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Musical Courier 1891-02-18: Vol 22 Iss 574, 1891
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1Another Swindler.
2CHIEF DETECTIVE GRITZMACHER to-day received a telegram from the sheriff of Warren County announcing that he had arrested one W. S. Williams, wanted here for embezzlement, and that he would bring the prisoner here to-night.
3Mr. Gritzmacher informed a "Telegram" man that Williams is wanted by Wiley B. Allen, the music dealer at No. 211 First-st., for whom he had been selling organs on commission.
4A reporter subsequently saw Mr. Allen, from whom he obtained the following facts respecting Williams' crime:
5The embezzler is about 35 years of age and only recently came here from Plattsburgh, Neb. On the 8th inst. B. Hunaker, who had been selling organs for the Durand Company, introduced Williams to Mr. Allen, making a statement that his company was not turning out enough work to supply the demand, adding that he and Williams desired to sell some of Mr. Allen's organs in the interior on commission.
6An agreement was entered into stipulating that the instruments must be sold for cash and the proceeds, less the commission, be at once transmitted to the house here.
7Soon thereafter Williams wrote Mr. Allen that a secret society in Newburgh had given him an order for an organ, which was at once forwarded.
8Employing Mr. Allen's own language, he said: "Subsequently I heard that the instrument, without authority from me, had been shipped from Newburgh to Independence and sold to a man named George Skinner for $25. Mind you, the organs I sent to Williams were worth at least $100 each!"
9"The next order Williams sent me was for four instruments destined for various places, but Williams caused them to be reshipped to Corvallis, where he sold the batch to one John Harness for $100. To show the unadulterated rascality of the fellow, I want to tell you that after he sold the goods to Harness he turned around and disposed of one of the same organs to a drayman for $20.
10"D. Carllle, justice of the peace at Corvallis, heard of the cheap manner Williams was disposing of my goods and wrote me to that effect. But by that time it had become known to the fact that I was dealing with a confidence operator, and wrote Mr. Carllle to that purport.
11"When I advised Harness he had bought what I considered stolen goods he replied that I could have them, providing I would refund the $100 he paid for them. But I got the organs without resorting to such a disagreeable business."
12"Well, what about Hunaker? Didn't he have a finger in the pie?" asked the reporter.
13"I can't say. He denies having had any intention to defraud me and I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. One thing in his favor is that he is in town and made no attempt to leave," was Mr. Allen's reply.—Portland (Ore.) "Telegram," February 12, 1891.
15MASON & HAMLIN
16ORGANS AND PIANOS.
18MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
19Improved method of stringing, invented and patented by Mason & Hamlin in 1882.
21MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
22The Cabinet Organ was introduced by M. & H. in 1861. Other makers followed, but the M. & H. instruments have always maintained their supremacy as the best in the world.
24MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
25The M. & H. Stringer has been pronounced by competent experts "The greatest improvement in pianos in half a century."
27MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
28Highest awards at all the great world's exhibitions since and including that of Paris, 1867.
30MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
31The strings being secured to the iron frame by metal fastenings will not require tuning one quarter as often as pianos on the wrest pin system.
33MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
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36MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
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39MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
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42MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
43Best quality of tone, which is very musical and refined, free from the tubbiness which is common.
45MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
46Supplied to the Sultan of Turkey, the Abbé Liszt, Dr. F. J. Campbell, of the Royal Normal College, Madame Antoinette Sterling.
48MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
49The Piano as constructed on the M. & H. system is more durable, and very little affected by climatic influences, varying degrees of heat, dampness, etc.
51MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
52Popular Models. The Three Manual and 32 feet Pedal Organ. The Two Manual and 16 feet Pedal Organ. The Liszt Organ.
54MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS.
55Circulars with testimonials from more than three hundred artists, dealers and tuners furnished on application.
57MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS.
58Send for New Illustrated Catalogue.
60MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO.,
62Violin Makers and Repairers.
63Importers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Fine Violins, &c.
64Send for handsome Catalogue, free.
65JOHN FRIEDRICH & BRO., 16 Cooper Institute, New York.
67THE
68TABER
69ORGAN,
70Manufactured by the
71Taber Organ Co.
72WORCESTER, MASS.
74The EVEREIT PIANO. one of two readings
75The one of two readings
76EVEREIT one of two readings
77PIANO. one of two readings
78UNEXCELLED IN
79Power and Singing Quality of Tone,
80Precision and Delicacy of Touch;
81And Every Quality Requisite in a
82FIRST CLASS PIANO
83For Catalogue and Territory address
84THE JOHN CHURCH CO.,
85General Factors — CINCINNATI, O.
87PAULINA WEISS,
88HIGH SOPRANO,
89Returned from abroad, and begs to announce
90that she is open for Opera and Concert engagements.
91Will take pupils in Vocal Culture.
92Address 227 E. 6th Street, New York City.
94Advertisements Received
95and
96Forwarded Daily
97to all the
98Leading American Newspapers.
100Files
101Are Kept for Three Months
102for
103Examination by Advertisers.
105SEND FOR A CIRCULAR.
106ADDRESS
107GEO. P. ROWELL & CO.,
108Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
109No. 10 SPRUCE STREET
110NEW YORK.
112A FREE copy of the AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY for 1890, just issued (price five dollars), will be sent, carriage paid, to any person who is a patron of Geo. P. Rowell & Co's Advertising Bureau to the amount of fifty dollars.
114Whenever an advertiser does business with Geo. P. Rowell & Co's Newspaper Advertising Bureau to the amount of Ten Dollars he will be allowed a discount sufficient to pay for a year's subscription to PRINTERS' INK, a journal for advertisers—weekly, $2 a year.
116YOU KNOW THAT THE
117PALACE ORGANS
118ARE MANUFACTURED BY THE
119LORING & BLAKE ORGAN CO.
120OF WORCESTER, MASS.,
121Where they have been made for more than 20 Years.
123THE NEEDHAM
124PIANO ORGAN COMPANY.
125CHAUNCEY IVES, President.
126CHAS. H. PARSONS, Treasurer.
128THE name of "NEEDHAM" stands foremost among the reputable organ manufacturers of this country and its reputation will be fully sustained. "THE NEEDHAM PIANO ORGAN Co." possesses one of the Largest Organ Factories in the World. Modern and Improved Machinery, Abundant Capital, with the aid of Able Management, Skilled Labor and First-Class Material, produce THE BEST ORGANS IN THIS COUNTRY.
130OFFICE: 292 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
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