The Washington times., 1910-12-15

Sensational disclosures said 70 havs
been made 70 the police, describing the
methods employed in an elaborate and
ingenious scheme By which James Q.
Knott MS Knott. and Alfred H Arm
strong are charged with trying 10 obtain
$500 from Harry RosenthaI by black
mail, the implication OF a forth person,
Ean5aTuin Il Knott. and the swearing
out OF warrants for all four were this
morning 8 developments n tie case.
The quarter was brought TO police
headquarters this morning and photo
graphed and measured for the gallery
Tomorrow they viii be arraigned IN Po-
Ice Court on charges q attempted
bIackmaiL
Prisoners Talk.
Both James Knott and his wife. who
was formerly Florence Bennett. are said
by the police 70 have made disclosures
this mofning which throw new light
on the preparation o. q highly original
variation OF the old badger game
The most striking phase OF Knott's
stofy toIo sAcay IS ais charge that
Armstrong obtained $500 BY work
ing q game IN Milwaukee similar to
that attempted in this city Accord
ing 10 Knott, two men and another
glrI were Armstrong; aCCOmplices at
that time
The utter Indifference Of Knott. his
wife and Armstrong baTled tie police
upon their early Cuestionings The
trio apparently took their sudden re-
COFGl from their Handsomely fur-
ntshed apartment at the Cairo TO 8
ol1Ey cell al First precinct station
with perfect nCnChalance. and 10 al
appearances they were al Indifferent
10 their fate
"CoId-BIooded Crowd"
THAT is the most coId-blooded
crowd I ever saw was the comment
OF Inspector Of Detectives Boardnau-
Benjamin Knott protests his fnno-
cence Of any connection with the plot
to blackmau RosenthaI, who IS q
veIl-known sporting goods dealer but
the police say a letter found in his
possession contained sun cient evf-
dence on which 70 have a warrant
sworn out
According 70 kuott's Fragneutarv
story gained by the police today,
James Knott first came TO Washington
about g year ago 10 live az T26 Fifth
street northwest Last September ne
and the Bennett girl, whom he mar
Tfed two months ago at Rockville
Joined the Virginia Amusement Com
paDv- and tOurned Virginia until the
organization was stranded at South
When knott returned to his rooms
on Fifth street he found his clothing
gone and II place weEe left the UNI
Flick King Snd =. N kinE. who rep
resented themselves as brothers They
are not supposed TO have been related
Worked n Milwaukee.
Knott told the police that Armstrong
and TIVE marines had worked the same
game in Milwaukee that they tried on
RoserthaI here. They had for their
accoupIice, Knott said, another girl.
and armstrong came 70 Washington
with his share Of the proceeds
According to knOtts story Il was
+ scheme which nveigied him and his
wife into q similar attempt Mrs Arm
strong refused to talk except when she
corrooOrated her husbands version OF
. Armstrong; approaches
Mrs Knott came to washington IS
/ Florence Bennett according 10 her hus-
{ band : story. with former soldier
The pair rented q house near Fort Ayer
until her cOmpanlon's money ran out
and he re-enlisted,
Photographs Used.
The usual method Of an irate husband
rushing into the room and demanding
money from the victim was elabor-
oted upon in such manner that the al
le-ed consDiratOrs had a series Of pho
tographs with which they confronted
Rosenthal when they made their demand
{ for money.
hole in the wall BY means or a power
I fuI electric light, viii be prlua facts
/ evidence, the police assert, against the
/ prisoners when they are arraigned in
! court There are nine different pictures,
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