The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
A BOY SW|NDLER.
Endeavored to Get Jevelry on a
Forged Check.
Arrested and Then Got Away from
Detectives.
Police Finally Catch Him and Say
He Is an Old Offender.

Although only seventeen years OF age,
Sebastlne Lind. of 22O6 Second avenue,
has proven himself to be one OF the
coolest young swindlers that has ever
fallen into the hands OF the New York
police.
Lind was arrcs,cd by detective Con-
nor. OF the Church street station, In the
iewelry store of e. +. Pierce. lS7 Broad
way. Late in the afternoon he entered the
store and presented an order purporting
to have been made out by T.. j, Finley,
4 manufacturing jcweiller at 100 East
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street.
The order was written on letter head
bearing the name of the alleged firm.
and called for two l4-carat gold watch
chains. weighing twenty pennyweights
each. They were to be delivered to
bearer.
Accompanying the order was n check
OH the Citizens National Bank. which
bore the date OF Aug. 20, and was
signed by F. J. Finley. The space for
the amount was left vacant. and Lind
was to I'LL In the amount OF the pur-
chase
Pierce became suspicious from the fact
| that he had never heard OF the firm
and the peculiar nature of the TRANSACT
ton. He drew the boys attention and
despatched one OF his clerks to the
| Church street station. He then told
the boy to wait few moments while
he fixed the chains.
began questioning Lind. but he was
cool. and held to his story. Connors de-
| cided to arrest the boy pending an in
| vestigation, Mr.. Pierce in the mean time
| n n N hat no fir,
existed at the address ON One Hundred
| and Twenty-fifth street.
At the station Lind admitted that
there was no such firm, but said he had
simply acted as messenger for a strange
man. who had given him the order In
front of the given address. He said
the man had promised to meet him there
| Detectives Connors and Strip then
took Lind up to One Hundred and
ftTsst to Try r. to sntGh the
front Of. the place while the detectives
stationed themselves a few feet away.
| suddenly Lind darted towards the
the door, ran up to the first floor See
Ing an open window he jumped out into
the yard. with the detectives In pusuit.
store, on One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street. near Lexington avenue. and
again disappeared. He fed through the
store and gained an exit through the
1
The detectives had missed him. On
the way uptown Lind had told the men
that he lived at as East one Hundred
Strip. Immediately started for there.
They foHnd that the address given was
When near Second avenue, however
they eepied Lind coming along Second
avenue. and started for him. The boy
saw them and ran towards One Hundred
and Twelfth street. When near there
ne darted into the cigar store of q mar
named Goldsmith. After a long search
he was found in the cellar, hidden be.
hind a pile Of boxes. He was then taken
back to the Church street station.
While In court this morning. Lind was
as cool as an old offender. He still
stuck to the story about the order and
check having been given to him by a
youngster and looks quiet and Innocent.
he Is slight in build. with light hair
ana nIue eyes.
live at 22o6 Second avenue. His father
| Is q shoemaker.
| 1t is thought that he is a member of
gang of very slick rascals who have
been ,victimizing jewellers throughout
session Of a large number OF similar
orders and checks. They are nearly ali
| signed by f. ]. Finley.
one OF the orders bears the firm name
| OF F'reudenberg d Finley, and on this
order. Lind tried to secure three gold
watch cases of Smith & Knapp, OF IA
Maiden lane. but was not successful
Lind says he was employed by the
Rochester Car Wheel Works at Thirty.
third street and First. avenue, until
June :, when he got into fight with
the foreman ard was discharged.
| The case was adjourned until this
| afternoon, SO as to enable Conner Ia
produce a number Of Lind's victims in