The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
kIROIT GIRL IS IN
IN FOR WORKING
BADGER CAME
1ys She Eloped From Detroit With
IAN Named Weiss and Later Mar
h ried James B. Knott-Won't
Tell Fathers Name.
Ne and Her Husband Try To Black
mail Washington Man
Out OF $4,000.

WASHINGTON. Dec. LITTLE old
>adger game, worked in the most
onsational modern way, is respons-
bIe for the presence in the District
Nil today of three men and a pretty
Tfrl, and great mental anguish for
Henry RoseDthai, a wealthy sporting
Doods merchant. Rosenthal told the
6Olice story vi q romance with the
voung woman, Mrs. James b. Knott,
xhich terminated in an exciting de-
Douement at her handsome suite n
The fashionable Cairo apartment
rouse, with her husband holding
Diktol 10 the temple of Rosenthal.
Nth a demand for $4,000.
Rosenthal declared that he was
confronted with series OF photo
xraphs OF himself and Mrs. Knott in
various compromising postures and
MAS told that if he did not pay the
money, he would be ruined IN Wash
[1ngton.
The husband, weeping over the stu
|ntion, declared nothing but $4,000
could assuage his grief. WhereupCn
kDosenthal, who had been bound and
tagged, signed a check, and was re-
leased.
Later Rosenthal told Knott he would
kDe unable TO pay the $4,000, and OF
Tered TO give him $4,000 If he would
Ecall at his store. When Knott ap-
[peared to claim the money, he was
arrested.
Mrs. Knott was found in a suburb,
Feyidently prepared to leave town as
ICON as her husband joined her with
9xxst no N Yfu
the police found Knots brother, Ben
3amin, with Alton A. Armstrong Both
we're arrested.
Hosenthal declared he did not know
the woman was married, and that he
Hbecame acquainted with her through
her buying various trinkets al his
store
Armstrong showed us how to get
the pictures" said the girl today. He
- mn expert electrician. He fitted up
~ mercury light in the middle of the
selling Then he bored hole in the
wall, and rugged up the camera in an
adjoining room. 1t was easy enough
TOR me TO persuade Rosenthal 10 sit
where the camera could have full
SGweep at us. To make sure. got him
no sit in almost every part of the
room. Every one OF the pictures
Efnrned out good. My husband worked
the camera. He is a good photog-
4xnpher."
Al desire for luxury which they
could not afford, led Knott and his
wife TO try the badger game, accord
ling to Mrs. Knott, who says she Is the
6aughter of weil-to-do parents living
IN Detroit, Mich. She declared Arm
'otrpng originated the scheme and pei
Iouaded her to try it.
My home is in Detroit" said she.
III went tell the name OF my father
He is respectable business man and
II don't care to disgrace him.
about nine months ago. | ran
away from home with a man named
IMeiss. l thought we were to be mar
ried. We came to Washington. His
money gave out and we were unable
10 buy food so | left him. A few
weeks later met Mr.. Knott. He told
me his people were rich and that they
sent him plenty OF money. A few
days later we were married. We
rented a furnished apartment that
cost us Sl35 per month. A few weeks
ago Mr. Knott tod me he had no
money and that It's people had not
sent him any. He wasn't sure he
could get any more.
Zone evning when Armstrong vas
Visiting us, we were trying 10 map
out some plan 10 get money Amt
etrpng said he knew a way To get big
money easy. Then he told us about
the badger game. We had TO have
money to pay the rent, ana TO buy
food and clothes, and so finally CON
vented.
mir. Rosenthai happened 10 be the
victim, because he was the first
merchant who fiirted with me after
we had decided to work the game.
We looked him up and found that he
had some money. Then | telephoned /,
him and made an engagement