New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-14
SLICK EASTERN THIEVES.
THREE WHO HAVE MANY VICTIMS
CAUGHT BY DETECTIVES.
A TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECE THEIR PRINcI-
PAL STOCK IN-TRADE-wHiLE PREIEND-
ING TO BUY SOMETHING THEY UsU-

A TwENTY-DoLLAR GOLD PIECE THEIR PkiNCl-
PAL sroCK-I N-TRADE-wHILE PRETEND
ING TO BUY SOMETHING THEY UsU-
ALLY CoXTRIvEp TO STEAL.
Complaints have been pouring into the Detective
Bureau at Police Headquarters since early In Inc
month about the operations OF a trio OF oriental
swindlers two men and one woman, who appeared
20 be Syrian pedlers. ard yesterday the three
were caught The first complaint was received
from william Reiman, a jeweer OF No. 300 Broad
way Mr.. Reimans experience with the wiles OF
the slick natives OF the far East occurred on sep
TENDER g. and resulted in loss TO him OF s"'
The scheme which was worked successfully upon
the Broadway 5eweller worked in the same
WAY upon the other complainants already heard
from The principal stock-n-trade of the SWIM
oilers was a twenty dollar gold piece which so -ar
as can be learned, has played the chief part IN
each OF the operations OF the gang.
On the afternoon of September 3, while MT
Reiman was at his showcase. three people all
dressed in fancful dress betOkening their Eastern
origin entered his store. The party consisted OF
two men and a woman. She was small "iry
person with flashing eyes and dark hair ana pore
tattoo marks on her forehead nose ana arms
She wore a long shawl fastened loosely al III"
waist. one of the men asked the je"eher ioi an
article the cost of which was 81. All OF inc
three looked IT over and finally decided to purchase
H. They offered Mr.. Reiman tWenty-doAar soi'
niece He proceeded 10 get the change LOT lhem'
when one Of them said in broken EnGIsh th"'
they wanted Spanish money in change vi Cou 'o
no Spanish coin on the premises ana as inc
purchasers would take nothing else the TRANSACTION
had to be declared off.
In the mean time, however. while Mr.. herman
uas making an effort 10 satisfy his customers
his conversation having been with the iheI' ''0
woman had managed to get back OF the coun'',
at the end az if to look more closely at III"
star. valued at 81 600. which reposed IN 'le sno"
case She looked innocent enough ana MI nv
man did not suspect her OF dishonesty Out "ne"
Tho Marty had left the store 800 bill was missing
from the rnonev-drawer. which had been left open
There was no trace OF the trio in the heishpoi
hood when the loss was discovered ana MI NJ
man could only send word TO the ponce
A wee, had passed when the trio were near
from again. This time Whitman bro'hels' ooI'
ers IN bottlers supplies. in Wiliam-st We're 'he
commandments Their till had been robbed by .ne
three pedlers of SCI in exactly the same way -, '
Peiman's had been. II. a. WEIGH, 4lqNS -ue"''' o.
No $50 Rleecker-st suffered the next day 10 'ic cA
font Of a small amount and a bottle OF "hSNo!'
and soon other complainants appeared .,....
Three davs ago Captain McClusky sent DetecuNes
str,neer and Cain TO find the three people, II posi-
bile 1t was surmised that they would De hAeIS ~
,vn In the downtown syrian colony, ana theE wc'e
found at No. Sc Westinghouse YESTERDAY ai'ei ,
noon The detectives followed them uP'omn CIV
saw them go into the establishment oil INC H.,
HI.rufocturirr Company, at Broadway ana Eleii-
.aan,b-et they selected an article of small Vaiuo
and offered the same twenty-dolar gold piece IN
payment with the same refusal to take any '. MN,
but Spanish coin. In the money-dra"er d. inc
there was about $500 The woman mace an a..
tempt to reach the drawer but the clerk hao peeii
susrcfous and had closed IL. ,,.,or. ,ba1, made
their next call at the jewelry store 81 ;rnoss
Tn block below They failed IN theii Pun P P s
there and then the detectives took them mo wGre
tod Al Police Headquarters where 'hVSS naniSt
taken they would make no stateien mcb him they
inter inter PabeSr names They are Ali omar twenIynSc
GEARS old an Algerian; his wife SaiIa All sWe Zen
Khelii. also a native of Hindustan. e,ra that tho
When they were searched II was iouiu LIS rb tuo
woman was fitted out as shopi.er, WI wei fonnS
Uga nockets under her skirt. In tnesS MI 49,
Sn mu 81 Sand-painted table cover ana par u
Captain McCusky says that these f are sWindng
,,arspns 81 their kind to be arrested eoa ba ,.e
In this city although some OF the SS nrisoners
~ snsnected of crooked dealing ne DaIjco
Deeh S saprraisned in the Jefferson Market romeo
Court this morning