New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-28
BIG SCHEME, POLICE SAY.
THINK THEY HAVE DISCOVERED A PLOT
TO ENTRAP MANY
FOUR ARRESTS MADE AND TWO ALLEGED
VICTIMS DECLARE THEY LOST 1900
PRETENDED TO TAP POOLROOM
WIRES. 1T is CHARGED.

WIRES. 1T is CHARGED.
The police OF the West Twentieth-st. station
believe that they have nipped in the bud a
swindling scheme by which several men have
already lost considerable money.
Locked up In the West Twentieth-st. station
last evening Henry Morgan alias Henry
Somervile. said to be the proprietor OF the Turf
bunet at No. Ill West Thirty fourth-st., and
living at No. I West Sixty -third-st.; Charles
H. Moran. twenty-five years old. electrician,
nving at No. 26O West Thirty eighth st Maude
Meers. sixteen years old. of No ODD East Thirty
eighth-st.. and Charles s. Milton thirty years
old, an electrician. OF No. pa Eighth-ave. Mo-
ran Is also known as Charles Clausen The
nrst three men were arraigned in the jefferson
Market Court yesterday afternoon and remand
ed Tor a further hearing
Inc police have the names Of two men who
say they were swnded by the quartet They
are william Dunwoody ffty-hve years old a
retired merchant, Of No. 346 West Twenty
hfth-st, and Lewis n. Cushman. thrty-fve
years old. publisher. Of Newton, Mass. The
latter appeared as complainant In court yester-
day.
me story told by Cushman and the police is
that he answered an advertisement TO the effect
that any one who had $1,000 to invest could
earn $4,000 In a week He received I'm renlv q
letter signed by Morgan, who said he was an
operator employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company and had special facilities for
securing information from the racetracks before
1t went to the poorooms. and in that way could
win considerable money
Cushman arrived in the city on Tuesday. At
10 o'clock, the appointed hour he was at Nor
gan's house, and there met Morgan a man who
gave his name Russell Dougherty and the
Meers girl, who he says. Morgan introduced as
his Wife
STORY TOLD BY CUSHMAN
The men talked business at once and Morgan
and Dougherty said they were operators with
the Western Union Telegraph Company. The
following is the story told by Cushman In ex-
planning the scheme they said there were three
operators working together, and that the ex-
penses or The share that each operator got every
day. were $3.50 each. They agreed to work the
first day for nothing. except that he (Cushman)
to give them $40 so that they could play
the races Cushman gave up the money and
later in the day was Informed that he had
won $500
To prove to Cushman that the scheme was
as good as gold" the two men took Cushman
to the Western Union Building and took him 20
the sixth floor A few seconds later DOugherty
appeared upon the scene with a clerks office
coat on and a pen sticking behind his right ear.
He seemed to be much excited. Dougherty told
the men that they were In place where they
would queer the game" if they We're not care
full and that they had better go away at once.
Cushman Teassured, and left the building
with Morgan and Moran, Dougherty apparently
returning to his work
The trio fhen went % Il Fff,y -ninth-st. pool
room. once inside the place Morgan and Moran
informed Cushman that no amount larger than
$1,000 could be played on the races. and ad-
vised Cushman to give them S1,OOO each, so
that they could go 10 other rooms and play
the races for him. Cushman refused to do so.
The men then said that they knew a place In
Eighth-ave where $1,000 bets could be placed.
and would go 10 that place. \ car was boarded
and the trio rode 10 Twenty y-third-st.
When the party alighted from the car Morgan
went to a friend. and Moran and Cushman
went to tho Chelsea apartment house. They
were soon Joined by Morgan. who said.
The fifth race at Aqueduct is about TO be
run"
Then Dougherty made his appearance, hardly
able 10 breathe and greatly excited.
place all your money on Free Lance, he
said 10 Cushman, according TO the latter, and
he wrote out slip making the bet $4,000 to
$1,000
PLACED HIS MONEY on THE TIP"
They left the place hurrledly and went at once
10 n purported pooroom at NO. pa Eighth-ave
Six men were lounging around the room Cush-
man walked up TO a little window and saw
man. who he says. turned out 20 be Milton.
Cushman Informed Milton that he wanted to
place 5000 on the race. and Milton replied,
"An right"
"itigh. TO Ave" replied Milton.
"AU right" said Cushman, and he handed in
his sin and the 5000
lrnton then called out the race announcing
Iree Lance as the winner Cushman danced
with Joy In few minutes Milton sent out
supposed correction. saying Free Lance IS
second instead of first
f.usbman Was downcast and told the men that
he doubted their word. To prove that they were
right Cushman was taken into saloon ana IL
ticler showed that Free Lance was second.
Cushman had become dsgusted by this time
and left the men. saying that he would see them
that evening Instead Of going to his hotel az
he said he would Cushman went TO the West
Twentieth-st police station. where he told his
story 10 Captain Schmlttberger. Detective
Walsh was assigned 10 the case and with Cush
man went 10 Morgans address at the appointed
time
The detective remained the curb while
Cushman went inside. While Cushman was I'm
the house messenger boy left Abe place. lie
was Intercepted by the detective, and two notes
were taken from him. one Of the notes ad-
dressed 10 Somerve, at No. III West Thirty
fourth-st. and read:
Cushman at the fiat Harry is not there.
don't know what 70 do. NJ
The other note was addressed to Clausen, at
No 2GO West Thirty-eighth-st., and read:
Cushman is waiting at the flat. Come at once.
MAUDE
GIRL PLACED UNDER ARREST
Detective Hamilton was met later and Cush-
man and the two officers entered the house and
took the girl before Captain Schmttberger, who
was at Eighth-aye and Thirty -fourth-st. Cap
tain schmittberger had the detectives and the
girl board a Thirty -fourth-st car and ride TO
broadway. Here the party left the car and pro-
cDeded I'm the direction Of the Turf Buffet AS
they reached the doorway TWO men LEFT II and
ere greeted by the girl. The detectives at once
placed them under arrest. At the police station
they proved 10 be- Morgan and Moran
Last evening little after O'Clock Milton