Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-04
CRANBERRY KING FLEEcgo.
Parts With $1,000 Which "Wire Tse.
pers" Take With littla Effort.

PaTts WIN vIVOV Wnoon "Wtro 49,
pers" Take With Little Effort.
Chicago. Dec. A young man with
an owlish air Of wisdom sat In front Of
q telegraph instrument that chirruped
cheerfully in room lilo in tho Hotel
Sherman yesterday. Al desk near By
another man sat nonchalantly regard
ing many. many greenhacks spread
carelessly on q desk.
A third man. sharp OF eye. well
dressed and businesslilte In manner. en-
tered the room by using pass key. He
closed the door for q moment, then
peeked out into the hall
"Sh-h-h." he whispered. "Ths ceast
is clear
Then entered Henry sohlossss.
known as thej Cranberry King. He
has an Office 1t go South LaSaiiS-
street and lives in wilmette. Also hs
Is fond OF guessing how fast the ponies
can get around an oval truck ana
backing his judgment with tho rev.
enues from his cranberry Kingdom.
An automatic telephone rang FREE
quently while Schlosser looked over .
racing sheet that hung on the wall
The young man at the desk replied to
the calls. mentioning sums OF money
that would excite no comment In the
about In room 11l0.
Schlosser decided that he liked DIR.
Carmen" In the second race at Charles
ton. S. c. In fact, he liked him 3a0e
worth and handed that amour, to the
young man at the desk. One or two
others drifted In. scribbled figures on
| a pad and passed them acros the
| table.
"Dr. Carmen wints at to H. sail
| the telegraph operator after listening
| to staccato clicking.
The automatic rang and the cashier
! asked Schlosser to wait for a moment
While he was talking at the telephone
| the telegraph operator announced q
| correction.
| DR.. Carmen broke 4 leg and ran
second said he with a smile.
| The cranberry king left minus his
$500 and was telling OF his loss in Matt
Crowley's cigar store at I4lSalle and
Lake streets. Detective Sergeants
William Schubert and George O'Con-
nor overheard him.
That was fake poolroom." Schu-
bert told him. IF you had been listen.
! ing you would have heard a tapping
at the door to inform the Cashier
how your horse ran
Schlosser accompanied the detcct-
ives to the hotel. There was no one In
the room. A few minutes later Her.
bert Smithers OF 1865 Leland avenue
appeared with an order for q satchel
in the room. The detectives arrested
him and confiscated the satchel. In 10
they found a telegraph instrument and
an automatic telephone instrument.
They traced the number Of the tels-
phcn to the Hotel Mayer Twelfth
street and Wabash avenue.
Schiosse- went there with them. Az
he entered the lobby he pointed out
the telegraph operator" and tho
cashier" They gave their names A.
Thomas Hill. guest at the Hotel
Mayer. and William Buddall Of 1854
Ogden place.
"Smithers took mo there" said
Schlosser. The same gang took a $500
bet from me in tho same kind OF q
room at the Hotel Lexington Tuesday
They told mo they had to make q get.
Iaway."
I'VE arc legitimate poolroom men,.
said Smithers Indignantly.
John q. Schafer. "A Minnesota farmer.
who contributed $4,000 to "wire-t tap'
pers" recently. will be invited to look at
the prisoners.