The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-29
GETS HOT HERE FOR GOSLIN.
PLAIN LARCENY WITH NO SCIEN.
TIFIC FRILLS AT ALL
Alleged Against His Pal Dunn, With Goslln
Accused OF Being the PrOmpter and
Cosmldes the Receiver OF stolen Goods
A. II, G. Now Takes to the Woods.

ACcusou OF belnB tno frOWpter anu
Cosmides the Receiver OF Stolen Goods
A. II. G. Now Takes TO the Woods.
Another arrest was made yesterday in
connection with the most recent OF tn Q
swindling games laid at the door Of Alfred
r. Goslin, who appears to have decided
that New York Is too warm for him just now .
The man taken Is Christie Cosmides Of tn
Oriental Fruit Company, 285 wioh
street. This son of the universe is an old
pal Of Goslin's and was indicted with him
by the United States Grand Jury for perjury
in connection with the affairs of the Ameri-
can Finance and Mortgage Company in 1904.
Cosmides was arrested yesterday after
Charles NJ. Dunn, Goslin's partner in the
alleged swindle Of Werner Fabian out of a
lot Of the stock of the Western Gold Mining
Company, had been arrested on a new
charge, namely, stealing a 100 share cer-
tihcate Of United States Steel preferred
from the brokerage firm of De Coppett q
Doremus on August 20, 1901, when he was
working as a clerk in the Office.
Cosmides was charged with receiving the
certificate knowing that it had been stolen.
1t was afterward taken to Somerville, Mass.
1t Is said, by Cosmides, who was instructed
by Goelin to let his beard grow as a disguise,
and more than 1000 was borrowed on it
Cosmides was brought to the District
Attorneys Office by Detective Sergeant
Flood and was questioned for over two
hours by Assistant District Attorney Lock-
wood. Dunn also was brought to the
Office in the afternoon and put through
a rigid examination. The prosecution, it
is said, is piling up charges against him
and increasing his bail with a view TO in
ducing him to turn States evidence. Goslin
is reported to have got wind Of this scheme.
He was not to be found yesterday and his
lawyers professed not to know where he
was. His bail OF 81 900 for swindling Fabian
was forfeited the day before. He is also
under 81 900 bail for doing business under
a false name and 1900 on the perjury
! charge. Cosmides was locked up in Police
! Headquarters last night and will proba-
bly, be arraigned in the Tombs police court
this morning.
When Dunn was arraigned in the West
Side court yesterday for larceny Of the
stock certificate an affidavit was put in,
made by Julian r. Tinkham, a member
| of the firm of De Coppett g. Doremus, who
office at s13 a week, The certificate that
| disappeared was No. 29327 and it stood
in the name of W. S. Gurnee, Jr., d Co. 1t
was indorsed in blank and was valued at
between $4,000 and $1,000. The affidavit
continues;
In the ordinary course OF business It fthe
certificate, went with three other certificates
TO the Hudson Trust Company. the transfer
agents, 10 be transferred on the books Of the
Steel corporation. The receipt of the trans
fer company does not mention the certificate
In question.
Dunn was In the employ Of the company
when the certificate was missed and might
have been the clerk by whom the certificate
was taken TO the transfer company, and | am
Informed that he confessed that he stole it.
The way Dunn's confession was brought
about was told in this affidavit Of j. D. w.
King. president of the New York Bureau
of information, which Assist ant District
! Attorney Lockwood presented to Magis-
trate Barlow:
/ employed Charles NJ. Dunn in the winter
Of l9o4-o5 because l knew he could give me
valuable information against Goslln. as he
had worked with him and had broken away
from him. In a conversation concerning
his dealings with Goslin he told me OF stealing
aSteel certificate from De Coppett & Doremus.
He said that he "pinched" it and mailed IL to
Goslin in an envelope which had been given
to him for the purpose. Goslin told him TO
take all the stock he could, he said. but not
too much at q time. as it would be hard to
negotiate.
He told me that Goslin had Instructed
Cosnlides to let his beard grow and wear
glasses, and sent him TO Somerville, Mass,
where he succeeded In borrowing three
quarters Of the value Of the stolen certificate.
When he got back he gave the money 70
Goslin. Dunn said he did not &c. As much
out Of il as he was entitled 10.
Dunn told me thar Goslin said he could
realize more than 81, 500 on The stolen stock,
and sent this same man to Boston, where 4;
the loan on IL. When II was sent here for
transfer the Boston firm was notified that
the certificate had been stolen. Damn said
he was In a position TO know that the Boston
firm was looking for the man VINO negotiated
the certificate and that he notified Goslin.
Boston INN ediately Itold the Sweetser firm
that Goslin was behind the swindle. but they
would not prosecute him unless ! gave
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