New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-19
Loss or NONEY KILLED HER
\ WOMAN TRIES TO BI'Y $4,000 IN GOLD
FOR $1,000
THE Shock UPON DISCOVERING The METAL To
BE BE\s> OvERcOME> ilEI-THE FRAUD
ot TWO RUSSIANS.

OF TWO kl -~lANN.
swindl, came to light yesterday in the Eastern
District of BROOKLYN which had sad effect on
an Industrious family. Jacob Fries and his wife.
Elizabeth their Joseph. and son-ir-law Mag
Louis lived together i'm the three-story tenement
house at No li5 Richardson-st. Fries fat
yender but the adoption OF the law abolishing the
strnch.s In the Ncwtown Creek District COM
PEELED him so out of business. lie and his wife
had saved ST. 800: their son Joseph $3.50, and their
son-in-law. 5000.
After givng up their business they met JACOB
Schaefer, OF No so Flushing-avc. Schaefcr kept
a small notion store at NO. s29 Flushing-avc.. and
peddled when engaged in his store. lie called
one day az the Fries household and sold Mrs Erie :
some clothes. He happened TO overhear con-
versation about the plans of the family in they
gave up IN. fat-renderlng business. He learned
sut there was considerable money I'm
the family and he repeated his visit. he
became friendly with the family and about
A month ago told Mrs. Fries in confidence that he
knew where her money could he safely invested
with good results. Two friends OF his. he declared
former schoolmaies in Russia whore they had be-
come misers had recently arrived in this country.
and had managed to smugsle in bags OF gold dust
and filings valued at S2o.oo0 He declared that the
bags Of gold could be secured by Mrs. Fries for
SlsOo0
Mr. Fries discussed the matter in family council.
and finally the woman offered $4,000 for the gold"
Schaefer assured her that Sne could nave sample
of the stuff II she chose. to examine IL. She did
80 choose. and Schaefer brought her sample of the
gold hlirgs 1t proved TO be true gold dust when
tested by iewcllcr. Then the woman. Schaefer's
suggestion. had an interview with the two alleged
Russian miners.
on September 2s Mrs. Fries. with her son
Joseph. and her son-n-aw, went TO No. 3s Ran
ken-st. Newark. y. j.. where they met the men.
Schaefer acted interpreter. Three bags were
taken out OF closet in the bedroom Of the house.
They were placed the table. and from each bag
was taken sample. Armed with these sar1nles,
Mrs Fries and her relatives went to several jewell
lers in Ciraham-aye. Eastern District. ana haa tn.m
tested. The samples stood the test. But lest there
might be doubt several other visits were made
to the Ranken-st house and each time a sample
the test Convinced that the stun was genuine on
the morning OF October all the members OF the
Fries family drew their savings from the bank
and after supper counted out $4,000
ed for Newark In wagon and returned in a few
hours with the three bags to BROOKLYN There they
examined them and found to their horror that they
were filled with brass
When Mrs Fries realized that she had been
swinded she gazed stupidity for a minute al the
alleged gold bags. gave moan and died In fifteen
Subsequently Max Louis and the dead woman.s
the Russians OF course. had disappeared The men
returned To Brooklyn. Joseph went to Schaefrr's
store and told the latter of the swnd.e Schaefcr
simply laughed at him and Schaefer's wife de-.
nanded 500 In commissions
Joseph Fries secured warrant for Schaefer's
arrest on the charge of being swlndled out ~
b 500 Schaefer In the Even Street Police CORR
cstcrday afternoon pleaded not guilty lie 49,
held In 5000 bail and Is now licked up In the
I;aymcnd Street JAN.