New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
TWO SWINDLERS IN THE TOLLS
ONE POSED FOR A MINING COMPANY,
THE OTHER TRIED TO GET DIAMONDS.
BOTH WERE WELL. KNOWN TO THE DETECTIVES
AND CAPTURED BEFORE THEIR OPERA
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'Portrguese Joe" the swindcr who makes a
specially OF procuring diamonds. dishonesty is
again in CELL now under the name OF Thomas
Mar;ell for attempted grand larceny. Another
prisoner at Police Headquarters. and eX-con-
Wet. is Frederick William Stokes Palmer, forty
eight years old of Port Richmond Staten Island.
He is with black record The charge
against him is trying to swindle Platt & Co, of
No. 81 Cedar-st. out Of $50. Palmer who IS
Engshman, always well-dressed. was arrested yes
terday by Detectives J. J. Mccarthy and Pollock
Of the Central Once, in the Office OF Plat & Co.
He went to that place on Saturday, and told r.
II. Thorp, a member of the firm of Platt & CO.,
mechanical engineers. thar he wanted to engage
Mr. Platt at once TO go to Chicago with him
pert business. He said he represented Il syndicate
Of Engshmen who owned large and wealthy
mining property in Colorado. near Denver. He also
said he was member of the Society of Mechanical
Engineers and said he knew Mr.. Patt Well
Thorp told Palmer that Mr.. Patt was on his
vacation Palmer induced Thorp 10 send tele-
gram for him. urging him to come to New-fork not
later than Wednesday or Thursday of this week
When Palmer leaving the office he trleo 10
borrow IS Of Thorp, but the latter was suspicious
and refused. Mr.. Platt came to the city ana saw
Palmer. lie arranged to go to Chicago with him
Palmer was to pay him $50 as a retainer. and was
to receive so as expenses Final terms were to he
made in Chicago Mr.. Plait was made a little sus-
picious by Thorps story of Palmors attempt 10
borrow and he went to friend OF his, James Free
man. of No % Broad-st. about the matter Mr.
Freeman knew Palmer. He told Platt that Palmer
was the man who some time before had swindleG
one of his friends out of SIP Freeman said
Palmer had served fifteen months for IL
Platt sent word to Captain O'Bren. of the De
tec,ive Bureau, who sent Mccarthy and Pollock on
the case They advised Platt 10 carry on the game
as long as he could and Palmer was sure 10 be
I
morning that he would be at the Ccdar-st office IN
the afternoon with check for $3.50 which he would
give 10 Platt and then he could return =" In cash.
At $50 o'clock Palmer called and handed Piatt
check for SO On the Bank of the State OF New
York signed by +. c. Rock. who he said. was a
member OF the syndicate Platt had been asked by
tho detectives to pay the money. hut ne was
afraid that the swindler would make OF WIN II
and refused. SO the detectives had 10 arrest
Palmer after he had handed Platt the check. lie
was taken to Police Headquarters ana there lceh-
titled as the man who had serVei TERMS II '"''O
times for swindlng.
Palmer is we'll known 10 the Scotland ara men,
and has represented himself at times as one OF
them. He has been out Of the penitentary onN
three weeks Captain OBrien says tna' iaiH'ol
is the man wlo was connected with the ialIufe o'
Edward NJ Field. years ago. Palmer having
reDorted that he hadsfound about $4,000 worth ol
bonds which were missing. Still another act he
i charged with is that he got $50 from the Mu'ua'
Reserve Fund Association OF this city on lalse
pretences lie owes it f. said. about %eo TO
lawyers in this city. Palmer will be taken 10 'le
Centre stree, Court this mornirs.
Marteu has posed as Morriii ard William NJ
Lane G A. Thomas. r. Corerso ans 'Poriusue82
Joe" Sometimes he gives addresses and at otheT
times he does not. Martcll called on Allen q
Jonassohn Importers OF diamonds at NO - Mai1es
Lane Wednesday. He presented business SAG sag
was the name Of w ~ Lane; 'ne ne, o; ;fcrri Ait 81
Ioston and askec TO some loose stones lie
was piit on as he acted suspiciously NJ Jonas
-. T,rrant 4 C;ismond's Martell called again o.
Allen * JOnassOhn. ana seieclel tiie' III a. al
stones Talued at Ss,9 lie & iaiu , ne IIc aiG thy
whole transaction would ainoun, ~ tooH 30 tSos
He told the firm that ne Wa I1en, % Ul ol ~,
ION firm Of Morrill, Brothers lie dli ho' car o'
About two weeks Marten called on Charles r
Wool A. Co of No. Il Maiden Lane. reprcsei,lnS
,t 80 s - 4 Thomas Of the firm Of Jora,eron
A. Dissayer. of Phadephie. He asked TO SEE i some
diamonds. but was put o,' 80 'Ia innn Svrn e Di:
e,,'r renl'ed TO "A telegram that they did no' Know
Thomas An Office 10. in tne WOOD o''o,i , ,na, -
Ioi,a..obr frni saw Martell leave Jonassohn's on
Wednesday and told Mr. Mood ! ne ,a'I., D.,,, au
Nj Jonassohn communicated "l'H captain y "''''''
'DafectiveS Nugcnt and Cain went 70 look for him
and found him YESTERDAY N Md'u,n ,-1e. .i e.a,v,hri
obou, himself He was photographed for the
Rocues' GALLERY and then said he was IhoInas
NSrte,i Sfora Il, o ced on Esenmann Brothers. Cap
tain O'Brien said. and had 81 900 worth OF stones
set aside for him 10 call for. He called himself
rbomne 49, He also visited NJ Kallender. Of Ne IS
Nassau-s'., amn tr b'r, lie said ie would call
ciTmaii Detective McNaught. of the Central Office
arrested Nartell about twelve years ago Wi.N IT,
,baf ,iroe no was in the diamond svindling huSi-
ness He will be arraigned in the Centre street