, 1881-01-16
His Brother the Butcher Of the
Servant Girl Some Time Last
Week.
4 Svind1cr Advertising for Victims in
Australasia, Africa, Asia, and the
Sandwich Islands.
The Cruel Experiences Of a Burglar
in Jail at Cleveland, O.
Horrible Way in Which Missourian's Boil
Was Opened By His Wife.
! Young Ytllow.Cogered Boy in Cleveland PlaYing
Pirate-lealousy in Acw Orleans. =.


Special Dlspatch to Tne Chicago Irtbuns.
Boston, Mass, Jan. ia sweeping sund1e
WAS un7arthed this morning Dy the arrest Of
Alexander Rodnpow charge of using tho
mails for fraudulent purposes During the last
few weeks the Mayor and several prominent
importing houses have received from parties In
bombay, Calcutta, md other places, letters tn-
Quiring rs to the responsibility of the "Roda-
now Manufacturing Company Nos: and 7
Portland street, Boston, and advertisements
have been sent which were taken from news
papers published IN New Zealand, Calcutta,
Bombay, New South Wales, Sandwich Islands,
Cape OF Good uopo, South Afrl-
CT, and other piaces,-thirty-hve in oil.
The advertisements stated the ''Koda-
now Manufacturing Company" had been
appointed by warrant watchmakers to tho
Queen ut England, the Prince Of Watcs, tho
Emperor of Russia, and the Bey OF Tuns; that
the Company was established in 1919, and had
taken several medals at the Exhibitions at Lon
don, Paris, and Vienna 1t was claimed that tho
watches were manufactured at St. lnmcr
Switzerland, and the advertisements stated that
the watches would be sent In marine cases to
any part Of the world, and at prices IS per cent
lower than they could be obtained
elsewhere. No orders would be filled unless nc-
companlcd By remittance to cover the
amount reference to Boston house. They
agreed to send an Imperial cnrOnOmeter, show
ing the duy, week, and month, repeating tho
hours, quarters, and eghths, in three heavy gold
cases, warranted for FIVE yeurs. for l5 sterling:
1t is said that Il watch Of that description could
not be sold for less than $3.50: Felix Montano,>
OF Springfield. Mass, received letter from his
father, who Is in New Zealand, asking him to
buy one Of the watches for him. Mon
tano Forwarded the amount stated in
the circular as the price, Of a silver
WIS sold on bond. anu that IS cents moro must
be sent to pay the duties. He seat the required
amount, and received in return cheap copper.
case watch. known Us the Broadway watch.
and not manufactured in St, Inner, as The ad-
vcftisement stated. Rodano, wwhose office Is at
No. 5 Portland street, In the corner Of second-
hand stove-store, has received about dozen
registered letters dny during the lust week,
and the officers who have been work
ing up the case made the arrest at thnt
pluce this morning. When questioned as
10 his standing by a representative
he had no credit in this country, as his business
was ull done IN Switzerland. He claims to have
q brother in New York, and now states thnt the
watches came to that port instead OF Boston.
He Was delivered to the United States officials.
The officers suspect that tho Rodanows are but
part of large gang of swindlers who have
been at work in this country for some time pre-
pairing for rich harvest, in which conntrymcn
are TO be made the chief victims.