New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
GOLD BRICK MAN CAUGHT
ONE OF A PARTY ACCUSED OF SWIND-
LING 4 FARMER OUT OF 81. 600 NEAR
SPRINGFIELD MASS

The police. with private detectives have arrested
q man in this city who they say is one OF the
cleverest now IN the gold brick business He is
James Blackwell. of many aliases. and he is wanted
Springfield. Mass, en- a charge OF syvind1ing
Daniel Leonard sixty years old a farmer al Feed
Ing Meadows. that city out OF 400 Frank
smith alias Frank Northwood alias White alias
Rec Adams alias Zig Charlie was arrested In
The western part Of the State and went to Spring
fe-5 without remonstrance The police say the
gang have made Sllooo0 out OF their schemes 10
sell gold bricks
As Leonard was returning from church morn
.ne. he was met by Smith. who wanted TO sell him
two bricks Of gold al q discount. Leonard and his
from the hank 70 buy brick Smith said the
bricks were i'm charge of an Indian who lived in
the woods and tha- they would drive out and com
plete che bargain Tne Indian was Blackwell dis
EUised- He showed them big gold brick and
Smith bored il 10 show Leonard how fine the gold
was. He drove into town TO see the assayer, but
=ai5 The assayer was not in. and told him TO see an
azsayer in the hotel, opposite Smith and Leonard
drove irto the city while Blackwell hurried 70 the
hotel. where he changed MS disguise TO that OF an
assayer. He pronounced the gold fine. and wanted
q buy Il. Leonard would let him. but bought
Il himself for S4G00. They went back TO the woods
found the Indian. who save the brick 10 them. and
Leonard drove home with his bargain Next day
ta became suspicious. and drove hastily into the
CITY and a reward OF $50 was offered for the men.
They were heard Of two weeks later in Dallas.
were tIeT traced 10 montreal meg
went The Gordon House. kept by Lorin Gordon
and his son. Y. :. Gordon. Danvine. quebec
Blackwell represented himself be Stephen J.
P-a--. a ranch owner il Arizona He was looking
E-- one A4aEZC Gordon. who had once befTlenoed
him and became friendly with the Gordons- ne
r-- gold mine ia Arizona, samples OF which
could q. seen =. John. IN the keeping Of an
-~Ee-. The Ci0rdo0S Went 10 see the Indian, no
v- again In a dense wood. The Indian. who was
smith pretended he could not speak English, and
Fr--kweI interpreted his language The CTordons
ve-e -ol6 that a brick could be bought for 5000
P--- said me geld could be sent 10 an assayer IN
rrfe 5=l-t5a J C.. White. Of No -V25 DaVls-st
VINO was really EcstelIer. third man OF the gang
--r= t41-Cors said they would 80 70 the bank ana
- -7= money they word 10 The CnieI OF
Police u = John Blackwell and Smith We're sus-
-f---s and escaped out OF town hurrleoly. ser
-a4-- ~zr~nau. cf the s. john police, c2ueIll
=r- and -ray were arrested. but forfeited their
Blackwell and Ros-eLer could not be found ul-i
four days ago. when Blackwell was diSgo Fere1 az
- . East nuEdred-sn t-rrth list Mamma tlaIs
- was living with his wife under the name OF
Fisher and Detective Foye was pat on lhe Case-
7 was found that every time ne door beA Ing Ing
Mrs Fisher went see Who was I-tIe o|gS
E-- furo rhe house through the rear ana slallsa t
- Detective BOYLE who was II front. 70 ring, me
reT As soon as Mrs. Fisher came out toSe har-
-4-F IN ana sew Blackwell who DID not reslSt, ar
-z-- ard was taken 20 Police HeaoquarLer Lers. Whsre
a. S-z-r the night H. was renamed 10 lNe
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