The San Francisco call., 1909-10-01

ouences OF becoming mixed up in a dis
reputable death would think first of his
own safety. The thought OF his money
would come later. and with il real
ization OF the extent TO which he could
travel in the line Of simplicity and gull
nbiiity
Remarkable Organization
Such was the remarkable organiza-
tion that their swindles amounted to
more than 100000 in short time.
Men OF wealth in every city were bled.
such was the gigantic proportion of
the workings that q regular set OF
books were kept. the 321 employees
being given numbers and credited with
their share Of the proceeds.
Local police officials OF every COM
munity found it impossible to cope
with the swindlers. Some years ago
The federal authorities took up the
work OF breaking up the gang and
year ago succeeded in capturing the
chief, J. c. Maybrsy. He was indicted
and will come TO trial in November. The
others fled among them being the three
who were captured yesterday. Having
the ring leader the postofhce authori-
ties began the pursuit of the Neuten-
ants The men went 10 San Jose
about a month ago. Their hiding place
was discovered by O'Connell, through
letters being forwarded TO them from
san Francisco by Walter Knox
The men had several thousand dol
lars on their persons when arrested.
The probabilities are that they viii
night extradition.
KnoX'S Shady Record
Walter r. Knox, one Of the arrested
quartet. was recently expelled from
the Olympic club for professionalism,
after making a brilliant record on the
athletic field as wearer OF the winged
%" James K. Sullivan, president of
the amateur athletic union. exposed
Knox shady athletic past and de-
.clsred Al the time that Knox should
be prosecuted criminally for entering
amateur races under false pretenses
and carrying of prizes which he is said
10 have pawned Immediately after win
ming. Since his expulsion Knox, ac-
cording to those intimate with him,
has developed into a poker shark"
and depended upon his winnings at
the card table for livelihood. He
lived at the St Anne hotel, Turk and
Taylor streets, for some time.
Andrew Glarner, another Olympic
club athletic star and captain of the
track team, may be called upon by
the postal authorities to tell what he
knows OF Knox's crooked running, as
Knox several weeks before he was ex-
posed by Sullivan confessed TO Glarner
hat he was & professional. The au-
thorities are anxious TO kno whow
much more he told.
Knox was first outla wed by the
Canadian amateur athletic union in his
home town. Orells, Canada. Later he
went to the New England states and
ran in amateur races there under an
assumed name. He was again found
out and returned 10 Canada, where he
ran openly as a professional. He is
known. however. TO have frequently
slipped across the border after that
and competed in amateur races under
false name.
Joined Olympic Club
The arrested athlete came 20 the
coast about a year ago and became
member Of the Olympic club team. The
athletic committee took him at his
word when he said he was an amateur.
Then came 1he big meet at Seattle
p few weeks ago and Knox at the last
minute refused TO go north. When the
eastern athletes and officials came TO
san Francisco Knox's record was at
once brought 10 light. He feared eX-
pOsure in the north and wished TO
avoid meeting the men who knew him.
Among the victims Of the swindling
gang was o. l. Cramer, a San Fran
cisco capitalist, who last February en-
riched the Golfers OF the gang TO the
extent Of $500 on fake fight in Sc
attic. Cramer was told that the fight
had been fixed" and that. he having
the inside information. was thus able
70 win large pot OF money from
few simple minded individuals not thus
favored. He put up $4,000. During
the fight one Of the fighters began to
have 2 ht-the kind that comes from
chewing soap. There was a general
rush to escape. The fight promoter
kindly allowed Crsmer 800 OF his own
money TO leave town. which Cramer
did. He realized his mistake about
week later.
With Maybrsy in prison in Council
Bluffs are nine OF his comrades. There
are Yet three more important men Of
the gang at large, but with the cap
rure Of those yesterday the Maybray
gang became q thing OF the past. It's
backbone was broken.