The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-06-07
SLICK RASCAL.
a 9 -CalIed Gem Broker SwlndIed
Women and Jewellers.
HEIREss A VICTIM.

Borrows Ten Thousand Dollars
From Hcr. j. Edward Book,
Bon Companion of New York Mil
l~ioniares Indicted Following His
Disappearance.
AT New York the grand jury has
brought an indictment for obtaining
money under false pretenses against
j. Edward Boeck, Of the Republican
club, a bench warrant has been issu-
ed for him. and detectives the world
overhave been instructed to find him
and bring him back to New York as
soon as they can.
Boeck was a broker in gems. He
lived in splendid style at the Repub-
lican club. He knew Senator Clark,
Of Montana, and he was a boon COM
panion Of other men in New York.
He could bring to a dealer in precious
stones during the course of a week
more wealthy customers than any
other diamond salesman in New York
might hope to bring in the course of
a year. He sold j. Pierpont Morgan
a diamond and pearl collar that cost
probably 500, 600.
There is another charge against
Boeck, made by a WEALTHY Pittsburg
girl. who declares that he promised
to marry her and got $4,000 from
her. Those to whom she has told her
story will not divulge her name. She
is the only child of a widowed moth
er. Her father was among the steel
kings before the United States Steel
corporation was formed. She has
great wealth.
Soon after it became known that
Boeck had disappeared she came here
and sought the offices of Marsellus,
Pitt 4 CO., asking for him there. On
a finger she showed a diamond and
emerald ring. 1t was recognized by
the clerk who responded to her call.
inadvertently he mentioned that
Boeck had not paid for the ring. The
Pittsburg girl tore the ring from her
finger and threw it upon the table
before her, bursting into tears.
She was to have been married to
BoecklaStFebruary, but the wedding
had been delayed. She had loaned
him $40, 600 in cash and he had given
as security for the notes the same
porcelains he had used with others.
The young Pittsburg woman appear
ed terribly distressed when she learn
cd that Boeck had decamped. She
cried that the money she had given
to the diamond broker was nothing.
She wanted to find him. She was not
told that Boeck had a wife.
Boeck's wife often was seen in
Maiden Lane. She was described to-
day as woman with a face of youth
and with black hair streaked with
gray. Bocck never let her leave a
Maiden Lane office for the CORTLAND
streetferry, three blocks away, with
out ordering a cab for her.
Boeck was a member of the Bel
mont Cricket club of Philadelphia,
and has m%any<friends here, it is said.
Some Of the alleged victims of
Bocck in New York believe that he
has cleaned up a sum that may reach
$3.50, 600 in vario us ways in this and
neighboring cities.
One sufferer is Edwin w. Dayton,
who deals in jewels and antiques of
all kinds at 4 West Thirty-ninth
street. Boeck took $32, 500 worth of
pearls and diamonds belonging to
him, but returned to Mr.. Dayton
since he disappeared pawn tickets
for $4,000, representing jcwelry he
got from Dayton and pawned. The
face value of that jewelry is said to
be about $50, 900.
According to Mr.. Dayton, Boeck
numbered among his friends the
Guygcmheims. He is also said to
have acted for society women who
wantedto exchange or sell their jew
elry, and there is said to be a num-
Der of them who would like him to
come back with jcwelry they trust
ed to him.
From what could be learned Boeck
has an interesting history. His faith
cr was an exiled Polish noblcman,
who went to China, where he married
an American girl. Boeck was born in
China and his features and manner
are Oriental.
Bocck came to this country from
China with Prince Pu Lun, who had
charge of the Chinese exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition.
After the exposition, it is said. he
disposed Of a good part of the Chi
ncse exhibit to Senator Clark. What
he did Immediately after that is not
known. but he soon appeared as a
jewelry salesman.
Mr.. Dayton, who was a captain in
the TWenty-sccond regiment, met
him in February for the first time.
Mr.. Dayton said that Boeck came to
him Withaletter of introduction from
a well known downtown ,jcwclry
firm, for business reason he did not
care to name. The first thing he did
was to take Mr.. Dayton to the Offices
OF the American Smelling company
anu introduce him to the members of
the Guggenhcim firm. Among 9TH
ers who Bocck presented Mr.. Dayton
to was P. A. b. .Widencr, of Phi!a-
dclphia.
Bocck had only known Mr.. Dayton
for a day or two when he said that
Senator Clark went to buy two valu
able pictures which Mr.. Dayton
had in his store. Senator Clark was
to have called one afternoon, but he
did not, and Boeck explained that
Senator Clark's secretary had tcle-
phoncd that the senator would be
there that evening. Sure enough
that evening Senator Clark walked
into Mr.. Dayton's place. Senator
Clark" looked over the two pictures
but decided hat he did not want