New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25
DEITDED BY FALSE HOPES.
,,p uAvERON AND MR.. MARITIME sWlNDLED

rpDOlt
,,s mind about the New. York appointments "n'on
,1 so,nc excitement on Wednesday night, turns ouV
havc bcen the work OF a clever confidence man. MS
identity has not been established owing 10 INC i' '''
,be rersoos who were swindled nave not lh''e any ~
rl,int to the police. They probably feared 'ho "5
that would be raised at their expense But HOW '"V INV
focts are given TO the public through TE IRbuNE '
III, ,o,btlcss make every EFFORT discover the rascal
Tho hecinniug of his scheme when he wake" lno
tbe Office OF John Haveron, young shipping inei'"''
IN South-st lam MAJOR Coon OF the treasury ioi",
ment" he said to Mr.. Haveron. This was apou' nav
mast o'clock and the stranger had copy Oh ~. N"9
Nc,rs in his hand lie tall and we-dresseu man
with tull sandy whiskers. His appearance was hp '
% ON e1ucated man. nor that Indicated Ill Ills
language though he told Mr.. Haveron III theiI "'o'
conversation that lie was to be found "hen III w.,
York at the University Club. but was S'aylE "'
Fifth Avenue Hotel. 81 have been sent over "S 80
tarv Manning" continued the stranger 10 ho'il'
OF your apnointment shipping Commssio"' IT.
=. ro,oes g Reed provided your bondsmen "Io '''9
factory The Secretary directed me 10 inquire VI w.
10 who would go your bord ana l" "S"u,'' ~, -
their acceptahity TO the Department. viz" ~
telegraph him. ,, n,+ do,ichted
,,, measure as we'll and asked the stranger 10 s'
dawn He said the notice of the appointment was sur
,rise -yhen the Major unroed his copy OF I"' D"'E
Noes and pointing to paragraph Ill u rei"o''
that sheet, said :, , ,oro -
"Wpy il is known Washington Already an" Hei0 10
q dsna,ch announcing the changes
AZ, IIaveron took the paper and read with astonlsh-
,,.,t that Collector Hedden had been sulers'"eu u!
Uubert O. Thompson, aud that United o'a'c' ii>'i'. ~
Attorn6v Dorsheimer was superseded ny ii0"'''
Attorney MARITIME. in ADDITION to his own hoes' az
,oipment TO succeed Mr.. Reed. The stranger sau 'n
he had recommended HaverOns appointment III spite o
PROTESTS that had been filed. He gave the names oi r
Uaveron's Indorsers in his application Tor 'he p"'0 %
otherwise displayed such knowledge OF the papers anu
facts that the Young merchant had no other o"oi'e ~
e. ,hiuk him genuine representative Of secretary Man
ming No other than a Treasury agent ne thouSn'' '
posSjhly be possessed OF such intorma'ioh eSPo'"'
that in relation to the protests Of which he had 'ee
nreylousy advised. The Major said that 'he reHo"No"
Higgins was his father in-law, probably ieeIns 'e'
that Haveron would not know that HiEsIns' peiu5 4"
bachelor could not well be fathern- law 10 any oo"'
v,tbout entalling further scandal on the AuhIie "
Ia even told me some things about my case winch
Gid not know myself" said Mr. Haveron yeS'erua! u /"
friend This was easy enough for gen'leni'n VI
Muuchausen procliyilies. Mr. HaverOn nahed mum
her OF gentlemen us the ones from whom ne "ouu cN
noe, IN socure bopdsmen The MAJOR said he knew them
al and that any of them would be satisfactory ~" i
rcson for HaveIOn's appointment bears 'ne n"n's VI
large number of romnent and influential SOLD Demo-
,rats so that he had hesitation III picking out DoHu
men. ,oo.o,
The two men talked over various matters cohnec'eu
with the coming event in the life Of one OF then' dup
iprormotjop regarding Treasury Department ana uS
closed the tact that from Baltimore lheh tHeS
went out to see man around the corner III Ho"o' " ~
orpointmtnt and aterward at MI HaNer"u 9uEA'7
went 70 Mr. Marines oNce. Here the MAJOR Was "u'
introduced by the happy Haveron as Mr. Manning cPn
h1entjal right hand man and ambassador lie Was III
,ne1i,telv -aken On trust through MI HaNeT"h III
agreement When be had stated Ills mission MI Mar
tine aghast . .r,- -, -,
~Icau't understand it at ALL" he said have had
no anticipation OF anything OF tho 1lnd am s1''se
with my present pllce not desired change IL
Is astonishing" ~,
The Major said that he could conhdentialy tell MI
Marine some Of the why he = 10 super'''e
Mr. Dorsheimer and they went INTO secret conference
OH the subject the "details OF which nave ho' cono INV.
The hands OF TIE TRIBUNE and can only Ire S"rA'seu,
All that is known is that the Grant Ward natter ana
enc names of some promir ent politicians figured III the
talk and that when it over Mr. MARITIME had u'uc'
taken to consider the matter and to let MC'r '''n
know his intentions by night There was ulh7'ei u
small insult solicited a loan with "H'h 10 pa!
telegraph disp'tch to INC secretary ~ "'
Martiue's hesitation. -,
Mr. Haveron not acquainted with tH'a Iat' uN,'
later or he might nave been suspicious 4'ue ""''
after when he had escorted the MAJOR 10 uo "eS''I
Union Telegraph Office The Treasury aseh" "o''
scnbbled away on blanks enough TO make newspaper
a,o,.h 80 rcspectable size and then handed in q
cont diipatch to fictitious name IN Baltimore Tor WHICH
he paid without HaverOn knowing how much he hah sen
or ,rbat il mad cost He then told the shipping com
missioner" that he had sent telcsrams to Manning ant
Tairchld advising them that Haverons tpp"iht"on
1nl1 he all right aud that proper bond would he fur
,be1 The matter Is now settled" lie said, Tor u"
co,uuission has already been forwarded TO Snr'eyo
Reattie and All Won will have to do to get 1t Is 10 take al
orer 10 him Tor me- He scrbb.cd OIL an oIder "Alc'
lie -anCcd TO his dupe. ,,
No,y his fine work came ill., starting with rem ark ina
his DISPATCHES had him over -, Ile one TO Maln
him, orer ~ and the ono 10 FarchiId over -. MI
Uaver,n said he did not want any one to be out o
nocket ON his account. ana taking out ten dollar hl
handed to the swindcr, who put 1t III his POCKET VII"
"ibauk YOU" He remarked incidentally th'I he h'
bcen to some other expenses than telesTaiHng III III
running around .he city to inquire II HAVeIoh was a
right. The men parted -
Tho Major had said he was stayns at the Fifth Ayenu
Hotel There the second chapter opened about ocloc
n, night gentleman came lnto the hOtcI III Cret n"at
In aer Colonel C1Ou." EI-Asolstant secretary NVVi
OF tie Treasury Department Is staying tnere. ~ =,
centicman wanted the Colonel Coon who was r"nhrc'e
with the Treasury he was directed TO thc
stated hy himself. one glance al Mr. Coon So. htu
satisfy hiIu, for he went down stars sayliE ,hht u
wanted the Colonel Coon who had reddish wll>keIs a
over his face. While Mr.. Coon was attending AN enter
hotel 10 ak for Major Coon but trying 10 estalii@
his IDENTITY went away without waiting Tor MN Nhe
A. Coon ;ot hack rom the entertainments he found vi
MT Ooo sot Ed o. sna IIajnr Com There WAS son
little hesitation about tine matter ana theu tnc Who
story came out As soon as "TTFIm a ,er e M
him rascal at aud declared mat tho whole thin
Hubert o. Thompson was approached Oy INC ~
,Uar nart OF the affair is that there IS Mai
Connbs VINO Is a Special Agen, OF the Treasury Dclmi
,nent a baltimore man, VINO has recently Doeh "cial'
for work in Boston and some Ia ne" New %, !,
AMI Secretary Coon says that the description oi u
swinder indicates that II Is not MaJ Co,hpN t I'M
trying TO impersonate AS ior niis nv h, eri m ~, @
him ont as still subordinate OF the present secretary