The evening world., 1894-08-29
A BOY SWINDLER.
Endeavored to Get Jewelry on a
Forged Check,
Arrested and Then Got Away from
Detectives.
Police Finally Catch Hin, aud Say
He Ia an Old Offender.

Although only seventeen years of age.
Sebastlns Lind. OF zoos Second avenue
has proven himself to be one OF the
coolest young swindlcrs that has ever
fallen Into tn" hands .! the New York
police.
Lind was arres,el hy Detective Con-
nor. of the Church street station, In the
iewclry store Of G. II. Pierce. 1S7 Broad
way. Late IN the afternoon he entered the
store aud presented an order purpcrtlns
to have been made out by +. j. Finley
"a manufacturing jcwelllor at 100 East
One hundred ana Twcnty-iifth street,
The order WAS written on "A letter-head
bearing the name of the alleged firm,
and called Tor two li-carat gold watch
chains. weighing twenty pcnnyweiGhts
each. They were to be delivered to
bearer.
Accompanying the order was Il check
on the Citizens National Bank. which
bore the date of Aug. IS, and was
signed by r. 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 transac-
| ton lie 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 WA
cool. and held to his story. Connors de-
| cidcd To arrest the boy pending an in
yestigation. Mr. Pierce in the mean time
I1sl lFNfE stFtN hat
| existed at the address on one Hundred
| ana Twenty-fifth street.
At the station Lind admitted tina
| ther, WITS no such firm. but said he ha(
simply acted as messenger Tor a strange
man. who mad given him the order In
front Of the given address. He said
| the man had promised 10 meet him there
Detectives connors and Strip then
took Lind up to one Hundred ant
Twenty-ffth street to Try TO catch the
| tationed themselves a few feet away
| Suddenly Lind darted towards thc
hallway Of the house. and. slamminY
Ing an open window he jumped ont into
the yard. with the detectives in pusuit
Lind then made dash for a millinery
| street, near Lexington avenue. unt
again disappeared. He fled through tn.
store and gained an exit through tn,
| ydTl INTO Lexington avenue.
| The detectives had missed him. ON
the way uptown Lind had told the mer
that he lived at 426 East One Hundred
ana Thirteenth street and Connors and
strip Immediately started for there
They found that the address given wa.
u vacant lot.
When near Second avenue, however
they espied Lind coming along Second
avenue. and started for him. The boy
saw them and ran towards one Hundred
and Twelfth street. When near there
| he darted into the cigar store OF a mar
named Goldsmith. After u long search
he was found in the cellar. hidden be
hind pile Of boxes. He was then takeI
back TO the Church street station.
While In court this morning, Lind wa,
as cool as an old offender. He still
| stuck - the story about the order and
check having been given to him by a
| youngster and looks quiet and Innocent
He Il slight In build. with light hair
:, His parents are respectable people and
| Is Il shoemaker.
1t is thought that he Is a member OF
gang OF very slick rnscals who have
been victimizlng jewellers throughout
orders and checks. They are nearly ali
signed by f. ]. Finley.
One Of the orders bears the firm name
| of Freudenberg x Finley, and on this
order Lind tried to secure three gold
watch cases OF Smith & Knapp, of l.
Maiden lane. but was not successful
Lind says he was employed by the
Rochester Car Wheel Works at Thirty
| third street and First avenue. unit
June =, when he got into a fight with
the foreman ard WAS discharged.
The case was adjourned until this
| afternoon, so as to enable Common &c
produce number of Lind's victims ir
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