New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
4 SWINDLING SCHEME SPOILED.
ARREST OF TWO YOUNG MEN WHO HAD JUST
EMBARKED IL LOTTERY BUSINESS.

ARREST OF TWO YOUNG MEN WHO HAD JUST
EMBARKED IL LOTTERY BUSINESS.
Chicago. APRIL lo.-A clever confidence game has
Just been broken mp here by the arrest OF tle two
bright young men who have been working It. few
DAYS ago tie police came IN possession Of a circular
bearing this letter head H. y. Royal & Co. New
, Orleans. New York, Chicago and omaha Financial
standing S1.O00,ooo." II dated Chicago March
- and offered 10 arrange matters 10 enable the
person to whom the circular was addressed % make
~ 900 without a cent Of cost 10 himself. The only
thing required in return was "absolutc and total Sc
crecy." to insure which the sender ncOscd two oaths.
exactly alike Of which was 20 be signed and re-
turned by express. Tho firm agreed to send by express
particulars aud a check for 81 900 the OATH
properly signed, received. In conclusion. the
circular said: We will withdraw this offer unless
We hear from you by Monday, April ls send oath by
express and be to pay the charges. We will ex
plain why this I. necessary in next letter. We
presume that You would not object 10 receiving 81 900
through a lottery. Do not the mail, but send ul
communications by express
1t was thought that the scheme new feature
In the time honoIcd greensoels game. Detectives
visited every express office In the city and found that
a e1>at number OF express package, were being
forwarded TO Room si-2 at No.
- Cark-st. Yesterday Detective Mcdonald found
pretty young girl alone In the Office She was sign
Ing an express receipt she said she did not know
What business conducted IN the room, do shc hhh
only been employed there since Thursday to receive
packages. she did not know the name OF the man who
lad employed her. She had secured the position In
answer u advertisement IN Il newspaper. De
tcctivc Mcdonald was I'm the room when well
dressed good looking young man with a brown mus
tache and god-rimmed glasses walked In
THAT Is the man who employed me- the e1
said, and he at arrested At tho Central
Station the prisoner said his name was l.. a. Dumas.
but from letters found him 1t believed his name
is Frederick e. B0nhls. After long session In
Captain Sheas Office. the man broke down and told
the details OF his scheme. BOnis's lodging room at
No. 30 Wabash-lve. visited by tie detectives,
and IA young man was arrested IN tho room We're
found 10000 lottery tickets in exact imitation Of the
drawing May 10, 1-g3. IN" capital prize 10 b.
100000. and the ticket assured the buyer that =. a
larger per cent OF pn4co are given In this
lottery than in any other lottery on earth. -
Eoth men ncknowi'dscd that thcy had every
JAing ready - send out the tickets and
reap the harvest They aid they secure against
prosecution from agents or buyers. The law looked
on them ~ severely on the lottery company, and
they guarded against violating the postal laws. Both
men came from NcwNork to Chicago March :. and arr
believed to have work Il their sWlndNng scheme In
the East. Bonils /, said to be- graduate ol West
Point and to be- "A member OF prominent family In
Missouri.