The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-20
ROBBER OF WOMEN JAILED.
HART WATCHED THE NHWsPhPERs
AND sWINDLED hDVERTISERS.

HART WATCHED THE NHWSPdPERS
AND SWfNDLED hDVERTISERs
A Long List of women whose Savings He
Got by Pretending to Employ Them or
Take Them Into Partnership Randy to
Prosecute Him-One Gives Him n Shaking.
James c. Hart clever criminal who has al
ready n record as a swlndler OF women. is a
prisoner at Police Headquarters with a long
list OF com panants against him. Hart is u
dapper little fellow OF polished manners. He
Is 40 years old. and wears beard and nous
tache. The last heard OF him in this city be-
fore this new list OF complaints began to come
In few weeks ago was In October 1903.
when he was arrested In indianapolis and sent
to Jail for six months for swindling a man out
OF 500. Previous to that time. in December
1895. he had been Jailed here for stealing
nearly $4,000 worth Of diamonds from Eliza
beth De La Barre OF ~ seventh avenue For
this no WAS sent TO Sing Sing for a year.
Capt. McClusky got his first intimaton that
Hart was again operating In this city on Sept.
30 when Mrs 7. W. Zingsen, a French woman
OF 452 Wythe avenue. Brooklyn. called upon
him. and said abe had been swinded out O.
s182. She had advertised. she said. on
Sept. 10. that being acquainted with
Parisians and speaking English. French
and German. she would be willing to
transact DuSlnesS lot Americana at tne
coming Paris exposition. In answer to her
advertisement she got n letter written on
Hoffman House paper and signed by j. Iselin
Mason. general superintendent OF tho W. q.
Corset COMPANY, saying that the writer would
call upon her the next dav. At tho appointed
time the writer. who turned out to be Hart.
called on her and her husband land. after a talk.
engaged her tentatively to represent the W. b.
Corset Company in Paris. He said that he would
have to report the matter to the house In Chi
cago but that he guessed il would be all right
She would have to give n $4,000 bond. he
said and nay for this horselt but nj the end OF
her engagement the house would refund the
1892 which this would cost her. Her salary
was to be ST5 month.
The following day Hart called again and said
that the arrangement was satisfactory to the
house While he was talking he fricned lin ass
and Mr. Iingsen got him some powders Then
he told Mrs. Xingsen II would be necessary to
get the bond that day and go to Chicago the
next day to get her instructions. She started
of with him to get the bond In this borough
and on the way drew the Sl62 from the Nassau
Trust Company In brooklyn. At Full
ton street and broadway Hart foisned
illness again and declared TINT he
must have some coffee. They went
into Mououin's restaurant and got the coffee
NJ yi,,,,.,, -. -. -, 90. o., a, h,,, ~ :.
hrs' E,nsseh was EoihS 10 pay LOT IT, gu, mart
said: Better give mo the money. 1t will look
! better" She did so. When he had paid tho
buI ~ .,,,,o, a,,ar NJ. y,n,san ,aaI,x,n,,
OH ne shipped away mrs, nlhEsen' realizing
that she had been swinded. went to Police
Ueadduarters and readily picksd out Hart's
portrait in the Rogue. Gallery,
Miss Reoecca +. Boyd OF "id Lexington ave-
nue. was the next victim to report to Capt. Nc.
''usAy' Hh' had advertiser Tor place as gov
erness and Hart engaged her for his family in
80 - ~ Wv , '1 ."a' Nv
"ah''u !" S'"u '",n' '"'""o'e pAchaSe' ." MS
Wife, and he e. should expect her to advance
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hoor tarrase w. ''s S On s ,ne aay
the bank and went with Hart to get the pack
aro. A, ,b. ,r,- h. 80 ~. 49,. -,
ases, on ,no way H nv .pTN nes money ana
10 buy her Ticket He tbsn led her 10 Lord 4
laS'"t III br"huNy anu ASKING her 70 %
seated while he bought the goods for his wife.
disappeared
=. ,u"eo..J ", "i'' NJ i-.a IeeN was
for place az nigh, Waterman in private
house, and Hart By engaging him to watch his
pretended residence at 40 West End avenne
ne''''" ""ES'" , %, D., "sT' ro" a S.r'''
French maid. with 10 objection to travelling;
Hart calling himself ). i.ham MORGAN. called
ana engaged lrr hs mad y" Ms sister, VINO; he
shli. Was men IN Bermuda. lie mad
some me dresses, H. SAD to send 70
hiI sister from hits h9wari 90. and he
Induced her TO par. win 80 Tor Passage
money as r"'urlS; i ne dresses were 70 be
sent thI next day, hu, th"y never came. VIC
| TORN" Ahiuet 81 ~ Mest Sift"rhth street, VINO
had ai-o advertised Ipt pace as french mail.
s9.n elt"twhrd reported that shn hsi parted
| WIN s'tD as security, l'F n Lttolr~ rn'i com u
| set with iiamond7 from Tiranys which Hart
! WAS 20 send ny hrr ~ brrmunh
| M"'lusky set traps Tor Hart 10y inserting af:
yertl-"m,nts such a. the victims had used and
having uetr'tlNrs az the houses VINO RNew
Mari, but NE @wiulrf han evidently played
thht game 10 ~, ,ml' lor the time ana nid not
answer any ~ IN" i"ooy hdy"rtlstWents ln-
stead ne le'nmr az advertiser him-"lt on
SUNDAY last Mls- mary :. Gray Of Srl West
llSth street found the following in one OF the
city newspapers;
WANTED Partner, lady or gentleman 10 open a
high cla,. boarding hnuso advertiser can keep
hons" flll OF high paid follow employees OF lAr-est
corporation ~ CITY advertiser T. physician and
bAcheIIr 500 cash r'n,nr.d. kddrs.S,
49, h"'e 'pp'''""''y ~ 'oi"'"ous ave- city
Miss GRAY answcrci IN" advertisement and
| Hart called the next morning, bringing hor
| letter He gave his q, d Smith