The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-22
AFTER a CLEVER sWINDLER.
Many Persons Vfctimtzed in New
York md phiIndeInhin.

I STany Persons VfctimIZed in New
York and Philadelphia.
| PHILADELPHIA. July 22-The police
of Philadelphia, New York, and Reading
are looking for smooth-faced swindIer
whose victims in these cities probably
number several hundred Although the
amount gained from each victim was
small the loss worked hardship in many
instances. as the losers were poor per
sons-a fact which makes the authorities
all the more eager to lay hands upon the
sviudler
! Nearly three weeks ago an advertise
ment appeared in several of the morning
papers stating that a large mauufactur-
ing concern desiring to employ se-eral re-
Liable young men TO copy and address let
ters- The work. Il was stated. could be
done at home during the evening. and,
as the remuneration offered was liberal.
there were many answers to the adver-
/ usemeut. Among the number was one
from & F Simmons. q young man living
On Germantown Avenue Mr.. Simmons
received call from a man about FIVE
iieet five inches in height. exceedingly
slight OF build and with sandy mus
tache-
The man presented card bearing the
/ name Of =he "kennebeC Wooden Mills
COMPANY manufacturers Of fine wool
ems hanneIs, blankets, yarns. etc The
main office ana mills were described
as being located at IA Nam Street, Man
! ayunk, the words Southwark Mills ap-
Tostrins in DarenJheses Just below the ad-
I dress. In another corner Of the card II
was stated that the company also had
mills at Reading and Lancaster. &C. Y.
/ Arcsley' was set down as the treasurer
/ Of the company and F W Cooper. as
being in charge OF the advertising de-
DaTtmcnt.
The little man with tho sandy 4austacle
introduced himself as Mr. Coopar-" ev-
planned that his company intended 70 do
an extraordinary amount Of advertising
and that they had hit upon the plan OF
sending out letters written with q pen as
being more effective than typewriter let
tiers.
/ We want several young men TO do the
work he added. and we will pay at the
rate OF three cents for each letter written
and one cent for each envelope addressed.
We viii send you the letters il patches
OF 400 each and pay for the work IS
fast as il Is done
The visions Of profitable employment
thus raised suited Mr. Simmons exactly.
and be lost 20 time IL declaring that the
work would s-It him Il am glad to
/ hear IT" replied Mr.. Cooper proceed
ing To enter Mr. Simmons ram. on q
memorandum book Vow an that VIII
BE- necessary for YOU 10 do * 70 make q
deposit OF 3 as security for the postage
stamps We VIII send along with the let
ters- The mo-=y. Of course ggiu be re-
turned 70 You when you have completed
the first lot Of your work
Mr. Simmons parted with the s. and
that was the last he ever saw Of Mr.
Cooper. 4 friend Of Mr.. Simmons.
whose address the latter gave 10 the
swiEdIer as . man who would be likely
to take the work lost {, like amount. It
IS unnecessary to add that the work"
/ never was sent, as had been promised
/ Harry FauI, Of Twelfth and Summer
Streets. escaped being swindIed only be
cause he &C not happen to have s with
| him when sne swindleT called The feI-
low promised 10 return for it, bat cvi-
IDENTIFY lost his nerve
That the swindIer knew something
| about the wooden mills bushes is evi-
! dent from the fact that there IS one Of
the Southwark Company-s mills Tyaated
! in Manayunk. This concern, one OF the
/ largest in Philadelphia, has rccei-ed uU-
| merOus letters of enquiry from .-.-tiirss Of
the swindler In fact, SO numerous did
( the complaints become that the P~,sidcl L
James Mccullough started an iuyestiga-
ton in the hope o. catching the operator
! Through this inTe-tigatiOE il was learned
that the fellow has also worked the same
I game IN New York and in Reading.
There Is Kennybec WOrsted Mills
! Company Ia Manayunk, which IS the near
est 10 the name ~keHnebec Wooden Mills
/ Company any Philadelphia wooden CON
Germ comes 20 having This is also a rep
uJable concern. and in its mail have come
! many letters Of complaint as a result Of
/ tho SWIno!er's operations Neither the
/ heHucbCC WuTStcd Mills Company nor the
! Southwark AI.iis Companys mill is 10
Gated on Main Street however The mum
her given on the swiudler's card 8i4f is
the address % the Msnayuuk postofice
/ In at least one instance h gave his rpsi-
| daGCe as 81 North eleventh Street at
I which address no ole by the name OF
! Cooper is known.
/ The Southwark Mills Company. which
! has Offices il the Bourse and two large
/ mills ia the southern part OF the city. aad
/ the kcnnebeC WDTsted Mills COMPANY
| which has Il big plant at Twenty-thIrd
/ and Naudain Streets, are DESTROYS Of Sc
/ curing the swindleT-s arrest. and VIII
| prosecute him TO the fullest extent Of The
! law II they succeed in catching him.