The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-04
GOLD BRICK MEN NABBED.
SEQUEL HERE OF THAT $4,000 sWIN-
DIE IN VEN ORLEANS.
In the Lodging in This City or supposed Pals
OF the swindiers. One OF whom Died. Ap-
pnrently OF Joy Over His Success. was
Found n Quart OF spurious Diamonds

In the Lodging in This city or supposed Pals
or the sNindiers. One or whom Died. Ar
pnrently or Joy Over Iais Success, was
Found n Quart OF Spurious Diamonds
THE Sun told a week ago how Pascal Laster,
q wealthy saloonkecper Of New Orleans, had
been robbed Of $1,000 by the gold brick swim.
die. There were two swindlcrs. who pretended
to be father and son, and said they were Gov
eminent employees at Bucnos Ayres. This
elder went under the name Of Ralph Dinz. They
limited darkly at having got the better OF their
Government, and exhibited to Lastcll a trunk
full of gold bricks, small bricks about one.third
tho size of the kind that arc put into houses,
but said to be worth together 800, 900. They
offered to sell a share in their wealth TO Lasteli
for 81 600, and he bit. When he gave them tho
$1,000 they gave him in return the trunk to
keep, having previously satisfied him by an
assay Of ono that the bricks were gold. They
were going to Tampa, Fla, they said, for the
health OF the elder niaz. After they had gone
away Lastel found that the bricks were brass.
Two days later there came an account from
New Orleans of the sudden death by heart dis-
ease. OF jose Maria Mayano. who turned out to
DO the elder of the two swindlers. Joy at his
success had apparently killed him. The other
skipped with the money.
Tho story now comes north that on the day
OF Mayeno's death Inspector O'Bricn received i
despatch from the Chief Of the New Orleans
police asking him to be on the lookout for some
baggage forwarded by the Pennsylvania Railroad
winch was supposed to belong to the swindlers.
IT came, and the Inspectors men traced it to
ls3 Lexington avenue. Within forty-eight
hours came another message from the South
say ing that John MARTINEZ Gonzales, whose de-
scription, that of a typical Spaniard. was given,
was leading hitherward: also. that a postal card
had been sent addressed to Juan Antonio Magyar,
postc restante. New York, and that It would
probably connect with him. Inspector O'Brien
told Oft five detectives and set them to watch
the General Delivery office. The postal card
was there.
They watched until yesterday. when an elder
~ man called for 1t. They followed him to 1873
Lexington avenue, and watched outside till he
At Third avenue and Thirtieth street they ar
rested both and took them to Police Headquar-
tiers.
The older of the two said that he was Juan
Antonio Magyar of 73t Dolphin street, New Or
leans. Thcy found upon him S2i7, n draft for
G4lO, and tickets for the st. Paul, which sails
to-day. He said that the money was his and
that he received it from Magano. the gold
a debt. The young man, gave. his name an
Rogelio Guterriaz. and said that he was q bar
tender, also from New Orleans. He had $104
and an insot OF good gold, together with some
The detectives went up and searched their
room on Lexington avenue. They brought
back, with. them an outfit, at sight of which
the detective office marvelled. There was a
do up genuine gems. in tissue paper; a lot OF
silver and copper alloy, a brass brick, and a
mould to cast others in, with a G~overnmenu
stamp on. Besides this, diamond scales and
jewellers tools.
The two prisoners were locked up. Tho
police do not doubt that they have two of the
gang OF swindlers. There are always. they
say. outsiders in such a game who do not APP
their catch and await further DEVELOPMENTS
from that town.