The sun., 1910-05-22
EETtsHMEH HHBIR VICTIMS
POSTS tND NTlRkLOTF'N Hifi
GOLD HRIGk ~ INDLING.
Post Omcs Nu'horitirs Reveal an EN'r"-
si,e LlsI af frauds aud Hail "i 'he
..tlankrr, d Increased 1rrring
Isttrr, sent 20 the ROhhrd nnes.

retired banknrs and living At Nyun"~ood
Manor while II y charged th"y pursu"d
their calling - gold brick and green
aoods' swtndlers. we're presented al
Ssakna before United States Comm's-
sonpr ovaig to-day by post once 'nspee'
mrs and resulted in the commissioner
increasing the hail ~ tho two prisoners
. 10 81 ouO and $1,000 respectively. In
default ~ tbs hail both men were sent
back 10 prison.
Al the hearing Chief Inspector Cor.
tslyou and Inspector Ryan appeared
with a rr,a' bundle q letters alleged 70
have been written by one OF the other oi
the pa.r Nearly a score of thee" we're
mailed from this city. Camden and bur-
hng,on They showed a we'll laid plot
90 mulct unslspcctng Enghshmen W
their wealth Somc we're snccessiuI'
others might have bc'n but for the IN
tsrvsnti1n nf the Poet Oficr Department.
Among dc letters were those sent oy
tho swindlers to their victims aiier they
B md lo,a plucked la which the unfor-
n,naia 1nss we're jecr,,d and called asses
l~causn they had lost In ON" case the
swindlers very kindly sent a NO.W" VIC
, tim s2uO cash % pay hIs passage hack 10
England So RAPIDLY IA evidence accu-
. nulatinp ,aninst tn. men that tho fourth
! hearing 1T th- tSo uen has 6ccn post
pOned 20 Jun.l Ancnort will b" inad" 70
have than plac,si "a trail about juno u
StarkluG the inspcCtor Said made th'
utstakc of generally urlhg his correct
initial, H. aud Pu-t both patronlzcd
a lashionahl- Philadelphia shirt mann
laouirsr and paid Il l. said, 81 pies" Tor
their shirt Their mitills were STAMPED
On tho shirt That lod 10 their arrest
When Starkloh wAs arrested 10 Detroii
early this month 90 a green goods charge
the authorities kept hi~ shirt which also
bore the uauo ol tho maker. li' JUMPED
his hail Then the Drtrott officials COM
municatsd with lnsp"ctor CcTtelyou. who
Al onco hlaerd the matter In The hands II
hsp~Ctsr Ryan. i
Ryan .vi.iu,d th" manuiartur"r and |
aas psrnir,.Si n Iook over the hooks for !
ths owner, uf the Initial Il A. ). lhcrn !
were about twenty ui them. Il was then /
explained TO him that the firm also gave !
zach customer a number and that tht- |
number could b. found inside tho collar |
hand Communication with Detroit ro- |
suited ln the obtaining II tho number, |
and further consultation of the firm = |
books brought om tha fact that the |
Il. A. 8 who carried that numbcr wa
L. A Starkluf u Nynncwood Manor. |
The inspectors had a photograph of him /
and il w1ls Identified 10y the firm The
arrest followed
The victims OF the pair were numerous. /
One OF them. Kenneth Lre of "a Cleveland |
STIara. London. gave up i2SUh. the /
inspsctor, say A ietter vas addressed 4
hy the prisoners to hss father, Henry /
WnhslG Leo. who Was dead k"n 4
russonded llc received a letter Written .
on thu lett-rhcad u Denver SPECIAL
aid St LOtns limited train, after Tespind-
ing ~ the hr--. which told " the fabulous
wealth awaiting tnr dead man who u
wmsin'imaiou. imam, ed some gold minors 4
n auougsa
Lae fell an easy victim. n" met sea
ton AZ the EsssA Hotel. Boston. ,dN the
gold bar tested. gave up i've SS"Sl and
took the Tar a. security lie paid "u"
ds,tSctve S a day 10 Waich it 10y day and
syIDthe- a -lmtlar amount to watch q by
aght for four days AMI nights Then 10
sailei for England ami paid the steamer
steward a substantial sum 10 Wai'h %
on shipbOari Arriving IN London %"
took u 90 An assay, aud found lh"l =,
was worth exactly q ~ H. nad not
recovered his meniai noi~e a. 'ris "V"".
ton when he got this letter
a HobuHEN. y ! Octohst D. I..s
NJ n Kssr-ih L.s - rsl' go 'suHy'.
london
DEAt ssH Nv s-ia f,irI-,ss 900 sr',lg
o.. |a .. .
d oar nnf'er nnd r. rra,ar' son ''o"
ooymng ruurssif v'th r.d..rIs lrd s's"' r.
Ssf0ft NJ rubn. %, 400 l-. l0u trs 20
ti,um OF The hoary haired glrc .u0Nu 10
h gold DTI,A sH ndlr IH" baf- bY. hive
9Th YOU are copper and have =" Ns.tr.
IN. sample .- OF cour-e gold. which
changed after boring NefhCr carter nor
I have ever onr ned mine "r ha," over
been n colorado. Wr sail This week lyr
Europe
You may act e. ror 100 ff 100 this matter
b,lt & ysu give pYuHrty H g.gaN gf h
FdiO4ls VII l0..oa 800. over r.s r'si
Kllgdlm Mr l8h1ugherp u London
Truh has exploited mo frick on r0ro than Il
ole occasion lId each HuI Hy erv time fIa
victim ha- been held Ip 20 mo public gaze
a. an a. Refer fou 20 1uw f's NJ London
Tsvih 0i lpU7 and lns N..r veil vishsr
EAS l
ltwas...c .nyarl " rile - the svindlers
after plIrkiug Their victims O. send them
similar iettsrs one Wa received uy tar'
Richard Bagge Gt hing Lynn. England
The Captain came o. his country gave
up $50 a. % dsuo-it 20 .eoIre title %
mine and returned 20 lngitnd TOR morr
HOney. Then be received the letter and
his eyes were opened lie Immediately
pllned al. the COrrn~pnndeuCe 10 n"
hands Of Scotland Yard detectives and
L 10 nov 20 ths pos-essioa ~ lnspector
Cor siyOu
Pooley Brown Of The Adelphla Hotel
Liverpool VA another victim Ono 0g tie
fret letter.. which was always ussd a.
bait was received by him addressed %
biz dead father Walter Brown The
lattsr's widow hId married char - 4
Policy and her aon had adGptsd the name
o. POoiev Brown
Both p ley and RrDvn came o. 'hr
United S'atss 20 buy one NJ he wonderful
nlihss. Brown Ma induced - return 10
England after l.s stepitth"r had partsd
With 50 NOG and POolny had gone "a Colo
radO Co. look %" properly over There
b. Naz sfTandei and the krntlenanly
Crooks cent him ~ Adams FNpress from
EAzttsth y J t9JD 10 cash b. get him .
olck hoHIp Then hey wrote isering y,
ietters o. 10Th 4 tn"m These .8tters
have nls" rslChad the inc.l inspectors acd
viii h. usst ~ evidence
>t.rklun- NIis Ard 'EI ghiidren. n h.
eait are natives q HH"sUH Cot and Poet
came from luyahug. .4ll- Ohio The
atfer is believed Nv tie Pot Once iu-
sps8tnfS =, -. re u.in Wh0 JEerrd rail
f0r Rel Aiams Will" he vas lwai''nR
trial loo Brcs.ivT. ~: Z: WAs refused
The uufN.rtfraa have fha v.r.... 4ftg