New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE VICTIMS OF A swINDLER.
HOW GRockRs AND FRUIT DEALERS WE'RE chEAifp
ny C. +, DFwY

HOW GRoCKRs AND FRUIT DfALkRs wkHh ohEAiho
BY c. F. DEwY.
young German, &. f. Dewy' aDoot SI 1 "s ~
started commission agency at NO io3 barIiay
nnder the name OF Dewy N GO. lie optalhSn
orders for goods from European hrnis, when ne
execute1 IN the following manner: Inc goods
wore purchased of some New-lork iiin, al q were
Sniv Stunned Dewy then sold the bills OF lad'ng
10 bankers or merchants of his acquaintance anu
With the proceeds covered the amounts OF ms pur-
chase His profits in these cases were not large
bnf tnev enabled him after time to rent an once
at No los Barclay-st and to employ TWO cfeI rs
Dewy then began operations on large scare. NE
first transactions with firm were always on caen
basis and his prompt settlements inspired Ieneial
confidence. Little ny little he entered INTO com,
mercal relations with many large down .omn
crocers and ruis dealers, and shipped many caIeoJls
of canned goods to England Scotland. ana Iie''nu;c
At the beginning of last week large nui mum 49,,
his business friends in the grocery ana canned I'
lines received extensive orders from nun, ~ W.,
present moment they are deporhg ns op,prf
ance with the proceeds OF tue sale y. ~, ,s AIMS
IatRU>t rcpOIt.r visited severn Oh 'nVso nuns
Yesterday aud asccrtained the manner IN MIhVIs
they had been swinglcd. From Hazard ~ 90, OF
No lgI ChambeIsst., Dewy ordered last week
on mod GOODS worth over 500, which were NJ once
shlpped for London. The terms being cash. ohe ol
Hazard q Co.'S employees was sent 10 Dewy once g.
Friday afternoon with the shipping iecelpt, IN
order 70 collect the amount due on the purchase
Dewv tnduced the boy TO leave the receipt. ana
assured him that The money would he sent around
in an hour. II WAS not sent, however, ana De"y
disappeared from his Office that evening. heIp'
Day x Co. wholesale grocers. OF No. 100 Bareay'
amouut of II $40. In this case also, an once boy
was sent last Friday to Dewy's Office Win tns
shipping receipt Dewy took the receipt anu
otle,n6 the hoy an uncertfed check, which was
refused Some words ensued and 1t is claimed by
Kemp. Day IL Co. that DewNs hOokhecp9f hlIan-
will left the ONCE hy a back door with the snip
ping receipt his possession Maxieid ~ 0U OF
No 80 Park place. were likewise chraltu 0uS y
56o cases of canned goods. of the value OF SlI To-
which were shipped TO Liverpool and William H.
Colleen lost $500 in the same way
IT, d.trauded firms have been making inquiries
since Dewv's Disappearance, and have dlSc0vercd
that rs soon as obtained possession oil the snip
MIN, receipts he sold the bills of la lug TO different
bankers AMI merchants in the city. These men also
an, said TO have been cheated m then Transactions
with him. Ii has been learned that Friday evening
q man answering the description Of Dewy called la1
at the Office OF the White star Line anu asked IQI
!" staternon, ticket FOR the Celtic which was 70 sal
the following day. He gave his name as "e0rge
Parker of Dewy x Co. bat after moment renee
tion he suddenly turned around and asked the
clerk TO strike out the " Dewy Co Inc mem
bers OF the desraudcl firms are confident iha' TINS
man was Dewy, aul they have taken measures l"
have hun arrested upon his arrival IN England.