Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19
Ride Favorites Which Lose When Betting
on Them is Heavy Enough,
CLIQUE ALWAYS THE WINNERS
Men Who Composed the Gang Given Notice
to Leave France.
VICTIMS NOT ALL ON THE RACE TRACK
Do n Nice Business swiRdlinE AZ
Cards and other Crooked De-
vices Until Trapped
by Police.
ACCUSED OF WORKING WITH CROOKS


Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS Oct. 1s.-CNew York World Ca
blegran-special Telegram. m.)-The French
police have finished their Investigations into
the scandals which caused such an immense
sensation in Paris racing circles, and the
World is able to give the first authentic
account Of what really happened
AS long ago as June the members Of the
French Jockey club decided to take action
in consequence Of the repeated complaints
Of owners Of favorites which did not win.
1t also was regarded as a suspicious cir
cumstance that certain jockeys, bookmskers
and betting men, mostly Americans, we're
spending large sums Of money az such ex-
pensive resorts as the Cafe de Paris the
Pavilion Chinois and Maxims and were ac-
ccmpanied by most extravagant companions.
The Paris police kept a systematic watch
upon those men who were suspected. Two
detectives patrolled the race courses every
day, and at night detectives frequented the
favorite resorts OF the racing men. In
short time the police discovered that
Messrs. Kemp, Bud" Hsuser, "Solly'' Has
sci, Burns and Gray were members Of the
gang. Patient watching revealed the fact
j. T
Rose were in with the crowd.
Korn and Rose worked the betting ring
Burns looked at their books from time to
time and then made signs to the workers
II was noticed that long after the French
bookmakers had closed their accounts the
Americans were still taking in money on
the favorite.
When the stakes were sufficiently high
Burns would go of and make sign TO the
American jockeys and the fsvorite would be
defeated
Every French bookmRker always covers
himself so he shall not stand to lose more
than $780, but an examination Of the books
Of the American bookmakers showed that al
times they risked as much as 81, 900 against
the favorite, which was beaten.
Explanation Does Not Go.
At st. Cloud one day St. saugle, ridden
| by John Reif, was regarded as q certain
winner. and he was very heavily backed
| with -the-Amer9ean lbonkmakers. To the
surprise Of everybody the horse was beaten.
| When the owner asked Rei1 for an expla-
nation the Jockey replied that the reins
we're too thin and they slipped through his
hands. Every racing man knows this can
| not happen, as American jockeys always
Sic knots in the reins to prevent their slip
ping. Korn and Rose won on this race
| between $4,000 and $4,000
Lamorlaye. with Milton Henry up, ran on
| another day at Longchamps, and the same
| thing happened. KOrn and Rose again MADE
pile Of money. When asked why these
| jockeys we're not suspended the reply was
/ that the owners had pleaded for them, tax
| ing their youth into account, and urged
that a severe reprimand would be sufficient.
/
\ Jockey club decided to make an example OF
| two American jockeys and John Reif and
| Milton. Henry had their licences withdrawn
! en- Wednesday. At the outset the police
| were surprised at the amount Of money Tod
| Sloan was continually disbursing. He lived
in great style at the Elysee Palace hotel
where the shah Of Persia lately stopped
and iavished money on Eva Moreen, one
! CT the handsomest women in Paris. They
were always at the fashionable resorts like
| DeRuville and Trouville, in sumptuous car
riAges or automobiles. One morning at {
o'clock two detectives appeared in Sloan
| rooms and requested Tod TO accompany
them. Sloan offered bail for his appear
anee later. but the police agents said they
could not accept il. So the famous jockey
dressed and went with them. IL is only
! fair TO say, however, that after a searching
| examination nothing against Sloan was dis
| covered and so far as the French authori-
! ties are concerned there is absolutely M
reason why his license should not be re-
stored. He never belonged TO the gang whit
were warned OF the French turf and instead
Of making money spent all he earned Will,
riding for Lord william Beresford and los
heavily at racing.
Kemp a Baa One
The real criminals are a band known I,
the police all over Europe and America
Kemp is an EnglishmAn, ana the police ss,
is a thorough paced scamp, well known Il
the Scotland Yard and the Belgian police
both of whom supplied the French authori
ties with his damaging record. A search O
his rooms in Paris resulted In tie discover
OF loaded dice, marked cards and a crook e.
roulette outft. He swore he never player
cards in his life. but when the police pro
duced his valise, OF which he had the key
and showed II filled with apparatus used b
him in swindling. Kemp saw the game wa
up. AS soon as the preliminary interroga
ton was over he sold his two horses, col
lected all the money he could and decampe
without waiting TO be expelled.
Gray, an American betting man, kept u
his luxurious style. while his wife. a Frenc
woman. sold fruit at the Great Central mar
kst. He told the police that he was a pic
ture dealer, but could not support the state
ment by the slightest knowledge Of art.
Bud" HAuser, an American and one
the eleverest Of the gang. could always b
found al the Continental hotel on the look
out for guileless and wealthy Americani
He carried on an extensive correspondent
with cOnfederates in New York. who keI
! him informed as TO who was coming on th
! JtsGmers 10 Europe His speciality was .
a card sharp.