The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-26
FOUR AUDACI0US KNAVES.
j. N. LANGLEY, ~. y. NETTLETON, e.
N. BROWN, n. w. DAWSON

dies" The Ch, .apcnke and OHIO Coat and
Lumber Compuuv"-A Book store scheme.
Dr." J. Henry Langley, the swindlcr
now In the Essex Market prison awaiting trial,
has retained much - his ~ gotten gains. Late
last H. L. w. Dawson and Harry :. Ncttlcton,
Langleys most servIoeable aiders. came from
New Haven 10 this city, otcncd law and col
lection ONCE at ~ Nassau street, and hegan to
board In the Southern Hotel Tney struck
hands speedily with Langley, their fellow towns
man. In the hotel they formed the acquaint-
ance OF Mr.. T.. Archer Hutchins, a book buyer
OF this city. Nettlcton represented himself as
having $1,000 ttat he longed to invest in a hook
store In broadway, with Mr.. Hutchings
IA partner. lie referred Mr.. Hutchlns to his
legal adviser" Dawson. who was prompt with
the assurance that his pal was tho rossessor of
$1,000. and littlo over, showing $4,000 worth
OF borrowed mortgages on real estate. Mr..
IIutchins satisfied, signed "a contract of partner
ship with Nettleton. The firm name suggested
10y Nottleton was u. Archer, Hutchius x Co..
The store AZ 6f broadway was hired Of William
H. Jackson for 5000 per annum. Mr.. Jack son
required guarantee, aud Netucton referred
him to Dawson. Next Nettleton went to
Philadelphia, aud employed Stephen +.
Hail. a skilfui book buyer, to purchase
books for lIutchlns 4 Co. Mr.. Hall OBJ
tanned soon worth OF books from j. u.
Iipuincntt & Co.. and 5000 worm of roocs
from stationcrs IN Tits CIV. THE stock was to
have been delivered ON the I'm. ami the store
waste have been oponed a few days later. hut
on mo luth Mr.. Jackson. prompted bv n CONE
mcrri1l agency, began to Inquire about Ncttlc-
ton and DAWSON. They, hearing Of the Inquiry,
As1 Jagpcs saws that Nnttleton nr1rnisrd him
Gle k-hiu u t'c book ~ r. In cHufi icraii0n II
denusit - Sv1. Neitlcton settled q hill with
49, W ~ ird, @ lrror unnuf lciurrr, with Vainr-
les, drafts u J. Henry Langley q CO endorsed
ny On rlcs ". litown, confederate. Dawson
as drew checks against imaginary balances m
The Nassau Bank. and with c. J. Lawrence x
Brother In iyment Of debts.
~ THE LUMBER BUSINESS.
Dawson. Netteton. Brown aud Langley. while
contriv'ns tae book store swindle. were manag-
nc = me Ches ,pcaNc aud ONO Coal and Lum-
her Comp ANY ot the state Of New YoiK" lie
once, elegantly furnished, covered tho entire
hrst story at II Broadway. The bonds Of the
CRAVING I,ruwr the best apnn,ting answct, A
adver isements Of those Who wished to sell or
eNc1ange property He told them that he mad
no money, and proposed 10 give his note for
the fictitious company Ordinarily the adyer-
tis-r. before yielding MS property to Brown.
inquired concerning him ut the quarters OF the
company. IEerr, OF course. Brown was strong
lN recommended. Thus the cunapratOrs to-
came p sse-sei Of bona Re titles % property
few weeks ago brown told Mr.. Fox m TIC
southern Hotel that they could make plenty ~
money by "a ltule deal In tue bonds Of the COM
pany, II Ire would nut up several hundteI dol
lar. Fox produced the money. and 49, own went
to the ufice and got two 500 bonds. Returning
To tie hotel he h uded them To FoN. a~kiug
hlm To Keen them for awhile. "a the customer
mt nc thought he hal WINS uisincined to Buy
them. Mr.. Fox Is Keeping the oouds.
George ". Chadwick oil Is Dcy street. who
furnished Dawson with the bonds that were
usefnl in bogulling inquisor5 about Hutch
ms Co., says that he gets possession u
muny mortgages on land IN various parts II
the country in the course Of his business. FIR
Instance. If he sells s2OU0O worth " tea or ind-
60, and the luycr cannot pay more than twenty
hve DER cent. cash. he takes mortgages on prop
erty Tor the remaining sevrnty-ive per cent.
.tner than notes. lie solid recently a 400
nrst mortgage on some westchester laud to
Langley. getting in return $ltg and quantity Of
Laneley's patent medicines. He had understood
that Langley had pissed the mortgage over to a
poor man as security for a large advance III CON
siderption OF employment IN Langley's patent
medicine mandatory at aud Plat street.
lie IL Jared 10 rive $500 worth Of tea or In.
uigO Tor the murtg &c. On the strength Of n
letter II introduction from Langley, he intrust-
ed $4,000 worth q securities To Dawson, the
understanding being that thew wero to he n.y.
pOthecated with Mr.. Jackson Tor seven or eight
thousand dollars, enough TO pay year tent NJ
Sl lroadway and set the book store = ing. As
soon rs tue book business would pernut. tho Sc
curitlCs were 10 he returned - nim, with 80 0
bonus. The otuer dav Langiev's wife iuld hin
tnst me sec iflues were In her k-eoins, and
TIA lac could have them. Af1erward, wuiie
he wss assent, stranger lett them in his Office.
MI. Hutchins ms sacrificed all his own prol-
erty, aud M wiie's diamonds and camel's hair
shawl f0r S~h 20 ire" hir self from tue euLtu-
Rl-m-uts resulting from his brief par. ne.sAip
Lawyer !. H. Tnomas NJ $50 Nassau street
holds an order from the Murlus Court Tor tho mr.
rest oil NctietOn, DAWSON. ana Brown, erantel
o. SIR. Hull, who has instituted a su!t against
them tor SluuD damages hut as the odeud' 70
cuicd. warrant for tneir eXtrad ton Is beng
sued r. however. bY those WAC h3d lie fr,tud-
Of The Chesapeake and ohio Coal and Lun-
Der Company Of the state 81 New York.
CHADwICK's STORY.
Chadwi'k " sqIestenod under oath on we'd
nesdav last. before Jusfier n fnire by Assstnnt
District AT ,rney Ellis. Langley took note, 100
erally. Chadwick gave very long ami i'm
probable account of his becoming p -
Pound Ridge. Wesichestrr. Mr.. Ellis. hav-
ing learned from the County Registrar that
tnere a,y 10 ssch iots, was ipcredul"es. Chad
WICK admittef that he mad been acqi"luted with
Langley, Dawson, brown and Nettleton. ard
IN ne assigned to Dawson s.O,OUJ worth VI su-
curittes by n blank assignment. When ricidly
c osso xau.ined he said that his family live at
go state street, lroOklyn, but he lives at 10
ihlri avenue Ia tins city. lie came from 81.
Lous IN lS'S 10 dispose Of some pateut amaGam
bell, OF winch no was then srlc owner.
In few months no disposed Of the bells
.nd NJ exclusive Right TO u anuflcture them
for SllO0O. Then no became IA banker. haNtug
an onicc ~ "a Wsll street. Hut having oDtaincd
money upon u forged Government bond, MS
banking career was interrupted. Shortly afturue
reHntered the business he aad = mi-uudersi and
lng with the cnicers Of the North iHver Rank
regarding q dr-tt drawn by himself on that
bank before deDDsiting money there, and cashrd
ry al over thu business acquaintance. FIR
u
tho retirement OF a prison. ON re.Ituing his
liberty he became treasurer pt " he Kellogg
Lead Comuany," and Tho | Mon Ventilttion
COMPANY" After tnat no became an Inspector
OF shoes in an Aihr?Y shoe lnnnufactOry. ldynt
montns AGO ne iost that employment, and com
lns l. this citV SCI u general mercantile ous-
mess At ~ Dey trcet.
After chadwicE. VINO Is believed 20 have been
the Figtn ~ Langley, Dawson, Nettlcfpu, ana
B,Own's swindles. hau competed his Lho re-
cital, Justice hasmirc told him tnnt he was
very important witness, ana tnIt, unless he
could procure satistact Drv bonas IN SlUs. he
must ~ t. the House OF Detention. Cnrdw,ck
was evidently terror-atrcken, but recovering
his audacity ne pretended not 70 nave under
stood Justice -mifc, aud looking ~ his watch
room, hut he was detained. August naub, tho
poor woriIingman who was swindled out Of
$500 b, means Of tho spurious Westminster
la Il mortgage, smiled. CnadWick, being un-
hnle To DOT am oail, was taken 10 the House Of
Detention.
Last summer Langley, by an advertisements
for partner with capital, allured George W.
jane, then living al b6S Lexington avenue. TO
the nOstruJ nanufactOry. Langley told him
that ne required 4 partner vita $40, and made
plausible showing Of the DToht "a be derived.
James invested $2.5On receiving Langlcy's midi
Vduni bona as svcIrltY. On tue LIST OF Seftrul-
Der James left hone to meet Langley. and ald
not return. Langley was taken 10 the Essex
Mar ct Police Court on Monda,.ani In default II
SlOUD bail Justice kasmire renanded MIN to
his cell.
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