The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-11-12
Two Men From Wilmington
Drops $25, 900 in Wire
Tapping Fake
ARE PROMINENT
Kirby c. Sudbury and DR.. ]. w.
Powell Victims-Latter Denies
Participation
NJ FATHERS MONEY

Especial to News and Observer.)
New York, Nov. 7.-Charles Con
dorf, king Of the wiremen." his
brother, Fred Gondorf, and Paper
Collar Joe" the oldest confidence mar
In the game OF relieving trusting
males from the burden Of caring for
their own money, were arrested today
charged with participation In a $685.
900 SWind1e. Their arrest grows out
Of a complaint made to the police last
Monday by Kirby Cleveland Sudbury,
was manipulated out Of $4,000 in
the ancient pastime Of trying to get
the best Of a poolroom by means of
information furnished by a dishonest
employee Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company.
Mr.. Sudbury further confided: that
his friend, DR.. J. w. Powell. Of Will,
to the tune Of a $4,000 loss.
The Gondorfs and Paper Collar
Joe" were held in $4,000 bail. which
was furnished by Thomas Devine.
Sudbury identified Charles Gondorf
as Mr.. Mcdonald" introduced as an
graph company, in charge Of the
racing bureau" and In position to
hold back results from the race
tracks. Fred Gondorf was not identi-
fled by Sudbury, but Commissioner
Dougherty says he has evidence that
Fred was in the game.
Separation Easy.
In spite OF the fact that every
newspaper in the country has ex-
posed the wire tapping" Windle
scores OF times Powell and Sudbury.
men Of apparent intelligence, were
separated from their money with the
utmost ease. Powell quit after. he
back for three more experiences,
dropping $4,000 in all.
The "steerer" of the game, whose
name has not been given out by
Dougherty. appeared in Wilmington
and rented a cottage. Soon after he
and the doctor was ENGAGED to look
after the woman's teeth. The
"steerer" Of the game was confden-
tial from the start. He confided to
Powell that he had solved the secret
Of living In comfort without
1t was all in the scheme Of beatinc
gamblers at their own game. "Of
course you know" the stranger con
hded to Powell, that New York Is
full OF pool rooms. where bets are
made on the horse races. These poo
rooms get their information from the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
II know the man. Mr.. Mcdonald
who is in charge of the Western
Union racing bureau. All the new,
goes to him first. He can hold bach
l the esult Of a race for as long as ter
2 minutes.
The scheme is very simple. Nc.
Donald learns what horse wins a Ger.
=. tain race. He holds back the news
( but gives 1t to us. We 90 to a moo
: room and bet on the horse. The rac:
: is over, the horse has won. Then Nc.
4 Donald releases the news and tn.
: book makers pay us. Or course, W,
: divide u winnings with Mcdonald
Another Taken In.
All this sounded good to the dentist
Kirby Cleveland Sudbury, in the Law
and real estate business in Wilnninr
ton, was a good friend of Powell +,
f the course Of time Powell told Sidhur,
r about the easy money plan of tn,
stranger from New York and Stdh,,r,
became interested. The outcome va,
that Sudbury, Powell and the strange,
e came to New York on September =
They were taken to a fake" pool
room where prosperous looking NO,
y were betting thousands OF doilarz
It Then the Wilmington lambs mad,
q their bets. Mr.. Mcdonald" hel,
ack the returns from the unr,.nect
3 Ing gamblers Sudbury and POI
Il each put $3.eo8 on a certain horse :,
4. about half an hour the cre.tr.n.
"steerer' returned and confessed tha
he had LOST the money. The infor
matson "as wrong. "Ar. Mcdonald
ms~ INTO rage a denounced tn
Is Powell would not risk .nx MAJ.
T. oat soeury was ami He r;.Ia
Several moro bets until tha ,ane