The sun., 1908-05-12
ROUNDUP OF NOTE SWINDLERS
CHARLES BARRY or THE HOTEL
BUCKINGHAM ARRESTED.
Alleged 10 he Implicated With Gundlach
In SIOs 900 Deal-DOzen Men Are
Accused In Confessions Of WhelDley
and Campbell, VINO Are Talking In jail.

IN 8lOS JOOO Deal-DOLen wen AFRO
Accused IN Confessions Of Whelpley
and Campbell, VINO Are Talking In jail.
Charles Barry, who had law office at
100 william street until he moved to 2S5
Broadway a few days ago aRd has been
living at the Hotel Buckingham, was ar
rested yesterday in the Office Of Assist
ant District Attorney Kindleberger, charged
with obtaining SlOs,OOO worth Of notes from
Sherman 4 Co., manufacturers Of cutlery
at Keyport. N. j., who we're forced 10 the
wall as the result Of the note swindle for
which Barry has been arrested.
The arrest Of Barry followed a statement
made to the Assistant District Attorney by
John Gundlach. who was arrested week
ago in another note kiting case.
When Gundlach was arrested he had
$4,000 worth Of Sherman 4 Co. notes. OBJ
tained a year ago, in his pocket He said
he was merely the agent Of Barry, who, he
declared, was a millionaire. Barry was told
to come to the District Attorneys office
yesterday and prove that he was honest.
Just before he got there p. G. Sherman,
president Of the cutlery company and H. H.
Hull, the treasurer arrived and told Mr..
Kindleberger all about it.
They said that they advertised for capital
last year at the same time Gundlach ad-
vertlsed for notes, They got together and
finally gave Gundlach 1lOsOOO worth, All
they ever got from him, they said was a
note for 81 500, given by Barry. on a man
who they later learned occupied hall
bedroom in Harlem. They recovered SSO,-
900 worth OF the notes through their own
efforts, which, with the $4,000 in Gundlach's
pocket, make S3i 900 unaccounted for
Barry presented a strong front to MIR.
Kindleberger and insisted that he owned
land in West Virginia which at last ac-
counts was worth about 81 100000. He said
that he had no license TO practise law in
this State, although he had been admitted
to the bar in Chicago,
The arrest Of Barry and Gundlaoh is part
Of the roundup Of a gang Of alleged note
swindley, dating from the arrest Of james
n. Whelpley, who was arrested in February
at the instance Of John A. Wilbur. member
Of the Board Of Education, while Whelpley
was trying to put up an alleged note kiting
job on the Salem Nail Company, Of which
MIR. Wilbur is president.
The authorities got track Of the gang at
that time. and in order TO hold Whelpley
until the right moment they sent him 10 the
penitentiary for six months for beating
hotel He had just got out Of the Eastern
Pennsylvania Penitentiary for q note hting
case in Pittsbwg Whelpley said he was
merely the agent for Charles A. Gardiner,
an ex-convict.
Lieut.. McConville. who has been working
on all these note swindles, got Gardiner,
but there wasn't enough evidence and he was
released The detectives heard about three
or four more cases the next day. but they
can't find Gardiner, Boston wants him
too
One Of the cases against Gardner imph-
Gated John Joseph Campbell who was also
arrested. Campbell had been sentenced
10 four years and four months for grand
larceny in a stock transaction by Recorder
Goff in 1905, but got Of on suspended SEN
tenoe through the intercession Of powerful
friends. As soon as he was arrested this
time he was sent up on that sentence, and he
then decided to tell all be knew about a
number of note kiting cases Whelpley
told lot also,
Robert A. Connell, a negro janitor Of
72 Trinity place, was picked up In the In
vestigation into the Gardiner charges
Connell told the authorities he had been
disposing Of notes for and TO Gardiner
for four years Mr.. Kindleberger decided to
use Connell as State witness when he
found out how much he knew. Connell
said that his last job was TO sell for $50 to
Gardiner 5000 worth Of notes which he
bought from A. Regulus Shippy, who was
also arrested. Connell said he had kept
his mouth shut until now because Gardiner
threatened TO get the Black Hand society
after him.
Mr.. Kindleberger said last night that
the gang Of note kiters consisted Of about
a dozen men but that no two of them ever
worked together on more than two or three
cases. There will be field day for the outfit
at the Criminal Courts Building tomorrow.
when both Whelpley and Campbell will
come from prison TO testify against the
other members Of the gang,