Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
NEW YORK TURF MEN HELD.
Metropolitan Police Now Raid Get-Rich-
Quick Firms
MANY IOWA MEN REPORT HEAVY LOSSES
Hawkeye state Helps TO Enrich Bet
ting Concerns to Tune of Many
Thousand Dollars I'm Chi
cagO and Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-Detectives today
raided q number Of get-rich-q quick concerns
which claim to operate for their customers
on the turf.
Among the concerns raided are:
Crawford e. Co., lis Nassau street.
The Reliable Investment bureau, SO Mas
sau street.
Those arrested were: Henry T. Cart
wright, alias Crawford, and William
Treadwell, alias George E. Stone, brokers
OF Brooklyn, and Charles Goodrich. The
first two were arrested at 80 Nassau street
and Goodrich at lis Nassau street. They
are charged with fraudulent use of the
mails.
Cartwright and Treadwell placed ad-
vertisements in the papers for subscrip-
lions to a single-horse wire and three
horse WIRE on the races, and agreed to re-
turn profits of S67.5A In seven weeks on
each 500 invested.
Cartwright also publishes a magazine pur-
porting to deal with financial questions,
The compliments as far as known are
Moses o. Hurr OF Berwick. Me, Mrs. Gill
roy OF MOntclair, N. j.. Samuel P. Dufield
Of Dearborn, Mich. C. s. kellogg Of Clin-
ton, Ia. and A. Kline OF Dayton, o.
The police say Cartwright n Treadwell
wrote prospective clients over their own
names explaining the scheme and referring
TO the Crawford company and George +.
| Stone for references. A specially was made
Of professional men. especially physicians
six books being found in the Onhces Of
Crawford & Co., which contained the names
of none but physicians. On the cover Of
each Of the books was the word Done
Cartwright is said to live In expensive
- l. -Alaa H. has a IaAnd
house and a fine collection Of art treas
ures. .ar -
SIX True Bills Returned.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE grand jury's In
yestlgatlon into the turf investment com
panies was continued today, II being re-
ported when the jury adjourned In ID
afternoon hat six true bills had beer
| returned. Neither e. J. Arnold nor hi
manager, L. A. Gill, had yet been found fol
service by the sheriff.
For evidence in respect tovthe methods
Of the Arnold company the grand jury II
depending on the books and papers Of th'
concern and testimony OF some Of its lessee
employees. Interesting developments as Il
the identity Of some Of the investors, VIII
are known to be prominent in st. LOuii
life, are expected.
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Of the firm held as evidence by the gran,
jury. 1t develops that Postofiee Inspecto
George A. Dice recommended a fraud orde
against this concern after his investigation
Instead OF the order. It is stated, Arnol
& Co. received a letter from an inhuentia
postal %ofieial, which they used as an ad
vertisement. The writing Of this lette
and the reasons for oyerruling the reco n
mendation Of Inspector Dice will be 'aad
the subject Of a sweeping investigation.
Arnold a Co. employed the best legl
talent In several cities 10 look after the
business and watch for such development
Letters are said to have been found fro;
at least one member Of the Missouri legis
lature pertaining TO the interests Of th
company at Jefferson City.
The legislative COMMITTEES appointed Z
inquire into the business methods Of graz