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Show SWINDLER COMES TO GRIEf f, THROUGH PURCHASE OfJEWLSjk 1 SAN FRANCISCO. March 9. With n capital of $1000. Edward D, Smith, who was arrested hero yesterday, Is charged with having swindled three banks out ot a total of ?10.000. According to tho po-! po-! llco. Smith opened an account with tho Canton Bank of San Francisco, a short tlmo ago, depositing $1000. He allowed this amount to rest Intact, invariably repaying re-paying the little- sums he withdrew. Then, having worked Into the confidence of the officials of tho Canton bank. Smith is said to have gone to New York and deposited in one of the banks of that city a check for 55000, drawn against the Canton bank. , , , From New York he is said to have gone to Aberdcim, Wash., and deposited a similar check In one of tho banks there. Then he begun to draw on both accounts, tho two banks having learned that he had an nccount with the Canton bank, but evidently Ignorant of tho amount of his deposit." Woman His Downfall Ha succeeded in drawing S10.000 from his deposit of $1000, nccordlng JhdejVt lice, and had it not been for liw to buy diamonds for some ncndea probability he would hao b iccce getting back his original .capital- lBIJW Lnst Saturday he purchased a tcKS; diamond from a Jewelry tr n"tt dered a check for $o00, dniwn . uj I Canton bank. The j store refused to accept It unui XfgW ! vcstlgation had been tMA,, W Jng suspicious, informed the f PJ nkdHt detective, hastened to . Swd where he learned of tho swinaio u fs2 mediately arrested Smith, fe!fl!rtL Tho police say th"c; lf n pi- lately released from San Q"gnnvlQ!. where he served a term for , namw, swindle amounting lo 30.000. m Smith, they say, s an alia- an utJlte,dBJte belongs to a prominent arnil w The police aro now hunUng nrcc0mPB ' num. who Is thought to be ut blfflS , Smith refused to say a word DU |