The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-30
CAUGHT IN 4 JEROME TRAP.
"WiRET tPPERS" TAKE $40 Ret
FRON 4 DETECTIIE.
Give u Back With ~ winnings and Then
Are Nabbrd-lntrnded Victim Told
His story TO jerome and One Of ITS
Wen Posed rs q Possible Inv estor.

Three alleged Wire tapprrs" were caught
! Yesterday afternoon in the Marlborough
Hotel cafe ia trap So, by District Attorney
Jerome and Capt. Tilu- The men had
already part ed with s. of their own money
when they were arrested by Detective
, Mcl onville of the Cent raj Office and Count V
Detectives Hammond and Rasmussen.
The prisoners said they were Edward
Mort on, Thomas Mcclure and william
Brown.
Their arrest was the indirect result of a
personal" which said that any one with
$500 could easily ic case 1t. Louis Pulitzki
of $50 West I25th stree, answered tn" per
sonal" The next day, h. says, Morton
called on him and laid he had sure system
of beating the races 10y in,or"epting the
reports to a certain poolroOm.
To show how sure he scheme was. Nor ON
took Pull, z,i to the Aston House and ser.
out SO bet. shortly afterwards a mos
.engcr came in with sii The messenger
was the wire Taper. Pulitzki was told.
pultzki asked for NOR" time to consider
and promptly went to the District Attor-
noy's odic" with his story
On Mr. JcrOmes advice Pulit Xxi wrote
To Mort on saving that he had q friend who
flI q .tDD WHICH ne was NllIlIG 10 pun UP
Morton called on Putt Xxi on NOuday night
and made an appoint nrnl to meet him and
his friend at the Noim indie Hotel on Tues
day afternoon. Morton appeared, but said
| he would haV" to have another talk with
| PulitYki that night. Then Il was arranged
that they should meet AT Fourteenth street
| and Eighth avenue Yesterday afternoon.
Pulit2<i was 10 have with him his IRE nd
The friend" was Rasmussen
| When Mort on appeared Yesterday Met ON.
| Vile and Hammond wer" waiting and
| Morton was ACCOMPANIED by Mcclure
and Brown. Morton introduced them a.
| his assistants and took the Intended VIC
| tins to the Ro-smore Hotel ami from there
| To the Marlborough. Detective Met on
! Vile followed them and Hammond traied
Morton's companions, who took different
| route.
Rasmussen had with him roll Of marked
! bills. He was willing. liz explained. 10
| pu, up his entire 81 ON roll, but first he
! wanted tn" scheme tried with SO bill.
! He gay" Morton marked $40 bill and
| Just then one of Morton's assistants came
| in and said that Cameron had won the
| third race al Aqupducr at ITO 8.
| Put this $40 on him at once, said Mort on
and the man hurried out. We have thai
| information ahead Of the poolrooms.
| Morton explained to Rasmussen and
| PuIitzki. and we're holding ii back"
In a moment man standing near
| ECKER cried Cameron wins and IN came
| the two assistants with sl4, which they
| handed To Mort on who, in turn. gave il 10
| Rasmussen
See how easy j, -'" he said Cameron
won. You're in 81 If YOU h al put up
the 81 ,UOO you'd have Won 500"
At that point Hammond, Mctonville
and Rasmussen grabbed the three men
and took them to Police Headquarters
FROM Their. the prisoners We're taken to
the Criminal Courts b Hiding and arraigned
before Justice Mayer of Special Sessions.
who held them in $50 for eXa mination
TODAY.