West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-07

custouy o. ne ponce. Mr.. SmltN
was summoned to Police Headquar-
ters and identified Moses. The pris-
oner looked at Mr.. Smith, ami said
Il never saw the man before"
Later in tue day Mcsos vas ideu-
Gded by L. w. Crowell, of the Pd@-
nix Insurance Company, at No. l95
Broadway. Moses went TO Mr.
Crowelis office on February 10 and
gave bis name as Anthony White, Of
Greeuvi!ly, South Carolina. He said
that be had been travelling IN New
England, aud was on bis way home
IN company with his family, having
received telegram to the effect that
a relative in GIeenville vac at the
point Of death. Mr.. Ctowell was
well acquainted with a White family
in GIeenville. Moses spoke OF the
family IN such way as to mislead
Mr.. Crowell completely. 1t was ai-
ten banking hours and Moses said
that he had run short OF money TOR
hls journey. He asked Mr.. Crowell
to cash check Tor $3.50 aud the re-
cues, was complied with promptly.
The check proved to be worthless,
and Mr.. Crowe.l learned, after wri-
ting to Greenville, that he had been
dupod. He read a published de-
scription OF the man who had swim
died Mr.. Smith, and he determined
that they had been cheated by the
same man. Less than two weeks af-
ter obtaining money from Nj. Crow
ell Moses played a similar trick upon
II. II. Stuart, OF No. 81 Wall Street.
lie represented himself on that oc-
cAsion IA Genera Curtis, State Com
missioner OF North Carolina. and Mr..
Stuart csshei two worthless checks
for $50 each.
Inspector Byrnes hao in bis pos
session a letter written to Mr.. SIN tn
by B. II. Has.el, ageLt Of the
Charleston Steamship Company in
Boston. Mr.. Hassell had read an
account Of the manner In which Mr..
Smith was swindlel, and he wrote to
say that the 9windier had been in
Boston also. A worthless check for
1920 had been csshed tY Mr.. Has
sell, who was upde, the impression
that the man VINO presented II was
a wealthy Southern planter.
Not long ago Moses tried to swim
die Charles R. Flint, the business
partner Of Mayor Grace. Of No. 81
Wall Street. lie endeavorel to pass
himself off as a Mr.. Prince, Of Lynn,
Mass, and he nearly succeeded in
getting Mr.. Flint to cash a check.
Beiag eomewhst suspicious, however,
Mr.. Flint asked Moses TO wait until
another day, and sent a telegram to
a friend whose name Moses had ueed.
The reply to the telegram proved
that the alledged Mr.. Prince was a
fraud, and Moses was hustled with
out ceremony out Of Mr.. Flint's Of
fee.
Inspector BgTnes said yesterday
that Moses was most accomplished
swin1!er. The men to whom he had
applied for money with success were
we'll verse1 with business matters,
and most Of them bad regulations
for sagacity in their dealings will
others. To swiudle such men required
something more than ordinary talent
for cheating. Moses is nearly Fifty
years old, tall and well formed, With
gray hair and moustacbe aud regular
features. His career as Governor o.
South Carolina is well known. II,
was born in Tie South, bis father
having been Judge there, and b,
had as good an education az could b,
procured in that part ofthe couptry
before the war. lie fought in tb,
Confederate Army, but after the wal
closed he prolessed to be a friend Of
tho ltkerateI IIscLs .,l L.,..,o, .,