The evening times., 1899-06-21
MORRIS CALLED
A base DECEIVER
Five Women Allege He Duped
Them by Promises.
Two of the Wedding Days Set in
One Week.
Sad Experience of "a Lnndlady Witt,
Fraudulent WoOer-A Cook
Among the Fiancees

New York, June 21.-Philip Morris is
mas duped them through promises of mar
riage. They met him through newspaper
personals and matrimonial agencies. In
| each instance he is said to have obtained
| money and jewels from his brides-to- be.
The wedding days of two were set in the
same week
Morris called on his different sweethearts
same time he is supposed to be the hus-
band Of woman known as Mrs. Tucker,
who posed as his typewriter
Mrs. o. Nagier. of Decatur Avenue, near
Travers Street. Bedford Park, is the only
one OF his victims who has made a COM
plant at police headquarters. Detective
Price has not found the man, although on
Saturday last he was seen in Wall Street
and on Friday in Park Row. Morris lived
at 1853 West Fifteenth Street. and had Of
fees at % and q Third Avenue. He owes
two months rent for his Office and has not
been at his rooms for several days.
Mrs. Nagler says: Il met Morris through
matrimonial agency at 10 East Eighty
seventh Street. He is forty-four years old
weighs 200 pounds. has grey hair. a red
mustache. and brown eyes He is about
five feet eight inches tall. and has a scar
over his right eye. He always wore a dia-
mond ring designed like strap with a
buckle on his little finger and diamond
and opal ring. Morris said he was a Yale
graduate. He spoke German iuently and
was man of education.
Morris told me his father owned
plantation in Alabama. We were to he
married June and go to his fathers plan
tation. He passed himself off as a mer-
chandise broker. | met him five months
ago l had boarding house When he
asked me to marry him | closed my board
ing house. On May 10 | sold it at auction
The next day We started downtown TO the
office OF my lawyer, John Herbert Winans,
OF the American Tract Society building to
pay OF several small debts. He took sl35
from me and said he would pay the debts
and save me the bother. He never went
10 the Office.
Il spent lot of money for my trous-
seau.
Mrs. Tucker. his typewriter. was to be
my bridesmaid. She even sent me sam
pie of the material of the gown she was
10 wear. She told me about a beautiful
brooch and earrings Morris had bought for
me. Then she asked 10 buy my brooch and
earrings my husband had given me. They
are worth $3.50. Morris told ME to sell
them. as he wanted me to start life anew
and wipe out all trace of my first mar
riage.
Il let Mrs. Tucker have my jewelry on
June g. That is the last I've seen of The
couple. my money, or my jewels.
When / complained to the police four
other women came to my house. All hal
lost money and jewelry. They would pot
tell me their names.
I'm really sorry for one, Margaret. a
cook. He took her to Staten Island one
day. showed her half finished hou-e
which he said he was building for her and
then got sos from her He was 10 haze
been married TO her On the day after h.
was to marry NE
Mrs. Tucker has dark hair tinged " II
grey, light brown eyes. high shoulders
and dresses in style and taste.
Morris picture. | think, is in the
Rogues' Gallery. He always had four Or
five diamond rings in his pocket. He be-
haved like a gentleman, only he would
find fault with my cooking
Mrs. Nagler is a widow with four chill
dren. three of whom are young men.
They are looking. for Morris. The accus-
ers of Morris are to meet at police heda-
quarters Thursday. Any Others a:e in
yited to attend.