CHARLES SMYTH

Alias: DOCTOR SMYTH, HARRISON

Specialties: CONFIDENCE, SAWDUST GAME

No: 112 Last Displayed: 7/6/2020

Description:

Forty-three years old in 1886. Born in Germany.Heightv 5 feet 8 1/2 inches. Weight, 155 pounds. Light hair. blue eyes, fair complexion. Wears glasses, and a light-colored mustache.Single. Medium build.

Record:

"Doc" SMYTH is a well-known Bowery, New York, confidence and sawdust man. He generally works with Charley Johnson and Freddie Reeves, and is an old offender. He is also well known in a number of other cities, having been arrested several times, and is considered a clever man at his business. He was arrested in New York City on December 1, 1885, charged with using the United States mails in flooding the Western States with circulars offering "Green goods, in samples of $1, $2, $5 and $10," to farmers and others, assuring them of a safe and rapid fortune by dealing in the stuff, which was understood to be counterfeit money. The "Doctor" pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment by Judge Benedict, of the United States Court, in New York City, on December 17, 1885. Smyth's picture is a very good one; taken in March, 1878.