St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
Money Orders Which Are
Awaiting Owners at the
Postoffice. T.
National and State Officials
Will Look After Pome-
roy's Case.

Silks worth S1.50 at the ridiculously
low figure of SO cents per yard was the
tempting bait which it was proposed to
set for suckers, but the ayariciOuS ang-
Ter in the pool of possibilities worked
not carefully, and is to-day dangling at
the barbed end of the line with which
he played for victims, with the rod and
reel in the hands of United States Mar
shall Campbell.
Several weeks ago G. b. Warner, of
st. Louis. alias Arthur A. Pomeroy, of
Minneapolis, came to st. Paul and
rented room rs in the Union block,
Fourth and Cedar streets, which he fur
nished very scantily with office fixtures.
His next move was to secure quantity
of unruled linen letterheads of the finest
quality, in the upper left hand corner
of which was printed the card of
Wood. Thornburg & Co., Importers,
London. New York, San Francisco; G.
I'll. Warner, Northwestern Agent, st.
Paul, Mimi" On these was
PRINTED IN PURPLE INK,
a general circular letter asking editors:
'Please insert it your paper each issue for
two weeks the locals inclosed. at rates quoted
by your paper through the American News
paper directory.
along. and trust that you will give us good
positions in your paper. We do not care to
run one thing more than two weeks at
time"
These were mailed to the publishers
of country newspapers in the states of
illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Dakota and
the most remote sections of Minnesota.
The first two of the ''locals'' in the in
closed circular advertised silk pushes
I, of re rl mr.
ladies' full silk hose worth 50 at so cents
per pair.
These were published in few news
papers, but the evident fraud on the
face of the proposition was so plain that
no business man would consider the
matter, although the firm of Wood,
Thornburg u Co. is reliable and we'll
known in business circles. The prOpo-
sitiOn, however, was not Sucn as would
come from firm of their standing. and
while many newspapers wrote to War
ner. requesting an advance payment for
the advertising, several others immedi-
ately addressed communications to st.
Paul parties that the fraud might be
NIPPED IN THE BUD.
The police authorities were Informed
of the matter and an officer was placed
at the office in the Union block Satur-
he might call for the large number of
letters that had accumulated there, but
he failed to put in an appearance until
Yesterday afternoon, when he was placed
under arrest by Lieut.. Cook, Of the cen
trail police station. He was sub
sequenty turned over to the
government authorities, U. S. Marshal
Campbell having taken out warrant
for his detention on the charge of having
used the United States mails for fraudu-
lent purposes. At the room in the
Union block several hundred letters
were found, some of them from news
paper publishers and many from coun-
try women who had been taken i'll by
the advertisements published, and had
written for samples of the goods. The
schemer had prepared for the samples by
buying small amount If silk at Har-
rison & Bearers dry goods establish
ment, on Third street, at $3.50 per yard,
which he had cut up and sent out in re-
Spouse to number of letters received
last week. as the result of the sam
pies sent out several money orders for
small amounts have been received at
the postoffice III Warmers name, but it
is believed that he failed to realize a
cent through the fraud.
The prisoner was taken to the county
jail by Marshal Campbell, and will be
held for trial for
VIOLATING THE PISTOL LAWS.
He was seen last night by GLOBE
reporter. and in an interview said:
my name is not Warner, as people
supposed. | am simply employed by
Warner, whom | last saw in st. Louis
about two weeks ago. He directed me
to come to st. Paul from Minneapolis,
where l have been living for long
time, and where [ am well known,
and rent the rooms in the
Union block and mail the circulars
| which have aroused the suspicion of
| the country papers to which they were
addressed. He supplied me with the
stationery, and told me to go ahead and
advertise and receive the orders. He
| told me before he left not to
open any. mail until he returned,
stating that he. would be back in
few days. | did everything as di-
rected, and L understand that forty let
tiers are lying at the pOstOffice tor Mr..
| which have not the privilege Of OPEN
ing until he returns. In was in the
Office in the Union block Friday and
had just finished mailing a large
lot Of the circulars when l
| was called to Minneapolis on
business. I did not return until
| this morning and was sitting in my
Office when an officer entered and asked
me to accompany him to police head
quarters. He seized what stationery
was on my desk and carried it with him.
| | did not know what to make of it, but
went to the station. There | was ques-
| toned and placed in the custody of the
United States marshal. who confined
tnI ,t,nd frNr ct
! torney in Minneapolis to come down to-
morrow morning and secure
! BAH. FOR MY RELEASE,
| and then [ will act under his advice"
"Where is Mr.. Warner. nOW?'
| 81 don't know. The last time | saw
| him was in st. Louis about two weeks
| ago, and [ have heard nothing from him
| SINCE"
"Were you familiar with the details
| of the scheme when you entered the
service of Mr.. Warner?''
II was not. l thought everything was
| straight. and had not the slightest sus-
| picion of fraud
Are not you and Mr.. Warner the
same person.
| "NO, sir. Ny name is A. Pomeroy."
Pomeroy is a married man and re-
| sides with his wife and two children at
| OStl 11C 10
about thirty years of age, tall and
when arrested yesterday wore brist-
ling red beard of a weeks growth. AL
| though well connected, he is said to be
man of very checkered career, and
has several times narrowly escaped
prosecution on serious charges. He is
| nephew of prominent st. Paul
merchant, who gives him very
hard name, remarking yesterday
| to a GLOBE reporter that he had never
known any good OF him. and that few
years ago. while in his employ, Pemeroy
| embezzled $3.50, for which he was dis
charged. His next venture was with
| oranl,or1, l,nsinacS at.I Ne.dar RanidS IN.