Daily Republican., 1886-09-13
Tho Career OF n swindier

Ross Raymor d, who is well known in
this city, the same as elsewhere, as one of
the most adrolt and successful swipdlers
OF the age is now In Jail in New York for
passing bogus checks, and it is hored
that his career OF rascality will be check
ed for long term of years. Raymond
figured In this city year or two ago, but
did not succeed In vlctimizing any one to
any great extent. He has enough aliases
to make good sized directory, and he
commenced his career as a reporter on a
San Francisco paper in 1879. Being
possessed of good appearance, and gift
ed as writer, he earned money rapidly,
but he could not, 1t seems, even then
overcome what appears 10 be, with him,
a natural propensity for swindling, and
be fieeced people right and left When
his iniquities began to become known,
and there was danger of his being arrest
ed, he turned his face eastward, leaving a
trail of swindles and confiding victims
across the entire continent.
His exploits will be recalled In Virginia
City and on the Denver Tribune, in
Ogden, Omaha, Chicago and on the
Times and Enquirer, of Cincinnati. Here
he got into an alteration with the circus
owner Robinson's son, and scar which
be received then has done him good SER
vice In his stories of his alleged war ex.
periences
In 1877 he was on the Baltip ore
American and later In Philadelphia, and
finally on The New York Herald, where
he wrote the details of President Gar
fields sickness and death. He was doiI g
first-class work, making $125 a week
and swindling right and left. About
4 Ia Q L. Inn Int H.
ILinderman, whom lie had known il
California, had fallen heir to $100, 900
made violent love to her on paper, Undue
| ed her to come east married her ant
tsguandered her fortune. He then paid
attention to a DOCTORS wife. The docto
getting one of Raymond's pictures from
her room, u.ed III for pistol practice 70
several weeks so as to familarize him
self with Raymond's features. After
ward he is said to have used the pisto
On himself.
His career from this time on coul,
scarcely be credited He made tour o
the Southern states marked by con
etant succession OF swindles and escapes
After touching at Boston he started
news bureau in London. He was mex
war correspondent In Egypt. Then h
Iturned up In Australia and escaped trou
bic there by fleeing to the Sandwic
Islands. He was next heard of in tn
East Indies. In Calcutta he ran hous
with forty-eight servants and the riches
iof equipages. In 1884 he loomed u
again In Paris in a red fez and Turks
cos ume as Raymond Bey, a represents
Tive of the khedive of Egypt In fe'
Idays he disappeared, leaving tabulou
hotel and other bills unpaid. He the
made a raid on our foreign consuls an
few of them escaped.
Raymond has undoubted genius as
Iswindler. 1t was the experience {
those who knew him that he could g
Y into place perfect stranger and in
= few hours so work upon the credulli
0 of people he met that they would
2 more than willing to trust him wit
y any hing. AS he usually wanted TO
= trusted, this mesmerzing faculty stoc
? him in excellent service. 1t is estima
s ed that only small portion of his C
2 ploits are known. 1t is to he hoped
Twin how be efiectually Gagged.