New Britain herald., 1927-04-11
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IN DIAMOND DEAL
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every city in the state, notifying
them OF the attempted deal in this
city and telling them to be on the
watch for the man. Mr.. DYSON
read of activities of swindler in
Pennsylvania, now believed to have
been Diggs, in which the same
methods were employed and he be-
came suspicious of the man.
Word came from New London
that the man had been in a store
there and that he was going to call
again. Mr.. Dyson asked that the
firm have him arrested. But he got
away. tie was next heard from in
Norwich, where he was in n store
lie selected ring and told the
storekeeper that he would be back
after 1t later in the afternoon. The
Heriden police had a warrant for the
mans arrest, but the Norwich DO
ice had none. The man was ap-
pretended as he was boarding n
Norwich New London bus and if is
believed he was headed for New
YORK city. a search OF the cell in
the Norwich police station, In which
he was confined, revealed several
railroad bonds, all of which are be-
hevcd to be without value,
Diggs protested his innocence aft
er his arrest and appeared TO be in
dignant about the entire business.
He stated that he knew nothing
about any swindles and maintained
that he had had nothing to do with
anything of that nature. When his
hngerprints were about to be taken
IN Meriden, he admitted the Meri-
den and Wallingford jobs.
Identify by Dyson
George Dyson interviewed the
man in his cell in Meriden yestcr-
day. The policeman in attendance
asked Diggs II he knew Mr.. Dyson.
He said that the local mans face
was familiar, but that he could not
place him. DO you remember 60
ing to New Britain and calling on
man with reference to renting Offices
in the National Bank building? ?"
asked Mr.. Dyson. "Oh", exclaimed
Ligss. you're not Fred Chamber
lain" How do you know I'm not"
He was taller than you are and
he was SIN Doth shavcn," said Disgs.
1t is n fact that he had interviewed
Mr.. Chamberlain in regard to rent
ing an office for the H. NJ. Clark
q - To
Mr.. Chamberlain said that the man
had given no decision.
The speed with which Diees
Travelled from one town to another
is shown by the fact that he was
in New Britain at 5:45 o'clock
Thursday afternoon and ut s:1b
O'Clock he was in the Meriden store
He said that he made the trip by
taxi
Mr.. Dyson today notified the Jew
elers' Security Alliance, a national
protective organization with head
quarters in New York city. It is
believed that Diggs Is responsible
for several swindle of a like nature,
which have occurred in New York
city.
Recognized BY Waterbury Victim
+. p. Becton, jewclcr Of Water
bury. said that he had identified
Diggs as the man who had obtained
jewelry from him by giving worth
less bonds totaling $1,000 here.
April !.
Becton. accompanied by Lieutcn-
ant Timothy J. Hickey OF the local
detective bureau. interviewed Diggs
at the Meriden jail where Bccton
said he made the identification. Ac-
cording to police here. Diggs had
an office on West Main street here
under the name OF +. c. Fuller and
posed as a real estate agent.
Diggs according to Bccton and
Lieutenant Hickey, is wanted in
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Illinois
as We'll az the Connecticut cities OF
Danbury. Meriden Waterbury and