Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
BELIEVE THEY HOLD
''FL|MFLAM" MEN
Detectives Arrest Three "Op-
Grating" on Washington
Monument Grounds.
HAVE INTENDED VICTIM
AT TIME OF CAPTURE
One Alleged to Have Posed as Guide.
Police to Endeavor to Fasten
Other Cases on Prisoners.

With the arrest of three men this morn
ing the police believe they have In Gus
tody the himfiammers who for the past
two years have successfully operated"
In this city upon sightseers
The men gave their names as John NJ
Geehan. thirty-three years old, OF 80
Crane street. Newark. N. j.; Edwin B.
Daubney. twenty-six years old. OF Boston.
Mass. and Henry Wood. twenty-five
years old. OF 20 West 1Oeth street, New
York city. They were arrested near the
Washington Monument by Detectives
and Berman. With them at the time of
the arrest was Carl Myers OF Alton.
Iowa, whom the police say was to have
been victim OF the trio.
Myers arrived at the Union station
about s clock this morning He walked
up Delaware avenue and was passing the
Senate Office building, he stated, when
one of the men arrested approached and
asked him IL he wanted guide. He de-
clined and the man went across tie
! street
After walking short distance he said
another one of the men approached and
engaged In a conversation with him. This
Myers. The one who had posed as
guide. he said. approached him and the
other man there.
Run on Seeing Detectives.
They were sitting on a bench. discuss
ing various cities throughout the coun-
try, when the detectives hove In sight.
The third man arrested was but short
distance away. Upon getting sight OF
the detectives, the police say. the men
who were afterward arrested started to
run. Each went in a different direction.
The detectives were close behind them,
however, and arrested them before they
had gone far.
The detectives took the men to police
headquarters, where they were measured
and photographed. Copies of their Pho
,ographs and measurements will be sent
to other cities for the purpose OF finding
out IL they are known to other ponce.
| Information was given TO Detective
| Armstrong that Myers had been picked
up by the alleged flimfammers. T..
| officer communicated his information to
| sent the other officers with Armstrong to
| look for the men. The detectives In
1 former had told him the men had gone
| In the direction of the Washington Mon
ument and the officers Immediately went
| to that vicinity. Upon reaching there
| they soon located the men.
| The police declare that the three
men answer the descriptions of the
iimflammers who secured money from
arious persons. and it Is the inten-
/ ,ion Of the officers to endeavor to have
| the victims come here and see the pris-
oners. The prisoners were taken to
different station houses and will be
given a hearing In the Police Court
tomorrow morning.
Virginia Farmers Close Call.
Thaddeus r. Campbell. a farmer
/ ~, nnlice
| say. narrowly escaped being a victim
Of nimfiammers. who, they suspect, are
he trio under arrest. Campbell was
seeing the sights here last week when
/ ne made the acquaintance of a man
! whom he had never seen before, he told
| the police. A stroll was suggested by
the stranger. who said he did not be-
long here and was here to see the
| sights, and Campbell was glad to ac
company him. they went to the Wash
;ngton Monument grounds. A second
! man was met there, who stated he, too,
!, was sightseeing. After time a game
| Of matching pennies was suggested.
! Campbell won a quarter. then dollar,
| and at that time one of the men sug-
gested that they play for real stakes,
| $1,000 being suggested. Campbell said
! he did not have that much money with
| him. He said, however, he had 1t in
/ bank.
! The game was continued and Campbell
t again was the winner. The stranger
| drew rolf from his pocket and pro-
eeded to count it. He hesitated before
| finishing, however, and inquired what as
surance he had that Campbell would
have paid the money had he won. He
| was ready to prove that he had that
| much money IN bank. Campbell went to
| his bank near his home and drew his
| money One Of the bank officials. to
whom he related his story, accompanied
| him here Seeing he was accompanied
| by friend, the flimfammers disappeared.
Victims in Other Cases.
| Victims in several other recent cases
| of fimflam will be asked 10 look at the
trio under arrest, with a view to iden-
! .ification.
! L. V. Earps Of 2O5 North Salisbury
! street, Raleigh. N. c.. told the police
| that August IL he met strangers and
! matched pennies. He was about to pay
/ a bet. he stated, when one of the men
/ grabbed 1910, and another a almond
stickpin, valued at $3.50. from him. A
/ third man then appeared and held him
1 while the others got away.
/ J. NJ. Seupen of Alvarado, Tex. was
| f1imfammed out of 500; Fred w. Becker Of
! 3U5 East 143d street, New York city,
was victim to the extent OF $40, and