The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
MARKED MONEY IS
 CAUSE OF ARREST Two Men Charged With Rob- ping the Government  DETECTIVES SKILLFUL GAME Through a Door They Watch the De- :. fendanss Receive a Hrlbe, Which
 Is Followed by Their
 Arrest.
DETECTIVES SKlLLFUL GAME

New York, November 14.-A man giving the name of Harry A. williams, but who, the police declare, is Henry c. Wilson. for twenty years chief clerk and civil engineer in the department of the east, United States army. with offices in the army building in this city. was arrested tonight on charge of extortion. Benja- min F. Whitmore. who says he is re- porter. was arrested with him on a simi- lar charge.
 The two men were accused of trying to hold up the Waterfront Improvement company of Jersey City. which Is engaged in filling in crib work on Rikers Island in the East river, under contract with the street cleaning department. The men are charged with extorting s45OO. which the police say was given to them in mark ed bills. under threats of stopping the work of the company by causing to be withdrawn an army tug, a dredge and some scows, which had been loaned in order to expedite the execution of the contract.
 According to the police, Deputy Police Commissioner Pipper. who, as an army officer. was recently in charge of the vessels in question, was notified that six weeks ago representatives of the con- tracting company had been approached by whitmore who professed to be the agent of men who had the power to stop the work by withdrawing the govern ment vessels.
 Conference Held.
 Captain Ripper, Police Commissioner Partridge, Street Cleaning Commissioner Wood. District Attorney Jerome and Captain Titus of the detective bureau held conference at which it was decid- ed that detective impersonating Oscar LJ Gubelman, the treasurer of the Water Front company, should continue the ne- gotiations with Whitmore
 After some dickering a meeting was held in the rooms of the directors of the Water Front company in Jersey City on November S. when the police say WnIt- more made the statement that he rep resented MT. Wilson, who was connected with persons at Washington who could stop the work in twenty-four hours if the money was not paid. The detective disguised as Gubelman said his company did not want to pay the money unless
 
 be seen personally. Whitmore assented and a meeting was arranged for today at a downtown cafe.
 Captain Titus says that his detective had a representative of the company meet with Whitmore and Wilson in the cafe today and handed to each of them s2250 in marked bills, Whitmore turning over the money given to him to Wilson, and the whole transaction being wit messed by other detectives and by rep resentative of the district attorneys of flee through window. The arrests were made. Neither of the prisoners made any statement. The police say that Whitmore Is a physician.
 Not at Home.
 At the address given by Whitmore, which was on the upper West Side, lives Dr. Benjamin T. Whitmore. It was said there tonight that he was mot at home" Captain Titus said that pr. Whitmore's wife is visiting in the west Dr. Benjamin Thomas Whitmore, who was reported not at home, was born in Charles county, Maryland. He was edu- cated at Cote BrilIante college, St. Louis, Mo. and at the Louisville School of Medi- cine. He has received the degree of ILL. D. from Manhattan college for his services in medicine. He is head of the scientific department of Parke, Davis & Co.,. New York He was for nearly ten years a member of the surgical staff of the Mullanphy hospital in St. Louis, and held for four years the chair of physiol- ogy in Cote Brillante college. He has written much medical literature.
 Dr. Whitmore is a member of the Lotus club. Drug Trade club, Chicago Medical society and Mississippi Valley Physicians Mutual aid, and the American Aid asso- citations.