The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-20
FOURTEEN FIRMS SWINDLED.

POLICEMAN wRINBERGs LUCKY ARREST OF
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERISTIC PRISONERS AU-
DAcITY.
A stranger on Monday lase entered the store OF
Oberteurer Abegg Co.. importers at No. "a Grand
street. and handed one of the members of the Arm
printed card of LIE Boutillier Brothers. dry goods
Dealers at No. AZ East Fourteenth street on the other
side of which was written the following messsge:-
please send up piece of velvet like the sample
matched at your house. Wanted at once' The
name "Fox" was signed at the bottom. Denis Fox
is general salesman for lie Boutillier Brothers. and
believing that the order from him the
piece OF velvet called for was delivered to the
stranger. Its value $40. Later in the day one
of the firm called at the store of LIE Boutier Broth.
ers. and finding that Mr.. Fox was in asked him about
the order he had sent. Mr.. Fox denied senoing any
such order and pronounced the writing forgery,
lie Bcutiier Brothers then sent around to the differ
ent firms dealing with them postal card with tia
warning that an accomplished swindler usink
their name to get possession Of goods. The very
next day man whose description exactly answered
that of the party who had swindled u6er.
Abegg & Co. called at the store Of William Open
helm Son. importers. No. 456 Broome street.
and presented one of Le Boutllier Brothers cards
with an order signed by the name Of Fox. This
firm mad not received the postal card with the
ing aud so the stranger was given piece of velvet
valued at $50. The successful swindler thereafter
duped almost every importing house in the neigh
borhood. He worked has plans so well that he could
not be run down. The forgeries were all cleverly
made and the business of each hrm 80 well known
to stranger that it is suspected some clerk in the
employ Of the firms named must have Furnished
him with the information he possessed.
IMPUDENcE LEADING TO ARREST.
On Tuesday evening, about half-past six O'CLOCK
Policeman Weinberg. Of the Fourteenth precinct
um's dry goods store No. 2l0 Canal street. His face
looked familiar and Weinberg finally realised that
r.. NJ. r~l.u Hall o1foo Hair
alias Henry Schmidt. whom three years ago he ar
rested q charge of swindlinQ. The charge was
proven against Hail. and he was sentenced to IN i'm
prisonment Of two years aud six months. The girls
working in the store had finished their days laborss
ing. Weinberg lost sight Of his man for moment.
The latter however, saw the policeman, and
started away. Weinberg then stepped up to him
and asked him what he was loafng about there for.
Hall replied nsoently that lit was none OF his damned
business" and added, "If You don't look out I'll
put knife through you yet Weinberg ordered
him to leave the neighborhood. but Hall refused to
do SO, called him and said Just arrest me X
you dare" Weinberg did arrest him. and taking him
pocketbook was found on his person hilod
with business cards of different firms and
cards order on the Arm of Oppenheim
above named. When the prisoner was removed
fused in abusive language to accompany Weinberg.
and struggled savagely. Justice Morgan committed
him until the afternoon. but he still demanded that
he should be examined at once or else discharged.
He and the officer had been gone but q short time
when one of the firm OF Staepfer Strenh, NO. ITO
Grand street. entered court and told the magistrate
that answering the prisoners description OBJ
tanned $50 worth of silk from him. falsely repre-
sentng that he came from l.. Miguel l. Co.
RECOGNIZED.
Weinberg and his prisoner re-eptered the station
house to lind two gentlemen conversing with the
sergeant at the desk. They telling him how
they had been swinded out Of goods by stranger.
AS Hall entered both gentlemen recognized in him
the man who had duped them. When he Was taken
to court in the afternoon the Following Arms.
through their representatives. made charges
nx.va pl.Ainp " Cor
swindled out Of S21 &c. OberteufIer. AbegG
& Co.. $40. and Staepfer Strenli SGT. Tho Arm Of
Felpmann Dicker No. All Broome street. lost $2s.
but could not positively identify the prisoner. On
the three charges made against Hall the magistrate
held him for trial in default respectively Of 81 500.
81 900 and $500. Mr.. Lie Boutiilier states that the
number Of firms who have been victimized 10 four
teen. Hall is man of medium size and dresses
neatly. He was abusive throughout the proeesdr
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