New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
AN ENGAGEMENT MADE.

This was satisfactory to the firm. and It was
agreed 10 meet at Mr.. Lauterbachs office yester-
day morning at II o'clock. Brigham and Mr..
Spate then left the office together. Brigham
said he wanted 10 buy some dry goods and they
drove In a cab to Sxth-ave. There Brigham
said that ne wanted TO buy some diamonds for
his wife. ana a. his request Mr.. Spate went with
him to the jewery store " Theodore Kohn In
Tweniy-third-st Brigham chose sl.4S5 worth
OF iewelry and ordered IL to be sent 70 the office
# White 4 Spate Al the same time he explained
10 Mr.. Spate tlat he had not a large sum If
ready money easily obtainable at the moment.
al asked him to pay for the jewelry with the
FIRMS check. Mr.. Spate agreed. but, having re-
ceived nothing from Brigham but promises and
paper. his suspicious were aroused. He quietly
called the teweller aside and arranged with him
to delay sending tte jewery until he had the
money and then on receiving the check in pay
mcnt to return it on the ground that it was after
banking hours when he got it,
FAILED TO APPEAR WITH HIS MONEY.
This arrangement carried out. When the
jewelry did not arrive Brigham pretended to he
annoyed. He had A talk with Kohn. and ii was
agreed that the jewery should be sent the next
morning. when the next day came he failed TO
appear with his money at Mr.. Lautcrbach's
Kohns. Mr. Spate at II o'clock received a tee-
phone message from Brigham that he had been
unable To keep the appointment. but would see
him the next morning Mr.. Spate, whose sus
picions were aroused. sent to +. z. Meinrath. Of
Hoadley Lauterbach & Johnson a confidential
clerk named Roberts. to inquire what was
known of Brighams resources. Mr. Roberts re-
turned and reported that Mr.. Menrath had as
sured him that Brigham was a wealthy man:
that he had shown him securities to the amount
of and that he had been mpditattnE en-
gaging in transaction involving the sum OF
100000. but had been persuaded by him not to
invest.
Mr. Spate still not completely satisfied. COM
municated with his counsel. Mr.. Shea. whom he
sent to Mr.. Iauterbachs Office to see whether
Brigham appeared there during the day. Mr.
Shea not only saw Brigham there. but saw Mr.
Meinrath pay him a sum a, OF $1,000 ne so re, re-
he would not pay for Brighams jewelry before
he had In his possession some OF the money |
that had been promised him. While he was
thinking the matter over Brigham called at
his office. He hourished roll OF bills. ana
invited Spate to go to the Hotel Netherland |
yesterday evening and meet Mrs. Brigham |
who he said. had just arrived from Boston |
Mr. Spate declined. and Brigham left the Of |
flee. He took a cab at the door and Mr.. Spate |
followed him In another cab.
Spate followed Brigham to Dorlon's restaurant. |
In Twenty-third-st and afterward TO the New
Amsterdam Hotel There he missed him. He /
went at once t. the telephone and. calling up |
Police Headquarters. requested Acting Captain /
-
Investigate.
CHASING BRIGHAM.
Detective Rynders arrived at the hotel a few |
minutes later and at the same time William Il. |
Donahay of the New York Hollow Ware Gem
pany met him also. Spate had taken the num-
Der of Brgham's cab. and with this clew the
three traced him to the neighborhood Of Fifty |
ninth-st. and Lexngton-ave. They visited sew
era saloons there. and In one Of them Brigham
was found drinking beer at table in the back |
room with several men. He was pointed out to |
the detective. and the latter at once recognized |
him as David j. Coleman" the swindler for
whom the police had been searching for more
than year.
Brigham had tried to work the same scheme
with Mr.. DOnahay5 company he had with
Mr.. Spate. He had already obtained 81. 900 from
the former. The detective took him to Head
quarters
Brgham's last feat was series of swindles
in this city and in Newark and Paterson, n. j.
The victims were Mr.. Higgins, soap manu-
of Newark; the Lincoln National Bank
and the Richardson Stove Company. OF Beck
man-st. BY representing himself as David j.
a director of the Columbia National
Bank OF Washington, ID. c.. and backing up the
representations with forged references. he Sc
cured In day the result OF fraudulent
in which he engaged $4,000 worth
If stock in the soap factory and nearly $4,000 In
money.