The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-30
OTHER SUCKERS
IN THIS STATE.
Defiance Prosecuting Attorney
Is One of Them.
LIKE THE MILLER SYNDICATE.
A New York Concern That Has Fleeced
Some Well Known Cnizens--Canton
a. Losses Recalled Police
LIKE THE MILLER SYNDICATE

Cantonians, who were pniched In the
operations of the Miller syndicate, ~
New York, will be interested in another
of the same sort that has been turned
up by the New York police. Some Can
ton people have not recovered from
the ravages of the get-rich quick dis
ease that overlook them and their bank
accounts. when the craze was on here,
and they wRl rejoice that another skin
game has been corralled by the police.
About 100000 went out of this vicinity
to the Miller and other eastern syndi-
Gates when they were in operation, but
It is not known whether the last one
to come under the ban of the authori-
ties had any customers" here. A New
York special says: ...
Ira n. Godfrey and Charles L.
Hughes were arrested in their office No.
20 Broad street, on a charge Of con-
Quoting a discretionary pool" The
business of bankers, stock and bond
brokers" was carried on under the nams
of Godfrey, although 1t is alleged that
Hughes, who came here from Chicago,
as-the guiding spirit of the firm.
Both men were locked up in police
| headquarters. o.. VI D."
Detective sergeants MGCanville and
Barrett took a patrol wagon to No. 20
Broad street from police headquarters.
The detectives went up to the twelfth
floor, where the prisoners occupied
| rooms. Hughes and Godfrey. with two
| clerks, We're at work on accounts and
books. They said their arrest was An
| outrage. While they were getting
| ready to accompany the detectives two
| policemen entered the office and packed
up and carried away the private books
and papers of the concern. These were
thrown into the patrol wagon and
carted to police headquarters. The
prisoners will be arranged tomorrow
| morning. Hughes was arrested on Nov.
2S, 1899, on the complaint Of a woman
| who charged him with swindling her.
He was then running the Hughes In
yestment company" at No. SO Beaver
| street
| Captain McClusky. of the detective
bureau has received several complaints
recently against the Godfrey concern.
| One was from August Irmsur. Of
Brooklyn, who says he lost $239 through
participation in one of the Godfrey
Huges pools" The arrest today was
| maui ol
Another complaint was from ]. T.
Ansberry, the prosecuting attorney In
Defiance, Ohio. Captain McClusky was
preparing to act on that complaint
when he learned that Godfrey and
Hughes had made a settlement with
Ansberry. Then 1t was that Irmsur3 !
complaint was taken up.
| Ten young women were engaged In
Godfrey's Office in the last two weeks
folding and mailing $4,000 or $4,000 cir
culars to all parts of the country. These
were sent to the general postoffice In
large sacks. The circulars were of the
same character as one used by Hughes
in January, 1899. 1t was a Happy New
Year" greeting, showing how profitable
had been investments through him dur
ing the preceding year, In five months
Hughes's circulars asserted that the
profits were 267 per cent, WHICH sur
passed Miller's 520 per cent Franklin
syndicate. In ore circular Hughes held
out the enticement of a 500 or 1000 pei
cent profit in two weeks.