The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-02
In That Particular Role Mr..
Schwartz Is Said to Shine.
RELEASED AND REARREsTED.
suaxe Jacobs Sets Him Free, hut
sheriff Meyer Serves . Fresh
warrant-sah Francisco Money
Brokers and jewelers. Say He Has
Robbed Them of yaIuables-Is
said to Have Had Police Protection

Joseph Schwartz, the diamond king"
Is fighting desperately against the efforts
Of Chief OF Police Reed tn hold him until
officers arrive from San Francisco with
extradtion papers. He has been arrested
three times already and released twice
or haoeas corpus proceedings. II lie ex-
pected that another haoeas corpus writ
will be taken out today.
According TO the San Francisco press
Schwartz Is one of the boldess swindIers
that has visited that city In many years.
Previous 10 his arrest In Seattle he was
being pursued by the Pinkertons, In be-
half OF the jewelers. association and by
Aorse's agency.
Schwartz arrived In this city several
months ago" says tho San Francisco
Post. He represented himself as q silen,
partner In several books at the race track
and 10 carry out his deception he visited
them daily and spent money rather law
lshly where the fact would be most no.
tceaoie down town.
Having thoroughly identified himself.
Schwartz prepared TO do the town, and
he did II Well. departing with about SO
90, which he Is said 10 have secured from
d number Of local jewelers. and money
lenders.
His methods were exceedingly unique.
"a Is evidenced by the fact that among
his victims are some OF the shrewdest
men In town. He first won the confidence
OF several pawnbrokers, from whom he
finally purchased large quantities OF dla-
monds. AS rule he bought them on
time but frequently he made a part pay
ment on the purchase price. Once in the
possession OF the stones he would visit a
money broker. generally some one who
he was sure was not diamond expert,
and would conhde to him the fact that
the books in which he was interested at
the track had been suffering severe losses.
and ready cash was needed at once 10 re-
establish them OF a good financial footing.
He proposed that the money lender adj
vance or secure FOR him loan Of several
thousand dollars and accept as security
the diamonds. Schwartz usually claimed
that the diamonds were the property OF his
wife. and II the negotiations were salts
fastory he would leave the brokers Office
with the aYowed intention of securing the
diamonds from his wife. and an hour or
50 later would return with the gems.
Almost Invariably Schwartz improved
his chances for the loan by an offer of
exceptionally heavy interest, an entice-
ment that usually had the desired effect
or his intended victim.
Tie began ny borrowing sums from
-" TO N.5oo which he promptly paid, and
then. realizing that he had the full con-
hdence of the money broker. doubled the
amount. His last and most successful
operations were accomplished during the
past month, and then. anticipatin troubla
he skipped. Among the victims Of
schwartz were several brokers on Market
street Joseph Nash. OF Post street. and
william Wolfsohn. jewele- on Merchant
street.
Nssh's short acquaintance with
Schwartz was an expensive one. In ons
deal alone he advanced him s.. coo on a
lot OF diamonds which have since been
literally appraised az 1900
"Woifsohn. Il Is said. is out about sso6e
IN diamonds. which he advanced SCHWARTZ
WHO used them In obtaining money from
the brokers
Van Nliet. the Market street )eweier.
also came near being among Schwartz
victims. lie advanced Schwartz several
thousand dollars worth OF diamonds but
shortly after he learned who the alleged
hookmaker was. and. by means Of threats
10 have him Jailed. got his goods, or their
value back II was about this time that
Sthwartz left town.
Since then II has been discovered that
many Of the stones be gave as security
were c0iored IN clever manner SO as TO
enhance their value The detective ager-
eies claim that Schwartz has a bad rec
ord. and IL known 20 the police Of all the
large cities
WINE iH ms city schwartz was
familiar figure at the Baldwin and Palace
hotels and represented TO many that he
was tho gusss Of one or the other.
some years ago he was a pawnhroker
a. Kansas city. and failed for over slo0
=" II IS claimed that for several years
ne has been swindling money brokers IN
various parts OF the country. but has been
successful I'm avoiding arrest"
The legal fight for Schwartz release was
hrF
superior court yesterday morning on a
VII e hahcas corpus After listening
- argument On the legal points involved,
'Hcse Jacobs gave Schwartz his liberty
under the wit but IL lasted bet a mo-
menL ~ schwartz stepped out OF the
court room sheriff Mover read the .ele-
EaYhIa warrant which chief OF Police
hesd received Sunday from san Francis
IN deciding the case. Judge Jacobs said
.a8t Jnftiee A0stin's court had no right
!" Wy The ease against schwartz ard VAS
Uiety without authority 10 find him
ts'iy - grand larceny. AS arDearea from
re commitment He hold tNat .he sim
FH sworn statement - one man was NOT
enough on which 90 base thte opi0lon.
ss"'Se jacobs. as q further ground for fe-
fstaS iHe prisoner. sata that the COM
saa.a' was made on a warrant which
haa SINCE been substituted Tor another.
- soon as ICtze Jacobs aa9 finished
@.uefney NnStork asked far am order on
e eT,ef of police directing tAat they give
a~aTiE che money taken from him
shNH arrested IL granting fi,ix re,r.s.
Judge Jacobs sa5s.
No polite cftfeer hss The right ~ tala
oaeF - mar Unles- abe money Is
connected UitA the case"
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