Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
GONE TO CANADA FOR HEALTH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. /

the fraudulent commission firm transac-
tions promise to be more sensational than
at first expected. Fleming is in Windsor,
Canada, just opposite Detroit and feels
quite safe, while Frank Loving is reckoned
among the high flyers at Ottawa, Canada,
both enjoying the fruits of their toll
The total liabilities will foot up more than
one million, of which immense sum Elem
ing and Merriam are credited with
two-ffths. r. Kendall is among
the missing, but his brother-in-law,
the man who put up for Kendalrs bail is
reckoned secure when wanted. The re
naming bucket-shop keepers are on the
anxious seat. The smoky atmosphere of
Gamblers alley is streaked with intense
anxiety this morning and many hearts are
tremulous. The cases against Fleming
and Merriam were to have come up this
morning before Justice Brayton, but up
to the present hour of writing neither of
the defendants have put in an appearance.
1t is thought that Merriam has fed to
Mexico. Leonard SWEET, attorney
for the Kendalls, was consulted
to-day by a Young man who, he said, came
from st. Paul, and had about 81, 900 worth
of stock in these concerns, belonging to
some of his friends there. He had been
over to the postoffice and had been in
formed by one of the inspectors that re-
sponsible commission firm, Allen & Co.,
were taking steps to overtake these swim
dlers. and get at the bottom facts of the
case. They had advertised to the effect
that parties holding certificates could leave
them in their keeping to be
used as evidence and would
get receipt for them. The
firm mentioned had an idea that these
swindling concerns were possessed of as
sets to the extent of 100000, and furth-
ermore that there were men of good com
mercial standing in the city who had
known about their. operations all along,
and were backing them up. Their object
was to get at the responsible parties. One
man at Stevens Point, Wis, holds $4,000
of worthless paper J. 7. Rowe writes
from Hannibal, Mo-, THAT the suckers in
that town will send $4,000 worth of the
scrip.
DIAMOND FRAUDS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-For some months
past great excitement has prevailed in the
diamond trade in this city owing to the
discovery of wholesale frauds on dealers,
who have been victimiZed to the extent of
hundreds of thousands of dollars. De-
tectives have been long engaged in en-
deavoring to ferret out the frauds, and it
is confidently asserted that within the next
forty eight hours important arrests will be
made. About five months ago gentle
manly, we'll dressed man with singularly
agreeable manner, entered the Office
of prominent firm of diamond
brokers and represented himself
as the agent of a large house in
Paris. He had some fine gems, would the
firm have the compIaisance to examine
them? The firm did so, and bought $10,-
600 worth of stones. Upon another occa
sion they purchased a yet larger amount,
and six weeks ago purchased of the pleas
ant gentleman from Paris third lot for
$4,000. The last package they did not
examine with the care bestowed upon the
others, for they had perfect confidence in
the judgement and integrity of the man
from France. In short time, however,
the customers who had bought diamonds
of the third purchase returned
them to the firm, declaring that
instead of blue white gems they were of
the green yellow variety. The wholesale
merchants were astonished beyond meas
ure, but upon applying simple test they
found that the diamonds for which they
had paid $4,000 were worth perhaps one
fifth of that amount. Before setting the
stones were washed, and the paint came
off, staining the water deep red Further
investigation showed that the gentleman
from Paris had no connection with the
firm he Represented, and that his creden-
tials were forged.
MEAN STEAL.
Spe cial Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, Feb. 6. -Sharpers are already
making demands on the funds collected
for the relief OF the sufferers by the inun-
dations in Germany. This morning Eel
senthall & Kozmisk, bankers, received two
checks drawn in favor of II. J. Christopher,
chairman of the relief association, upon
which Endorsements had been forged and
the money paid in New York. One of
the checks was dated Jan. Is and ordered
the Corn Exchange bank of the city to pay
to the order of H. J. Christopher $50. The
signature to this check was illegible, be-
ing merely series of fourishes.
The other check bore the same date, but
was urdWu LOT 90 on Ine OOmInorcldl Nd
tional bank. The signature to this one
was ''Mackey, Alling & Co." AS soon as
the Endorsements on the back of the
checks had been examined by Mr.. Felsen-
thall he knew they were forged, and tele-
graphed the New York authorities asking
them to look out for the forgers and arrest
them. 1t is also known that contributions
are given occasionally to persons repre-
senting themselves to be agents of the re-
lief associations, and Mr.. Christopher, the
secretary, desires it understood that no
money should be paid any one for the re-
lief of the German sufferers, who do not
bear credentials issped by the organiza-
tions and signed by him self.
NORTH CAROLINA coURTEsIEs.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
RALEIGH, n. g., Feb. 6.-Near Richland
Jesse Horn stayed with Will Bryant all
night. They quarreled at breakfast, and
each shot the other fatally.
At Williamstown feud arose between
King Griffin and his son, Smith Griffin.
King went to Smiths house. The latter
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