Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-21

was sick, so 1 gave him my overcoat. They
all got away. I was glad to get out of town
and into my own state. l never saw any of
them again until now-in the Little Rock Jail.
Stowe never has been caught-nor has my
100000"
1t 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.. Sutor
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 so well and liked him so we'll that he never
supposed he would defraud him. When Barney
gave him "tip' on supposed good thing Mr..
SutOr saw no valid reason for turning it down
any more than he would at track with every
day races. Four or five horses were to run in
a race at Council Bluffs-this was in August
last-and Mr. Sutor decided to go over with
Barney and put down bet. He did. He had
to borrow $4,000 to make up the $4,000 needed.
But it was sure thing, Barney said, and Bar
ney certainly knew. OF course Mr.. Sutor's
"sure thing thing fell in the stretch or the
jockey fell off and "bled" and scared every.
one away as usual
Mr.. Sutor thought it over at home and de-
cided to get busy. BY the time he had so de.
cided all the "millonaires" had fed from
Council Bluffs, Barney with them. But the
government was in it now. Barney had writ
ten a 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
were sent out by the postal inspector in Coun.
Gil Bluffs, J. S. Swenson and the syndicate,
so adroit in fooling others. swallowed the bait
ITSELF
In the closing days there came Inspector
Swenson. In few hours he had enlisted Sher-
if B. l.. Roberts, Deputy ]. ]. Hawkins, Du-
rand Whipple, the sx-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 it 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 a revolver. It 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 signed by the mike" and the
syndicate members. This was necessary, not.
withstanding its danger in case of arrest be-
cause of the extensive operations conducted. In
such affairs there could be no arguments or dis
putes.