New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-10
4 WHRNING TO AIT LOYERS.
THE OPERATIONS or A DEALER IN PICTURES CARVED
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TILE s"iNDiER

THE OPERATIONS OF DEALER IN PICTURES CARVED
on LEATHER-DESCIIIIION or THE sWINDLER
AND HIS WARES.
Abont year and half ago a well known
professional gentleman OF this city called upon oy I.
wellrpsSed. and, far external appearance went,
webred man, who hal IN his possession, rs lie sd four
remarkable pictures which he anxious TO par WITH
for trae infinitely beneath er val1e. TIE reason for
throwing such works OF art away in this manner was
that he was about 10 or Europe and rs the works III
question very rare, ana oi extremely delicate mate
HAL obey required zinc cases 10 be mado AMER peculiar
fashion expressly for them they required 10 be IN
surcd md To have such Number Of extraordinary pre-
cautions taken in thcir.rcSa,d that the owner wonid be
compelled 10 delay his voyage. which was so pressing
that il could not be deferred He had heard from ms
friends, gentlemen OF prominence in the CITY mat the
gentleman whoa he had called WAS lover OF the fine
arts and IN excellent judge of what was really genuine
and what spullous He thought pity that such really
rare md valuable works ne had in his possession
should be destroyed wasted ignorant people vino
could mother appreciate their intrinsic value nor Their
intrinsic worth. H. w0nld call in his boy, who
was waiting outside TO exhibit them. Tie boy was
called in, ami the pictures which had the appearance 81
very fine photographs exhibited. The gentleman
examined them very closely ana could discover nothing
in them more than photographs OF allegorical figures
representing Euroie, Asia Africa, and America The
artist for such he protested himself to be. secuted the
idea that they photographs They were carved ne
said, leather by new process OF Wlc1 ne WA- The
sole inventor the secret of which he aone possessed
He exhibited in every light and all the time dwelt
upon their beauty and excellence. After much ne
gotiaOn lac consented 10 part with them for SO Tic
gentleman to whom he offered them concluded to Offer
$40 and the offer accepted. The buyer took the pic
lures 10 picture dealer. The dealer assured Linn that
tie piCiurcs photographs which he could furnish
at 70 cents each.
on march II man Caled ct ne reSdG ,1c Of d.
Piffrd ut No III East Thirty sixthst Dr. fhird VINO
is much interested III toaapls, nd not hdd ms
shown in The stranger stated that he belonged in Lon
don and was anxious to return 10 England immediately
lie tod the story Of the lOur works Of ART IN his
pos almost in the same manner as stated above,
though ne wished 10 give them away only s9Eges,hs
that present Of $40 10 MS boy VINO would be let VIII
OFT employment, would be Slaieiny acce!'.,u' ~,
Pliiard agreed 10 pay SO Tor the pcufcs Fhu gave
check for that amount. closer examination showed
that the buyer bad been deceived. DR.. IaId hasiencd
t. the Murray hl BANK, and met me boy VINO had car
RED the pictures just coming ont The cashier for some
had peced something wrong, and refused To
near by gave MP tie check without rpmOnsrance,
the bov went 70 Or. PinTds residence aud got the
pictures. Dr. PiGard afterward told the story 10 his
friend Dr. sexton OF No. II West Tlrty-hnf-st ON
Saturday hast much to DR.. Sections surprise, the
man with The same pictures, called upon him Dr. Sexton.
ever under the questions Of Or. Sexton, obliged 10
cOni inat e pictures were not carved on leather but
insisted that they photographs on ivory by
peculiar secret process Dr. Sexton refused TO buy them
even at s. each. He stopped the boy though the
escaped, and had him brought before the Jefferson Market
Police Court, where lie wac discharged
Whether other persons have been called upon by this
swinier is not at present know His story Is The same
III al cases WIN MINOR Fttiohs me man Is STOUT,
well behaved, wei dressed ard very vonbe in speech.
He spcaks English well, 1u, Win a decided German ac-
cent His features are or jewish cast ana hc IA always
intimate with the most prominent men III tie country
The boy Dr. Sexton believed to he smart accOmpDce.
lie las Hight sandy HAIR and his features though not OF
distinct Jewish type those OF his employer belong
to the same race. Nehsr has he the German accent.
He carries certificate about with him from one OF tho
schools in tuls city,