The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23
TWO DEADBEATS.
They Fleece a Member of Store
KaererS

ihey Fieece Member of Store
Keepers.
Two swell young men from the East ar
rived here about the beginning of July
and after lying low for a few weeks. while
taking stock of the principal stores in the
city. they put up at the Westminster, a
fashionable clearinghouse on Suffer
street. This gave them the necessary
tone" and they began 10 practice their
artful ways.
They selected as their victims several OF
the prime pal merchant tsilOrs, jewelers.
and mems furnishing storekeepers. From
them they purchased large bills Of goods,
represen ing themselves as tSo brothers
named la il AID having plenty of ready
cash at their disposa'.
Within tbe past day or two they went
to Adoiph Hirschman. jeweler. 113 Sntter
tire t. and gave an order fof $500 worth Of
l-welTy, TO be delivered 10 them at the
NestmlDstsT. Before the goods were de-
liyered friend who introduced them to
Hirschman had become suspicious OF them
and advised HirSchman to hold on 10 the
goods u he got the cash. So they wera
not sent.
After leaving Hirschmau's they crossed
the street and ordered 1896 worth Of jew
eIry from Hammersmith d Field. The
goods were. fortunately for the firm, not
sent.
They were more successful with Viii
lam FttZ Maurice. who keeps gents fur
nlshiDg store at ST Market street. They
bought from him S1S6 worth Of silk under
wear and other goods, which were deliv-
cred, but not paid for.
About a week ago they went TO the store
of Charles Bliss. merchant tailor, ZIG
Sixth street, and ordered Two suits of
clothes and two extra pairs of pants.
Bliss somehow became suspicious, anc
yesterday morning went to police head
quarters and saw Captain Lees. The
taller of the two men was to call in the
afternoon 10 have his coat f ted, and the
captain detailed Detectives Gibson and
Cuffey to shadow them and bring them in.
They we're taken before Captain Lees
and told him they we're brothers and their
name was Han. In the pockets OF the
taller OF the I'VE a roster of Company b,
Seventh Regiment. Y. Y. n. IL, was found
with the name of Ferdinand e. Rider. SOC
Montclair avenue. Forest Hill, n. j..
trade ship chandler. The captain asked
him if that was not his real name, and
after some quibblng he admitted that il
was. The name of the other is S. d.
Salmon, an eX-drummer for an Eastern
shoe firm. Before registering at the West
minister be stopped at Al Lesvenw orlh
street and lett without paying his BILL
There he was known as Kenneth Gray.
After the captain had put them through
their iacihgs they were taken 10 the de-
tectIyes' room and Policeman Frank Riley
WAS dftailed to watch them while Gibson
and Coffey went 10 search their rooE at
the Westminster. After being seated for
a while Rider rose and began pacing the
room. He gradually edged nearer and
nearer the door and suddenly threw it open
and rushed along the corridor ard into the
street Ike OeeT Riley yelled for help
and gave chase, but Rider had disappeared
from view before he got outside the hall.
Salmon was locked up in the Ctr Prison.
La tEeir rooms at the Westminster Glib
son and COffey found four light summer
suits, for which an owner is wanted
The police are keeping up an active hunt
for Rider