Early we knew of his forging letters and telegrams and engaging
in minor misrepresentations which were really swindling
operations. Later his transactions have been spread about in
different cities, as we have already stated. The young man
borrowed small sums frequently on false pretenses. He has found
the outskirts of legal practice a fruitful field for
misrepresentations galore. For instance, at one time he stood
outside the door of a concern which deals with small legal
business and represented to the prospective patrons that he as a
student of the law could transact their business with more
individual care and for a less sum. He really succeeded in
getting hold of the beginnings of a number of legal actions in
this way. In one city he posed as the officer of a certain
protective agency and posted himself where he would be likely to
meet people who knew of this organization, in order to obtain
petty business from them. We have heard that he has been a
witness in a number of legal cases and has earned fees thereby.
In Cleveland Adolf succeeded in starting a secret service agency
and obtained contracts, among them the detective work for a newly
started store of considerable size.
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