The New York herald., 1874-10-21
A BUTTER PRAUn

How . Wayne County Dairyman
Caught the Man who had Swindled
Him-Mr. Snow, alias Wiggfns. alias
A. A. Greedy 4; Co., alias Peter 8. Clark
Il Co., Held for Trial.
The case Of man who iabored under q terrible
mistake regarding the side on which his bread
was buttered was heard at the Tombs Police Cour6
yesterday morning. Mr. Bradshaw, OF Alton,
Wayne county, New York. was swindled out Of
$3.50 worth Of purter on the 10th Of the pres.
ent month. The manner In winch he
traced his lost goods ana finally captured
his vtctlmiZer would do credit TO any
or our metropolitan detectives whose ability.
unfortunately for the city, is IN no way equal TO
their reputation. On the 9Th OF October Mr..
Bradshaw. who keeps an extensive dairy, received
q letter from "a. A. Greedy & Co.. Middle-
town, Conn.,. ordering him to send fifteen tubs
and one nrkin OF bctter to g Peter s. Clark" New
London, Conn. Mr.. Bradshaw put up the butter
and shipped 1t as directed, and the same day
made a sIgnt draft on "A. A. Greedy * Co." The
note was sent to the Bank OF Mlddetown, and the
cashier OF that institution Immediately returned IL
with the remark tnat there was no such firm In
the town.
on receipt OF this Information letter OF inquiry
was sent to tne cashier Of the First National Bank
OF New London asking If he knew oi sucn nrm as
g Peter 5. clark Il Coz Two days later MI. Brad.
that no such trm existed In the city. An ordinary
dairyman would nave stopped mere, out Brad
wrote to Mr.. Prentss, the agent OF the Norwich
line Of steamers, asking MIN II he could give any
Information regarding the lost butter. That gen.
tleman wrote oack that IL mad been receipted Tor
at Middletown BY man named James snow,
ana that snow had Immediately reshipped
II TO New YORK. the consignment being
marked so. sherman Co., No. 342 Greenwich
street" This was clew, and Mr.. Bradshaw came
went TO the Filth precinct station house, and On-
Ger stevens was detailed 10 work up the case. Mr..
Bradshaw told the officer his story, aud II was at
GreeQWlCn
. rect and ask Mr. Sherman II he had the goods.
On entering the place. MI. Bradshaw recognized
some OF his property, which was on the door ol
store. Mr.. Sherman was not Ia. bur Mr. E. FL. Cot
I'm, the clerk. gave an account Of now the goods
came there He said that a man named Virgins
had orougut the goods TO the house and lett tnem
for Mr.. SHERMAN to sell on commission The con-
siQnment was fifteen tubs Of butter and
nrKin, but only i've tubs and the nrkin
now rexnained. as Mr.. Wiggins had been there in
the morning aud took the tubs away with MIN on
truck. The remaining stock Mr.. Sherman mad
purchased for $50, and mad given iggins Q check
Tor that amount.
The officer got slight clew TO where Wiggius,
ALIAS snow, could be Ioupd, and after 4 twenty
TOUR hours search he found ana arrested him on
warrant. WBen brought TO Court yesterday
morning Wigglns, alas Snow said MS name was
Wigains out re refused TO say anything regarding
his guilt or innocence.
The Judge TOOK the papers and committed Snow
IN default OF $1,000 bail to answer the charge OF
cneatln2 by trick and device, at the Court Of
General Sessions.