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Show A Dangerous Felly Swindler. One of tho most dangerous petty swindlers swin-dlers in tho country was recently arrested at Cincinnati. His name is James Lee, and his specialty is the "custom house racket." He has made his living bv call- ing at residences of wealthy people and informing them that a package pack-age bearing their address was at the custom house and would be sold unless un-less the charges wero paid immediately. imme-diately. As Leo formerly held a custom house po- Bition, and knows Z"'m tho details of the ,,. business, his talk JAMES LIE. and documents Kcnerally secured him the cash. Tho amount demanded was always either or W.iW. i.ee, who Is 40 years of age, was first arrested ar-rested in Now York city on April Kl, 1SK3, for swindling about thirty ladies, iio was tried and convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for two anil a half years. The persons who testified said that while they were Ketlinj? tho money ho would sit down to a piano and sinu and play "Nearer, My (jod, to Thee." After his release he went to Ilallimore, where ho was arrested ami sent up for three years, lie was released ill 1887. Tho principal mark of Identification on Lee is the naval coat of arms tattooed ou his rijjlit arm. |