New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
HE LEAPED FOR LIBERTY
MAN CHARGED WITH SWINDLINc. rYr,,,
DREDS TRAPPED AT HOPE
MAN HOUSE.

While rain fen in torrents early yssters,,
ing well dressed man clambered out upon -
dow siH at the third story Of the Hoffman -
Annex. and. raising a silk umbrella over b,- -
walked of into space. He was NOT a sl.a -
or crazy, but was endeavorinE 70 escana -
and was using the umbrella as A p,racb,,-a 81
though IL turned inside out, II served a. -
his fall and he alighted uniniured upon A ~
ing at the first floor ScrambIlnE tn hi. g.
tried to enter an open window but was grabhas
by porter. A fierce fight followed T. ~ -
a brief one The porter. was too strong To- -
parachute jumper and the man vas bsls -
the police could be sent for His exanfna,,o -
the Centre-st. court later resulted IN his bas,g -
until to-day upon charge Of swindllng h1rdr..,-
Of poor working women
The prisoner gave his name as John p 4,5
his age as thirtyfve, and his occupation as s,,pa-
intendent Of the Vulcan Iron Works Of PittzsIr,.
According 10 the police Andrews has made a -
cialty for some time OF inserting advertisement =
the papers for typewriters and female zarva,,,
The address Re gave the Hoffman Hons. h
this city When persons answered he wrot. -
them to send him 81, 81 %. s. or even mora 4,
some cases. to recoup him for looking up their ss
eFenees. In many instances they did 30. Andrsvz.
offered high wages. and when letters with mona
in them began 70 come frequently 20 the HoFna,
House the police were informed. They wrote =
decoy letter asking him 10 come 70 New-York ana
he wrote 70 the Hoffman House for "a nice coal
early, Andrews walked into the Hoffman Housa
The clerk assigned him to a room on the third
floor Of the annex. the windows OF which ovar-
looked the court Then the police were Informed
Of his arrival, and OF the largest porters tn the
hotel were statoned at his doorway 70 see that n
did not get away before the detectives arrived
A few minutes after Andrews had gone TO hiz
room he sent down word TO have his mail sent n
him, and a bundle Of about four hundred and af-v
letters was sent up. Shortly afterward he looked
out OF the dOoz and started 10 come out but the
poTters threw him back into the room and locked
been trapped He threw up the window and open
ing his umbrella. made the leap described After
his capture Re refused make any statement
One OF his circulars reads follows.
Madam: The position in my house near New-Fork
consists IN generally overseeing the % a home
I employ domestic for the common kind q work
My family consists OF a siXteen-year-Old giFl ~
pleasant disposition and a boy OF nine who il also
amiable. The wages are a week, although
might be tempted TO pay a little more. provided
the lady who takes charge should prove be a
woman with all necessary qualifications Something
have occasionally been disappointed in I DO ROt
care TO have personal interview with YOU until
have looked up your references, which nv mind
are the principal things 70 be observed before
take any one into my house.
Then followed a demand for money 70 defray the
expenses Of his secretary in investigating the ref
erences. In this way, according 10 the police ths
prisoner has succeeded within the last Two months
in defrauding at least five hundred persons cut OF
sums ranging from 81 TO S.