The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-06
PROF MONTEFIORE.
Tho phenomenal wondor'cProvos
totbe q Rank Fraud,
SOMETHING lB0u7 HIS RECORD.
Ho Used Another Namo aud Gavo
Fictitious Addresses IN Chicago.
Whocling Creditors Find him OUT
In Time toEAvoId Loss-A Hancsyllio
Claimant Horc,

Whom n man advcrtiscs NJ, "proi."
Montctloro did when no came hcro, TINT
no could cure my disease aud diagnose
any case by simply looking at tho pa.
tlent, II takes monumental crodulity 10
accept his claim as anything but a hugo
joke, yet not a TOW people accepted tho.
uo-callod "Proiossor@ in earnest, and
gave him good money 10 DO hum.
plugged.
"Montelore's" advertisements In tho
daily papers have become familiar to
tho public. Ito contracted to spend
large sums with all the newspapers, but
had not inccrrod q vsry great liability
when his career here suIorG m
eclipse. Tho publishers OF tho INTEL
%LidEScER, having their suap!clons
aroused by his methods, made inquiries
Of people in Chicago in q position TO
secure information, and on Monday ru-
colvcd O response, substantially % FOL-
lows:
There Is no such namo in tho Chi.
cago directory az Prof. NJ. MontoAoro
and there Is no such number on Michi-
gan avenue as $3.50. Tho last number
above T%wenty.ninth atreet IL 2S4l. This
same party started out in November
last. travelling under tho name OF Prot.
J. NJ. Crane, giving his address az 1850
Michigan avonuo. lilo also gave M
other address on Michigan avenue,
which was a vaL"nt lot. Nobody has
ever been able to find out the mans
real name. He Is a fraud Of tho worst
kind. and should DO expored wherever
he tries to do business. Numerous
claims against him havo been received
here, but no trace Of him could be
found at any Of numerous fictitious I'D.
dresses he gave. He should always DO
required to pay for advertising in ad.
vance, as ho invariably manages In
some way to get out Of paying his bills"
With this information the ISTELLI.
GENcER proceeded to try to collect what
tho alleged professor" owed it, and by
dint OF perseverance got the full amount
due. Tho Mcclure house and other
claimants also got what he owed them.
While this was going on the follow.
ing special telegram was received from
GAINESVILLE:
Special Dspceh 10th, Int!liaence.
ZANEsvILLE, O., March 5.-"Protessor
Montelore." now at tho Mcclure house,
whose advertisement appeared in both
Sunday papers rs a wonderful ''cure
alP' doctor, Is q fraud and robs those
who cntrust money to him. His plan
Ia to promise q cure in three or four
days, at which time he is gone for parts
unknown. Not satisfied with robbiug
Zanesvillo citizens, he tried to skip his
board ut the Kirk house, was stopped ut
tho train and made TO settle. Write
him up and protect tho good people OF
Wheeling. He owes all the papers hero
for advertising.
This report was verified last night
when Mr.. Richardson. representing the
GAINESVILLE Times.Recorder, came to
Wheeling and swore out an attachment
in Squire Gillespy's court for Monteiore
for SIS, to cover an advertising bill.
The papers were given to Detective
w. Is. Lukins. and when no presented
thom the professor" settled at once.
OF course the mans claims rs to his
curative powers, his skill rs a fortune
tellor andl all that, deserve no moro
crcdence than the broken English
mumblings Of MI ignorant old Gypsy
woman Nevertheless he has done
some business with credulous people.
His methods are so peculiar that many
people have suggested that there must
be something wrong with his intellect.
A young woman called on the pro.
iossor aud vas told that a man owed
her money. This being true, she
thought it was miraculous that he
should know it. lie said he knew
where the mar was, and could bring
him back to Wheeling in 4 week. But
no must have $40 in cash or its equiva.
lent in iewelry or other valuables first.
Tho young m had enough com.
mon sense 10 be suspicious, and she
offered to deposit tho $40 with any
honorable business nan in Wheeling,
to DO given to the professor when ho
fulfilled his promise, but this offer was
rejected. Montefiore must have the
cash. OF course when the week was
gone he would be gone too. The young
woman, after consulting friends, de-
clined to DO victimizcd that way; but
Tho question naturally suggests itself,
how many poor, silly dupes have cor.
flded money to the mar under similar
circumstances?
The laws do not seem to bo adequate
20 meet n case Of his kind. Anybody
vino has boon swindleJ by him. how.
evor. should move promptly II they
want 10 recover any part Of their
money.