The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-23
DETECTIVE
WAS A GOOD THING"
Summerfiald Tried to Work
Game on Sleuth.
He MAY JUMP $4,000 BAIL
Only Out Of Tombs Since Wednesday,
But Working OLD Game-Scheme
Explained.

NEW YORK. July 23.-Larry Summer
field wiretapper" who never taps any
wire, and plain ordinary bunco man, has
probably jumped the $4,000 bail which
Martin Engel put up for him after the
aggregate of his bonds on various
charges which had kept him languishing
in the Tombs was cut down from $50 coo.
Summerfeld, at any rate. gave the slip
yesterday TO 4 detective who caught him
In a new variation on an old 5lnco
game.
sect Rich Quick Ad.
For the last few days a "get-rich-
quick advertisement has been running
in the German newspapers of this city
II read about as follows:
If you want TO get rich, invest with
US and get double your money and
triple"
Two OF three days ago this was
brought 10 the attention OF Inspector
McCWsky. who detailed Detective Ser
geant Henry Ferneiscn 70 investigate.
The detective answered the advertise
meut. and as a result had a meeting by
appointment with man who called
himself Henry Ferguson. Ferguson dp-
parently sized up the detective as a
sucker and UufOlded proposition 10
turn S2.010 into 5000 within the space of
a few weeks. He promised 20 tell how it
could be done at the next meeting. That
occurred at 1890 yesterday.
"Good Thing" Shown In.
Ferguson took mis- good thing TO 13J
Broadway. room IS. and there intro
duccd him 10 MIR. Dealey, superiLtend-
eut OF the racing department Of the
Western Union" Il was most impress
slve looking office There were several
telephones on the desks, and telegraph
Instruments everywhere. The furniture
was elaborate and included Let O. rae
ing prints and paraphernalia.
BY this time something that had been
running around in the head OF Detective
Ferueiscu flashed into "A recollection.
This was Larry Summerheld
Scheme Explained.
Mr.. Deally" shook hands very grand
~ with the sucker. Then he explained
| that he had scheme 10 do all the pool
rooms
This Is the central office Of the West
crn Union racing division" said the
/ .managcr of the company Every thing
/ that comes over the wires has TO be re-
Daated here. When the racing returns
come i'm we will hold them for ten min
utes while YOU run over 10 the pool
rooms and pet down a sure thing bet on
/ the winner.
they further explained that all would
( divide alike In the profits Of the scheme
/ but that he would have TO invest 900
/ ~, rhc sinking fund" As an evidence
! ~ good faith they offered TO show MN
/ now they would do a poolroom-
| telegraph key began 20 click
! "CoufessOr wins the nrSt race NoN
90 over TO the poolrOOm and see US ul
/ Fb-,o Ard John. remember 10 wal
/ 6ftecu minutes before repeating that'
said Mr.. Dealy.
FERGUSON ana his victim" hurried e
| a room on West FOTty-utth street NlT
/ DeaIy'' stayed I'm his Once IneLG MeI
! Ton men around a table, Studying
! chart and doping horses IN the rory
/ 1f+b street place It looked IKE reBu
~ well apDOinted pOOlrOom. ferguson
l bCTCavcr, grew suspicious at TINS pom
! ard seemed unwilling 70 go on WIN IN
deal. -, o,,., ,b
! yr'6ole outfit was pinched. 4 cop hurrl"
hack TO nail Mr. Dealy," but he. ha
/ vanished. Some kind friend had uppc
| him off and he was last seen Doard'h
! a Broadway car.
! The eleven men caught IN llt pOr'
! room were charged with dtsOrdcrly con
duct and held. Five Of them are IN IN
rogues' gallery. Their names, as SlNS
( ~, the Identification slips. are Jon
Thomas John MuldOon. Big StroS
n4ider. william Hennessy, and Jon
callahan. The rest are believer DIV III
| roIfce 10 be men Of the kind that E9n
arouud the hotels waiting 10 see VIVA
thew can pick up. IL Is supposed ina
tbey were hired for a dollar or wv
IaDiccc 10 help in the stage setting, $50
The headquarters of the racing dlEI
sion was rented five days ago.
apoolroOm" was hired for the day.