St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-18
A BOLD ROGUE.
The Adventures of Matrimonial and
Financial SBrs"dier.

A BOLD ROGUE.
The Adoenfmres of ~ Matrimonial and
Financial SSrs"dter.
A New York special gives the. following
narrative OF a peculiar case of indling.--
Prof Albert Gabriel, alias Griswold, who was
charged with forgery by Detective James
Price, of the Twenty-nnth Precinct is one
of the most persistent swindlers that the
police ever had to deal with. Much OF his
criminal career is as yet only hinted at, but
the detective who arrested him has the reputa
ton of being keen aud persistent, aud when
be has done with Gabriel he will doubtless
know all about him that is worth knowing.
The fellow is short, stout, swarthy, and has
protruIng eyes that give him an unpleasant
appearance. The story OF mis- career end mis-
doings, as told before Justice Patterson. yes
terday, is substantially as follows. Gabriel
isa native OF Marseilles, France He was
born in ls4l, was graduated rs pubic
school teacher at the French Academy in
Paris aud received an extra diploma He
taugnl ut Marsei,les and ToalDn aud in Italy
uuul tue franco-Prassian war, when be en-
terea the army. and 10 1871 came to Ans ri
ea. ahch 81 tais period 0i his life is obscure.
he taagAt Ia New York, bul finally settled ir
WATERFOWL, Jefferson county, in this state,
ana was engaged 10 teaen languages in the
family OF Ai.en B. Beach
II is said that Gabriel did well at Water
town, aud ii is not alleged that, up to three
months ago, be committed any crime there.
Some time ago be formed the acquaintance
OF two amiabie maiden ladies, Emily II. and
Adeda Girls Yod. They lived al Adams, near
W..ft.r ,. Il ,,r L.
miah Griswold, "a distant relative OF the Beach
family, who died eight years ago, leaving
them house at Adams, another at the Thou
sand Islans, ami enough money 10
make moderate fortune. His only SON
Henry S. Griswo!d, a real estate agent Of
Chatleld, Mimi, was also provided Tor.
MISS EMILY
was graduated al Hjlyoke college, Mass and
afterward at Frencl convent at Montreal,
and shc has for a quarter of a century taught
school in first-class institutions and families.
Gabriel, who claimed to be bachelor,
courted Miss Emily, and, in spite of the OPP
position OF her family, they were married
three months ago Hardly had the honey
moon passed when his designs on her little
fortune became apparent, and she secured
the aid Of her brother and sister IN devising
plans TO thwart him. After the wedding
Gabriel proposed wedding trip 10 New
York and Washington, and the couple start
ed on their journey, going 10 board at Mrs.
AckermIn's No. 100 East One Hundred and
Thirteenth street Gabriel had represented
that he bad ample means, but his wife, who
appears much attached 10 him, soon dscOV-
cred that he was penniess, and was borrified
when She found out that on the 9thof Oct
ooer he Lad forged a check for Sl75 on the
Clayton Exchange Bank signed w. NJ. March
all. in favor OF Lorenzo Curtis. To save her
husband from the disgrace of criminal
prosecution she settled the transactions A
lew days later she gave Gabriel a letter to
post To Miss Adelia Griswold II was a draft
for $40 made by Onstine 81 Dowd of the
Chatield Bank OF Chatheld, Mimi, on the
Case National Bank OF this city, in favor OF
E. NJ. Griswold and indorsel by uim to his
ster Adelia. Gabriel did not hesitate to
open the letter, forge an Endorsement to the
draft and cash it at the Hotel Martin in Uni
versity Place. For this he will be prosecut-
ed. On the very day that he committed
the crime. or the day after, he called at F.
w Christern's book store and ordered about
$40 worth of books, rendering in payment a
check which appeared to be drawn for 500
on the Murr'y till Bank by George Phelps,
in favor OF Prof. A. Gabriel. The clerk did
not know Gabriel, and when he demurred to
giving him the change, the forger gave his
visiting cBrd, and showed a notice of his
marriage in WatartoYn newspaper
Gabriel received $50 and the books, and
when it was discovered that Phelps, who is
George B. Phelps, railroad contrac tor of
Clayton had no account at the Murray Hill
bank, Detective Price was consulted and he
discoAered that Gabriel had committed
ANOTHER CRIME.
At Henry Halt d Co.'S book store Gabriel OBJ
tained $40 worth of books and $40 on a check
on The Murray Hill bank for $50, signed j.
Crevlin, n favor of Albert Gabriel. Gabriel
IL making this false token, probably meant
II. s. Crevlin of Cape Vincent. The clews
led TO WATERFOWL. but could be followed up
only slowly Mr.. Allen c. Beach, in letter
spoke well of Gabriel as professor but was
unable to say where he was. At last on
Wednesday, Price found out that Gabriel had
lived on East One Hundred and Thirteenth
street and had been required to leave be
cause he had not settled his bill. His wife
was at Adams where she was settling up her
estate, because OF fire which had de stroyed
some buildings belonging to her and her sis
ter She had also arranged to give her bro
th"r the bulk of the money she had so that
NA@N'AA
riel to No. 1776 Lexington avenue, where
he had sent his trunks and hired al uufur-
nished Hat. The detective captured his man
by ruse, yesterday mo rning. He locked
him up in The station house, secured the
trunks in the house on Lexington avenue
finding checks and other material for swind-
ling, and then ascertalned that, after leaving
One Hundred and Thirteenth street, Gabriel
went to No. 13S East Fiftieth street. There
Price found Mrs. Gabriel who had just re-
turned from Adams. She was much dis
tressed when she heard of her husbands ar
rest. but said she was not surprised at it.
She spoke freely Of his check on the Clayton
Bankand the stealing of the check from the
letter to her sister Aielia. Gabriel was re-
manded by Justice Patterson until to-day.
What Bat Cost.
Templeton liz Boston Herald.
As am in an inqulring mood this week
towards my republican friends, / would like
IN thar than fhay fb;,,l l. IL.