The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
BIG BUNC0 GAME
 IN BRIDGEPORT Fritz Holznagle, Scranton Hotel Keeper, Flimflammed Out of $5,000 and $15,000
 More in Boston. CROOKS DUPED WALKER Swindlcrs Believed to Be Same Ones Who Worked Defaulter--Sup- posed "Cudahys" Fig urc in IL.
CROOKS DuPED WALKER

Bridgeport, July 2S.-It developed here today that the Charles Gondolff under arrest in New York for the swindling, In connection with several others, of Fritz Holznagle. the Scran- ton, Pa, hotel proprietor, out of $20, ,0DO, Is brother of Fred Gondolff, also un- der arrest in New York, under the al- legged charge of swindlng William r. Walker, now serving time in WetheIs- field for the embezzlement of funds from the New Britain saving bank.
 Holznagle, who Is one of the propri- etors of the St. Charles hotel In Seran- ton, was induced to come to Bridgeport by one of the gang of swindlers under the pretence that he was one of party of capitalists interested in Tennessee lumber lands, While here a fake prize fight was pulled off under the grand stand at Nutmeg Park, Stratford, and one of the gang, who pretended he had lost heavily on the fight. borrowed $5,- GOO from Holznagle. Later 1t was agreed that another fight between the same men should be held in Boston and Holznagle was induced to place $l5,0O0 in the hands of the packer of the de- feated man in the first fight, On the re- ceipt of the money the members of the l gang disappeared, Charles Gondolff be. ing the only one so far apprehended Two of Gondolff's pals were men sup. posed to be T. r. Cudahy, the meal packer, and hs son.
 The matter was reported to the New York police, and shortly afterwards tn, man supposed to be young Cudahy' was arrested in New York. He turne, out to be Gondoln, whose picture | well known In the New York rogues gallery. His brother, Charles Gondolff IS under arrest and is held in ball o s25,00O on the charge of having swin died William F. Walker.
 Looking through the rogues' gallery
 Iolsnagle was able to pick out tn two "Cudahys." One of them he identi fled by the picture of James Morgan alias "Deafy Morris" famous swind Ter.
 This man had taken the part of tn elder "Cudahy" according to Holz nagles Identification, while Gondoli had played the part of the son.
 'Deafy' Morris and the rest of tn
 gang are still at large, Gondolff vii
 be arraigned in New York for examin ation tomorrow, under bonds of sl5.0O
 For several days past the local DO lice have been working on the case attempting to obtain some trac through the 5000 draft placed al tn Bridgeport Trust company. endorse
 by Fritz Holznagle and "Williar
 Blair" A well known local cafe-keepe was examined by the police in con necton with the affair.
 The cafe-keeper greatly alarmed de clared that he had nothing to do wit | the gang in question beyond introduC
 ing one or two of the members of 1t :
 the Bridgeport Trust company. , It seems that several days befoi a Tplznagle received the telegram call
 ing him to Bridgeport, several men
 bers of the gang were in this cit. making preparations for the coming ( : the victim Through the local cafe
 owner they were introduced at tn
 Bridgeport Trust company as Me who might do business with the con 7 pany little later
 When Holznagle arrived, he was ir V duced to put his s5,000 cash in q !, Bridgeport Trust company and Il :, confidence men had no difficulty : cashing It. having already been prol Q erly introduced.
 5 A full statement of the affair wa F laid before the local police last Thurs < day by Holznagle, who visited Bridge n port for that purpose. He was accon 7 panied by his lawyer. Attorney John N e Coleman, of 1l5 Broadway, New York s The police are sure that the men WI T robbed Holznagle are the identical ont
 who swindled William F. Walker tf
 New Britain bank defaulter.