The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
Leo Judd Told Them That the Man
Of the House Had Been
Arrested.
DOLLAR OR TWO TO Elk" 1T.
An Old Game Which Was Worked
With More Than Usual Success
Owing TO the Street Rail
way Trouble.

When Leo Judd was arrested yesterday
| by Sergeant Hugh Mcfarland of the Fifth
Police District one of the neatest and most
successful gratis known &c the police.
| and Yet one as old as the goid-brick ard
sawdust games. was interrupted just when
the grafters were sailing in smooth waters.
Judd had "a number of confederates. who
| were necessary 10 the successful working
Of the scheme hut as they were clever
enough 10 keep in the background. they IS
capped arrest temporarily, although the ro-
lice know who they are. and their appre-
henson is only question Of a few hours.
| Judd is 81 years old. and his confoderates
are about the same age. All of them are
well known 10 the police Judd, 4 short
time ago. was implicated In the killing
OF young man named SaSso. who was
stabbed To death on Twentieth and Locust
streets by one Of his companions. NAMED
Lavison. in the course o: quarrel. All of
the men implicated in the AFFAIR were we'll
known police characters. and. although an
attempt was made 10 prosecute the slayer.
the evidence before the Circuit Attorney
was OF such character that Levison was
finally acquitted. there being no witnesses
for the State.
The scheme of Judd and his associates
was a simple one. which depended FOR It's
success upon the timidity and suliibility of
women, growing ont of the street railway
controversy. Judd end his companions felt
the need of additional beer money" wni,a
they planned to secure at the expense OF
number of their acQuainIances.
Members of the gang who knew the
names and addresses Of men who were
either members OF unions or Sympathizers
furnished these names and addresses 10
Judd. who went TO the places designated in
INF
whom he found at home thar the man Of the
house. he he husband father. brother, had
been arrested. Usually Judd said that ne
had been arrested for calling transit en-
ploye names or for throwing rocks at one
of the cars. In either instance he dec;a'ed
that a small sum OF money must be !mnie-
dlately forthcoming, to secure the PRISON
er's release on bond and prevent him being
railroaded to the WorkhOuse by the transit
company officials.
In some instances where this story was
told. the male members of the household
had previously been IN trouble through
similar causes. and the women readily ac-
cepted the story as true. and fastened 10
produce the money which would secure their
release. Judd usually put the amount said
To be necessary al low figure, y or u,
which the victims happened 10 have in the
house In the excitement occasioned by the
news. the women. AS a usual thing. tell
ready victims to the deceit. and handed
over the money to Judd. who represented
that he was q good friend of >the man ar
rested. and was merely acting the Good
Samaritan in securing his release. The po-
lice have learned that IN several Instances
the female relatives OF the alleged prisoners.
not having the necessary money in the
house, went out and borrowed 1t TO give to
TIE swindlers.
Among the people deluded by Judd and his
coIfederates are Mrs. Sophia ORourke Of
NJ Snrsh VIZ
crowley OF No. ii45 Mulianphy street. from
Elizabeth Dolman of No. 1913 North Tenth
street. and Mrs. Julia Craffey OF No. 3l5
Brooklyn street, from whom they obtained
s, each. These are the only victims who
have thus far come to the front. although IL
is said that there are more than Scorc OF
others in North St. Louis. There are any
number whom they unsucessfully attempt
ed TO swindIe the suspicious OF their pro-
spective victims having been aroused.
The deluded women learned how they had
been defrauded shortly after they had given
up their money. and complaints poured into
the Fifth District Station. From the deSyrip-
ton Of the men. Sergeant Mcfarland sus-
pected Judd and ordered his arrest wher-
ever found. He was arrested yesterday
afternoon. and was instantly and positively
identified by each of the four women men-
toned above.
Judd lives at No 14H North Fourteenth
street He denies positively the accusations
of the women, and says he was on his way
tn his work at the ST. Louis Grease and oil;
Company on Thirteenth and Mulianphy
streets. when he was arrested. He says he
can prove that he was at work there when
the alleged frauds We're perpetrated.