Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-12
A SW|NDL|NG SCHEME
Brought TO a Sudden End
by Boston Officers.
THREE BOGUS BROKERS'
Had Plans All Laid For Defrauding
Banks bv Wholesale.

BOSTON, July l3-The. Boston police
bank squad yesterday nipped in the bud a
very clever swindling scheme and proba-
bly, saved number of banks from losses.
Three young men operated the scheme.
They had an Office at the corner Of Chat
ham street aud Merchants row, under the
name of Charles II. Thompson g. Co.,
commission merchants, and main Office
At State street under the name of White,
Newton & Stockbridge, bankers and COM
mercial brokers.
Yesterday, Inspectors Gerraughty,
Houghton and Knox visited the first
named place and took In tow the two
younger men Of the trio. The elder es-
capped by jumping through an open win
dow to the street. The names OF the men
placed under arrest are: James X. Fuller,
S8 years Of age, aud Harry G. Arnold, ~
years old.
The Scheme of tho Trio
was to send out typewriter letters from
the commission office to banks In other
cities. These letters represented that an
agent of Thompson a. Co. might call on
the bank to get check cashed. The bank
was requested to honor this, as the firm
had large account with White, Newton
& Stockbridge.
A certificate from the latter house was
enclosed, together with fac-simile OF the
agents handwriting and the impression OF
a stamp he carried.
A sample of the letter and certificate
sent to the banks follows:
The Bait.
BosToN, July 7, 1893.
To Joseph =. Bartlett:
nuA NNa bax uastA Ad pnr IA
Messrs. White. Newton a. Stockbridge of this
city, to set aside from our deposits with them
the sum of $500 for the benefit Of our agent,
Royal Freeman. II he should require addi-
tional funds while in your vicinity, and TO
save time and the Inconvenience of identifica-
tion he may he identified by you, as his stamp
and signature are attached To this letter, by
the acceptance of which you will oblige. Your
obedent servant,
CHARLES Ii. THOMPSON & Co,
Per n. A. T.
DRAFT CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
This certiiies that Messrs. Charles II.
Thompson, * Co. of Chatham street, city of
Boston, state of Massac husetts, U. ). A., have
requested that the sum Of $500 be set aside In
favor of their agent, payable at your banking
house National Mechanics and Traders
bank) city of Portsmouth, state of New
Hampshire, or territory, ". s. A., Dominion
OF Canada, France, Germany, Mexico Central
and South America.
We shall holi the same subject to your or
der for any part thereof, drawn from your
house by said agent or order within the next
~ days from this date, after which this draft
must be renewed we shall not be RESPONSE
BILE.
Please notify as soon as convenient of any
drawing and we will remit Immediately.
Respectfully yours.
WHITE, NEWTON & SToCKBRIEGE,
Per J. X.
Scheme Was Successful.
Upon an acknowledgement OF receipt OF
these letters the "agent" would HE him
self to the city where the bank was To-
Gated, present check for $500 and then
decamp.
The scheme worked In several cases, but
one or two banks were suspicious, and, as
the result of their inquiries, yesterdays
arrests came about.
In one of the mems pockets was found
a number of letters addressed and all