The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02
STAGESIRUCK WOMEN ROBBED
MRS. RIHL NOT ONLY VICTIM OF
CASTLEMAN, POLICE THINK.

Men Have Been Using Manager Names In
Many Cities to Get Booty BY Bunoo
Methods-Mr. savage's Fake Cousins
Blunder-S2, 600 BAN in Park Case.
Charles B. Castleman, who is charged
by Mrs, Albert H. Rihl, the Philadelphia
church choir ginger, with having robbed
her OF 81 900 worth Of jewelry while they
were riding in cab in Central PARK was
held Yesterday in 81, 900 bail fol- the Grano
Jury by Magistrate 0mmen in the YORK
Vile police court. Victor Andersen, VINO
was arrested on suspicion that he was
pal OF Castlenan, was discharged, as there
was no evidence against him"
Castleman was identified in court by
Mrs. Eihl as the man who had persuaded
her to come to this city on his promise OF
obtaining a theatrical engagement ior he'
and who had robbed her. The Magistfate
was about to make Castleman's ban SLOW
when Detective Tomkins declal ed that tne
s,,m was too small and that the police wei
afraid that the prisoner might run away
The MAGISTRATE, theI efoie, placed inc
amount at $4,000.
When AndeI son was arrested S26o was
found In his possession. and the police
believed that the money was that whoh
Costlemsn had raised by rawning the
stoIen ;ewelry. When Anderson was ar
,sioned and discharged the, FawnorokeI
who advanced the money deciareo Una y
the roll belonged 70 him. Ahae son ,aS :
70 h;s client. and the Magist ate tut ned II
over to the police prore ty clerk until the
tue owne ship is decided, a., DBL,
After the court proceedings MIS-: Hlhl
and her husband left t once lot fnlaoei-
phia. Mrs. Rihl said in court that of far
singing was bs soodb r enSis and that she had
given up any idea Of going on the stage.
The poIice Of the central fark SUTTON
who have been working on the case from
the first believe that Castlema1 mas worked
i q same game or at least mas .liSu w.
several times before RE s sad he was O George
lfndson Of $50 Riverside Drive that lastie-
ma was in Asbury Park last summer undei
- name OF James u. Barringt on and that
he had obtained money from women lhere
on the pretext OF getting them loos On
he stage. Another man repoLeeu 'n n;ro;i i,
sister had lost money in st. Louis In sim,l,
way. Whether il is Castleira VINO hhs
worked the game all over the country mas
mot vet been definitely settled, but II ~
certain that mon in many oiiies nave sep
arated credulous women from tnelr money
under promise OF plhcihB taotn u" = -,
companies. The sci ne has usually 'ei t
a bunco game, however, and no ca ;.s IT, "
highway robbery such as occurred IA MI >;
Rihl's case, have been reported 10 thea'iioa'
managers In this city. 49,,
An impcs'or has been WORKING No s snis
city on r'enry W. Savage's tran, ~ was eat ~,
at his office yesterday, and Whe'ner y, ,V y
IL was Castleman IL not known. tastleman
told Mrs. Rihl that ne could get Mr.. avage
n nut her In a theatrical company, ana
Mr.. Savage believes that the man mas nsh uSeu
his name in endeavors to fleece others.
ne jmnoator represented himself as the
roanaoer's cousin, and called at various
vocal studios saving he was looking Tor
women with good voices. He found one
vounu woman who had already been
engaged for a small part by MIR. savage,
ana told her that she could be pm q
donna. The young woman knew enough
about the Theatrical business to see that
hing was wrong and told the young
man that She already had a OBJ but. SAID sie
would tell the manager that his COUSIN
thought she should have better one tne
youne man couldn't be found wheh MI
savage started still hunt for him.
Mr. Savage said that the bogus agenlt
rarely swindled an aspirant out Oh any
very large amount OF " oney.
It have heard he said, that IN western
cities such men have arranged to get women
TO 20 to New York to get emplt y vent. aho
then have taken enough money from men
m nav the railroad fares. they leave theii
victim while they go to get the hckett
and never return I've never heard ol
another case which ended In ropperJ
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