, 1881-06-24
Ms Recent Failure Regarded by
His Creditors as Decidedly
Fraudulent.
They Cause His Arrest, and He Goes
to Jail In Default Of ;
Bail, :
II: .1,aom In Wheat, Corn, and Oats
Continues, Wheat Closing
Active.
Ballet that Iron Has Reached a Figure
That viii Be Permanent for
+, Some Time.
CONFIDENCE MEN,.
ARREST OF 4 COUPLE or THEM.

CONFIDENCE MEN.
ARREST OF \ COUPLE or THEM.
Svtetol Dtspateh to 1he Chicago 1ttbuns.
NEw YonK, June a3-After over two
weeks of unren,itttng work, Inspector
B5mes and Detectives williamson. Sieytn.
md LanthIer, Of his command, to-tiay capt-
p,ed tlrece noted Western confidence men,
Who twice swindlcl m unsuspecttnx
ttanger, securing tn all $4,000 from their
sietim., On the 10th ult., Mr.. Adolph Llcbes.
aQern,nn Israelltg, arrived in this city. with
bis 'wIfe and two children. on the steamship
Colon, Of the Pacific Afail Line, from Aspfn-
vail. Mr.. Ltebes lad originally been in bust
pess In San Francisco, but for three
yars previous to his arrival in New
FORK had done business in Gaate-
na!n Central America. There he made
considerable morley. al,d Ills intention in
coming to this city was to 70 Into Soma profit
sals business here. After taking lodgings
for his family at 152 East Flfty-second street,
tslookcd about for -
AZ OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST Ius CAPITAL.
In tho columns Of morning journal lesaw
IA advertisement for partner with capt.
tlof 81, 900. Llabes answered the advertise
nant and In reply q well-dressed business
man called on him and introduced himself as
Csorge {. Hammond. He SAIL lie was in
ht business OF manufacturing safes, and
TINT la was doing profitable trade, but was
Unable to extend his business owing 10 want
oteapttal. His plausible manner won Liebea'
eanfdonce. aud, when Hammond suggested
hat he should accompany him to Ills Office,
lebes consented. Hammond introduced
llehes to q gambling den In West Twenty
4 fourth street. The game In progress was cx-
TRIED In 'lt It that l,e soon ' " ESS'' -
-. FOUND 1llasEIr LOSER
nthe amount ct $500. After losing th!ssum.
1lebes thought to knew enough OF the game,
nd LETT the horse with Hammond, The next
d,y Jtn,,ea rccnived n nnta from T1omu,nnts
Ms1etsins tllat ho was called Out OF town s'td-
Denly, but would see HIN again on his return
10 the city on the 9th Inst, Still In search Of
4 profltable tnycst1nant. IIebes saw
,aother n,1yertIsemcnt % cal1inx' % FIR "" n
nttner with D capital OF $4,000
IA the patent block pavement business
iuclicago and 1T. Louis. He answered this
advertisement, and was waited m ut his
hausu by a i,1nn rcpresentfnp himself tis
h. psient HER. Fosttr e*nlaim Mnb }ha bus.
nss In suclt q way nj tt, tleceiya Iiebes. At
tie rruilest nf Fostar. i.inhes necttJ,nnnfnti
lin to In Rossmorc wl,ere MAI, via ,voa
htrotlllcefI tn lin, NJ Fronk .Iartii.,n said % So
owued n haif interest In the Infant rlal,E. liz
Foster and ,inrtfine agreeti to sefi to T,rhes n
thri Intnrest il, Tia rn,,cer, ~ for 81 III oash
Wbe tha napnt,ntionu iii tsorn IN m nr11resa sa'''
r,,,.,s 80. -. pva'sss n,,e,
,sa .n...u LII , hAs ArrEA'sEn w tue scESEt
WI. nM WIS lntr9dnced to Llcoes ns Zen. Bur.
ept r1t oc Gi 6v Fastep III ic!s1 aTnn @
nd In syna tv1itus, IN INV rToot ,,r1Sn frr II