New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
4 CLERGTu4A'S son IN TROUBLE,

John MacLeod a Scotchman, about thirty years
o a2e airalgued IL The Jefferson Market
Police COuri yesterday morning 10 answer the
cha 20 OF obtaining goods under false prttenses.
Inc 90 plaluants were several jewellers. who II
IS al %. d. were yIctimlZed by MacLeOd, each in
Sill Do mounts but the total that the prisoner had
rea YEA from bis Swludlln0 reached the respectable
amount of about ~ 900. MacLeOPs Opel atlOns
extended far back as ms arrival In THIS
ct about eight months ago, and were
systematic q with much ability. Ills method OF
Out aiming goods was TO call Oh the manufacturing
jewellers Ia this city and represent himse a. a
broker IA jewcrv. To them h. would TepTesc m
tina, ne had secured customers for various lines
81 goods, and hat he desired 10 suppl them with
the needed articles. which he desired 10 loan from
the tr He promised To return the jewery should
II chance that his customers refused 10 buy IT, A.
l. customary 10 suCn Transactions, Macleod would
leave voucher for the goods IN the shape Of 4
memorandum, and depart with he valuables.
After considerable time had elapsed, the manuiac-
not having received either the money or the
goO4s, set detectives on the track Of Macleod, and
nnaiy arrested him on Friday night.
Among the sufferers through MacLrods vagaTles
we're Geurae Har We. of No. 500 Broadway, from
whom lie obtained on June p a diamond and
pearl rlng valued AT 80, On a memorandum III
which be prOmI ed 10 return the ring III hall an
hour jules ,ITuet, OF No. II John-st. VINO IN
,r-tsd to n m on Nav % Isl carats of unset sap
pulrt., V .lueu AT $3.50 ana LOUIS BOrnemah OF No..
10 JoLL-s, who loaned nm on May II - unset
opais worm $50 Besides these jewellers II Is
ION III the complaint Among these are NJ 4. Hu-
gan OF No. / MaIden-laue, from whom Macleod OBJ
tanned Two unset diamonds valued al plSO on May
49, and Aicxaudrr Il Co., of No. lGl FultOI-st., Who
loaned him . diamond ring Oh July ID valued at
10 Mcleod was remanded und $1,000 bail on
eacn complaint 10 await iral.
Mac .rOu, II l. SAID, Is the son OF the Rev. Dr.
Norman Macleod. OF GLASGOW, formerly one of the
cuapaIls 70 Queen NlCtOrla. ana the Editor vi the
FL 1914 nIagaZIue known Good " Ords. tbs father
dleu ia $3.50, and Macleod sailed for India, lcdy-
Ing behind lis wife, TO whom he had be married
bal "a snJr. tlinc About eight mOu.hs ago he ar
rived III his country from CcyiOu, and engaged
board al NO. j MOurOe-st.. Brooklyn. While uvlng
In MOuruc-si. n seemed To he well supplied Win
money. aud he informed his dcquaIn tanccs that he
Was ID receipt OF weekly income Tram Eng
land of HJO About I'VE weeks ago Macleod left
b., 6tarllug-nouse without paying Ms bal, ana mas
not Deon since III It's nelgnDOrhoOd. Meanwnile
numerous .etteTs from manufacturing jewellers
were received AT his old bOaIulng-nOusc. one OF
,iac LrOd's former friends remarked To Tribune
rcpO ter last uIgut nat hr could attribute his mis-
louLue only to one cau,e-hls 1Ondness To- gam
.iug Macleod, hc SAID, Was u member OF me
Pa.Ole Club IN B~rciay-at., and lrequentei
ID the most OF his Time. " Macks creul-
Tors" SAID MS friend, % will not prosecute
hun toe, ause lac has ample means TO satisfy them
al and / think he viii be clear very soon. lie wall
I AL mon, W that he has ObtaneI uIshOnestly,tor
al ne has 10 DO 10 write 10 the other side aud The
money comes promptly"