The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-13
HUNDRED SWEE7HEARTS
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! MS ElCClIlS lnfp ne pllCn"N INC usual
tale OF tho family cheque which ncavr
arrived. and by a variety OF plausible on
cuses and apologies solicited aid from
his girl friends.
Domestic servants fell an easy prey 10
his stories and fictions and from timC
to time he amassed considerable sums.
| which he took caro- 10 hank. Jrw"iry.
too. found its way into his safe, and h.
bad tidy bit put away when he was
| thrown in prison
Like oil Adventures. STREET. believed
IN fashionable dress. and those who met
him outside his working hours could
never believe that he was on" and the
game individual He usually wore Il
morning coat silk hat. patent boots ard
spatst while a dazzling imitation pearl
pin was ccnsplcuously displayed on his
tie.
Never Wrote q Letter.
How he managed to masquerade az a
modest German waiter one w""li and the
next as Baron Brocker. cousin Of thr
ex-kaiser. IL hts own secret. Tor through
all his escapadcs he managed TO stcc:
clear OF the police.
1t was IN his own country, that H."
FIRST started on his career Of deception,
and after putting pail to the accounts
OF numerous women in Berlin. Frank
his luck in Paris. Strctt was 4 great
traveller. and cautious on" az that.
His courtsht7s were invariably con-
Quoted on fairly legitimate lines. HIS
promises, however, wcro always Urat.
and. unlike the ajority Of SuItorS. Il"
never wrote a letter. Thus nc deprived
his dupes Of an important clue tor
Identification purposes ard when n"
a disappeared nobody had the slightest
idea ~ TO his whereabouts.
When he came ~ London he worked
first Of all in ooho and afterwards n
tho Strand. A striking foa'ur" of his
methods WAS that he never had any Us"
for women without money no matter
how preposscsSing their appearance. To
gain confidence he frequently entrusted
his victims with sums Of money which
he asked them TO mind for him till he
wanted it Then when tho moment came
to carry out hs plans he would borrow
hundred or two and in this way r"-
gain his own cash with substantial in
terest
There Is a story told Of how he rc-
campcd with the Nfc savings OF ono
lady to whom he told pitiablc tale OF
unfortunate speculation. lie said he hal
gamblcd heavily on tho Stock Exchange.
but his expectations were disappointed.
ana declared nc LOST CVrTS penny.
Forged documents were produced To sup
port his story, and the woman in tn"
goodness Of her heart advanced him 500
pounds to recover his fortunes Then
STREET. disappeared.
After living some time IN London hO
appears to have made his way to I.an-
cashire and then Scotland. not in the
Guisc Of n German ariStocrnt. hut rs n
Swiss waiter. Everybody who mot him
was impressed by his genial disposition.
behind which NJ cloakrd his native ca
priC" and cunning. Nobody ever doubt
Cd his sincerity. and his campaign was
so clcvcrly engineered that when h.
vanished after his usual custom. havln:
enriched his pockets. Il was generally
thought that NJ had gone on snrnc husi-
noss engagement abroad and would turn
up again in due course,
A victims Experience.
One Of his London victims. 10 whom
be was engaged for several months and
Vh0 found herself very much poorer Tor
tho attachment, gave me 4 vICtur" Of
STREET, and HIS tactics.
ale seemed" she said. "to l." 4 very
decent fellow, good looking and jolly.
and the sort Of man YOU could trust.
first mot him In Shaf"tsbury avcnu".
whore hc was employed rs a head waiter
in Il restaurant II" asked IN" T." 500
him again, and agreed 10 do 50. After
while W" became clos" friends AMI u"
appeared to spend Il fair amount Of
money.
when we had known each other about
a month hc asked IN" I" marry him. lat
! thought II was n rather rash SuEErS-
tiun. and told him It would b" better 'u
wait for littl" longer ia cas-. u"
changed his mind.