The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-05-20

tied out of the building on the plea that was
a guest and must be protected. One Of the mil.
lionaires remained with the supposed corpse.
Stove professed to be ruined. I lent him
enough money to get out of town. He said he
was sick. so / gave him my overcoat. They
all got away I was glad TO get out of town
and into my own state. ! never saw any OF
them again until now-in the Little Rock jail.
Stowe never has been caught-nor has my
10000"
II is interesting that the case which resulted
ultimately in the arrest OF the swindlers. arose
out of another friendship of several years
standing. This was the Sutor case. Mr.. Suior
is known TO many persons in Kansas City who
have spent the summers at his resort, Cass
Lake MINI. He had known one Barney Mar
tin for years, he said. and liked him. He knew
him well and liked him so well that he never
supposed he would defraud him. When Barney
gave him tip on a supposed good thing Mr..
Sutor saw no valid reason for turning IL down
any more than he would at track with every
day races. Four five horses were TO run in
a race at Council Bufs-this was in August,
last-snd Mr.. Sutor decided to go over with
Barney and put down a bet. He did He had
TO borrow 81 900 to make up the $1,000 needed.
But IL was sure thing. Barney said. and Bar
ney certainly knew. OF Mr.. Sutor's
sure thing thing" fell in the stretch or the
jockey fell of and 'bled" and scared every.
one away usual.
Mr. Sutor thought it over at home and de-
cided to get busy. BY the time he had so de-
cided all the "millionaires" had fed from
Council Bluffs Barney with them But the
government was in IL now. Barney had writ
ten letter helping Sutor to borrow the $4,000
and so had used the mails TO defraud. The fed.
eral officers got busy at once. Decoy letters
We're sent out by the postal inspector in Coun-
ell BLUFFS. j. S. Swenson. and the syndicate.
so adroit In foolng others. swallowed the bait
itself
In the closing days there came Inspector
Swenson. In few hours he had enlisted Sher-
in b. l.. Roberts, Deputy j. J. Hawkins Du-
rand Whipple the six-foot son and law partner
OF w. G. whipple United States district at
torney. Warrants were issued Revolvers were
examined and tested. The trap was ready
What warning the syndicate had may never be
known, but Il is true that when the officers ap-
preached the mansion the syndicate was Just
getting ready to leave The leaders were in
the touring car with their valises. They knew
instantly that they were in for It, They sprang
from the car.
Hands up--quick," was Inspector Sven.
sons crisp demand and up went two pairs OF
hands. One mans were elevated only to his
waist. Whipple didn't like that. He searched
the leader, but finding no weapons was about
to step back when thought came to him. that
may have saved his life. He seized his hands
and pushed them up high. Then he lifted the
mans vest and there In the trousers band.
was revolver 1t had been within few
inches Of his fingers all the time.
The syndicate books were very carefully
kept A large envelope labeled and bearing
the name OF the victim. the numbers of the
streets and the amount was kept for each case
There were 100 or more of these envelopes.
Each contained the minutes of every meeting
with the Mike" showed who was present and
how the money was handled and also the origi
nal agreements aligned by the Mike" and ihe
syndicate members, This was necessary. not.
withstanding It's danger in Ease of arrest be-
cause OF the extensive operations conducted In
such affairs there could be no arguments OF dis
putes.