The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-29
OFFER BOGUS
 MONEY ORDERS Clever Crooks, Using Govern ment Property, Caught in This City Yes
 terday.
ONE CAPTURED BY POLICE
BuIlard's Furniture Store Victimized- Several Local Cafes Were Approached by the
 SWindlers.

That a part of a clever, we'll organ ized gang of swlndlers, who after stealing hundreds of postal money or ders have been passing them through out Connecticut, has been rounded up by the New Haven police, is probable from the arrest yesterday afternoon by Detective Donnelly of Louis Am merman, who is held at the central station under a bond of $3,000.
 Zimmerman is only one of several who have been operating here. Three weeks ago a young man went into Bullard's furniture store and pur- chased a chiffonier for S29. He then looked over the firms supply of desks and ordered a special one made. He produced a money order for $60. which was cashed, he receiving $31 in change. He said his name was Phil Sheridan and that he roomed in Fayerweather hall. Ordering the chif- fonier delivered to his room he lit up 'rah! 'rah pipe and went away
 The chiffonier was delivered to the address, and it was found no Phil Sheridan lived there. The postofilce received the money order and declin- ed to cash it. An unsuccessful effort was made to work the Chamberlain company the same way.
 Yesterday three men appeared in the city and became busy, so busy that one was arrested by Detective Donnelly
 At the police station the utmost sec recy was maintained and his compan- ions had no idea of his arrest until late in the evening
 A second of the trio went into Clarks cafe on Church street, and aft er buying several drinks commenced to talk with Roy Clark about the west | from which MT Clark recently re turned. His remarks touched upon I various places Mir. Clark had visited and after a while he went out Soor Detective Dennehy came in and told MT, Clark that men with bogus money orders were about the city. Hardly l had the detective gone out when ir walked the westerner and asked MT l Clark to cash money order for s25 | The name on the order was c. H Hall and the number 1004S, which k one of the orders in the block stoler from station 34 at Boston, includins | the numbers t0015 to 10200 Befor, the police could arrive Hall had gont with his order for $25 which MT Clark had declined to cash.
 The same order was presented tc Hugh ] Reynolds place on Crowr street after the man who called him self Hall had delighted Hughie by or dering bottle of. his oldest whisky MT. Reynolds suggested that Hal cash the check at the postoffice an, Hall went away never to return Stil another place where the trick wa tried was the University Smoke Shop where the article which Mir Hal wanted to buy was valuable pipe
 Apothecary shops on Chapel stree were entered and attempts were mad to have the orders cashed It coul, not be learned last night whethe l . The police watched the depot to SO that the men did not get out of tow and other arrests are expected to fol low. The following warning has bee sent out by the New York postoflics:
 Retail merchants are warne against accepting money orders as fol lows:
 Station 193, New York. N Y.-Or ders No 1852 to 200o inclusive.
 Station B. Boston, Mass.-Order No i017T to 101S6, inclusive
 Station 34, Boston. Mass.-Order No 10015 to 10200. inclusive.
 Station S2, Boston, Mass .-Order No 1709 to 1900. inclusive.
 Station 129 Chicago. Hl,-Order No 1SS1e to 19000, inclusive.
 All of these orders have been stole and are now being cashed by the gan of swindlers in purchasing sma articles from haberdashers, clothierl grocers and othe retail merchants