The Morning herald., 1876-09-28
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I0un-ThOnDoo M11oon 1na New Role
The New York "Tribups" prints the fol-
lowing story, which has an indirect c0nnec-
ton with case now occupying the atten-
tion of the Philadelphia courts:
"Police Superintendent Walling and de-
tectives from the police headquarters IL
Philadelphia are engaged in working up the
particulars of one of the largest swindline
operations of gambling which has taken
place in this city for many years. A short
time ago Joseia B. Gregg, of Philadelphia,
learning of the presence in that city of one
Thomas Hilsen, who, he charges, In 1870
swindled bis partners out of 100000, and
escaped with it to London, had Hilsen ar
rested, and he is now lying in jail In Phila-
delphia In default of bail. The detectives
employed by Gregg and the police officers,
In hunting for information of Hilsen's
movements, discovered the details Of the
gambling operation alluded to.
"Mr. Hilsen and . woman named Hanse,
whom he represented as his sister.in- law,
came to this country early In the last sum-
mer season in company with Philip Carlin,
an agent of Paris banking house, sent to
purchase mining property in Nevada. Mr..
Carlin brought with him about 81, 900 in
money and drafts to large amount. Hilsen
managed through his sister.in-law to form
pleasant social relations with Csslin during
the voyage, and on reaching this city on
July 20 they went to the Brunswick Hotel
together. Hilsen subsequently introduced
to Mr.. Carlin, VIM. Fl, Chamberlain, of
Bridgeport, who is said to be brother of
John Chamberlain, represented by the pO
lice to be gambler well known in this city
and at Long Branch, and q scheme was laid
between the men and the woman to cheat
the Frenchman out of his funds. A cottage
at Long Branch, said to belong to Lester
Wallack, was vacant at the time and the
confederates rented this for short period,
Hilsen representing himself as the owner,
and inviting Carlin to spend the season with
him at this summer resort. Here they es-
Jablished themselves in his confidence, and
by plying him frequently with Intoxicating
drinks induced him one evening to enter
Chamberlain's club house, at the Branch,
where plot to rob him had been arranged
with a man named Featherstone, a faro
dealer for Chamberlain; Henry Wright, an
old Pennsylvania gambler Thomas Sutliffe
and John Ingalls, all professional gamblers,
to whom Chamberlain had promised 10 per
cent. of the winnings which might be made
~ SuO"tihs XhI. VI" Ius LII WV VI tulCC
days, at different sittings, Carliu was robbed
of $16, 900 in gold, part of 1t being in Bank
of England notes and part In gold checks on
his bankers in this city.
subsequently, Carlin was brought by
the gamblers, assisted by their female con-
federates, to this city, and later was taken
to Niagara. where he was for some time
kept out of the way of other gamblers dis
posed to rob him, and from the knowledge
of his friends. From Niagara the party
returned to No. 24 Fifth avenue, where
they took rooms, but their characters being
suspected, they were compelled by the
proprietor to leave, and SO paid visit to
the Centennial Exhibition. 1t was there
that Hilsen was arrested on the suit of Mr..
Gregg. VIM H. Chamberlain aud Carlin
remained in Philadelphia and are still there
endeavoring to secure Hlsen's release on
bail or otherwise, but the evidence obtained
by the detectives is so overwhelming that
Hilsen will doubtless be compelled to stand
trial. In the meantime, the other Cham
berlain keeps open the gambling house at
Long Branch, although the season there
has closed, in the expectation of Carlin's
return to be further 'plucked,' Wright,
Sutliffe, Ingalls, and Featherstone were de-
frauded of their per centage of the winnings
on the ground that the money had not been
fully collected, and they have furnished all
the information relative to this operation to
the detectives, and are ready to testify that
the swindle was deliberately planned and
carried out"