Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-20
sILVERBERG IN TOLLS
HELD IN NEW YORK ON SWIM
DLING CHARGE.
Once Arrested in Washington and
Known to the Local Police
His Career.

Members of the local detective corps are
interested in a case in New York in which
a young man named Harry Sllverberg IS
under arrest for engaging in an alleged
swindling operation. His scheme. it IS
charged, was to have reached a climax this
morning. when. 1t Is said. he expected he
would receive $4,000 from his alleged tn
tended victim.
Silverberg was arrested In this city
year ago by Detectives Muller and Corn
we'll and sent to Minneapolis. Mimi, for
trial. 1t was charged at that time that he
had swindled a school teacher. Miss Cfarice
Heebner. out Of $500. Silverberg conducted
a school of hypnotism In Minneapolis. and
obtained the money from the school teacher
by getting her interested in q business en-
terprise He was here on his wedding trip
when he was arrested. Silverberg was
dressed in the height Of fashion, and his ar
rest proved a severe blow to his bride. She
then learned for the first time that his
name was not John J. Carlisle. as he had
represented to her. He had told her that
he was nephew of the former senator
from Kentucky and Secretary of the Treas
ury She had met him in Minneapolis.
where he conducted the school and seemed
to be prosperous.
After his arrest she learned something OF
his true life. Her maiden name was Bon
ME Htnkle, and she was the step daughter
of John ]. Scanlon. a wealthy lumbernan
in the town of Scanlon. near Minneapolis
1t was said that she was worth more than
81 .000. 600 in her own right at that time
Silverberg pretended he was not worried
over his arrest, and returned to Minneap-
oils to face the charge against him. he
compromised the case after FORGETTING MS
bond of 1000. At the time he was arrest
ed In this city it came out that he had fig
ured in alleged swindles in India Germany
and Mexico His wife obtained a divorce
after she returned home. and was also per-
mitted to resume her maiden name.
Story Of Arrest.
A dispatch from New York telling Of his
arrest in that city says: Harry Silverberg.
alias a score Of other names, was arrested
yesterday by central office men. 1t was
announced the arrest was in connection
with a swinding operation which was to
have reached it's climax on Monday next.
when the prisoner was to receive $4,000
from one Of his alleged dupes.
ION February the police were notified
by Chief of Police Kelly Of st. Louis that
Silverberg had come to this city. Since then
the police have been searching for him.
Silverberg is held on a technical charge.
1.-TWO kilograms found upon Silverberg
and believed to have some connection with
his latest operations were mace PUBIC Dy
Inspector O'Brien One OF them was sent
on February g. from York. Pa, to Wilkes
barre. Pa. being addressed to j. c. Young,
Hotel Sterling. Wilkesbarre. Pa 1t read:
Phone me tomorrow about 8. Closed
with party GEORGE w. PORTER
THE other telegram was addressed to
j. c. Young, Allen House, Lancaster, Pa, ,
and read:
Lancaster letter received; important;
reply Friday to Wilkesbarre love-
''Silverberg is said to be one of the most
remarkable criminals known In police an
nails in many years. At one time he i'm
personated a nephew of J. Coleman Dray-
ton. a prominent lawyer Of this city. in
which capacity he hired a private car, and,
with several accomplices. went to Lancas-
ter, Pa, and other Pennsylvania towns.
ostensibly as promoter for the Arizona
Consolidated Mining Company which was
later found to have no existence.
HE was next heard of in Germany,
where he became acquainted with MEM
bers of the nobility, who feted him hand
somely, and whose hospitality he re-
turned by irregular operations, it is said.
He was in Jail in Munich for awhile, but
was pardoned He appeared next in Mex
leo. and was Jailed there. but regained his
liberty"