New-York tribune., 1909-02-07
HELD FOR $4,000 FRAUD
TWO MEN IND A WOMAV
ARRESTED HERE.
Princeton (Mo.) Bank President
Says He Lost Money on Fake
Horse Race Last October.

Charged with having obtained $4,000 in cash.
Jewels and property from T W Ballew. ok
Princeton No, last October by fraud John r
Dobbins. of No. 10 West 9Sth street. was locked
up last night at Police Headquarters by Detec-
tives Hyams and Hughes. OF the Central Once
DObbins's wife and James Lampkins. bOarder.
were also arrested. The former was charged
with aiding her husband and Lampkins was
held vagrant The arrest OF Dobbins was
made following a telegram from Sheriff Thornp-
son, of Princeton. The arrest not made
without danger, for when the detectives entered.
Mrs Dobbins drew revolver and attempted TO
shoot them, but she was disarmed by Lampkins
Late Friday night a telegram was received
from Sheriff Thompson reading:
Arrest John Dobbins. alias ". J. Glover, gam
bier. on fugitive charge. larceny Of $1,000 prop,
hold money and diamonds on him or wife Live
at No. 10 West 9Sth street
Armed with the telegram. Hyams and Hughes
went to the 9Sth street address. and learned that
the couple We're living on the first floor In the
rear They rang the bell. and Mrs Dobbins ap-
peared. AS she opened the door Hughes put MS
foot across the threshold and said, We are po-
Iicernen. and want MI Dobbns." There was q
scramble in an adjoining room, and the de-
tectives, thinking that the man was about TO
escape. pushed in through the door
Screaming THE police are here Mrs DOB
bins ran into another room. and as the detectives
seized the two men in the apartment she ap-
peared at the door OF the room with the revolver
in her hand, and. pointing it at the detectives.
calmly announced:
Il am from Missouri. and I know how to
shoot"
Hughes reached for his own gun. and Dob5ins
cried: For Heavens sake. Oakley. put that gun
away, They have got US. and We might as well
go with them" Lampkins in the mean time had
crept up alongside the woman, and he seized the
revolver and took it away from her
When confronted with the telegram Dobbins
admitted that he had been in Princeton, but de
MED having travelled under the name OF Glover
or knowing BaIlew. He said that he was the
manager of billiard parlor IN Eighth avenue
near 116th street and that he had been IN
this city for several months. He Is a big man,
standing over six feet tall and weighing more
than two hundred pounds. but he gave the de-
tectfves no trouble. and did not seem TO be wor-
ried about the charge against him
Lampkins said he was thirty-three years old. a
manager. unmarried. and that he had come on
from the West with the Dobbinses He said
that he had no present occupation. and he was
therefore charged with vagranCy.
A search was made OF the apartment. but all
that was found was $246 80 in silver. which Dob
bins said he used in his billiard parlOr- The
three prisoners were taken to Police Head
quarters and examined by Inspector McCanerty,
but little information was obtained from them
When asked about her attempt TO shoot the de-
tectives Mrs. Dobbins said that she thought the
detectives We're book agents This caused the
inspector to ask her If they shot book agents out
where she came from Asked if she could shoot,
she said her husband had taught her and that
she had become a crack shot
The three prisoners will be arraigned in the
Tombs police court this morning and held until
further information arrives from Princeton
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Princeton Mo. Feb. 6-JOhn P DObOins Is
one OF the men charged with swindling T "
BeIeyy, of Princeton Mo. bank president, out
Of $4,000. BalIew alleges he vas induced %
bet money a sure thing al a race at
Council BIufTs Iowa, October II last The
man who led Ballew into the scheme is said 70