National Detective Review du lieu suivant : Wichita, Kansas • 1

DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE INTERESTS OP POLICE AUTHORITIES AND DETECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES Vol. 3. No. 5. WICHITA, KANSAS, MAY, 1889.

$2.00 Per Year. or COlUra CAUGHT. Two Veteran Crooks Nabbed While Making Counterfeit Money. was handed him. He layed it upon the desk iu front of Mr.

Moffett and said: "I will have to do this myself," and pulling a large revolver from his cpat placed, it at Mr. MofFett's head and in a decidedly and earnest, un-expectd manner said: "I want 000 and am going to have it I have considered this matter and the chances I am running aud the consequences if I fail and am arrested. I am penniless and a desperate man and have been driven during the past week to that point where I have considered suicide as the only means of escape from the poverty and misery in which I exist. You have millions. 1 am determined to have wrhat I have asked for.

If you make a noise, call Ross Raymond the Most Successful Confidence Man "Now at Liberty The latest thing in confidence swindles are the exploits of Ross Raymond, the "King of the confidence men" and most picturesque scoundrel in the world. Raymond is an American and claims to be a Chica-goan, although he did not originate there. His name has a genial, sportive, theatric, and withal an aristocratic sound. It well fits the man. with a theatrical troupe in the capacity of the follower of a pretty soub-ret and took up his abode at the Grand Central hotel on Market then the headquarters of the theatrical profession and a favorite hostelry of newspapermen He did not long remain in the train of the traveling charmer, but began to pay attentions to an accomplished young lady residing in the hotel with her parents, and who since became the wife of a noted actor.

His passion was unreciprocated and thereafter he took to heavy dissipation, doing newspaper work at intervals for a prominent ex-editor of the Chicago press. He also became intimate with a married woman, then noted for her beauty, and when in the summer of 1877 she took a trip to Long Branch Raymond also disappeared from Ch'cago and showed up at the Branch. He consequently represented himself to be the son of Shrewd Work Accomplished by a Young Detective at Louisville, Ky. otherwise unhurt. They then.

walked to Terre Haute, where they were arrested for carrying concealed weapons. They represented themselves as railroad men and were allowed to leave the town. These two worthies are all-around crooks and first met in jail here, where Leowine was confined for stealing an overcoat and here Cain was imprisoned for counterfeiting. They there agreed to go on the trip to Indiana. Leowine has repeatedly claimed to have been employed as a traveling salesman for Hall's Safe aud Lock Company.

He said he had the combinations of several safes he had sold, and ijt was a part of his plan to go through the country robbing them. The confederate that trapped him says he still has those combinations written up. Leowine boardedwith Cain, who has a wife and four children. He says he Is twenty-four years old and was born in Canada. He says he has been a traveling salesman for a hardware house.

After the trial, when Capt. Bauer asked him his real name he smilingly said: "I hardly know which it He's a Richard Leowine, alias Levine, alias Dick Jones, and William Cain were held iu $1,000 each to answer a man or ring a bell I will blow your brains out and blowup the building the charge of counterfeiting, Com It is a name instantly recognized with varying emotions of interest and expectancy; with pangs of remorse, sighs of regret, and expletives of ranger in circles that may respectively be classed as social, journal and myself with this bottle of nitro missiouer Crail committing them to iail in default of bond. These are glycerine(which heat that moment pulled out of another pocket) Now the men who were recently arrested by Detective Bauer, assisted by De your choice." Moffett started to ar tectives Daly, and Cassin. They are old crooks. Some months ago Capt gue with the man but was stopped with the information that it was useless and that he had but two Bauer got on the track of the gang A couple of young detec ives were minutes in which to fill out the check before him for $21,000 if he desired detailed to work up the case and lay a trap for the counterfeiters.

to live. Moffett seeing no other rather good looking fellow, with alternative filled out the check and A mere lad did the most of the work. He first gained the confidence was then ordered to take it to the pay a prominent straight nose, gray eyes, of Cain and they agreed that they a light mustache and dark hair above ing teller and get it cashed. should go together on "a shoving a high forehead. He is about five feet Mr.

Moffett left the office and with nine and a half inches tall and expedition," to use the language of the man behind him with the revol the class, down the river. But Cain ver nartiallv concealed under his we'ighs about 150 pounds. backed out. Last Sunday night, His partner, Cain, says he was overcoat, and with the muzzle al istic, political, and sporting in Chicago and throughout the country. Ross Raymond is both a gentleman and a beat an educated and talented Bohemian a scoundrel and a rogue of the first magnitude.

Wherever his name is known and mentioned the inquiry follows "What has Raymond been doing now?" His latest successful trick was turned at Birmingham, England, where, as the dis-paches relate, he swindled Austin Chamberlain, brother of Joseph Charhberlain. out of 100. and an aristocratic horticultuiist, whose hobby was the raising of orchids, out of a cargo of these expensive luxuriants. Mr. Chamberlain got off cheaply.

It is not in such trifling and small affairs as procuring the endorsement of a check for 100 that Raymond exercises his consumnte abilities as a confidence man. Mr. Chamberlain is only even with Sir Arthur Hodgson, the mayor of Stratford-on Avon, whom Raymond did out of a slmiliar however, he introduced Leowine un most against Mr. Moffet's back, born in Edgar county, 111. He is thirty-four years old, has a sandy marched him behind the counter der the name of Dick Jones.

It was agreed that Leowine and the young detective should go down the river mustache and imperial and brovn and up to the paying teller, Keely, with the request that the check be hair. He is of slighter build than together. Monday night the men his companion, but is of about the same size. He is a blacksmith. On immediately cashed.

They then marched into Moffet's office without his left forearm is tattoed a picture attracting the atte) jtion of the fifteen or twenty clerks who were within Banker Raymond of Boston or Philadelphia, Col. Raymond of San Francisco, and of a similar Col. Raymond of the British army in India, also of Editor Raymond of London Times, but among his other accomplishments he was a finished and consummate liar, nobody, even those most intimate with him, was ever able to state the place of his nativity orhis family connections. He was a poet of no mean order, as some of his manuscript productions in the possession of a former friend now in Chicago, who first met him in New York, go to show, and to his friend, in sentimental moods he has confided that his rejection by the young lady already mentioned was the cause of his subsequent reckless and sensational career. Raymond's vices are women, wine, and gambling, and swindles everybody with equal 'and discriminating fairness to procure the means to carry on his existence in a continual round of pleasure.

The bent of his mind may be seen from the quotations from his own writings. He would scorn to be called a gambler. While in Chicago last he had two companions who then did not know of his crooked propensities. They may be designated as the "colonel" and the "major." To the "colonel" Raymond has said; "I am no gambler, sir; I play cards only for diyer-sion. I like to play for big stakes; it is more diverting don't you know, and if people lose to me, why should of a dancing girl in tights.

were together again and began to iiaimfac-ture the "stuff," or the silver dollars. It was agreed thai they should meet last night and puss gome of the money. Capt. Bauer's young man was agreed upon as the two feet of where they passed. After A Bold Bank Robbery.

they had remained in the private of lice three or four minutes the robber The boldest and most successful one to do the shoving He and Leow Informed Moffett they were losing bank robbery ever reported iu the ine started out together. Leowine time and that he had better step to west was perpetrated upon the First having five of the dollars in his pock' et while one was given to the youth the door and motion his teller to come to him. which he did. MofFett National bank at Denver Colorado. amount a few months ago by representing himself to be the son of George W.

Childs of Philadelphia, The robber succeeded in getting a Cain remained at home to make instructed him to bring the money wav with $20,000. The cashier of the who presented to Shakespear's birthplace the memorial fountain aud more dollars. Those taken by the two men were just finished as they went into his office, and as the teller turned to go away the robber told him he bank, in an interview with an As sociated Press reporter a few minutes out on their expedition. wanted twenty $1,000 bills and 1, clock tower, unveiled by Henry Irving. "For the honor of American after the robbery, gave the following Arriving at Sixteenth and Walnut 000 in gold.

The money was brought account of the affair: streets the confederate went ahead in aud handed over to the gentleman who for a few brief moments had Yesterday morning, immediately to enter a store aud pass the dollar he had. He gave the signal and the after the opening of the bank, a well owned the bank, and waiting the citizenship," Mr. Child's sent Sir Arthur a check for the amount Raymond swindled him out of, and for which he had given the mayor of the historic town for security some worthless bonds. dressed man with light mustache detectives, who were waiting, nabbed teller had reached his desk, he back and complexion and of medium Leowine, who clutched the counter ed out to the front door, making Mr. height walked into the bank and Moffett remain standing in his door feit money tightly in hia hands.

The detectives forced him to "open asked Assistant Cashier Ross Lewin It is iu bigger and more audacious until he had reached the curbstone them and found the five counterfeits schemes of rascality that Raymond where he could see Mr. Moftett, president of the bank. Mr.Lewin inform He then raised his hat and walked around the corner and has not yet scores the greatest successes. He se They then raided Cain's house, ed him that he could see Mr. MofFet, cured 5,000 from the Khedive Egypt, been heard of.

which is in an alley between Lexington and Southgate and Sixteenth who is also president of the Denver Mr. Moffett is completely prostrated beat aa East India rajah at Bombay out of 1,000 gold rupees(about Rio Grand railroad, at the presi with the shock. dent's office in the Cheeseman block. and Seventeenth streets. Here they found Cain at work.

He had made $7,000) and some jewels, and raked Detectives are out after the man Nothing more was seen or heard of but no trace of him has been found some twenty of the counterfeit dol the stranger until this morning about The man who committed the robbery 10 o'clock when he entered the rail lars, which were on the table in front of him. The officers also got his off the neat pot of 50,000 francs from a sportive French marquis in a Paris club, where Americans and English swells are admitted and the absorbing aud instructive game of draw poker lends interest and object to way office and asked to see Mr. introduced himself as C. J. Wells.

A moment after the alarm was given by Mr. Moffett a man started rapidly up Sixteenth street from the bank, Mofiett on important business. He was admitted to his private room and briefly stated that he had dis the nightly sessions. While not a gambler in the professional sense of followed by a crowd and several officers. He was followed to room 12, Hallock Howard block, where he and two companions were arrested covered a conspiracy whereby the First National bank was to be robbed of a large amount of money.

Mr. the term Raymond is au expert at they complain? Do they not try to get the best of me?" In appearance Raymond is portly and majestic. He closely resembles a well known Chicago alderman, except that he is taller, and of course, the resemblanco is no discredit to the alderman. He has a faculty of making himself impressive, and quietly convinces a selected victim of his qualities as a royal good fellow and immense superiority to the common herd of men, while coolly calculating how much the subject of his Intentions will yield. Raymond is now about 39 years of age and his weight 200 pounds.

He ia a splendid dresser, and in places where he is known always wears an Albert coat and 4 silk hat. No matter how far or fast he may be compelled to travel he always carries with him a large English leather portmanteau, well filled with expensive wearing apparel. He never thinks of so small a matter as paying for his clothes, as a tailor in the (Continued on 4th page.) Moffett told the man he was very all card games. He is purely ana simply the polished, experienced, and practical confidence man and as such is now as well or better known to the American aud English resi and taken to the station. Mr.

Moffett arrived at police headquarters at 4 o' clock, and after a glance at the pris- busy at that moment, but he would be pleased to meet him at his private office in the bank at 1 o' clock. mould and tools. Cain, who had taken Capt. Bauer's man into his confidence, told him that he had "worked" the Exposition here and had more than once held up a street-car driver. He also confided to him that he and Dick Jones (Leowine) had made an expedition together to Clinton, for the purpose of cracking a safe that Jones knew about there.

They reached the town and went to the house. One of them grew impatient at the difficulty encountered at the door of the shop they proposed to rob, and broke in the glass door. Both stuck their heads in and a man inside, who had heard the noise, fired at them in the dark both were powder burned about their eyes, but onersaid he was not the man and he With this the man left the building. was immediately released. dents of Europe as he is in this country.

Ross Raymond first appeared In Chicago in 1871 and then hailed The chief of police offered $1,500 A few minutes after the hour appointed he called at the bank and was shown into the president's office. While remaining standing he inquir reward and gives the following description The man's age is a bout 32, height about five feet five inches, swarthy complexion, heavy brown mustache, badly sunburnt, derby ed if the cashier, 8. N. Wood, was from San Francisco, having came from the orient via the Sandwich islands. He did some desultory newspaper work and then journeyed on to New York.

In 1876 he again and was told he was at luncheon. He railed for a blank check for the purpose of showing how the robbery hat, light browu overcoat, wears long linked plated watch chain.) appeared in Chicago in company waj to ne perpetrated, ine cnecK.