New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
CLETER CIGAR THIEVES ARRESTED.
WHOLESALE DEALERS THE NiCTlN>-THhlh
,LEEKs PROVE TO BIZ NWiNDIERs-N EE-
CEIyER OF STOLEN GOODS CAUGHT.

WHOLESALE DEALERS THE vICTTMs-THEIR
,LEEKs PROVE TO BIZ swrNDLERs-A RE
CEryER OF STOLEN GOODS CAUGHT
winfield II. scott and Henry Russell, cNcon'ic's'
who lately have been stealing many cigars from
Wholesale. dealers, wcr. arrested on Friday Afternoon
I'm . broadway rxprc,. Oiicc and locked mp ~ Police
Headquarters N,-t"riny ia" detectives arrested
Frederick Tri~oh. Johbrr In cigars. at No. 90 tor
land. ST. who Ia, l-"n receiving IN" stolen cigars
and selling th.n scott has been the leading spirit
In Tho business. II wa, hi, custom To get place rs
.al,.man I'm the employ Of whor-al" dealer and
pr,.,.nt bogus order, for the shipment OF cases 81
Cigars 10 distant cities. In" cigars sent on such
order, would 90 To- storage hou", where they Would
be- claimed by scott and shipped back 10 thi, city In
.omc cases, or he would manage TO intercept them
At m. express offices and send them 10 frisch'S
store IN Corilnudi Russell assisted Scott ut times
I'm the gui,e Of "A dealer to whom I'll" stolen goods
had l---u shipped.
In Januaiy scott obtained employment Is u sales
man for william II. wilson. Il wholesale dealer at
40 ~ West Broadway. and before Ia" clos" OF Ia"
month h.. presented to Mr. Wilson an order for cigars
valued Mt -, 500. to be- sent to one smith, al an
addrc-, i'm Philadelphia. Mr. Wilson filled the order
and waited Ia receive a check in payment. Being
unable 10 yet any word from Philadelphia regarding
ihr ,ignr, Mr. Wilson recently consulted with In
,prctor Mclaughlin. at the Central once scott
meanwhile had left hi place Ia Mr.. WILSON'S STORE
Directive, Mulry and MuNcy went 10 Philai"lphia
and learned that the place To which III" cigars hai
been directed II storage. house In which scott hhn
nir,d a room. but the cigars hat not been sent ih"ir
The detectives learned That scott With III" ala oil II
confederate had intercepted the cigars ~ an express
Office In this city In the OF their Inquiries the
detectives learned that there was ease oi cigars
In the office Of the Adams Express Company al No.
- broadway. which had been shipped from ia" >tnr,
Of Ungcr a Co.. at No. $50 Eighth ave. and had been
held to await the order of -. CARING. Trenton. " j.
NV the direction OF Inspector Mclaughlin the de-
tcctivcs watched at the express ONCE untl FRIDAY
Afternoon when scott and Russell went there and
cloimcd the case Of cigars. The men were arrested
and cked up In the Detective bureau. scott said
ne was thlry-cight years old and lived In CohocS.
y. y Russell said he lived ut No. 80 Enst One
hundred thirty eighth st. and was thirty two years
old. The men were recognized rs old offenders. rs
their photographs are In plc " Rogtes Gallery In
their pockets were pawn tickets. letters. skeleton
keys and green goods circulars. which showed that
they had been engaged In petty stealing and swindng
lot.ly scott made confession yesterday morning
after he had been identified by Mr. Wilson. The
confession implicated Frlsch who arrested In the
,,,cruoo, ,t hi, place Of business. scott said he
had sold about 100000 cigars to Fri,ch mt about
uuart.r of their value. Frl-ch admitted to In
su.c,or Mel auehn that he had bought ten cases OF
cigars from scott. The three prisoners cmindcd
ut the Tomb, Police Court