The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-30
WAS A HIGH ROLLER.
SHREWD TOUNG MIN PAYS MIR. III.
J.. SNOW Il FlSIT.
Came as n Nephew but His Conduct was Not
in Accord with the Relationship 40
CIaimcd and is Now Missing.


aud his affability and cheerfu4.4eas are MS
most prominent characteristics.
But Wednesday, nStea Oh the smile th"re
was q deep-furrowe f"own on his Lace
and about his manner w.es an air OF serious
and solemn concern.
This sudden change in temperament was
due to an experenca Mr.. Snow had with a
very shrewd young i.~a who was enter
tanned for two weeks al h 5 residence on
Peachtree street as his NJ Dnew, Dat who Is
now dubbed by him as "a sharper" and IAN
unprincipled villain"
The young man is also wanted badly by
the police and the events of his stay IN
Atlanta, as given by Mr.. Snow, form
breezy and interesting chapter In the Grim
inal records Of the city.
About three weeks ago Mr.. Snow re-
ceived telegram from Savannah. Il am
your nephew" it said, land live in Provi-
dence, R. 1. 1 was on my way to make you
visit My pocket-book has been stolen
and / have no way to reach Atlanta" The
message was signed Frederic Isaac Snow"
When Mr.. Snow received this he was
greatly puzzled and scarcely knew what
to do He remembered that years ago his
Oldest brother had settled in Providence
and had married there. Concerning his
brothers children, however, he had no
knowledge, except that he had heard that
there were seven of them Before the tel
egram he had had no intimation Of any
visit by his nephew and he wondered why
he should be in Savannah. The thought
of seeing his brothers son, however, caused
him to waive all doubt and by the next mail
there went out letter containing the fare
from Savannah to Atlanta.
Several days later a young man OF pleas
ant address and genteel appearance walked
into the office of Mr.. Snow. He greeted him
as uncle and received cordially. The
young man told about his family and seem
ed perfectly familiar with the relatives of
the Snow family. Mr.. Snow invited him
out to dinner. That afternoon the young
man went over to call upon Mrs. Mcmillan,
whom he called aunt. HIS trunk was
moved out and for a week he was enter
tanned there. During the time he conducted
himself in a gentlemanly way and made
quite an impression by his clever and in
teligent manner.
The following week he was invited to
spend while with Mr.. Snow. At first his
department was modest and almost shy, but
in few days all this disappeared and he
summoned up boldness enough to ask his
uncle for money. He received $40 upon re-
quest. Mr.. Snow decided to take a trip to
Cum berand. He Informed his supposed
nephew OF the fact and asked him to move
over to his aunt's in the mean time The
young man objected and proposed that he
stay and take care of the house and prop
erty while his uncle was away. Mr. Snow
consented with reluctance.
1t was during the absence of his uncle
that the young man eVoluted into a SPUR
ger. The morning after their departure he
assumed entire control of the household
and told the servants that he intended to
run things his own way.
He ordered out the carriage and drove up
Whitehall in style. He stopped at the store
of Chamberlin, Johnson & Co. Il am the
nephew Of Mr.. Henry Y. Snow" he said,
land you can just place these goods to his
credit The bill amounted TO $19. Eads-
Neel Company came next. Here he pur-
chased a stylish suit and ordered it sent
out to Mr.. SHOWS residence He told the
clerk that his uncle would pay for it. Other
places We're visited and before the young
man finished he had outflt offs the swell
est kind That night he ordered from the
store of Mr.. Donald Balm, in the same way.
several baskets of champagne and wine.
Two boxes of the finest cigars were also
on the list. A night of carousal followed.
For three days young Snow had things his
own way. Every afternoon he ordered out
the carriage and drove in style down Peach
tree
His funds low, but his ingenious brain
equal to the emergency. MIR. Snow had
left q watch in the house. The young man
found it, ana with pieces of fine sllverWare
which he took from Mrs. Shows closet,
went to the pawn shop of Henry II. Schful,
on Decatur street Here he put up pltiful
tale.
II was married last week" he said, "and
my money has all given out l don't want
to tell my father but in the last three
days l have run through with $1,000 These
are some of my marriage presents ana
am forced to pawn them. Can't you take
them for a few days%
Mr. Schaul took the goods and turned
over SIT and the ticket BY this time some
of the servants about the house became
suspicious of the actions of the young man
ana reported his conduct to Mrs. Mcmillan.
llr. John Mcmillan investigated the case
and was startled to learn the extent ana
character OF the fellows conduct. Satur-
day night&Patrolman Petty was engaged to
shadow young Snow. He watched the resi-
dence all night Next morning Snow was
arrested and searched. The pawn tickets
were recovered, but upon the request of alr
Mcmillan he was released.
ST arrived home Monday morning, SAID
Mr. SNOW as he told about the case yester-
day afternoon. ] knew nothing of what
had been done, and went home expecting 10
find things all right But that rascal had
almost looted my home. l went at once
down town and heard from Mcmillan the
details of his stay a my house.
..Then it all flashed upon me. saw at
once that he was impostor and had
guled me from the start. | don't believe
now that he was my nephew. How he
found out about my family though, ! can't
say, but he certainly took me in as i nave
never been before and never expect to be
again. Why l treated him with the utmost
confidence, just he my son, and L
gave him all the privileges of my house.
He came down to my store here and want
ed to take charge while l was away, but
my bookkeeper thought that he was crooked
and wouldn't have him about.
The young man disappeared the day be-
fore / and since then has not been
found. | suppose that he has left Atlanta.
When | heard that he had taken my goods
and carried them to the paWnbrokers L
went there Immediately and identified them.
OF course this affair embarrasses me very
much but the ungra teful conduct of The
boy deserves no sympathy and l intend to
have nothing more to do with him.
The more L think of it the more l am
inclined to believe that he is not my nephew
but some slick SWindler who thought that
he could take me in. l ought to have known
when | first received that telegram that
somet thing crooked.
There's no telling what he would have
done If he had not been caught up with.
l think he would have robbed me of every
thing he could have put his hands on and
then left Atlanta. Surely such boy as he
proved himself to be can't be my brothers
SON.
Mr.. Schau was seen yesterday afternoon
and stated that he would prosecute Snow to