New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-07
SWINDLED OUT OF $4,000
Billiard Manufactures Caught
by Confidence Game.
FLEEcED At ST. AUGUSTINE
Henry Wagner Tells Story 10
Police. Leading TO Arrest Of
Alleged Old Offender.


Police. Leading TO Arrest Of
Alleged Old Offender.
r,-,,-s,e cars. the purchase OF coal
lrnds in Pennsylvania and the running
~ exec horsoraces in Florida were
,,,o features % a confidence game 10
bt-, Henry Wagner. OF the billiard
-sbIc manufacturing firm OF Henry
,vasrer e. Adler. No. So Cooper Square.
,,u victim in March, and which became
-,rrlic Yesterday through the arrest OF
- - the men accused Of working the
game.
vVsrpor reported the sWindle TO the
,,i,e q bout a week ago. and yesterday
mas summoned TO Police Headquar-
.--s ~ identify a man who had been
-,s-e5 under arrest. He soon found
80, .bo police had made a mistake and
49,, ,-isorcr was discharged. Later he
....o-o5 the Fulton street station Of the
...,-r,v and. while waiting for q train.
he saw man whom he recognized as
~ the mon who was in the party
y.picb got $4,000 81 his money. He
-f-cbe5 into the man. and while the scuf-
o. was in progress a patrolman arrived
and took them both 70 the Fulton street
station. Later they went 10 Police Head
,.,a-ters. where the prisoner said that
his ,sr,e was John Brown. that he was
sl,tv-eight years old and lived at NO.
zoe Cotir; street, Brooklyn.
wagner said that he knew the man
as George Maxwell. and the police said
-rsr ricture No. S.3S7 in the Rogues
,.alle-,. was an exact likeness Of him he
,,slso Lnou-n 10 them as George e. Rock
we'll and Joseph Eaton. They say that he
his a criminal record dating back thirty
cars. and that IN 1920 he was sentenced
.4+p-entv months IN the peniteniary for
,q-l5inr = confidence game. All IN ALL
SIC notice said. he is considered one OF
.... ,-sftiest s.reengoods and confidence
49,, -, tho business and has some fame
ss % Ire Taper.
Wsrted IN. Story Kept Quiet.
Although wagner said that he would
,.-s5ilv give 100000 TO keep the story
,uiet the police were not so reticent,
and told the details Of 4 game that had
,.,., IN progress since early in the year.
pben Wagner became acquainted with a
man whom he knew as Ar Sanford,
described by the police as the steerer IN
she game. Sanford told Wagner that he
had = friend. George Maxwell, who was
se~-etarv 10 p number Of young railroad
--er. among them being II. II. Rog
-rr ir.
W-zguerS nev. friend told him that a
clique Of four railroad men we're plan
r-rE 20 purchase two Thousand acres Of
coal lands in Pennsylvania AZ s. an
acre and that this land was to be turned
over 20 the Pennsylvania Railroad at a
.4ndsorre profit Maxwell wanted to be
lu on the game. and suggested that San
ford End somebody 70 cover him up IN
the deal. The scheme looked so good -
Wagner that he accompanied Sanford
% Rairirno-e and registered at the How
ard Hotel
Hardly were the pair settled in the
hotel u-hen The alleged Maxwell and
fa,r -ouns men arrived. They had just
reached Baltimore in q private car. and
-,e~e rlaS 10 meet Nr Wagner. 20 whom
+lr- --eYe introduced as The four young
-1Hroa5 men Of whom Sanford had
.r0.ye~ This was on March - end
nothing would do but that Wagner must
accompany them 10 s. Augustine. Fla.
-- -rei- private car. on the way down
Maxwell ooufded 20 Wagner that the
DIAL looked ripe"
Cam. Worked ~ 81. Augustine.
A. St Augustine Wagner and San
,a-d vent 20 the Bennett Hotel. and on
,fa-rh - Maxwell went there and sug-
zasted that the pair 20 over 70 Jackson
.u. FOR p few days. because his prin-
,f1al7 ye-e getting suspicious. He pro
ds.ed a SleG bin 10 pay their expenses
ED wagner and Sanford paid their
rna-a a, the Palace Hotel. IN Jackson
-lue until the next DAY, when they re-
,..-os 4 telegram from Maxwell that
..r->tbing was al right. and that they
yhr retursl 80 81. Augustine and Dut
su az the Valencia Hotei
Maxwell and Wagner had = final
agreement over the purchase 81 the
anal lands. and il was agreed that the
after should receive - pe- cen; OF the
r..r-hsso price for keeping Maxwell IN
acY cover. IN the course 81 the con
.o-sauon that followed Maxwell sug-
s,sted that some recreation might bc
S. order and some easy money also.
-. way ~ explanation he said that
his friends had arranged a race between
I~o horses - take plae, on country
road back Of -. Augustine. Maxwell
said thar he knew the jockeys and that
-r bad fixed the race. At this moment
'7g Young fellows came Up on tho ve-
.gnda of the hotel. and were introduced
.a Wagner as Walsh and ebert, two
Jockeys who had l,een racing At the
Jacksonville meeting. and who had becs
engaged 10 ride the horses in the s3ecia
rscs
Bote you know what 10 do Max
.e. is reported as saying, as he hand
ad them 500 each. "Obert you're going
90 ride Finance-tliat's the horse 10 win
1o1W get $1,000 apiece after The race
Maxwell told Wagrer that FiEance