Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-22
n WOULD-BE SWINDLER
He Boys Much, Talks Large, But Obtains
Little.

Yesterday the GLOBE made mention of a
hard customer, who got two expensive fur caps
from b. M Wolf without payment. A little
further inquiry discovered that the IAN is a
first class swindler in design, if not otherwise.
For two weeks he has been a guest at the Sher-
man house, registering there as Emil Moritz.
No sooner had he secured shelter than he be-
gun to figure around to obtain
funds to pay for expenses which might be in
CURED by one of his luxurious habits. He gave
1t out that he was a government contractor of a
magnitude greater than TIE whole of Coulson' 8
line. He was "a bigger man. than old Tomp-
kins or even his courteous Assistant,
s Mste5 +h Evans In haa fact he
account in New York, was expecting to draw
$4,000 from the government, and produced let
tiers OF recommendation, purporting to come
from Generals Terry, Wright, Gordon, Sheri-
dan and a lot more of the galaxy.
Having established his standing a ssman
bigger" than many nobodies, he began to move
upon the treasures of somebody. He visited
Guiterman's, fancy goods and notions, on
order for $500 worth of goods.
Charles Friends, harness, etc., on Jackson
street, was favored with purchase of s4OO.
Beaupre Allen & Keogh were likewise patron.
lied for handsome bill of groceries. Chest,
'no Jewe1eI: solu nun geWgaWs TO the amount
of $3.50. While Garlands trunk store was ia.
vored with an order for baggage. AS will be
seen from the above, Emil Moritz had a notion
to accumulate any and everything he wasn't
choice as to the article, SO he could get them.
But he didn't though he made plausible
representations and spoke in an off-hand
manner about his wealth. The parties from
whom he ordered would not deliver without an
equivalent. He requested Garland to send his
trunks down to Friends to have the harness
packed therein, but Garland found on inter.
viewing Friend that the harness would not he
packed until paid for. He (Garland) wisely
concluded to keep his trunks, and 80 all the
way around he did not secure the delivery of
any of his purchases.
He seems to have bilked several of the mer
chants whom he so literally patronized, into
making him small loans of from $40 to 500. until
he secured his pay from the government. Mr..
Wolf boarded at the same hotel with him, and,
dpdar for his thrae received
which he (wolf) had made to o rdes'
before sight of his funds were obtained. Not
coming in promptly to pay, Mr.. Wolf suspect
ed. He inquired about Gen. Terry's Sheridan q
protege, at headquarters, and after the usual
red tape delay, the information was given. cit
is generally presumed in all the offices of head.
quarters department of Dakota that the person
to whom you refer in your verbal communica-
any fear or liability of confusion
the nature of your communication will be
transmitted to the adiutant generals office at
Washington for further and more definite in
formation"-briefed and signed, until you
couldn't rest.
Moritz had made occasional trips to Fort
Smelling, and had bought ticket for that place
when Wolf had his suspicious aroused. A
visit to Fort Smelling failed to reveal Morltz,
and the only trace to be found was that he had
applied for permission to have room to
open a tailor shop for the post. Only
that and nothing more. Instead of go
ing to Fort Smelling, when he last as
sumed to start for that place, he continued on
towards Sioux City, leaving his hotel bill un-
paid, his little loans outstanding, and retain
ing three fur caps. He is now ready for the
next town.