Show The Swindler Benson J New YORK January Praceedings against Charles Benson the roving swindler who victimized Mexicans to the amount of 6500 by selling bogus Patti opera tickets were begun feday before United States Commissioner Lynns Lynns lawyer had three Mexican witnesses who happened in town at the time of Bensons arrest and also marshaled Manager Abbey and SubManager Mayer The old complaint of forgery waSWithdrawn by the prosecution and instead Benson was charged with having forged the name of Henry Abbey to a letter and thaU of Marcus R Mayer to the pickets both of which acts were committed com-mitted in the City of Mexico A number num-ber of witnesses were examined after which at the request of Abbeys counsel the asewas continued caunsel 1 |