The Detroit times., 1911-06-20
PROMOTER, TIPPED OFF BY
WOMAN, is JAILED
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The police seized Spaete's suitcase,
which is filled with correspondence oil
a highly interesting nature.
II Is revealed among other things
that Spaete Is n playwright. The
Man and the Deal" Is the Significant
title OF one four-act play. Evidently,
II deals with big financial PROPOSE
tions. His suitcase contained much
correspondence with theatrical per-
sons.
Spaete's infatuation for his pretty
stenographer led TO his arrest. she
told the police that she begged OF
him 10 leave her. She says Lat he
declared he would commit suicide,
rather than be separated from her.
One OF the deals OF which the stem
ographer told the police was trans
action involving $4,000 with L. Nj.
Drake, OF Sioux Falls, s. ID. IL de
velopes from correspondence. be.
tween the two men found In Spaete's
suitcase that Spaete was engaged in
promoting a big electric railway
scheme there.
Detroiters interested in the Gen.
eral Electric Inspection Co., say they
have no reason TO suspect Spaete. lie
came here representing himself os be-
ing connected with big eastern enter
prises and said he had worked four
years hand in hand with the late
Charles T. Yerkes, the big Chicago
financier and street traction man.
Officers OF the General Electric In
spection Co., are in Chicago, New
York and st. Louis and Spaete holds
high Offices in each OF these concerns.
The Detroit concern was organized
to keep concerns with large electrical
plants In operation and repair.
+. c.. Steck and +. A. Schneider,
two young men who formerly were
employed by the Packard Motor Car
CO., left their positions, to become Of
ficers OF the concern. Between them
they invested approximately S400 into
IL, leaving good positions at the Pack
ard.
A man whose name is Bonar and
who works in Woods millinery store
on Gratiot-ave., is also reported to
have pam $500 over to the concern.
Thomas Bland paid over $50, but this
was later returned to him.
Opdclc swell anu pIObpcI-
Gus appearance fitted lily with cor
tain documents found among his per-
sonal effects when he was searched
in police headquarters, Tuesday morn
ing. A pawn ticket showed that he
got $5.15 on his watch. Monday night.
Another showed $2.25 on a gold chain.
pawned In New. York. A diamond pin
was also pawned in the west for $50.
Steck and Schneider, the Detroit
youths, who are officers In the Detroit
enterprise, had implicit confidence in
the man and expressed the belief that
everything was all right, when they
were seen In the Offices OF the con-
Germ. Tuesday morning.
Miss Tobey's anxiety TO get out OF
town may be at least partly explained
by the presence of copy OF a tele-
gram in Spaete's pocket. The tele-
gram was from the girl to her mother.
Mrs. t. p. Tobey. No. 1910 West
Eighth-st., Bloomington, Ia. 1t read
as follows:
watch baby and don't let her out OF
your sight or hands minute. Letter
follows. Eva"
An indication of the attitude OF e.
NJ. Drake toward Sparte is shown by
a letter from Drake to Sparte, dated
May 2, 1911. This was In connection
with the promotion of the Sioux Falls
and Sioux City Electric Ry. II says
I'm part:
In regard to my lease, I know
just exactly what | am doing.
have nothing to retract or change.
/ would very much rather have
my money than have you punish
ed, but II Is up to you to choose
and very quickly, as I am here
on expense. but IL necessary
will go out on the street and stay
until this is closed one way or the
other.
Miss Tobey's husbands name is
Marx. She told the police as another
indication OF Sparte's financial re-
verses that Monday night he took 81
out OF her purse and that a few days
ago he stole SIS from her.
A clipping from Boston paper
found In the suitcase gives credit for
the authorship OF The Man and the
Deal" to Dell Ovenia Neel, a Boston
young woman. But In letters to theat-
rical man, Sparte claims the credit.
He was not a bit modest In his Sc
lection OF a cast for his play. Among
other stars Of the theatrical armament
whom he had selected TO play roles In
his play are William III. Crane, Elean-
or Robson. William Courtleigh and
others.
Sparte is a dapper appearing man.
As years OF age. He was gorgeously
arrayed in light gray clothes.