New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
ALLEGED SWINDLBRs ARRESTED.
POLICE SCENT THE OLD .sEILG GANG
SEVERAL MERCHANTS DEFRAUD
ED. IT IS CHARGED.

The detectives OF the Central Oacs have d1scov-
cred, through the arrest OF two men on the charge
Of swindling Twenty-thtrd-st- firm out Of 4 guam
tty OF slverware, what they suppose is the notor1
Gus ''SeIig gang OF swtndlers at work agaIa- The
"sehg gang was broken up it was thought, sew
eraI years ago. after its members had cut wide
swath in this city, swindling right and lft by
means OF a system OF huunbug guarantee, aad
or two OF It's members to prison. though
most OF them escaped. on account Of the difficulty
OF proving conspiracy One OF the charges against
Distrtct-Attorney Gardiner based upon the
failure OF his Office TO convict one Of the men now
under arrest
The prisoners. Francis GaIlaher, forty years old,
who says he is e broker, OF No. S33 West Fifty
nlnth-s--, and Ignatz Kornfeldt. thirty-hve years
old OF No L7Ss Madtson-ave, were arTalgnsd in the
Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning, and
held IN 5000 bonds.
According TO the account given out at Police
Headquarters by Captain McClusky. KornfeIdt
about three weeks ego went 10 the furniture house
Of R G. Eo-ns- & c., IN Twenty -thtrd-st-, and
introduced himself 70 the credit the foreign
agent OF e New-York business house who had been
on long stay abroad and about 10 settle
down IN this ciry. He wanted TO buy furnl-
ture. and wanted time He picked out 22S5 worth
OF goods. Included IN this purchase was $50 set
OF table silver
He referred the credit man to David Well. OF No.
70S Broadway, a shirt waist manufacturer, he said
Haledon. y. J. He asked that these references be
looked up and that the goods be held for his order
The two communicated with. and a
quick reply was received from Well. who wrote
that he would guarantee Kornfeldt for any amount
up to $500 1t only a day after Wells
letter had reached the Homer ONCE when KOrn-
feldt happened into the store and said that he
wanted 70 have the silver engraved He asked II
the references had been looked up, and If the hrn
would permit him to take the silver and engrave it
Kornfeldt permitted to take the silver
The next day the mail brought letter, written
by WeiPs son, who requested that the first letter
be returned and that the Horner firm should not de-
liver any goods on It's guarantee. Detectives found
that the silver had not been taken TO the epgrav-
ers, but had been deposited in storage Wareno ose
a day after the deposit an e1preSsman had
got the silver out on an order from Kornfeldt and
driven TO Forty-second-st and Slxth-ave with II,
where GaLaher met him and took the silver from
him. Ganaher carried the silver to an express Of
nee in sxth-ave.. where IL was later recovered Dy
When the detectives found that Gallaher was
connected with the deal they scented the OLD selg
gang" Gallaher was arrested with that gang. and
his picture is in the Rogues' Gallery .-
months. He says that he was formerly connected
with the Produce Exchange, got acquainted with
him again till about six weeks ago. He says that
ne trusted GaIaher 10 take the silver TO the en-
gravers, where he was TO get special rates LOT
The police say they have found, since they began
to look Up Kornfeldrs transactions lately, thst ne
tried to secure goods from number Of other rrns
George c Flint's furntuTe place IN IWenty-t 70
has been looking up kornfeldts references on
account Of purchase OF S2r3OO worth or Iurnllufe
The Gorham M4nufacturing company mas atso t 1So E
dealings with kornfeldt, VINO negotiated LOT II5e @
purchase Of s. 1853 worth Of silverware. The Eooos
in the case Of both these houses TO be deliv-
cred at A West Ninety-second-st, mouse WLI!Sn
KorEfeIdt said he had just purchased Hertz Broth-
Of furnifuFe. and Hoskins sewei. Of i6 East FIT
feminist were looking up his references in con-
6sGon 9ee[9 % - house at No los West Ninetyfourth
St, which Kornfeldt told them he had Just bought