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Yale, Saint Clair County, Michigan
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Two American swindlers, Bell and Davis (aliases Douglas and Bloom), defrauded an Australian bank of $45,000, fled on yacht Beagle, briefly arrested in Honolulu but released; now smuggling opium with armed vessel. (H. Levy pursuing.)
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Two Bold Yankees Work a Clever Bank Sneak on Australians.
The steamer Oceanic which arrived at San Francisco last week brought news from Honolulu that two men, calling themselves Douglas and Bloom, had appeared there in the yacht Beagle and had been arrested at the instance of H. Levy, who said he was agent of the New South Wales government, and stated that the men were defaulters in large sums from that state. The men were arrested on a charge of smuggling coin, in order to hold them until extradition papers arrived, but they were finally released. H. Levy, the detective in the case, is now in San Francisco. He states that the men's true names are Bell and Davis. They have a long record of successful and unpunished swindles. The last was the organization of the Australian banking company. The bank prospered and the men purchased the Beagle, a 50 ton cutter. One night four months ago they transferred $45,000 of the bank's money to the yacht and sailed away. It is stated that they are now engaged in opium smuggling. The yacht has large supplies of small arms and a cannon or two on board, and it could not be captured except by a war vessel.
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New South Wales, Australia; Honolulu; San Francisco
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Four Months Ago
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Two men using aliases Douglas and Bloom, real names Bell and Davis, organized the Australian Banking Company, prospered it, then stole $45,000 and escaped on their yacht Beagle. Arrested in Honolulu on smuggling charges at the request of H. Levy, agent for New South Wales, but released. Now suspected of opium smuggling with armed yacht.