Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-19
SEARCH FOR NEW YORK CROOKS
Police Canvass Omee BuIIdinGs seek
lag 60 Eradicate TART In
vesfment Frauds.

NEW YORK. FEB. 1S-Detectives made
q raid on the omces Of Burns, wallace &
Co. and Oar Smith" today. and arrested
David c. Barnum. a clerk. and Ernest Mat
thews. The charge vas suspicion OF having
committed a larceny.
The two prisoners were arraiEned before
a police magistrate vhen Barnum wa dis
charged. and Matthews was held in 1880
bail for examination tomorrow.
The detectives say the arrest was in
consequence OF an advertisement in q Sun
day paper announcing that a number Of
prominent horsemen had placed 5000 in
the firms hands to be bet on a horse In q
race to be run today. The advertisement
stated that Il had been decided to tallow
a certain humber Of persons to participate
IN the good thing" and that sums Of not
more than SIS would be accepted until So
500 had been received The detectives
waited in the postofhce. and saw Bsrnum
go to a box and take out some mail ad-
dressed to Frank Kelly. They allege that
Frank Kelly is a name used by persons
who operate under the name Of Dan Smith
and Burns, Wallace a Co.
Central once detectives secured the city
today in search Of 'get-rieh-quiek" firms.
They made a canvass in all the big omce
cummings VI w eaAW III van
street.
wherever they saw the word "iny sstrent"
on an once door they made inquiries con-
corning the business Of the firm occupying
that once.
There are some OF these fellows left,
Detective Captain Langan said today. I'm
going to get them II l can. 1t is not easy
to locate them. They rent expensive ofices
in big buildings and the signs on the once
doors are not always indicative of the busi-
ness that 10 going on within.
Most OF the fellows we have caught to
date We have had pointed out to as through
the complaint Of someoDe who has been
svindled.
"a great majority Of the victims in these
turf ssindles are women who have been
specializing without the knowledge OF their
husbands or families. We have found. too.
quite q number Of young boys ami girls en-
ployed In downtown of1ces have been Gus
toners Of these concerns, and we are try
ing to get some Of these persons to prose-
cute the 'get-rich- quick men"
CHICAGO. Ill, Feb. 1s.-The ofices Of
Mason. Teller & Co.. suspected of being a
fraudulent Investment concern, was visited
by the police today.
A circular was conhscated which showed
that the company had been driven out Of
business by the publicity recently given
methods of turf investment companies.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1s-On application OF
Sale 4 Sale. attorneys for a number CT
creditors Of the E. J. Arnold Turf Invest
ment company. the United States district
court today appointed S. L Swarts receiver
for the estate Of E. J.. Arnold. He qualified
in bonds Of $4,000.
As receiver under the courts order Mr..
swarts has authority to take possession OF
property belonging to E J. Arnold wherever
found in the United States for the benefit of
ali the creditors.
The receiver has ascertained that thera
Is from 5000 to $1,000 in the Boatman's
bank and that there are horses at Memphis.
To Arnold.
1t is expected that legal complications
will arise in claiming property in different
places that has been attached by individual
creditors. but the receiver will be able IN
get all the assets without much trouble. IL
Is believed
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. 1s-A suit OF at
taehment was filed today in the circuit
/ court by Leonard n. Allen, representing q
number OF security holders, to recover
315.ss5 from the International Investment
company. william ]. Hogue, head OF the
company, has left the state.
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was
today fled against John J. Ryan and o.
w. Deppler. operating under the firm name
Of John ]. Ryan Investment company. The
hearing is set for March l. Ryan is il
| Cincinnati.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1s.-The string OF
horses raced here by E. J. Arnold & Co.
since the opening OF the season has mys-
teriously disappeared.
Tom Kiley. the trainer. left suddenly last
evening. presumably for Memphis. with the
string. Some days ago Kiley attached the
horses for $500. and yesterday they were
taken from the track at the request OF the
sheriff. Kiley paid the money to release
them and. putting the horses on the cars
left on the evening train He took Fritz
Brillsr. Stuyve, Irene Lindsey. Felix Bard
/ VIII Shelly and some broodmares. He sold
/ Ethylene and Peaceful to William Cahil
and Bessie Mccarthy to Galen Brown.
r. NJ. Hennessey. one Of the Arnold
agents, has also disappeared. There is &
rumor in circulation that Kiley might &c
to Mexico with the horses