The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-01
THE w HEN
UNCOMMONLY SHARP SWINDLE.
Canadian Merchants Victimizsd by Keen
Hebrew and q Handsome Woman.

QUEBEC, Aug 3i.-A week ago Z. Schynman,
Hebrew, left this city, owing creditors sums
that will aggregate nearly $50, 900. Schynman,
whose real narne is Harris, kept a ready made
clothing establishment on ST. Joseph street.
which he opened in May last. He also had a
remarkably handsome French-Canadian wife.
She was very lovely, and not averse to carrying
on firts.ions with gentlemen who patronized
the clothing store. and the merchants from
whom h,. husband bought goods. Several in
stances Of where she had gone out to drive after
goods had been delivered at the husbands store
were brought 70 the latter's notice, but he paid
no attention to the Stories merely saying that
he did not blame anybody for admiring hand
some woman. If she enjoyed the tributes paid
to her beauty. he was not going to make her
unhappy by stopping it, Things ran on all sum-
mer in this manner. and Harris's stock and
liabilities grew in equal proportions One
night suspicious truck load of goods left the
store, and were shipped to Montreal, whence,
II has since been learned. they were sent some
where in the States. Some Of the
creditors, who had not taken Mrs.
Harris out TO drive, heard Of the mysterious
shipment, and came down on Harriss store for
payment Of their bills. He held them of for o
pesred with all his cash assets and half a dozen
trunks full Of goods There was much excite
meDt, and those who were not acquainted with
Mrs. Harris accused her or being In league with
her husband. The stock in the store was seized,
and che arrested. An examination was
had, and the woman resolutsly denied any
knowledge of the whereabouts of Harris. She
was remanded yesterday. She said she wanted
to make a confession. She was brought before
W. n. Campbell the city notary. Everybody
but those directly interest ed were excluded from
the room, and then she told her story. 1t
70 the effect hat when Harris. who is net her
husband, opened the store, he told her that hs
would introduce her TO the merchants from
whom he bought his stock; that many of them
had eye for beauty, aud they might fIrt with
her; that she was to fiirt in return, and If IN
vited out, accept the invitation, and anything
else that the gentlemen should suggest In this
way the merchants would be very easy with
him, make large sales on long credits, and be
willing to wait for payment from man who had
such handsome and accommodating wife. Thec
Harris promised her, when be bad banked about
$50 eco, they would both away and enjoy
themselves tor the rest of their lives. The vom-
an did as she was bid, and went TO innumerable
suppers. Harris enjoyed excellent credit, was
the envy of oil the other clothing dealers in the
city, and money rolled In just as fast as he had
anticipated. Then came the burst up and flight,
as told above. and the woman's arrest Her
affidavit 10 very long, and duplicates at least
dozen Wholesale clothing ealers here and in
hontredI' anuS "oIt oi MI, . iedfuou nou hituer-
to highly-respected rabbi, whose wife was pres
ent while tho woman was making her deposition.
There is also a prominent judge of the district
implicated, aud a well-known banker who dis
counted some of Mr.. Harris's notes, which are
yes unpaid. The details of the confession are
the most shocking that can be imagined, and
tho parties implicated are moving heaven and
earth to prevent their names becoming public.
To this end they have begun proceedings under
the provincial act Ito provide for the suppres-
sion Of voluntary aud extrajudical oaths," and
will probably succeed. There 10 no list to Oe oh
tanned of the creditors whom Harris left in the
lurch by his fight The woman will probably
te discharged and se nt ont of the country