The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Office IN Kansas City, went down with the
deputy sheriff of his county and confessed
to giving up $4,000. John T. Cavanaugh,
OF Pine Bluff. Ark. said he was swindled
out of $1,000 man in Cabool. No.
mourned for 500 T. r. George, Of San
Antonio. Tex. said he was out $1,000,
W. II. McGra,h, OF Pike City. No. Si8,-
900. and ten CT fifteen were present with
what they called white chips for 5000
lost In the game. a list OF names Of sup
posed Mikes was found IN Gordon s
valise. II gives what purpOrts to be the
names and dates Of the syndicate's plays.
II contains records of nearly 100 swindles.
from October Z. 1897. 70 october p. 1905.
Books show winnings.
The syndicate's books were very care
fully kept. A large envelope labeled and
bearing the name or the victim. the num-
bers OF the steerers. 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
original agreement signed by the Mike"
and the syndicate members. This was
necessary. notwithstanding it's danger in
case Of arrest because Of the extensive
operations conducted. In such affairs there
could be no arguments or disputes. Here
Is a sample of the minutes taken from
one envelope
Play Of No 81. Nov. u No g. arrived with C.
". Field of Minneapolis. MINI It j. a fight and
me Nike has g. Was interviewed hy No. T. He
VII b. ready tomorrow Had his draft sent 20
bank here He has letters of introduction. Had
him write challenge.
Nov B-Reeeired challenge 81 ssid Nike was GO
Ing 70 bank 20 get MS currency. Met IN Grueu-
valid. present; Mike. 81. A. p e. s. 8 r
Made match Tor 10 side and put up ? a side
forfeit Turned him s. Turned him 3 This means
switching The same money back and forth. 81 said
be didn't think mike had Inons lhau or ON him.
On last turn S. ovsrbet him I which he upt up.
Irief 70 bring in for more. bat be didat have IT,
81 het him 90 for wine which no took Turned him
back bis ! and the 90
Nov h-Nlet same place Present ame a. yes-
terday- 81 learned that Miie had be5 2 Gave him
B. Turned him s. IS bet him T. so e. bet him 2
these suns mean thousands sS het him 8 This
Lonied him for 100. Re Reut 70 hank a. and Sc
went with him He drew and made good. IS bet
so s. bet of 81 l3 then bet A on 10 rounds
o Daved and Was 40 short. Y and IS 10 box. Con
test Gave him the rn o. Appears in good
shapc-
Letter of Instruction.
Here is letter Of instruction 10 George
Wilson. usually the stakeholder in the
fake contests. He has evidently landed a
Mike and is being told what to say
and do:
Dear Geo; N0Ir people are from Denver-busi-
ness mines. and Olive are from stroator M
and have been here since Nov. barring a spell
around Xmas, when most o. them left I talked
this over with you lasf IN Denver and have beer
wiring and writing glarleily about IL ever sincc
1ger name rs Geo Wilson WreStler's is Harry
Wright. Oar man weighs lss % 10 Ibs- Wright
has won numerous Elstcles before the bg prirafc
Clubs ~ Denver and Col Srrinss under your man
agcucuf. Last uarch ycru people Wou EmQ. One
man won 90n Gave Harry $50 VOC have been
cNpccrlug Us snoe before Christmas. ] have since
written and described this man 20 you. he has
certified check Tor Sl000 and code srrsngsments
with his bankers 70 at II by wire Talk 5000 a.
least
None OF the letters. such as the fore
going was signed In the case Of chal-
lenges all the persons concerned signed
their names Each challenge. which. OF
course, the Nike believes is the only
one ever written. contains this clause:
Having the stroasest aversion % any uotoristy
that might arise from contest ~ tins character
mUst insis. that this exhibition D. held IN private
and thSt as few prrsons as possible he present
should ny nan lose 7 VIII have no Complaints or
objcctions 20 otfcr. I viii het no money but what
can a-ford n lose If Jour man wins
The articles OF agreement for The con-
tests differ very little from those used in
legitimate events. This sentence occurs
IN all:
All parties hereto hind themselves 20 abide by
said decision and exonerate the purseholder and IN
no cse resort 10 law.
Each envelope contained a slip show
ing how the money taken from the
Mikes" was divided. the percentage al
lowed in each instance. and the expense
incurred These records 90 back into
1906 and show transactions that NAV
keep the officers busy for a long time
IN tracing. In the case OF SutOr. the
Minnesota man who lost S5.00g the gov
ernment is able 10 show one letter mailed.
TO complete the offense against the laws.
but Mabray. as he calls himself, declares
he has not violated a statute He had
attorneys at work as soon as he was put
behind the bars, and they worked fast
The government officers photographed the
prisoners. Mabray. Clark. Warner. and
johnson. but Immediately their attorneys
procured an order restraining the photog-
rapher from developing the negatives. and
kept the mems pictures out OF the papers
for the time being.
Told TO Keep Quiet.
As fast as Mikes" complained some
one in St. Louis wrote or wired them
that they need make no trouble, and that
they would get their money. A dozen OF