New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-10
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A NEW TRICK OF SWINDLERS
SELLING PASSES GOT BY FORGERIEs.
RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT COMPANIES AND
THEATRES THE VICTIMS.

RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT COMPANIES AND
THEATRES THE VICTIMS.
The detectives OF Inspector Byruess staff sue
cecded yesterday in catching clever forger and
swindler. Treasurer Moss. of Wallacks Theatre. on
June II raceyed a letter purporting 70 Do from
BENJAMIN Wood. the Editor Of The Ddiy Aers
asking for two reserved seats for the following
night After the messenger boy had left the theatre
with the tickets Mr Moss examined the letter.
and was suspicious of it, lie teephoned 70 Tia
Naes Office asking if such a letter had been sent,
and upon receiving negative reply he went al
once to the detective Office and reported the case.
and Detective Magure was assigned 70 work IL up.
He went 10 the theatre and soon after Paul CASA
nova a Cuban gentlem IN, accompanied by friend.
presented the tickets which had been sent 70
Mr. Wood. Mr.. Casanova said that he had
bought the tickets OF Louis sta"gcr Of No.
3s7 Si1th-ave. Staogcr sand that be had bought
the tickets Of a large man with black mustache.
Detective Mcguire was unable to find the man.
on last Wednesday Mr.. sutton. city editor of
The World went to Police II.adquarter, and re-
ported that a number Of letters had been received
by various persons asking for tickets in the name
Of Joseph Pulitzer Of The Uord aud later It was
discovered that the name Of Albert Pulitzer. Of
The vorniag journal. had also been used. Detect
I've Scrgcants Fruk and Rogers were then put
on the case To assist Mcguire. They found that an
extensive sv ,udling scheme was In operation. and
that nearly AL the theatres. the Iron Nteamboas
Company. John H. Starin. smiths Line " stsani-
ers the Long Island Railroad aud the Sea Beach
Railroad had suffered by 10. sergeant Frink WIS.,
tied Austin Corbin at No. ia Broadway. and wu
informed Of the swndlo.
on Tuesday afternoon Charles NJ lIcad. tho gem
oral traffic manager Of tho Long Island Railroad,
nt Hunters Point. re eivcd letter purportng to
a.. o., Dan q aax-
ing for twenty passos. Tho tickets were gwen to
tho messenger. and Mr.. Head accompanied by De-
tective James Ryan followed the boy. and ~
Twenty ghth-st. and First-ale- saw him give thd
tickets tO young man, whom Ryan at once arrested
Al Police Headquarters he gave ms nalh1 s
Leonard Davis salesman of No. 80 West I"riith-
81. He acknowledged that he had written AZ thd
letters aud said that he had sold the tickets To Loua
Staegcr and David Lcwlnskl, OF No. 30 lhlrd-aVe
Detectives Frink and Magulrc called on Staegei
ON Tuesday night He was not at home. but they
mad a c0ny yersatlon with Lewinskl, who sad thae
he represented Staeger The detectives SAID blat
they wanted 20 sell some tickets. but would preier
10 do their bus ness direct, and they made an ar
ran cement 10 see Staeger yesterday morning. les-
terday they met Staeger who offered 70 my tbef
Iron Steamboat okets at twenty cents each,
When staegcr LETT the house he was arrested aht
taken 10 the Central Office. VI agulre then Weno
70 see Lewinsk, and told him that II he vas certain
that he was the business he woul ID sell HIM more
tickets. Lewinskl 10 prove that he was an rlght,
showed the detective a large number OF tickets,
which he knew could have been bought 0hly from
Davis. He was then arrested and the tickets were
taken. -
stacger and Lewinski are both BARRIERS. Ths
former does business at No 3s7 >ixth-avc. The de.
tectives found IN his shop large soap box full OF
tickets of every description. They we're taken I'd
Police Headquarters. Among the tickets were
number which were identified BY the Iron steam.
boat Company and by Mr. COrbin as having been
sent To Davis on The forged orders Davis has been
Identified by a nuUber of messenger boys v hom he
employed To take the notes To better carry on his
scheme Davis had got printed letter heads OF me
HOrsiug Journal and The UoTld, as well the per-
sonal cards OF Messrs. joseph and Albert Pulitzer.
Davis. Staeger and LewInskl will be examined %
the Jefferson Market Police Court this afternoon
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