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rolled. In the mean time they offered the victim
$4,000 not to prosecute He declined 70 let up
The police In tho mean timo had dug M some
facts about tho two men. and as result they
bail when they saw how things had gone, and
then gradually stories of their operations In tho
house in Stanhone Gardens came out. Dozens
of young men had been swlndled for enormous
amounts, and number OF old hands had been
plucked, too. Among these latter was samuel
Lewis, one of the best known money lenders in
London. He confessed to losing $4,000 In one
night to Woodward in a game which the
swindler got up at the Hotel Lahgham.
The police made u desperate effort to get the
two fugitives after they jumped their bail, hut
eondnt get the slightest traGe OF them, oas Ine
killed for his pains. He was dealer IN musical
Instruments. who had sold Woodward guitar.
asked for his money. Woodward and Tarbo
lured him off to quiet spot, and there Terbo
music dealer was In bed for months afterwa-d.
Woodward and Tarbo escaped.
Vas nsNf earn U1 ND
out OF 100000 worth of gems by the appica-
tion of a trick common TO green goods men IN
this country. Woodward had several pals in
this job. but their identity never came out. Tho
gang went to Ceylon In yacht, Woodward GO
Ing straight to Colombo and the rest waiting In
a small village on the north coast with the
yacht. There they made themselves known as
9t Of american spSrtsmen n who m nsd h come to
Oriental Hotel at Colombo and lot II be known
that he was II wealthy American in searcn OF
became quite popular in Colombo. and to in
gratate himself stll further in the good graces
of his victim, he studied tho Koran and an.
nounced that he was about to adopt the Mo-
hRminedan faith. As an evidence OF good faith
the Mohammedan poor gave several dinners to
the heads of the church and other entert ain
ments of lavish character TO the diamond
The man Woodward had pick ed out for a vic
tim was a wealthy Cingalese. named NJ. lbrams.
He owned extensive ruby and sapphire pits in
RhatnaDur largest
Ion. Woodward let 1t be known that no was not
going to buy as a speculation. nut simply TO
crafty y craze to possess fine gems. This bait
caught lbrams, At he made an appoint tment to
bring the finest gems IN his collection to Wood
small wicker basket and laid them out on II
table in Woodward's room. The men inslected
finally agreed to buy them all. The price was
to be 100000 and the deal was to be consum-
gems with Woodward over night but Wood
ward refused to hear OF such thing. So the
stones were carefully wrap d up and put back
basket under his arm and was just going away
when Wood ward exclaimed:
oh. say, want you to look at this ruby |
picked up at n bargain the other day aud he
pulled a handsome stone out of his pocket aud
basket ON the table and walked over to the win.
dow to see the stone better. He was less than a
minute in the examination.
" a very handsome stone" he said; bring II
WORTH"
went out. The minute he left the house Wood
ward put on hat and coat, locked the door OF
his room, told the clerk to tell anybody who
called for him that lie would be back at mid
night, and went out. pal had horse and
carriage in waiting. The two drove all night,
reached the village where the Yacht was
chOred early in the morning. and sailed away
with lbram.s gems. The swind,e was simple
one. While the dealer was looking at the ruby
Woodward hid his wicker basket and substi-
tuted another one full OF pebbles in its place.
Woodward was traced to the village on tho
north coast. but the chase was given up there,
for n cyclone hit the place the night tho men
sailed away. and the probabilities were that the
men ard jewels were at the bottom of the sea.
With the Ccylop police and the Scotland Yard
detectives on his track, Woodward managed to
get safely away and has never been caught. His
presence here will bring English detectives here
before long. but the man Will probably be far
away before they get to this country.
Tarbo. after jumping his bail. went to Cape
Colony. where he was arrested. He escaped
and went to Johannesburg. where lie oren-d q
gambling house. There he was arrested, but once
again got away. but was captured finally. and
his case is said to be still pending in the English
courts
If the claim that the Garfield National Bank
people make. that Woodward has been swim
blow to the New York police who were re-
Quested long ago by the Scotland Yard author.-
ties 10 keep a constant watch for the man. Ever
since Jarvis brought his suit and tho name
Woodward was mentioned detectives from this
city. II Is said. have been securing New Rochelle
and other places in Westchester county for the
man. They evidently suspected that it WAS the
notorious William Carroll Woodward. His
homo was formerly In New Rochelle.