New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
HELD BY U. S. OFFICIAL.
Alleged Turf Swindler Balls Himself, but
Not Clerks

t1.rr,- {: Cartwright William Treadwer and
Charles r Goodrich the three men arrested AZ 'ne
Offices Of the get rich quick Svindhng concerns
i'm Nassau-st on Saturday. were arraigned Nester-
dav before limited States Commissioner Shields.
and were held in 1000 bail each for examination
tomorrow ON the charge of improper use az the
mails They had been arraigned previously he'o'e
MAGISTRATE Rreen at the 1onhs Court and had
been discharged. to he immediately rearreSted ~
the federal authorities.
All three prisoners charged ir the Federal
Court in complaint sworn to by Postotn'e IN
spector Ashe with using the mails with an intent
to defrsud
Cartwright who Detective Sergeant MoConvtllo
saws is the one who really rrofted by the business
of Crawford 4. Co. furnished N"o In cash ana
released. The other men, who were only MS
clerks. although they figured his partners were
locked IN in Ludlow Street Jail in default Of bail
Mr.. and Mrs Jeffries 5rooklyn. first otered
nit f Enc desired tyentylfour hours
to examine. into the title of the property offered
While the three men we're waiting to he arraigne,d
Goodrich and Treadwn who were Fhahhlly
dressed and appeared to he miserable. hesgea ana 10
have them batIed out. Cartwright endeavored 70
nutet them by telling them ne would DO al ne ne
promised them that il he could he would Try ana
Detective Sergeant McConviue said that cart d,
urights profits in the tr-n wears he mas Gp'[d yea
bss hsH 9fG' all tnret ss s 5R9 h. , 5 nGned He IS believed
hy The p9lice to have ssnt 1 al The money ne s''
The letter on which Inspector Ashe based ms
complaint was che written by crawford &, .. IN
March Of last wear TO George NJ. Ref5: or tFlher
ton. M who sent to Crawford Go $50 TO invest.
but never heard from the concern again -
District ATTORNEY Jerome speaking yesterday
Of the schemes of the get rich quick turf sNndi-
Gates. said ,
Their advertising circulars were 50 CleNeTlE
vrorded that they merely in proba hilites. hence
II is almost impossible get fraud case' agsllnsI
any of them that will hold hard and fast Ihe'r
victims read the circulars and think they see 4
pronnissory agreement. when in reality II IS noun
ing. Ny office has been Investigating nnmner OF
a
case against any Of them that will hoid one OF
nv assistants told the other day that IN a
Broadway restaurant he had overheard an eN
Assistant District Attorney telling the head of
of these get rich quick concerns how he Gould
word his circulars that he could not be legally
caught and held That IS the way they do hus
ness. their all written hv clever l3V-
years. who teach them how 70 muct their durAs
and stand danger Of heing caught
Captain Reilly. OF the Tenderl0in station. as
signed Detectives German and Holman 10 VatCh
the offices of J. Z GardIler q Co. turf SErdI
cate on the fifteenth floor of the Flatron Build
ing Yesterday. The detectives found the doors or
the suite of rooms occupied by the company vide
open and bearing printed announcements that the
rooms were 70 rent. All the furniture had been
removed. and a scrap Of paper remained TO
show what kind of business had been conducted
there About : 30 m Two large vans had backed
I'd the building and of the employees Of the
COMPANY supervised the removal Of the furniture.