The sun., 1897-06-24
TO SWINDLE MANY CLERKS.
PdR1PHERNILIA OF An ELAB-
ORATE SCHEME IN BUSH,S ROOMS.

ByerythinE In Readiness to send Fake Watches
a.. u. u. Addressed TO Fictitious Hotel
Guests-The scheme Was Discovered Through
Hush's Arrest Denver Indictment.
In looking for evidence against man who is
under indictment for forgery in Denver. Col,
two Police Headquarters detectives have un-
earthed what they consider as pretty II swind.
ling scheme as has come to light in many day.
Detective Sergeant McCauley, who told the
story at Police Headquarters last night, said:
"Tho paraphernalIa now in our hands indi
Gates that this was scheme to rob every hotel
clerk In the country of $3.50, and at the same
time TO make him pay tho express charges
incident to being robbed. About three or four
days ugo private detective asked Capt. O'Irion
to arrest Charles NJ. Fcgenbush, who had been u
mining operator in Denver, but was now living
in this city under the name OF G. NJ. +. Bush,
at 3i3 West Thirty-second street, with an office
in tho Knickerbocker Theatre building. at Thir-
ty-eighth street and Broadway.
"Capt. O'Brien refused TO act until he had an
official request from the Denver Chief of Police.
This camo yesterday by telegraph, asking him to
arrest G. NJ. +. Bush Sergeant McConvill
found Bush outside his office and brought him
to headquarters He was arraigned at jefferson
Market Court and remanded until to-day.
AT Bush's Office we found three girls at work
for him preparing typewritten copies of a letter
apparently intended to lay the foundation for the
proposed swindo. These letters were written
on paper bearing q pretentious letter head Of a
fictitious firm called the Schimm. Mcrk Chem
ical Manufacturing Company, with an address in
the Bowling Green building. Tho letter was
dated June o. and read as follows:
"DEAR SIR: l will be with you In a short time.
Messrs Benedik Biddel' jewellers, to forw ard my
hand before my arrival please receipt for IL and
obliRe. Yours very truly -
"These letters wero apparently to be signed
with fictitious names and addressed to hotel
found was hotoI red. book and from this com.
already beon copied out. In Bush's room, at
S43 West Thirty.second street, we found u num-
Der Of postal cards, which we're ] apparently to to
the clerks that the writers OF the letters were TO
visit the hotels. These cards read
"stay there until we arrive. Harry Is coming with
us. Il.
June e5. 1897.
"These, we think, were to have been addressed
signed 10 the letters. We also found in Bush s
room hundreds of decoy packages, each about
the size used for sending watch, and hundreds
apiece. Some OF them had already been packed
in the boxes, which were marked with the label
We gns aiso found " uH5 lot Of Sis H from the bogus
jewelry firm, each for 81, 80 for box casing, ono
real watches worth about So each, the purpose
OF which does not appear.
I'm the outfit were invoice books Of all the
express companies. each prepared with printed
label on the cover OF Benedik & Bddel, and
stamped within with their address. @. o. u. en-.
yelopes of each, express company, similarly
stamped. were also part of the outfit cap
tured. The address OF the bogus jewellers, in.
| stead of being 81 and SO Maiden lane. as 1t was
on the bill heads was changed with a rubber
stamp to 1T and 179 Broadway. We learned
that Bush had Just hired rooms at this number.
The whole scheme was almost ready TO
spring. and IL the sending out of the letters and
| packages had been properly timed. the returns
| would all have come in within few days of the
| same time"
Fegenbush, or Bush. is 80 years old, and is ad
| dressed as The Baron" in some letters found
| in his room. The police here know nothing
| against him prior TO the present scheme. In
| Denver he IS under indictment for forging a
! deed.
| In 1892 he and f. II. Saltiol and B. F. Perry
| profcssed to sell piece OF land 10 the lngersoll
| Investment Company for 81, 600. and gave the
| deed in question. Each of them was placed un
der ~. 900 hail for trial Perry is dead. Saltiel
Bush says. has since been President of the Den
| yer Real Estate Exchange, but Bush jumped his
bail and ran away. He Is married, but his wife
| is not with him He says he has been in this
| city only about Il month.