The Washington herald., 1907-01-14
FOR Hts COIN
DR.. Kemp Alleges Attempt
Was Made to SWindle Him.
TWO MEN Ar sPREST
Physician Declares They UnfOId,d Il
to Him Plan to Beat Faro Game
Out of S2OO,OOO by Investing $4,000.
Police Suspect Both Are Sharpers
Prominent in ROEues' Gallery.

W. 1AAeEtu Sa4dl tlt-le- At1k-u l. amer
alias Townsend. of White Plains. \. Y. a
broker, hfty-one years old, and Frank S
Holmans, fifty, who claims 10 be from
Paris, France, We're yesterday placed
under arrest by Detectives Evans and
COrnwel, charged with conspiracy in at
tempting TO work a confidence game on
Or. T. J. Kemp. Of 433 G street north
west
Holmans came 10 this city January g.
and registered at the New Willard, and
his confederate. arriving five days later
made his headquarters at the Shoreham.
DR.. Kemp called at detective head
quarters at o'clock yesterday morning
after having spent the evening with Tan
uer and Holmans al the Iatter's room in
the Willard. He told Of a scheme by
which he was 20 turn over $3.50 to start
things moving in matter that would
bring him from 100000 to 5000 Co. beating
q faro game said to be III operation near
Niagara Falls
Detectives Evans and Cornwell went 10
the Willard at about S o'clock and ar
rested Holmans without difficulty. He
was asked where his partner might be
found, and declared that he had left
town However, about three-quarters or
an hour later Tanner came around and
was arrested. When searched at head
quarters, "a wicked-iooking dirk was
taken from his clothing, and an addi-
tional charge of carrying concealed
weapons lodged against him. Upon
searching his room. a Colt automatic pis-
tol, fully loaded with eight cartridges of
80 caliber. was found in his suit case.
Not Identified.
The two men have not as yet been
identified. but they are evidently swim
dlers Of no mean proportion, and used TO
handling big schemes. Both present a
handsome appearance and are undoubt-
edly well educated. The police expect TO
learn a great deal about them to-day.
when they viii be looked up in the gal
lery.' Many inquiries have been sent out.
and replies are expected to-day.
Dr. Kemp first met the men last Tues
day and suspecting them from the outset,
led them on in clever manner, until
their scheme was divulged when he i'm
mediately notified the police, Holmans
first appeared at his once for profes-
sional treatment. He represented him.
self as being a very wealthy foreigner.
and introduced himself with a card, Civ
ing his address as The Plateau Culear.
Madagascar Square du Bois de
Bouiogne." lie is tall, wears black inn
perial and upturned mustache and
dresses stylishly He returned Wed
nesday. after being told there was moth
ing the matter with him, for physical ex-
animation. stating that he had drunk
heavily all his life. Dr. Kemp complied.
and recommended that he diet himself.
Thursday ne called again and expressed
his great delight at his Improvement and
at having met Or. Kemp. He then told
about his friend in New York who was a
chronic dyspeptic.
He mentioned that it would be good
thing for him to receive treatment from
Dr. Kemp. He telegraphed Immediately.
and that night tclcphoued from his hotel
that his friend had arrived, and asking
the doctor to call and see him. The doc
tor complied, and the friend heavy-set
man with a gray mUstache, complained
of chronic kidney trouble He was given
q prescription, and both called the next
day The friend was more delighted than
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folded the scheme whereby. for the in
vestment of S5.0a0 by the doctor. they
would both make fortunes. He wanted an
appointment to explain this in detail
Plan UnfoIded to Him.
The doctor called, and after dining, was
taken to Holmans' room.
The door was rocked, and Tanner, after
explaining that he was the general mana
ger for a syndicate of pool rooms, where
every sort of gambling was carried on.
showed the doctor with a deck OF cards
how. through signs. with him dealing, il
would be the easiest thing in the world
to break the faro bank.
After putting the conspirators off and
being released, DR. Kemp telephoned to
headquarters.
He is pleased that instead of losing the
$1,000 he is ahead the amount paid him
for professional services and the price OF
a dinner al the Willard.