The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
LITTLE TIP ON GERALD EVANS
MAY INTEREST POLICE AND POST
OFFICE INSPECTORS.
Bhe New Orleans Record OE n Man Win the
same Name as Tom Partner
In the Tipping Brokerage Business
STORY Of a RReetrack Trimming.

STORY Of a Aaeetrack Trimming
Since Detective McGOnville and his stan
Of Wall Street slsuths raided the Office
Of Tom 0Connors New York Telegraph
Bureau. in the building at ~ TO ~ Wall street,
last Thursday. where O'COnnor's wife
under the name Of Frances Mclean and
Gerald W Evans under half a dozen different
names were giving Tom expert assistance
ia cOrnering a lOt Of easy money while
running a brokerage Office with a tipping
attachment. things have been going about
asw ell for the orc onnOr-McLean-Evansc com
bination "a before the raid.
The arraignment Of all three on a charge
Of doing business without registering their
trade names al the County Clerks Office,
when the detectives could have found out
beforehand that the names were all properly
filed, simply gave O'Connor and his part
ners a nance To- tell anybody who inquired
that they had been v~indicated in court and
honorably discharged. which they have
been doing with good effect They have
since been continuing the merry game
Of inviting suckers to send in amount
from $50 upward with assurances that
the contributors would probably make
al least 81 .OOO profit.
The deteelves knew all about Tom
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carver with Big Mitt Bill Hennig and his
subsequent shooting Of Hennig. but they
couldn't had out very much about Gerald
W. Evans beyond the fact that he had
been arrested on SlsJ iciOn several times.
Out in Denver Evans was arrested. as he
explained il himself. on suspicion of being
a ~pickTocket while he was hanging around
the racetrack one day.
Evans declared thai at the time he was
working IA cashier for a bookmaker. but
was temporarily unemployed. His pic
ture was sent on 10 New York and landed
in the rogies' gallery. whence Evans says
ne expects To rescue IL shortly If the autho-
ties don't interfere any more with his
brokerage" business than they have done
up to the present time.
IL the police or the post Office inspectors
would communicate with the New Orleans
police or the Pinkertons there they would
learn a good deal about the man who ~
running the New York Commission Com
pany. G. ". Evans 4 Co, the Financia
Reporting Agency. and the Bankers and
Brokers Mercantile Agency, all az 50 Wall
street, William Henry Smith a 20. OF %
Broad street. and James II. Mcdonald
4 Co. of So Broadway, and is getting mail
addressed 90 all OF them in O'Connor's
Office. IL might result in some sort Of a
charge Against Evans thar would hold in
court and would shut upa game that Evans
admitted had Melted him alone SIS. OOO in
only three months.
Evans, who explains rhat he is making
has moppy now by running a brokerage
Office on bookmaking methods. turned
up az the New Orleans racetrack in 1898
as the cashier for a certain
They had poorluck and ~ the racing season
went on both realized the Importance of
finding a new bank roll in "A hurry.
One day Evans. who can talk as well as
he can write assuring letters. picked up a
man of wealth who has been variOuslv
described as "a banker from Mississippi.
retired business man and "A cotton broker
As a matter Of fact II is slid ia New Orleans
that the man WAS one Of III" eading mer-
chants III that city. Both Evans and Rudolph
dismiss "a the thought Of taking the victim
INFO the Legitimate bOpkmRkiug business with
them after they found thar he was anxious
70 invest about si0.Gn in something that
couldn't lose. T.En II was decided to
get busy and ~triIA him.
II was explained to tho sucker that the
bOukmakcr and his CASHIER had arranged
TO fix all the horses ridden by Dave Nicol.
who was the sfar Jockey az that meeting
and has been riding with great success at
the metropolitan tracks around New York
this summer. 4 boy was introduced 10
the easy one "a Nicol and the alleged jockey
. explained that he was willing 10 ride accord
ing to orders because he needed the money.
lie showed a big bunch of pawn tickets az
proof that he did need il, and assured the
plotters thar he would pull the head of a
horse If IL were necessary.
On the day the coup was scheduled for.
the started up busine - again
after a short abs -nce from the ring.
In order TO keep the other bookmakers
from becoming suspicious Evans and his
partner had To accept bets on races in which
NIcol was not riding but the play was kept
very light. In three other races in which
Nicol rode that dav il CHANGED that his
mounts failed to hnish in the money. and
the sucker. who was chucyhng up in the
grand stand over the prospects then fell
that he couldn't lo>n.
In the last race Of the day Nicol had
the o on Robin Hood. the old spTinter
owned by John p. Alayberry, which has
won frequently around New York. At
that meeting Robin Hood was one Of the
best horses running, having cleaned up
nearly everv race in which he was entered.
here the Dig spiuiE= Vas 10 zee made.
Evans and his partner; instead ~ laying
the money against Robin Hood, as the
sucker had been told was the scheme.
took a lot OF the money and bet il on Robin
Hood. The horse won and after cleaning
up all their winnings Evans and the book
maker hustled the owner OF the hankroli
away from the track. telling him that the
P.nkertOns had learned OF the scheme
and were out 70 arrest somebody.
The partners 20 the conspiracy wept
when they explained that the pseudo Nic,l
hadn't been able 10 DO "A timing with Robin
hood. The stable hand who mad been in
reduced as Nicoi Glso cried when he eX-
planned mat no had nearly pulled ms arm
of in an effort u stop the horse.
The whole scheme leaked out in a daY
or 40, and got 10 the ears Of the racetraCk
officials. The Pinkertons heard Of il
and wanted TO arrest Eyans and his partner
for conspiracy to defrau6. Evans made
il plain to the victim that II both he and
his partner didn't get money enough 10
leave New Orleans the victim would he
compelled To appear as complainant and
his business reputation would he ruined.
The merchant agreed that IL was best for
them TO 20 away from there, and he fur
nished the money.
The New Orleans racing officials investi-
gated the case. on their own account. and
in a day or so the steward of the Ciy Park
locke Club issued an order 90 the effect
that for offensive touting and practices
detrimental 10 the best interests Of the
turf. q. ". Evans is ruled OF He has
since been made to understand that ne
can never be reinStated
Since that time Evans has been trying
HIS han at various pursuits. but he found
nothing that really suited him until he met
Tom O'Connor and started up the
present profitable brokerage business by
bookmaking methods
Unidentified Wan Killed by q u. R. '. Train
An unidentified man was killed by a
.,cto~. kraSn- "a Raw Nsoataanth atraat and