New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-23
ALLEGED SWINDLERs HELD.
CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING MANY SHOE
MERCHANTS TO EXTENT OF $4,000.

Edward NJ. Logan. twenty-eight years Old, who
says he lives at the Hotel Minot. alighth-ave. and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -sixth-st., and Charles P.
Coates, alias Charles NJ. Smith. twenty-six years
old. of No So West One-hundred- a nd twelfth-st,
were arraigned IN Centre-st. court before Magis-
trate Mayo yesterday morning the charge of
swindilng 'drygoods and shoe merchants of
many thousand dollars worth of goods. The men
arrested on Wednesday by Central Office De-
tectivcs Barrett and EIcConvlle on specific charge
of swndling store in Peekskill
Detectives McConvile and Barrett and Detective
Downing of Chief Devery's staff came into court
carrying two large Gladstone bags filled with com
plants of merchants in New-York and Brooklyn
and notes about the Previous 70 the x
animation of witnesses Detective Downing told
Magistrate Mayo that he had found that Coates
opened large shoe store at No. 2,19O FuIton-st.,
Brooklyn, January l, and furnished a fiat at
NJ. 21l2 Fulton-st. Coates lived in the fiat and
managed the store under the name OF Charles s.
Milton, represe nting himself nave been an en-
pIoye for Il number of years OF hilton hughes &
-. Downing further told the Magistrate tnat the
about $4,000 S20O00 and that only 5000 paid
in cash. This property Coates represented mis-
merchants Before Coates closed the Brooklyn
store ne gave a champagne supper to his friends
about March !. y young woman was represe nted
10 his guests his fiancee. The next Jay the fol-
store: Closed on account of death IN the family
The goods in the store were reshipped TO Pniade-
pha over the Pennsylvania Railroad and nOth.n Z
more was seen Of Coates in that neighhorhood.
Brooklyn who were victimized are: The Heiser Shoe
Company 500: the Lehlgh SHOE Company $780,
the Cincinnati Wei Shoe Company, SlZ9 Wise &
Cooper Sh3e Company, $500 ANA Tedcastle Shoe
Detective Downing also told Magistrate Mayo
that Coates had rented store at No. Linz Broad
way. BrOOkl?n about May l, under the name OF
Morris Rommer This store was suddenly closed
and the stock taken away to some unknown place
is merchant at No. 576 Broadway. Manhattan
who lost Sill 30 worth of goods
There were number OF witnesses in court to
testify against the men. All Identified the men as
those to whom goods had been sold SO far il was
announced. seveEty-seven firms have been found
of about $4,000. Hastings & Gleason OF No 25S
Broadway, counsel for the Shoe Dealers AssocIa-
franklin Couch Of No. 10 Main-st. Peekskiu
testified that he saw the prisoners in Peekskill
that he saw numerous cases of goods delivered at
the store and then reshipped. Couch said that in
1888 he sold several acres of farm land near
Peeksktll. to man named Hubert f. Muxlow. for
| 5000 Only SEQ was paid in cash. The next year
| the property sold by Muxlow his son and
the son afterwaT I'd sold It TO Logan; one Of the
! cash. This piece of property of those
which Logan mentioned as owning in order to
A. C. Beardslcy n salesman for Cluett Peabody
| & Co. Of No. Union Square testified that on
| June he the Peekskill store in running order.
On the representations OF Logan and Coates bill
| of goods amounting to $3.50 sold TO them. on
the following Tuesday. June p he went 20 Peeks-
/ kill and found the store empty, the having
| 6 Pierce who represented the shoe firm OF
| Morse & Rogers. of Ouane-st. Identified Logan as
| "Friel' clerk supposedly employed by Milton or
| Several other witnesses Identified the two pris-
Counsel for the defendants asked that the case
| be dismissed as there was insufficient ground TO
| trct Attorney Byrne. who asked Magistrate MAYO
| 10 place the bail so high that 1t would insure the
! Mayo then held the men in $500 BAH eseh Tor
! further examination on Monday at O'Clock.