The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-19
GONE TO THE RACES
How Freedom ElsCc.rs Dump.d AnX-
ious Buyers Of Mining Stocks.
RUN DOWN BY DETECTIVES
Leib Gives the Thing Away. and
Three Men are Singled Out.
One From Eutte. for Ju-
dicial Examination.

Chicago Dec. lS.-The Tribune says.
Through the nceCing of Il Dearborn
street real estate broker who proved
willing To expose his own discontinue
IN order TO bring to justice the offend
ers. gang OF alleged mining stock
swindlers has been run to earth by "A
detective agency and three men win
have To stand trial in this city on in
dtctments charging forgery. conspiracy
10 Obtain money under false pretenses
ana a confidence game. \. V. Cornell,
alias "Orrie Fox alias Race Horse
Jack, has already been placed under
bonds tn stand trial. and William Me.
Mutt, alias George II. Lynn, of report.
ed wire tapping achievements, was
arrested 10y Deputy Sheriff Lyon ON n
capias in Judge Fosters court, where
he appeared In connection with unoth,
er case. ENtradition papers are pre-,
pared to bring a third member Of the
gang, known as u. &. w. Evans. from
Butte City. Mont. Under various
guises as, ore brokers. mining experts
gold mining stock owners and corpora
tion officials, Lynn and his partners
have carried on. II Is charged, success
full trading in fraudulent paper. maxi
ing from $1,000 To s.. 900 with compare
lively slight effort, not unmixed with
humorous experiences.
Investigation thus far tends To show
that A. :. Leib, a real estate dealer ot
No. 10, Dearborn street, was defraudcd
of $1,000 last month. Mrs. Harriet u,
Warren nf No. 1923 Dearborn street. IL
Is said, found herself victim 10 the
extent of dishonest draft thrown out
of Eutte City bank calling for Sl,1,o.
The American National of Kansas
City. according To the story, was also
nipped for 800. which II advanced to
cover margin. securing. az II was
supposed. quick deal In mining stock
for the Chicago Il Kansas City Com
mission company. IL Is believed by the
victims and reputable mining stock Of
1 fieials at Butte city that the gang has
made victims by the score over the
country, but has so far been able To
avoid exposure because of the appar-
entity respectable way In which ~
duped patrons" backed up with the
/, natural sensitiveness which makes bus
mess men shrink fron going after
\ swiEders ~ this sort through fear nf
railing down ridiculc upon th.!r folly,
Relying upon the cup'dity Of the ay-
| erage person at the prospect III turn
.IC two or three Thousand dollars with
the advancement of less than half that
sum. the alleged swiBdlcrs. II h. said
bought 4 sold" stocks of the Free,
dom Gir'u Mining company 10y t"l--
graph aud always managed to break
or negotiations just after their VIE
Tins rad been loaded up with l"'00
shares in q lump ~ the astounding'y
low f.,urc ~ from 10 to 20 cents on The
dollar per share. Buyers were made ~
believe. !, Il sail. that the GalHy ~ t'i-
e;yraU' had caused them 20 U,ah.
"quicl, transfers" or the expected huy.
crs had gene la the Anaconda rI.,s.
for hrrUthiug spell, or that uniore-
seen slumps in other stocks had in,
terlcrcd with contemplated liansac.
lions. /, usually required several days
nf reflection and investigation bJf"rt
the victims realized that they had
been ''il.0Ccd,"