The morning call., 1893-11-26
TWO NERVY ONES.
They Rob a House of All
Its Furniture.
Guy S. Whitcomb, the Employment
Agent, and Confederate Show
They Are Men of Resource.

Guy S. Whitcom is a man full OF re-
source and nerve. About two years ago
he was "played" for all he WAS worth by a
real estate man on Montgomery street,
and since then he has apparently looked
upon every man who crossed his path as
his prey.
Some months ago he blossomed out as
the proprietor of an employment agency
on Powell street. In the beginning of Oc-
tober B. Bastable, an Australian, was in
duced to buy half-interest in the agency
for $500. and after few days he came to
the conclusion that he had been swind led
He consequently had Whitcomb, Gus Kra-
mer and c. s. Grillo. who are known TO
the police as balf-interest swindleTs. ar
rested on the charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Kern Kenny, a
real estate man on Market street, who in
troduced Bastable to Whitcomb. was also
arrested on the same charge. Grillo
jumped his bail. The case is still pending,
Whitcomb being out on bail.
His last exploit is one wherein he showed
his resource and nerve.
A few months ago Mrs. Anna Mary Van
Beal. who resides at 1918 East Twenty
second street, Oakland, rented the house
946 Folsom street She furnished it
throughout in elegant style and then
looked for a suitable tenant. A Mrs
Pullen was the successful applicant, and
she used it as lodgng-hOuse, agreeing to
pay rental OF $50 month. She paid the
first two months rent promptly. but fell
into arrears for the following two months.
On Saturday. November IS. man called
at the house and represented TO Mrs.
Pullen that he was Mrs. Van Beal's agent
and said he had been authorized to not
only relieve her from payment of the two
months rent she was In arrear, but to pay
her $50 If she would move out at once so
that Mrs. Van Beal could lease the house
to another person. Mrs. PuIlen gladly
accepted the 500, packed up her personal
effects and left the house.
Mrs. Van Beal was amazed when she
learned few days after that Mrs. Pullen
was no longer in possession of the bouse
and that all the valuable furniture had
disappeared.
She placed the matter in the hands of q
private detective, who after diligent in
Quiry was successful in locating the stolen
furniture and ascertaining who were re-
spOnsible for its disappearance.
The scheme had been worked by Whit
comb and ii. A. Hamilton, another young
man of nerve. Hamilton was the one who
represented himself as Mrs. Van BeaPs
agent, and he and Whitc0mb took possess
sion of the house on Saturday night i'm
mediatey after Mrs. Pullen had taken her
departure.
Whitcomb and Hamilton had worked
hard all night tearing up carpets and pack
ing things. and on Sunday morning they
had six express wagons busily employed in
removing the contents Of the house to go
and ga Eddy street, where they were to
be kept until an opportunity offered to
dispose of them.
Warrants were obtained from Police
Court for the arrest of Whitcomb and
Hamilton. ana yesterday morning Whit
comb was arrested and booked at the City
Prison on the charge of grand larceny.
StIlwell is on the lookout for Hamilton,
and expects to capture him soon.