, 1889-02-21
ROSS RAYMOND.
Tho Daring swindier who Has Startled
Two Continents.

ROSS RAYMOND.
Tho Daring swindier who Has Startled
Two Continents.
A London cable message to the New
York Herald syndicate says: The state
meDt comes from Birmingham that Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain discovered on bis re-
turn from the United States that MIR.
Austin Chamberlain had been swindIed by
an inRenius stranger to the amount Of Gl0.
also that through the introduction OF
Austin Chamberlain. the swindior suc-
ceeded in obtaining from the birmingham
bank the sum Of ESQ. and finally through
his own Introduction AS MIR. Chamber
lain's son. he was able to gather
in some valuable plants from An orchid
dealer. The person announced himself
to Mr.. Chamberlain as MIR. Richie. sn
who have kept themselves informed as to
recent crimes Of the Ane Italian hand Of
the notorious Ross Ra. nond, an adept in
confidence games, whose expl0ita have
startled two continents. Starting in life
as q subordinate journa:ist, Ross Ray
mond speedily discovered q special apti-
tude In other directions, and rpw years
southern statesof America where he passed
himself OF as q New York Herald CORES
pondent and reaped many Of the shekels
the south until the Herald laid u
heavy hand upon him, and obstructsd by
too much free advertising, he changed mis-
nloan' uH' r"h; mn h;r, o 10 SasanS hsM Er aMn!qHly
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trade, however. began 10 be rumored, and
America happening 70 present objections
BILE features as field for artistic ingenu-
s.yn y ~ A.. ~; ;,hoo,;..Hss ioo .S % p,o. ups,u
tn from d'S rnno;p''Ipp.s sno'ss, & snu pfsssn.,y
bis great comp. which seryei to make s!
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swel, . rsl,s nose'' u 10 sne snise use OF No % orr
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ply n,s c9na.enoo pn; pa; ySoa..on .1as ncs ony
Was Ine h. s;s .:s Dy".so ssu 'ose' snIv"en
MS aistIhHusnea kuese, nus wal vi
grlei ano lmpoI.sa.9%. .% tnge ~cn' up iruu,
me me trauesnen e Oh .ne nue "e "a ray, .he
hae OassighGne 9 ana oIner oon.evaras, .ne
ecnoes OF ~mcn % % I,u % nos u,e sWny s, diay IN maEy
mouths. oince .ne p:. pel,:au o. tuas sP,rSaaa nun.
pesslo.e 70 Iaen.My noss nay nono .niooEn
tne pecunai cueIacseIis,cs Q! MS worT; M, ne
Is apparently 9Mtea WIN uoiquity. mere
mas oeen atIlioueeo 70 nlm coanasnce
| operatloh: occuInH OH per,oas y,:a;n yer, u.ose
toRetne, In wiuey sePa,su iocAuess
nmply oecause .ney osrs tne ear maiIs ; OF
tnis muster VI ,n uss 400 ne Jew:l swup1io,
20 Ine amo"nt % OF ioUW M .lsnIes G 10 'nT MaS mus
ae IN raIx Jew weeHs sgpy yoy 40 Auegeu
Americsn cahpa oimSeI van pDyke W."
exec9teo aI'er tne Lasuioa OIL noss nay
mona. An uhFuccessiu' an,emPe .. su s,u
haI c9arac.et maae ~ mL nerpn pn sncp.y py s..es'
looked Srry mucn nAe noss naSuonI' @
oeverai otner recent cases tecai, tne metn-
ogs OF tnis c,ever an9 unscrupuions rogue
ne Is now oeheved 70 oe IN Engiaho.
three weeks ago ne pieaeased "a a
rmgeo "s.eI 4" 'nt'oNsc.:ou
wilson natfeS, Nots'nguan,.
pnrportea 70 oe from james
nusse'I Lowell insrouueirg nim :: nMsr AT
yard COLLEGE PioIessor' ana aesirnG mr.
Barrett to lecture In Cam5ridge, Massa-
chusetn, ne impeisonated tne cnalac'er
admirao'y' ano ihIgn1 nave succeeoed IN
exacting loan ron tne trageelan, only
the atter nappened 70 snow tne Ntter "
frsident VINO snew MT. Loweus Penmnn'
snip. Meanwh'e tne isscal NAG neg; ne
mas many VIZ anu masGt Oh oIs-
0uise. Nos loSe snC ue pIAyeu M aTs on
tne mayor 9t SHattotu'on'Avon.s sna also
on Henry lrvinY. presenting himself oy
,orReo ietten OF .ntloMuc1aon ~ US IRON Ins AZ
tegea unc's, oeoree ": Snios, OF InIm
oeipnia, VINO esve 70 onakespears ot.h.
place. 'ass Je1S 'oun.ain snat MI. 'I!lnx