Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-15
GATHERING THEM IN.
Another Crook COrralled by the Police
Yesterday.
He WAS WORKING 4 FINE RACKET,
And Took in Quite a Number Of Our
Citizens
HOW. The SNAP WAS MANIPULATED.

Yesterday mornings REGISTER con-
tanned a brief item, to the effect that a
stranger was going about he city swindling
people by selling tickets to concert and
ball, which was to come off at Turner
Hall, Monday night.
By ten o'clock in the morning the
swindier was under arrest, and short time
afterwards he was safe in Jail, where he
will await trial on Tuesday afternoon at
two o'clock.
The prisoner has been sailing around un-
der half dozen names, for about ten days
past, and has managed to collect quite a
sum of money from various parties,
through a not particularly slick game.
In fact. his statements were, in many
cases, so extravagant, that it is difficult to
see how any ordinary person would give
him either money or credit
The fellow, whose real name seems to
be Edward Rosenberg, and his home
Detroit, came to town about two weeks
ago, but attracted no attention until he
had been here about a week. He then
went to the Grant House, where ne took a
room, and told a story about being the
representative of somebody else, who would
come along after while aud foot the billie
His next step was to get some cards print
II kiEfraf Grand Copoerk ord
Ball given by the Star L L. +. Society, at
Turner Hall, Monday evening, Dec. Is,
1889 Ticket admitting gentleman and
lady, SOC l" On the end was a coupon,
bearing the words; "SOld by.
Name
These tickets he proceeded to dispose OF
about town, and ne sold a considerable
number of them, in all parts of the city.
He also visited q number of business men,
and made statements about the affair, say
ing it was to be OF a peculiarly popular
nature. 1t was to be given by club, and
feature would be the fact that the gentle
men would be furnished sort of costume,
and would wear shoes or slippers of pre-
cisely the same pattern, and the ladies
would also be rugged out in a similar way.
He called on Mr.. II. J. Schulz, and OBJ
tanned pair of shoes and a pair of slippers,
saving ne would submit them for approval,
and if they were all right, be would give
an order for about forty psir. He also
visited the furnishing goods store of Fin
ley Mckinley, On Eoff street, between
Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth
streets, and after telling the same tale, or
a variation of it, obtained two shirts, to
be submitted for approval, when large
order would be given. At Schneider's
cigar store, on the South Side, he con-
tracted for $35 worth OF cigars, and at one
of tie breweries, he said he would want
about fifteen kegs Of beer. He also con-
tracted for q supply of sandwiches, and
other refreshments, ali of which we're to
be handed out free 10 patrons. In selling
tickets, Rosenberg signed the names of
]. Schultz, E. Rec, f. Howard, E. Whe'
Ian, ard others 10 the coupons.
The police were on the lookout for the
fellow, and about ten o'clock Officer Mo-
ran heard he had got off street car at the
corner of Market and Eighteenth street.
The officer started on run out through
East Wheeling, and finally overhsuled his
man in the neigbborhood of Eoff street.
He was taken to the City Hall, and later
to the office of Justice Davis, where ne
was put under 5000 bonds in one case, to
answer. Last evening six warrants mad
been sworn out for Rosenberg, and he will
likely get into considerable trouble. He
cried while in the Office of the Justice,
and said he was being imposed upon, mis-
treated, etc.