New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-02
4 MEAN swINDLER UNDER ARREST.

ahort ,,,o voors aco Mrs II. 4. Fredericks,
then keeping furnished rooms IN West he RE-
ST., bought furniture worm S-'Voo ;os,oIments In
in The Bowery TO be paid for III ins' Blu dolnbia
November last the woman went 70 o5 Thirdave
leaving the furniture stored at NO % dnnorfnre
and informing the furniture dealers OF her u. e. So
Mrs Fredercks then owed balance Vi ;axs,oI
which she said she would pay III ! mon' MY: n man
ments of $40 In Phadelphla sne I'seu the money
named +, j. Mathews, to whom she gave lne io'Vt
al month 10 he forwnrdep here Mathews ~
seems procured Adams Express ConPam nsd HANK
and filed them out, ana IN auul, dU,a ne evidence
receipts with Coogan Bros,'s name, 10 srm On
that Inc had forwarded the money to the ui i 80
Friday last Mrs. FredcIicks, came 10 ' arcouni
Snu sing il TO be $40 or $40. She
found the balance against her 10 oo oG Ti
Mrs. Fredercks on pro.es.,;ms, she de-
lined 80 do this nnIess il was private room,
but expressed her Willingness to go WIN
of the firm to Inspector ByInes ~ Tooran,
where She produced the receipts James .. no.
ON seeing the firms receipts eleven in number Po
nounccd them forgeres: Inspector D hior to tbe
Sent Detectives Heidelberg ana Lahth'ot W ~ Eo
Office of the Adams Express Company az NJ 800 90
Broadway, where Superintendent hoey cIthoUoh
the express companys receipts hn detectIyes
nc ro, 1ou'J 70 Pmiadephia and learned at
the office at No. 632 Chestnut-;s ,;r r,naT
the receipts were bogus Ihey were ai'o Sni,e iiue
that Mathews was already III prison. oolie .ln1
AGO il seems he advertised Tor pOsilloh as asoH'
for some trm outside of Phlladeipha. .. a.
Deraismes a dealer i'll brushes ana fancy artloies'
at No. 800 Broadway, answered the adVeTtlseinrn.'
ana finally made Mathews his Philadelphia agent,
sending him $500 worth OF goods, upon leatnlng
that Mathews was the son of A. l. Mathews OF A. l.
Mathews 81 Co., dealers In drugs at NO. 81 barclay
ST. and beng assured by the father that inc son
would undoubtedly he good Tor The deDt', AS
Mathews did not pay for the goods Mr. DeraiSSlnes
sent detective to Philadelphia, VINO found nothing
OF tine goods beyond pawn tickets, Whlch were us
covered on MathewsS person after he Had peeh d.
rested.
When Mathews was confronted with Inspector
ByrneJs detectives lie asked what effect DIS ac,
know gmenJ that the receipts were bogus woniu
have on Mrs FrederIcks. Being told that Il ne aIOhe
were guilty she could not be responsible, Mathews
acknowledged forging the receipts and SAID he had
procured the goods OF Mr. DeralSncs Ill Order 10 pay
Coogan Bros the money he had received irolh
Mrs. frederlcks. He had expected to tiue III
over" and come ont ali right. On Saturday Mrs.
Fredericks was taken before Justice Morgan, ana
warrant for the arrest OF Mathews was sworn out,
TO be used IN case lie should not be conveyed OF
fraud upon MIR. Deralsmes. The Adams Express
Company is particularly anxious TO prosecute
Matthews, and will do so In case he 1alls 10 tnen
through any failure i'll the other charges against
him. Mrs. FrederIcks was allowed TO 60 OH ner own
recuguIzance. she gave an address Ill TINS Guy
winch proved TO De false, vet the detectives Ioi-
lowed her 10 Jersey City and located her. Sho
is SAID to be living with her second husband man
named John X. Case. Mrs Fredercks IL about iorly
wears old Mathews is tnlrty-one.