New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
GONDORF REARRESTED
Atlantic City Man Brings Civil
Suit for $8,400.
OTHER 6 MEN STILL HELD
More Victims Expected to
Make Identifications, Whit
mans Aid Says.

Frederick Gondorf one OF seven men
arraigned I'm the West Side court as MEM
bers OF the gang OF supposed wire tappers.
| charged with fleeing several men out OF
| thousands OF dollars by working the. "ad-
vance information on the races swindles.
was again arrested yesterday By Deputy
| Sheriff John +. Gilmore, after Magistrate
! Murphy had permitted him to go free on
! SO. 900 ball
The proceeding I'm which Gondorf was
arrested yesterday was brought by an
other professed victim, whose name had
not been mentioned. and who brought a
| civil action TO get back his money in
stead OF moving for the criminal prosecu-
| ton OF Gondorf.
| The latest nibber at the tempting bait
OF sure money by beating the poolrooms
! is william F. Davis. owner Of a hotel in
Atlantic city He says Gondorf got S. 400
OF his money by the same means that he
obtained a much larger amount from
other victims. only with less effort. for
at least I'm one OF the other complaints, IL
| is related that Gondorf had TO go all the
way To North Carolina to interest his
man. In the case Of the Atlantic City
! hotel man. he just brought the coin TO
| Gondorf and put IT in his hands.
II might seem incredible. but Davis be-
came interested In the honey phrased
proposition OF Gondorf by being made
| the victim In prior fraudulent under
! taking In 1910 he bought several thou
sand dollars worth OF stock In an insur-
ance company. The company went into
bankruptcy and Davis lost the money he
1 Invested.
! sold him the stock or induced him to
buy IL approached Davis and told him
how sorry he WAS that the insurance
/ company stock did not pan out. But he
had n sure way 10 recoup the loss sus-
/ taIned. "Eycrybody's doing 1t, and it's
! perfectly legitimate" said the insurance
! stock promoter
{ Davis ana the "capper." as he proved
/ to be, made an appointment TO meet I'm
| New York. The agent Of the supposed
wire tappers took the hotel man 20 A
telegraph Office in Broad street. There
! lie introduced Davis to Frederick Nc
Kee." said TO have been another alias OF
Gondorf. Mckee" says Davis. was sup
posed to be the manager OF the telegraph
Office, and IL was easy enough for the
victim 10 believe. because Mckee" was
inside the railing In the Office In his shirt
sleeves giving orders to subordinates.
Mckee" came out from behind the rail
Ing and confirmed everything his alleged
confederate had told Davis about the
money making possibilities OF the wire
, tapping game. The outcome was a meet
ing at an uptown hotel. where Davis ar
ranged 10 play the races 10 the extent OF
$500. which he did In a fake poolroom
in West 10th street or course. the money
was lost through the misunderstanding OF
signals
Davis consulted Alexander A. Mayper.
formerly Assistant District Attorney, who
brought a suit for him In the Supreme
Court to recover the lost money. Mr..
Mayper also got an order OF arrest from
Justice Davis, on which Gondorf was yes
terday taken into custody In the West
Side court after a long search, during
which 1t was said Gondorf remained in
hiding. Justice Davis fixed the bail at
81. 500. which Gondorf put up In cash.
Most OF the men arralgned yesterday
before Magistrate Murphy are using
fictitious names. according TO the police.
Frederick GOndorf appeared as Frederick
Graham, and another prisoner who de-
scribed himself as Charles DAILY Is said
by the police 10 be Charles Gondorf
brother Of the other Gondorf.
-Four Of the prisoners were identihed by
three men the police produced. The
identity Of one Of them the police refused
to reveal This man, II was said. came
from Norfolk. He positively identified
Charles DAILY and James Hunter as men
who took part In the scheme TO separate
him from his money.
Dr. j. W. Powell, OF Wilmington " e..
who was trimmed" for 5000, Identified
Daily and James Hunter. Simon Jones. "A
wealthy mine owner OF Pittsburgh, identi-
fed Charles Bradford, another prisoner,
who II is charged, helped fleece Jones out
Of $4,000. The men not identified were
Frederick Graham. said to be Frederick
Gondorf Charles Carbonell and James
Mcdonald.
Their attorneys asked that this trio be
discharged, but Frederick Sullivan. AS
s,stant District Attorney. objected. saying
he expected other victims in a few days
to Identify them.
Magistrate Murphy held six Of the prls-
onors In bail of 5000 each, which they
had previously furnished. Mcdonald, who