The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-29
Use NAMES
Of LOCAL
MEN
THE FAKE PRIZEFIGHT
GANG is STILL
OPERATING.
Names Of Furth, Chilberg
and Heinrich Used on
Chicago Victim.

Frank IA Pniing. q Butte. who
Was fleeeed Of SIS 600 BY gang
Of fake pfiro fight promoters who
pulled OF their stunt near George
town lat summer and who WAS
convicted 81 Tacoma several weeks
aEn Tor altering a bogus check for
the fis. 700. has received leiter
from Herbert A suttle. q wealthy
Chicago huaiuehs promoter Who waf
also afmg b. the fake gang 90
the extont Of o. goo
Eucloasd with the ieftor were
Eastern newspaper clippings which
follow shh trail Of she gang a. u
works through the Eastern cities.
showing tAat hg means % fake pfiGe
nghts Aad horse races thUy have
cleaned % over tl83 300 since they
fret met ptiling last August.
uss Seattle Mems Names;
Mf Suits. who wrote riiling for
particulars. ioat 81 coo BY the time
worn prize fight fake lie caused
the arrest % three ~ the men AZ
Wiikeahafrs. Pa. Tor rwindiing him
and IL dsfnrmined 70 prosecute
every man concerned IN the affair
The folloWinr letter from suitie 90
pillluK Wlli explain the method
adopted 81 the sharps In flcccing
their last Victim
-g am III receipt 81 a letter from
your brother "a Hlehiaud Center.
VIA. saying that you were buncocd
aut ~ Us 900 last August in Tia
coma wish 90 state that have
been the victim % s biz EanN ~
confidence lnnn and my lose mAy
have been in the same was aa yours
was iud 10 believe b. man here.
who was Introduced % me by n
tons standing friend that his
nephew waa secretary GO very rich
syndlcata ~ Seattle men named
Heinrich Chiiherg Furih. Nelson and
oliver, and that they bad come east
10 look 81 good Investments BelnE
theif secretary. De said. he could
learn from them n they would con
sider ans particular investment 30
a LARGE body ~ coal land
Lursd 20 Pennsylvania
"ThrumHh their confederate here iu
Chicsro. they iurcd me 90 Ponnsyi
vania ard ted iue % believe that
theg could give me tho title 70 "a
piece ~ coal land ! YVES % turn
around and sell this land and re-
ceive good commission from them
The only condition was that / was
not 20 nui up a dollar. but iust show
through the hank that ! had q good
financial standing by dcpoaltins a
check for several Thousand dollars.
which could BE- made subject o. q
check from them. tho re-
suli being that loat my money
THE leader ~ the gang Dr. man
about as o. 40 years 81 age. q little
over six feet iu height has blue
eyes and 81 very fine looking man.
he wore a black soft hAt when be-
pulled OF this fight but he usually
wears derby 80 has five or six
men worhlnR for him that claim 60
be wealthy men and fond 81 "a lit-
ne sport ia the way ~ boxing His
confedorates are men ~ from So 60
G5 years o. age. an of them very
distinguished looking The man do-
scrihed is the brains Of the gang
and does she framing up 81 the fight
when he sets SOU where he wants
you.
y have three ~ them arrested and
can hold them until the grand jury
meets Jaa. a and il seems that !
can get y true bin against them an
This man that r. the brains Of the
bunch goes boy the name OF william
Courtney Your brother gave mc
the name of Mccormack and that
name was used by Courtney In send
ing "a telegram which leads me TO
believe that be o. one of the fellows
who drew you IN, Write me at once
and give me fun details OF how Won
were caught ana a description OF
each man that Was in the EaDr
They were an well posted on ma.
coma. seattle and Alaska and may
have run up that way Write at
once a. A. SUBTLE"