Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-18
MORE or TINE DIAMOND sw,nDlss.
Career OF a Swindler- The Names OF
His Victims and Description of
the Cunni ng Amount OF
Property Obtained.

A very full report Of the swindling ca
reer Of man calling himself George
w. Marshall, appeared in the HERALD
OF Wednesday, by telegraph. In addi-
tion to the leading facts therein set
forth, Chief Cuddy has re eceived from the
Chief of Police in San Francisco speci.
man of the letter heads and drafts which
Marshall made use Of in his swindling
schemes. These are finely Autographed
with the name of the alleged firm, "Hen-
derson, Marshall & Co, importers and
dealers in iron and carriage material, "a
and 30 Los Angeles street. to which is
attached the rames of the members, j.
A. Henderson, W. r. Marshall, and Geo.
w. Marshall,
These blanks 500 of each, were print
ed by Britton & Rey, OF San Fran.
cisco, and delivered to Marshall and
stranger, at the Lick House, on the 9th
OF January. The following Is speci-
Hltn VI tut uTtltSs
NO..
HENDERSON, MARSHALL & Co,
Los Angeles, Cal. ........ 1884.
Pay to the order Of .....,.........1
.................... Dollars.
The Frat National Bank,
Los Angeles, { al
With these charming pieces Of paper
printed IN green. the swindler paid for
jewelry to the umount OF 81, 575 and de-
manded and received rebate for paying
cash. The names of the victims were
John Levy & Co., Randolph & Co, A.
Andrews & Co, Nat. Raphael & Co.,
W. X. Nandcrslice and W. Manning.
His coreer was bad, brief. aud brilliant.
He looked Mt the goods in holiday time;
represented himself member of the firm
of Henderson, Marshall& Co., that he was
about to be married and wished to pur.
chase some jewelry. Finding the dia-
mond merchants anxious to trade, he
was happy, but he had to return to Los
Angeles "a iie) for few days. In that
time he got the puiious drafts and letter
heads made, and then reappeared as if
just from Los Angeles. called on all his
victims, took the goods and paid for
them with the beautiful but worthless
drafts, with one exception, that of
Deakin 4 Co., who by mistake sent their
diamonds to Los Angeles and recovered
them by telegraph. Marshall is repre-
aented as man of gentlemanly appear
ance and dress, about thirty-fge years
Of age, and OF good conversational pow
ets and address. lie was about five feet
eight inches high, OF n light complexion,
aud his face was as smooth as billiard
ball. He was acquainted with all the
prominent men in the southern portion
of the State and was engaged to be
married t. the daughter OF one of
the wealthiest orange growers in
the Italian section OF California
After securing the jewelry he left for
parts unknown, but will very likely be
captured. Whether he left by sea or
land is not known as yet, but the matter
is in the hands Of the authorities all over
the country He and his accomplice
have probably escaped in disguise, but
the telegraph will precele them and
sooner or later the rascal will be caught.
In the mean time Mr.. Marshall, of the
old firm Of Henderson & Marshall, is
daily troubled with inquiries about his
fictitious namesake. The drafts were all
sent to Los Angeles and promptly re-
turned as worthless.
All the letters addressed, as from Los
Angeles, 10 these duped diamond deal
ers, were postmaiked in San Francisco,
fact that had escaped the notice of the
diamond merchants before, showing that
Marshall was hidden in that city all the
time waiting for his bogus papers to be
made.
The case is curious, bold and cunning
and the perpetrator will doubtless soon
find that "the way of the transgressor
is hard.