The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-06-03

1
not be induced to believe that her
natural affinity was young man who
could not move without crutches, al
though she believed in the theory of
opposites.
| Miss Grey was convicted of operat-
ing confidence game, but was freed
on bail pending argument for new
| trial.
Assistant United States District At
torney Shhrer, of Chicago, was then
assigned to the special task of de-
! stroying this octopus. In Memphis
the Federal Secret Service got clew
that led to the house of Mrs. Jennie
Scott, No. 214 Eighty-second street,
Chicago. She was arrested as the
operator of "Glinn's International
| Corresponding Association" She was
only boarding house keeper, but
under the name of this association
and the names of Mrs. e. l.. Glinn,
Mrs. Jennie Call, Mrs. A. M. Harvey
and Mrs. e. l.. Glynn, she had re-
ceived thousands of letters at her
boarding house and also at No. 220S
Wabash avenue, where she had mail
box. The letters were all from men
and women who sought her aid in
seeking wives and husbands.
1t was discovered that the litera-
ture sent to affinity seekers" by Mrs.
Scott was almost identical with that
sent out by Marion Grey. Apparent
ly II had been revised after her con-
viction, but In every instance the
"marriageable person" was represent
ed to be worth from $1,000 to $4,000.
Used Mrs. Tod SlOan's Picture.
Miss Grey had represented her
patrons to have amounts running
from $500 up to $4,000 and sac
900. Mrs. Scott thought a smaller
sum was sufficient to induce anybody.
who wanted soul mate" to start
! a-wooing. Among the photographs
which Mrs. Scott sent out to men
patrons was one of Miss Julia San
derson, the actress, wife of Tod Sloan.
When this picture was sent to a lone
man who wished wife 1t was sure to
bring a So or IS fee, Mrs. Scotts
charge for an introduction by mail,
especially II It was accompanied by
q, description like the following, taken
at random from the many found
among Mrs. Scott's papers:
"Thirty-four years old, 120 pounds,
light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion,
American and Protestant, income
$40 a year, good looking and does
not care for society,""
The capture of Mrs. Scott brought
her daughter into the limelight. 1t
was learned that she had been en-
| ployed by Harry Hart. The Govern
ment's spies had heard of him as be-
ing the organizer and directing head
of the whole affinity trust, owning the
headquarters and at least dozen of
| the branches. The search for Hart
led TO No. 351 Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, and raid on the sumptuous
Offices there of the Leaman Club.
| Isadore Meyers was the manager of
the club. When arrested he said he
| had conducted the club for Hart and
his chief associate in the trust, Hugo
Morris.
The Governments agents learned
that Meyers had contracted with a
Chicago photographer for $4,000
photographs of three actresses and
three actors. Whenever a man or
woman answered the advertisement
OF the Leaman Club Meyers mailed
one OF these photographs to the
writer. and represented that the orig
jnal OF the picture was heart VIII ole
and fancy free" and that an introduce
tion could be arranged If the writer
would join the club and pay a fee
OF IS. II the S. was sent later the
wife or husband seeker would re-
cefve in reply letter like this.
"The original of the photo which
you received is now corresponding
with other members of our club, and
has requested us not to send any new
names just at pres snt. We there
fore recommend the inclosed desir-
able members name"
Many Branches i'm West.
But how cJald anybody be induced
to write to this desirable member"
The club had already selected the
original of the photograph as the
lovelorn's heaven born soul mate; to
think of accepting any other was sac
rilege; so he or she plodded on in
single blessedness and charged the IS
fee to profit and loss, while the Lea
man Clubs safe was bulging with
money thus gathered.
The authorities uncovered fifty or
more of these "clubs" in Chicago
alone, all operating under the same
plan and with identical lures, except
that each had its own pictures. Hart
and Morris fed. Their principal tools
are under bond awaiting trial. Mean
time the Government is seeking to
discover and suppress the branches
in cities other than Chicago. One of
these Is said to be the New York Cor
respondence League, Toledo, Ohio.
Another, which advertised, "Join our
affinity club; we will find your other
hall" gives its address as Lock Box
108, Lestershire, N. Y. Another has