New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
MORE TURF MEN CAUGHT
Tins Concern offered 10 Pay I56 Pe'
Cent 1cffh Book.

TIE members of another Eet-ricfl-quick" CON
oe- 75re-tisiuE Itself engaged II turf sperula-
tor were arrested in raid by Detective Sergeants
s1CgenyilIe. Peabody and Clarke yesterday after
-oo-. The prisoners are &. z. Rand. describing
himself owner Of raCehorsea and living At
N Vest FIfty-reventf-st.. and Joseph Reagan
-h- sa.- ne is d hookras ske- the races and lives
~ - West One-hundred-and-siHteen n;h-s'-
Tho, have been men5 ers Of the concern called L
Z Rand 4 Co occupying Offices on the third floor
o. No lG9 Broadway-
The concern has been advertising IN Western
r-.~=rspers ard sending out circulars Offering TO
ray large returns On money sent 10 il The plan
announced 20 book AZ the races ana
r7-1z~ fortunes daily. pay 70 subscribers 2 per
-ruCe ef the profits and in addition pay n them
5 .r cent weekly as fixed dividends the amount
,r fheir subscriptions People who were foolish
enough bi'e such hait and send money 10 the
concern have been sending complaints 10 the Poi e
;i1sr rb-v rere sw1ndIed
Before making taa raid yesterday the detectives
v-r- 10 rae Offices OF the concern and questioned
Rand su6 Reagan about their methods. and op-
--iued some of the circulars they have been send
ne through the mails Rand and Reagan refused
n =1o- their books before the. were arrested and
thrv declined 10 tell much about their methods OF
l-7 many -sul,Scril,ers- they had Obtained Rand
said he owned some raCehorses ana Reagan Sald
1res had earned enough 10 pay the weekly olVl-
deade -o777iSeu IN The circulars When Rand and
T.rzgz- were placed under arrest there were t''o
---lr women in the Office. said TO be employed
~ -teI-oSralhe who were not arrested Inc '"o
r-.e.s-rs-- --- a. iTsr taken To Police HeadQuar-
-r-- s,a lar .r 20 the Tombs Court where McCon-
zHs a6c a snort affidavit charging them on III
1g--uariou and belief, with DRAINING money oS
q Sa res7-e=entatfns- The prisoners were held n
; ne, tail each for examination this afternoon
The !,-,ha bv viii be turned over 10 The Postofee
-r7,,rf-4s for a-raignnent before United States
Commissioner on the charge Of sending Illegal mat
Jer through the mails
II an going 10 Put every one Of these sTtrdling
-s.-- -s-I5-ates oUr CT business. Captain L~ahsal
sd al .na Detective Bureau yesterday II ne
.arr crr e-iCeuce 10 hold them for sV1ndling peo-
Me So -ilI Turn them over the postal author
-lrz ~ r- dealt win under the federal law Most
r rho victims of these s7indlers are people living
H --a West and many Of them are women IhHE
are induced hr- the circulars To send money 70 the
.,--errs believing that they Eill make fortunes. IA
--.--l-tloo. They viii not come here 70 'esllls
sv-lndled but Il = easy L" con-
-r tho rnar1ners OF the concerns oT les4i ass OF
.hz -7.I {l<- and drive them out Of business
literature Is sufficient. n most
90 --+ r1St for the postal authorities N til@
n CT sra asraid 10 testify as &c the manner III
v-f7irr r-ev SER yicriruized-
-Ire7,4c71r Brooks and have had several consul
-H-srd Iire OF action TO be taken
No. @ruFjcafes. and have laid down .
z-Af-Ii We think viii meet any e1lSeIlcN-
a,z-a detailed Detectives McConvIle. Peabody ana
sa-~s4- --hp are among the most experienced men
.- q TTr nT work. Il begin operations
a. -aar ag I md that person IL advertis'slS II
-z.-- the Tsres IN commission PASS =
Fa-rr5 : a pool for the placing 81 ce'S on ne
---f or wishes sCL Al agenT 1or persons y no
-.feh - her I an going 70 investigate mat man
z-s -rfuu n zre Just what kind ot = man re Is
3. e-x e. no-fve under command y ulloeI IL
,---f--fo,ls 20 fnd OUT about these places