered to compromise the m tier
with Captain Irving on his own terms, and
his offer was Indignantly rejected. Enson
and Houston are clerks In the employ OF Hub
bard.
A descent was then made on the establish
ment of j. r. Emerson, situated at No. 900
Broadway, by Captain Irving and Detectives
Clapp and Keiso. 7aet
On entering the room the occupants were
found to be two young men, who we're busily
employed In addressing envelopes. They
gave their names as John p. Kollstead and
Hdward Burton, said that they had been en-
gagged there on the previous day, and did not
know what the nature of the business was.
These men were arrested, and the place be-
| ing searched. circulars, addressed envelopes
| and all the paraphernalia of the business,
| were found and seized by the police.-Netc
York Times, 22d.
| The parties were brought before Judge
Scott, who discharged them on the ground
that no formal complaint was made against
| them