The Detroit times., 1909-03-24
MESSENGER BOYS
''GWAN" EXPOSES
BIG sW|NOLE
oANk SECRETARY vAINLY TRIES
TO BRisE YOUTH TO GIVE UP
cABLEeRAM WHICH MEANT DIS
covERY OF FRAUD.

NEW YORK. March PA messen-
eer boy who turned up his nose at
bride was the means OF putting the
Hoboken police in touch with a s1o,-
600 swindle, for which Fritz Marx. OF
No. 1862 Riverside Drive. and Leo Ma
tin, who lives in West Twenty-ninth-
st., were promptly arrested.
The prisoners, locked up at HOBO
ken police headquarters, broke down
and confessed everything. They had
fleeced the banking house OF john
8tennick q Co., OF No. SO River-st., no
boken. out OF $4,000 by means OF false
letters of credit, and would have got
the balance OF the $4,000 had not the
trick been discovered.
Marx has been living in fine style
with the money obtained from the
banking house. He told the Hoboken
police that Martin, who was conhden-
fial secretary for Stennick * Co., had
Obediently turned over all the cash 10
him, and that he paid Martin $40
week for doing II.
Marx said he had laid his plot TO ROB
the banking house last fall. He made
trip TO Europe early In September;
and a few weeks later, Stennick co.
were notified by the banking house of
M. Seidenburg. Of Frankfort-on-ths-
Main. Germany, that Marx had depos-
tied $4,000, upon which he was priVl-
legged TO draw.
In a few weeks Marx appeared at
Stennick's and drew out most OF the
money.
Begins $4,000 swindle.
The last of the $4,000 was drawn
out In December, and a few days later
Marx went again 10 Frankfort-on-the-
Main. This time he obtained letter
heads OF the firm OF Seidenburg, and
In some way that he has not divulged
got a paper with the signature or the
president OF the concern.
On the same steamer that brought
Marx back TO New York was letter
bearing the name OF the Seidenburg
concerns president. saying that Marx
had fallen heir to $4,000 and that II
had been deposited with Seidenburg.
to be drawn against as Marx saw nj.
The letter went TO Stennick & CO.. and
soon Marx called. He wanted $4,000.
John Steinnick looked up the letter,
decided II was all right, ard paid the
money through Martin.
Marx made half dozen other visits.
drawing various amounts upon the
$4,000 inheritance. John Stennlck
had occasion TO write TO the Seiden-
burg house about the transaction sew
eral times. Each time he would re-
ceive a reply saying everything was
all right. Martin handled all these
letters.
Marx might have kept on until the
limit was reached had he not sent
word to Stennick & Co. that he wanted
10000 at once. John Stennick
thought he would first find out
whether the balance OF the $75.OO0
was still at frankfort-on-the-Ma Main
He wrote out a cablegram TO the house
of Seidenburg and sent for mes
senger.
The Honest Messenger Boy.
Here is where Patrick Carmody, 10
years old the honest messenger,
comes into the limelight. Carmody
shambled to Stennick's office and took
the message. AS he sauntered up the
street TO give II in at the main tele'
graph office Martin, who had sat De
side John Stennick, while the message
was given to the boy, stepped up be-
hind him.
Marun nelu out HIS manu- WIN 49,
in IL.
Here's FIVE dollars, sonny, II you'll
give me that message he whispered:
Patrick Carmody looked at him ana
replied
"Gwan. | don't want nothin' Ike
that. gotter hand this in
Martin pleaded with the boy until
they reached the telegraph office and
Increased his bride to $40. AS the boy
entered the Office he snatched 80 Dill
from Martins hand, dashed up to the
desk and threw IL down. exclaiming:
This here mutt offered me this Ter
a bribe. Here's a message TO SEND.
The clerk in charge sent for a po-
liceman. Martin, taken before Chlei
of Police Hayes, told all about the
swindle.