The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-22
MORE DEEDS UNEARTHED 4!
Booty of SwindlerS is Found on
Farm.
GOODS RETURNED TO THE OWNERS
They Had Been Shipped to Fictitious People
at Danville and Girardville- How De-
tective Amour Traced the Jersey
Piano That Got Lost.

County Detective Richard Amour has inst
added another chapter to the disclosures of
fraudulent transactions which were brought
to light by the arrests of Abe. Yarowski
Charles Rubinski and others and when the
trials of the cases come up the authorities
promise to show that Shenandoah has been
the headquarters for one of the largest
most shrewd and daring gang of swindlers
that has ever operated in the country. 1t is
said the story has not been half developed by
the recent hearings and that when the trials
are on the people of Shenandoah will be
amazed
Detective Amour has been working on the
cases since last spring and has had the CO.
operation of the United States postal au-
thorities and the legal advice of NJ. NJ.
Burke Esq, for several months past. II
was Amour's clever work that placed the
facts in the hands of the postal authorities
that led to Charles Rubinski's arrest and the
hearing at Pottsville last week in the piano
case. The detective has held IN the hack
ground information he now gives until salts
lied that the chain of evidence was sufficient
to convict. The story of how the famous
piano was traced and recovered isinterestinp.
On the night in 1894 that the piano was
brought from Bloomsbury to town in a
Main and Centre streets. 1t was midnight
and the detectives curiosity was aroused.
lie could see the unloading of the piano from
the corner at which he stood and several
months later, when the piano was sought by
the Cornish Organ Company of Washington
n. j., had some important information to
give. But the great trouble was that the
name of the piano could not be secured
Amour tried many schemes to get it and
hnally got man into the house where the
piano was stored, but when the fall board of
the piano was examined it was found that
the name of the maker had been skilfulIy
erased and the name of a member of the
family substituted. For months after efforts
continued to try and inspect the piano to
get the makers name and finally Detective
Amour got piano agent named Geise to
Visit the house as piano insurance agent
The ruse was successful. Geise was invited
TO look at the piano and at an opportune
moment lifted the top of the upright piano
and saw the name Cornish" on an iron
plate. As Geise was lowering the top the
occupants of the house returned. Geise was
quickly hustled out of the house and thrown
over porch but he escaped injury and with
the evidence that led to Rubnski's arrest.
Inc chapter Amour has added to the story
ls the recovery of more goods in the Cata-
wissa Valley. Accompanied by Constable
Tom Bolin, Amour went to barn ON the farm
of Benjamin Laudig and there found four
large boxes of shoes and slippers, five dozen
boxes of baking powder and a computing
scale valued at $40. These goods were
brought to town and a correspondence showed
that the baking powder had been shipped to
Bernard Wagner" Danville, Pa, by the
Woolson Spice Co., and the scale had been
shipped to 81. A. Harring" of Girardyille. .
by the manufacturers at Dayton, Ohio.
The goods have been shipped to the
owners. A letter from a Danville lawyer
says; Investigation shows that Wagner"
was fictitious person who pretended to
engage in business in Danville. He
1efrauded quite number of creditors.
1t appears that Wagner" had executions
issued on his store, the goods were sold and
Wagner skipped with the proceeds" A
etter from Dayton, Ohio, says I'VE never
recovered the price of the computing machine
md lost all trace of it and the party who
bought it," Farmer Laudig is not held
accountable in connection with the case, as it
5 quite evident that he allowed his barn to
% used as place OF storage entirely in good
aith.