New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-26
WIRE TAPPING KIM"
HELD IN TORONTO JAIL
GondOrf, "FamouS" American,
Wanted in New York, Falls
Into Canadian Hands.
UNDER $4,000 BAIL HERE
Scheme TO Sell Stock TO Ontario
Citizen Frustrated-Samuel
T. Giriaux, Partner, May
Be Extradited, Too.

Canrda has another famous Am"ri-
can en- her hands This time IL IS Charles
Goudo~f. known here as the wire tapping
king who is ont under $1,000 bail on al
Indictment found against him IN January
as q result of "a wire tapping swindic
pulled or AT the VaIdorf-Astorla Fo-
tel He was arrested in Toronto. Canada.
q few days ago according 20 word re-
ceived Yesterday by George 5. Dougherly.
Second Deputy Police Comm.ssioner. in
company with Samuel =. GiriduN, another
man the police here want.
D1uehertv's information came yester-
DAY In letter from r. J. Grasett, chief
constable OF Toronto I'm the letter were
inclosed two photographs Of men arrested
on suspicion of attempting 70 swindle a
Toronto citizen 10y the sal" OF worthless
stocE Constable Grasett asked Dough
erty II ne recognized the men. one o.
whom said his name was Robert S. Vim
cent and the other John Fair.
Did ! know them Well I guess yes
said the Deputy Commissioner YESTERDAY.
Vincent is Charlie Gondorf and Fair IS
Sam Giriaux. Gondorf is under indict-
ment. but although we want GiriauN,
be has not vet been indicted though there
is a warrant out for him and we have
been trying to nab him for some time.
Well. we kno., where he is now
According to the information sent by
Constable Grasett. Fair and vincent
tried a. "Go" "a Toronto citizen 10y selling
him 200 shares Ct stock IN q REINFORCED
boat company. which they said hal It's
plant in New Jersey.
The par value OF each share they put
nj s.. Gondorf. as Vincent the con-
stable wrote. introduced GtriauX as
Fair" TO their intended victim. telling
him. with a great show Of doiuS hih d
favor. thar they had come 70 Toronto TO
sell the stock 10 d broker hut II me
citizen wanted 20 get ahead OF me 0ToA'l
he could have g.
The broker. they went on To- say. was
so eager To- get the stock that he would
nav a premium for IL. bat MI Cluzan
could have il for face value. The cl'lz'h
enoereutlv swallowed everything theF
told him and made an appointment 10
meet them again. Then he pald ''si'
70 the constable When he met them
again The constable was with MIN. anu
Vincent" and Fair were arrested.
The DEPUTY Comm. ssIOner teiesIaphea
10 the Canadian constable 10 hoic Inc
men. Then he had a conference with Inc
1,istric+ ATTORNEY. At the District Alton
news office IL was said that although
Gordorf's case was set cor trial IN Aaic"'
II was POSTPONED 10y reason OF the ao-
sercs Of an important witness. IL was
:a .t. ,,o,,. hts hail DrobaDiy WI! be
removed. q bench warrant issued 10Y Ms
arrest. and the Canadian authorities
osked 10 return him 70 this country '"
cas-. he IS acquitted on tn toronto
charge II he should b- sent 20 jail in
Canada the procedure would be 10 lodge
the Varrant al the Jail and have II
served Immediately upon the eNpiFal'o"
OF mis- term. The same course "ou.d 70
followed lu GiriauN. 8 case.
cordo-f was represented when his case
was called last March by Harold a. ron
tent. OF the firm Of Battle % Gonna" q"
Vandiyer.
New Haven. Sept 5-CharIes COMFORT
urder arrest III Toronto, was one "l d
hand alleged 20 have ieeced William D..
walker a banker. Of New Britain out
of sa7e0g hv wire tapping scheme.
Walker is now serving sentence H'
states prison for emhezzlins 5000 rom
the Savings Bank of New Britain.
II was understood here that The d't'h-
,;o, of the men IN Toronto was asked ny
IDENTITY Police Commissioner DoUs"e' ..'
NJ New York. on complaint of George W.