The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-29

him TO receive conslgaments OF hundreds
of dollars worth of stamps from dealers
and collectors throughout the United
States and Canada. He also began The
publication of stamp monthly called
The PbiIatelist, and by the aid of rhe
prestige this gave him still further en-
iarged the scope of his operations. But
his career here was brought to sudden
termln alton in a most dramatic manner.
Among those who had been victimized
by Quigley was prominent St Louis
stamp firm, in fact one of the largest in
the United States.
In soliciting an advertisement from the
firm Bishop unconsciousy used the same
style of phraseology in closing his letter
as he had used as Qulgley. and this gave
the clew that led to warrant being
issued for the arrest of Bishop last Sep
TEN Der at Denver at the instigatlon of the
postal authorities on the charge OF using
the mails for fraudulent purposes.
The arrestipg officer found Bishop at his
lodgings and took him into custody. The
willy swindler begged the Deputy Marshal
to go with him to the office of DR.. S. F..
Shannon, that he might leave a note for
the doctor, who. he claimed, was close
friend of his. The Marshal complied, and
Quigley wentinto the receptlon-roon, and.
in the absence of the doctor, wrote on his
slate:
Dear Doctor: l am arrested on charge OF
using mails fraudulently. Please come over TO
County Jail and see me. LEWIS BISHOP.
While mis- prisoner was writing on the
slate the deputy sat down to mop his per-
spring brow. He had looked for Bishop
energetically and it was warm.
Quigley hung up the slatc, and. turning
like fash, leaped out of an open window
overlooking an area way. Brown reached
the window just in time to take shot with
his revolver at the fugitive. but missed
him. This was the last seen or heard of
the daring schemer until within the past
few weeks.
During this period every stamp-dealer
and prominent collector in San Francisco
has received letter from George Warren
of Toronto. Canada. who represented him.
self as the American agent Of the Anthony
Worth Investment Company OF Bristol,
England.
In cases where first consignment was
of great value it was returned with
a request for better grade of stamps, as
the writer had in his collection all those
sent. In this manner he succeeded in get
ting quite number of valuable stamps
1t is known that one dealer here suffer ed
TO the extent of $3.50 worth. and collector
to the value of S75.
But WaIren's cleverly laid plan also en-
braced nearly every large city which has
been prominent as a philatelic center,
such as New York. Chicago. Boston. Phil
adelphia. st. Louis, Minneapolis and
Washington, and in most cases he worked
with considerable success, so it is fair to
assume the fruits of his labors must have
reached into the thousands Of dollars.
To FL. K. Sanderson of Lynn, Mass, is
due the credit of exposing the identity and
dishonest character of the business of
Warren.
Sanderson early in February received
letter from Warren inquiring the prices of
rare British Colonial and United States
stamps, stating that if prices were right
he would forward a list of those he
wanted. Soon afterward the list came,
and its proportions sugges ed big sale.
But in the meantime Sauderson had grown
suspicious and wrots to parties in Toronto
to look Warren up. In answer he learned
that the address given was a boarding
house and that Warren had fed the city
owing TO a warrant being out for his arrest
on charge of having defrauded the San
Francisco dealer previously mentioned.
He also was informed that from the de-
scrption obtained of Bishop there was
little doubt that Warren was only a new
alias of Qugley. Up to the lime of writ
ing Warren has not been apprehen6ed, and
there are no indications that he will be for
the present.
Meanwhile dealers and collectors will be
extremely guarded in sending stamps on
approval, but after the lapse Of several
10 enths the desire to effect large sales will
doubtless largely overcome their conserva-
tiveness, and then there will be further
futile wailiDg and gnashiDg OF teeth over
frash AYnloit nj the varsatila Ouipiay