The evening world., 1912-01-26
GAVE UP $4,000
TO KIND FARMER"
|NST0CKS W|NDLE
Sinks Couldn't Get the
Money Out of Eight Banks
Quick Enough.

WpSh the arrests. expected today or
to<psrvow. OF three other persons IN
connection with the latest variation Of
the 1904 engineer" svindle. the police
Say shsy will have rounded up seven
msa WON they ailego have taken al
msse sia.o 90 from Victims within inc last
ssw muatha
Dunaja L. Persch. Harry fnershnm
an Charles n. Mitohell. who wore AZ
Seoeo1 yesterday on Indictment war
raaeo, end william J. Pollock. no was
asv0Geed on . complaint. sre still In tho
rouhA unable 10 obtain the bail nScd
~ JoAss Malone In General Sessions.
AsoerAins 70 the story told by William
y. 0hanks Of Springfield. Mass. the re.
tirs1 ssAioe and presen, farmer" II q
m1e Kindly appearing old gentleman.
M b~ensvo,snt looking gray whisksrs.
Sh1DhA. VINO II vice-president OF the
~Sps1ag6esd Auto TOP and Uphoisterins
Cssspany. waS swindled out Of $500.
4 man who said he VA MIR. damon,
iooAl r-spesssntativs Of tho stock broker
80 arm 81 Charles 4. stoneham 4 Co.
Of New Vera" called on Mr.. Sinks
Aug. II lest and told him there was
''semsthing doing In ''Chelan Conso,.
idatel Copper Company" Three days
afSsrWer0 anothsr man called and
talked sbeut Ckssan.
H saSa . BIG New York syndicate
was TRIMS 70 set control OF the stock.
bw had not found enough Of n. The
oailsr satA he knew a man who hold
. ~ hsook Of the shares and was
wtains 10 ssh at \ Q share. though the
Nov Ysrk synAioats wss Offering SIZE
Tor 0v0y ahars Il could set. Mr.. Sh4nks
wa1 - hnpreosd by the story that rs
wsos % ~ Worthy Hotel and met the
maa No. 'Aad the btg block OF stock"
tn 0aa va elderly and wore long
wA1aksu. Ais clothes breathed az the
fsfo - hs ehswsa tobacco vigorously.
Woea - oAbd he ives u retired sailor
~ a. hvsd % . httie farm near
otsstford. Conn. Bhinks believed him.
Yss. hs bod asp shsres Of Chslan. but
ne 1t1u't want 10 have anything to DO
M brokers. u any one wanted hs
0hases end ssood ready to hand over y
CO.. ~ share he'd part WITH them. but
~ cent nike checks.
NJ. ohinks Agreed 10 take the stock
A. asranGsd 10 give the "fAsmer" time
70 - 70 stratfor1 and get H. While
0A1nks was waiting Perech appeared.
u = saSA. 40 wss introducsd - q
representative Of the syndicate. liz
eall - veuA Day = . shars for al the
CtooAn 10 could get. Thus spurrSd on
eAinoD lPSW eiS,oop from eight banks,
v~e With Nitcha TO Bridgsport end
beu0A9 ~ steah.
When they returned 10 spr4ngnNd
resssA was delighted. lie had aimos,
has1e1 out the y . shars whom hs
ncetesd something wroas.
1Seee certificates are indofsed d
you. tastsaA Of beinG indorsed In
elaak" said he. and Il viii take 4
the bosks. But III pay you 500 nov
TO Sind the bargain"
WAsn Q few day. had paAssd anx
ohiaho did not hear from Persch h,
caDe 70 New York. He found the CAslal
coe0poay va . foreign corporation aat
~ Seoek poesesssd little or no intrinsi,
volue. Tier he hurried 10 District AZ
teg1sy whitman.
NJ complainant against Pollock 4
mol ahtnks but another perou, who's,
name 70 not given. II IL said he los
sHl.eo 70 the same persons. Two oths
aIleoeo victims are ready TO testify.
tn0raham was held In 5000 ball
pesoeh tn e1e.os and Mitchsii In SD.o
Ie0SahAm Wa out on $1,000 In ccnner
tSoo W1eh the Windsor Trust Compan
scasdal. The jury diaaErssd at his tris
~ TIE ohafgo OF theft by conspiracy q
etoek owned by y. Augustus Hsinsc an
valee6 81 several hundred thousands q
Ionnrp.