, 1879-01-09
THE ELIASES "DANKRUpT.' " -

-. 1-t w,~,. 10, :.
rh. Ella. Br.,aer., . %'Iis," ss " ii. and Ell. H.,
cre'lhtd with the "sawtlust EaH'e,' "Ai!lton
gold =" jewclry, and countless lottery aud "gltt
enttrtrlscr schcrne.: frienIs uf the lalc nlIo).
jar More ), nn,,.r thr Grand Central Hotel:
dealers IN watches md all sorts n1 "Je~elry" -;
anh pr0hab1y the greatest and mort successful
operators on the confidence aud cupitl,ty Of tho
yirtuous countrypan xrho hava held forth in
VIEW io1k ou''a0 Inc past teo 'es1s, H'sos An
aaslgnment 1etserday Tor the benefit OF Their
creditors to Hamilton Tlsn Burtnett, The hrtn
Il historic II, thu ncvsua,crs. They car1fet, out
their ,clcmes viii, vrrn, tu1n.., ~, cncrur and
,,,es. sara ~ o.+"t.,,a ,,.r,.', ~ s.a. ., .,...s
tneae "eFe 10 eate"l'y ',e''sed t"as tneS Always
,nsnaEcd % herp wtti,a', the inw. Thry rntns
here from Cincinnati about dozen yeara ago,
aud hrst came into p1ll'lic ilos"fiety with tbs
" "aawt!''st Ea,.c.' ans ;, Then there wcre t'cndquar.
Slices IN vaf.ous paris OF thc I'll rity from shst,
the country "as f!ouied Will! c!rcuiars. For
several years somebody rcapcd harvest. tho
recclrsa AMOUNTING u huudreds oi thousands u
tloltafs. Wheh tlIis oouanza !" was stopped
br tl,c police and tue postal authorities their
agents attendcd ~ Militia gold" and rented
large store On broadway ior fl.Uo month
~ a!spiay tHclr rntcbes anu tc~eiIy. ibis
"Eold " proved profitable Tor several months,
ssli tl,en II was abandoned: l.lt tl'e AEcts con,
unued IT, adseFtise It Mith ~ " Milton F" sEM
other gold until recently. 1t was nit the
timc worth It's weight IN 9rats or nearly.
wa opcneti,Esic fs'st ot ia Kind In
this c1tyt-and " lati ~ Immense run ot custom
for several years. people from the rtsra districts
partcu.asly taA'nE 10 y , g. thc Sssehtn Monasf
* rs ""rla. q , uin C9ssGo ei1et @ Dst1ioa
able gift eutcrprscs antl Lottery schemes fol-
lowed. Thc principle 81 all Ut them was to
get the couf1dlnR turallsl's money End give olnl
4 disappointment IN fciafn' some ot the
schemes were stopped br tho police but The
others were very successful ior ting. Ne~s-
paper exposures !!a7e gradually opcncd tho eyes
Of ffie people /" these schemes. anu lnotleF be-
Gal 10 ct'1He 10 SLOWLY, though onec 1u Willie
4 wall from New Ehyland or Texas Is !et leard.
The i1oilar.storc was reimlsso ~ the curncr
af I~enty-afst street aud Bfoauwny, and
alter prot!f!etn rxistenvo VI tour mouths
II was tl"set. The watch hastnGss y rar-
sietl on At t9e Garner u IwShtysee-
Elias y 10" Formerly thefe was
branch nt No: VI U0nd Htrect, un!er the Ha',c
OF Russell & Coz" but that CUTIE to hauGht
t(ltcc ilohths nEo. AhIohg tho names under
"EIgln 4 Co.," " li1pping u Co., "l!et'lct..
irgson q Cvr",, "Eopcrt \. ekeeps," md
ltusacll d C0" br'1dbtFect's c0l1!tnercial re-
porta say. "1hcee llr'ns afe well SHOWN 20
!asEs ross!on o. sAS nAo'e shsoHsh M saG Wesisat 3.
of the press ns wei! as oy the 'cxperlcnre' ot
thIsu vlettnl'xcd. They arc believed I" pos4shs
talent and capital, and among puytt nut tho
tsaa hare bcen called c1erllent cash CUSTOMERS
,f0r refuse stock an1 mater'als at'ts nre SAID 70
manufacture on tl'cIt own ntsount large ?uantt-
lies Of jcwrlrs. termed Kingston K"ld,' Or i!y
any name whrll n1ar appear ttnpl1nG anil yst
crads thu law wfet, prt!ven to be hsass. VIII
ialn NJ, tho youngest q thv Elias hfns1ets.
II apparently the bcst known to the
trade fn tic cETacitY OF buyer. aud, no matter
l;t,w lurEc the contract, fs said nlwafs 10 have
tho rat Tor aurl, Cootls ~ he mar require, pay
tncnt betng made ~ soon as the Eoods arc
checked. These III the trade who hare thus
dealt with them NAV uecna It saso IL continue.
hut the gcncral tIadu would hardIy recommend
transactions other thai cash before delivery,
and the public At largo would art In Tue faro of
all precedent should they Invest anytlsing wtint-
over in any Of tho lottery null 'vwelry evllcnIca
advertised for them. Change nf name nnd llca.
tion IL frequently necessary to Mvotd visits of
lNsiec u,,d vlctt.na, hut ~ cuan,gly cts tltu
fcfcita tlcvfecd That the law Ia unlIrOkcti, anu