Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-03


| about year ago. She had an iucotne OF her
| own. ana her psrenss were far rom ap-
J proving her union with the diamopd'rnount-
! or. She sstd she was lett destitute and
would have 30 remove 10 cheaper house,
! perhaps 10 Treutcn, N. j., or philadelphia,
where she claims 30 have relatives. she re-
fused 10 show her marriage certificate to
gentleman who asked her for II. She said
10 the reporter:
81 saw MY husband last Sunday on the
400 train for PhAsdolphla. All he had
! with him was small gnpssck which con.
tanned what cioshiog he took Win hiio.
have since received letter from hin uom
Philadelphia, saying he bad arrived there
| safely. ! have not tho slightest IDEA where
! he II now, and am very much surprised that
he got away with so much. think he was
/, very smart 10 90 that, don't your"
PERHAPS GONE TO HIS FATuER's.
RadcliIe's creditors still cling TO the opin-
| ion that he has gone TO England perhaps by
way OF Canada. His father, Augustus Rad
! cliiie, is In business at No. ~ Vincent Ter
race, City road, North London, England.
| And that Is the reason why the creditors be-
| lieye he has gone there. still some think he
rs In hiding somewhere near New York. In
! fact, he would he safe almost anywhere, as
| the only criminal charge that can be brought
| against hin is that be took $500 worth OF
mountiDgs from ii. & T.. o. Belais, OF No. AZ
! Nassau street. osteusibly to o. diamonds be
| had az home, but never returned them. That
! Is clear case OF larceny. These gentlemen
have taken no steps yet 10 secure his arrest.
They first want 10 make sure they have
right to do so before going to the trouble.
They believe, however, that he only wanted
the mountiurs 10 show damoDd-deslers that
he was In need OF diamonds for the mount
ingsin order 10 make bis false representa-
| tions TO them appear more plausible.
soME or TIE VICTIMS.
A representative Of the firm OF Van
Moppes q Co., from whom Radcliffe obtained
| $500 worth OF diamonds on credit. and to
whom he afterward gave bogus check for
1 $500. tod the Herald reporter yesterday
that they had cabed the circumstances to
their London branch, aud the only reply
! thew received Wss, "Go TO No. 533 LeXiDg-
ton avenue, Brooklyn" still this Yves news
| 10 them, as they did not know Rsdcliiies adj
dress. To them the wife returned the stereo-
| typed answer that she knew nothing OF her
| husbands whereabouts
The firm had done business with Radcliffe
since 1882 and bad always found him honest
and straightforward. lie had always paid
regularly. He was plausible taker and
when he asked for credit he got it.
They have placed private detectives on
/ Radchile's track, and as the firm is repre-
sentcd in almost every city In Europe and
Central and South America. they entertain
strong hopes that he viii be apprehended.
Whether he can be held or eXtradted on
their charge is another question.
WHY he SKIPPED.
Mr.. Simon Dessau, OF No 6 John street,
said he had sold Radcliffe 5000 worth OF
brliants and $1,000 worth OF brazier dis'
mouds, for which he hsd not paid. They
had previously sold bim $1,000 worth Of
goods, for which he paid promptly. 1.-The
fact Is, said Mr.. Dessau, ''if other firms
had not loaded him to his neck he would not
have run away. He was doing well but
when he saw 50 good an opportunity 10 be
dishonest he took il in. We have employed
no detectives 70 look for him, as we hsre
probably no case against him; but I'll give
$50 to any one who will tell me where he IS"
BOGUS CHECK.
Mr.. Morris Prayer, OF No. Maiden Lane,
showed the reporter check from Radcliffe
on the Jameslturg National Bank for 1919,
which was returned protested. 1t was
endorsed by Radcliffe and Mr.. Doty, COM
mission merchant, who had bought for Rad
clifle $3.50 worth OF diamonds from Mr..
Prayer. Mr.. Prayer said:
ave shall lose nothing, as we will look to
Mr.. Doty for the amount OF the check. Mr..
DOty Is a repOpsible man. He was taken IN
by Radcliffe, but we had nothing to do with
him. Please state that in order to correct
previous erroneous reports
DESCRIPTION or RADCLIFFE.
This Is an accurate description Of the runa-
way diamond-mouuter: Weight, about one
hundred and fifty pounds; age, about forty
years; dark-blOnd moustache, streaked with
gray; dark hair, inclined to badness; pale
face, lght-blue eyes; general appearance
good; affects white ties and diamond icwelry,
wearing large ring on the MIDDLE finger
with three diamonds in q cluster OF II carats
each; wears gray clothes and white high bat;
looks rather timid; drops his "h's," but
otherwise has only slight English accent;
he is plausible though not fluent talker.