The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-01
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longed for you. must go on 70 Mneel-
ing IN the morning, and send this IN
haste by Mr.. Hill. as he tells me he VIII
see you. ! enclose you ticket for my
solitaire, and please don't scold, dear.
for 1 had to have It, and II was not ex-
travagant, as you see only got $lb on
It, when could have gotten SIS. Re-
deem the ring at once. Ed, and try to
send me S25 at Wheeling, will tell
mamma you have the ring, as she VIII
surely notice its absence. VIII expect
you first OF the month In Wheeling.
Bessie is going through with me.
ain haste and lovingly,
Pinned to the above letter was the
pawn ticket OF Julius W. Beeman, bro-
kes, made out in the name OF Mrs.
Pearl" Cramp.
Upon reading the letters the Cleve-
land police concluded at once that a
clever swindle was being perpetrated
under their very noses, and Detective
Doran and McAlIllen were put upon the
case. AS the pawn check pinned to
each letter found on the street gave
the name Of Julius W. Beeman. broker,
Beckman block" the officers watched
the building, located the office, and then
blded their time. From all appear
ances Beeman was doing rushing
business from out Of town patrons, as
the letter carrier never passed the door
without leaving mail for him.
Tuesday afternoon Detective Doran
concluded that the time was ripe for
action, and he started to Beeman's Of
flee, armed with one of the letters to.
which the pawn check as described, was
attached. Outside the door he stopped
and then learned that a representative
of the American Express Company was
inside making application for the SO
solitaire. He, too, was armed with a
letter signed by the unknown Pearl"
and which had been forwarded, to-
gether with SIG 50, by citizen OF Buff
Salo, who asked the express company to
redeem the diamond.
To the express man Beeman was ov-
erheard to say that he had no Jewell
re-. and he denied knowing anything
about the letter or pawn check.
The express man left and Doran
stepped in. He presented one OF the
letters forwarded by BuffalO's chief OF
police and asked to redeem the dia-
mond. The detective was told the same
as was the express man. that the office
represented medical firm and had no
jewelrY. Beeman was then placed I'M
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the pawn checks or letters, and claimed
that he never saw either before. 4
search of his Office revealed stack OF
the checks attached to a small medical
circular OF the same size.
Scraps OF paper found in his waste
basket, when put together by Captain
Lohrer, proved to be one Of the delusive
letters. Even then Beeman denied any
guilt. but limited that possibly others
might throw some light on the affair,
Captain Lohrer later said to re-
porter: ut is an old swindle. but in
a new and novel shape. A woman ac-
complete wrote the letters and dropped
them on the streets OF BuffaiO, Scrupu-
lous people turned the ones they found
in to the police. INSCRIPTIONS people
forwarded money, hoping to get val
liable ring that did not belong 10 them.
The originator Of the game knew that
when no ring was sent for the money
received, the sender dared not COM
plain.
Evidently he did not believe that
there was an honest man In Buffalo or
that the letters would fall into the
hands Of the police. Neither did he cal
culate on money being sent to express
companies to representatives Of which
he would have to make an explanation.
Many people undoubtedly lost money
through trying to play the game"