Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-15
WOMAN TOOL OF
SWINDLING GANG
MYRTLE FLOYD ARRESTED ~
DAVENPORT AND TAXES
SACK TO CHICAGO
cfsi~s-s Tnss So was Used 20 Lsr-
wszissy Nee are were Tr-n
systematically slsA

wfh ths arrest ~ Myrtle FIoT9.
aE-f % az the Hotel Dasenport sat-
urfaT afteraooa. 10 ia claimed the 20
ice have captured the female TOOL
% a saEs % di4moEd Jhisgss and ssiE-
de artists.
The Fi0vf wouan Cd wanted ~ the
ChiraE1 police 90 a larceny cearFe.
8he secured eco Giam1ads. VaiEei az
tffs. ard g1s ia moneT from Alex p
Bsmp. a wealthy ulnais Ertir opera
Tor. the thsfr beiaE staged at the SO
eel urevoort or Or about FEB. ~. The
Chfeaso Authorities seat a detective
FOR the woman.
Throgsh an iroay OF fate the female
du1e vas robbed ~ fkr atoier sens.
la alflfioa % a $500 diamond 5r19er
% h~r own ane $500 ia cash. The a.
fsErd thtef. according 60 her story.
Mas ira Iastin % Davenport. an at-
tsadaas az nagsaport tqu1r-care in-
ssitufc. with whom she feI Vioiert,g
"a love vale ahe uas beira cured %
the drug habit there
Iusffa. the worau claims visited
her az the Da0enporf hotel several
times subsequent o. her arrival there
on agudaV. Sch o. The feuowtaE
Tussdag 10 called OF her ia tae m1rr-
ms and suEEestrd chat she turn over
her 4 amoaGf aaf moarF f8 him FOR
SAFE EeepiaE she readily args.eseef
asG BE- departed shortly before raoa.
pranisirr t8 return after tlarheor. &C.
eerdiar ts her story
Ast-upss s4ieia-.
ase waited several haurs aad Wera
her lover Failed ta pat Ia an sroear-
aucr. heeams sreasT and called gD ere
institute she aatef Cor Justin srt
was informed chat E~ tad packed t.s
suit ease aaa .~fl town. Frars.e af
ths hoes of Der vsfltHIrs ant E-tef.
stricken st fse fhoarHf af hrr laVer's
aesertien. ss~ dstrruisef to end EFr
afs
sammoniaE bell BOY. she seef h.Hs
90 q dfuz Store Upon bjs return sET
ssgf herself Ia and swallowed O.
grains % tfehI1rifr of m-rrrirr.
enough t9 EuI eight men wfeu ere
desdIq poison began t3 take eject. she
repeursd 9f bsr teslrr t5 fi- and rssa.
80 Co ere telephone t1 saagou all.
rir MrCalouEh vac called being as.
sisted aV Or Murphy TIE pkFsts
efans worErd over enc virtlu aI faft
night ant aatl ooor the Eevf DAY b.
fors she was ogf of danger or 6s stat.
nd thst enc grain oc bfesioritr OF meg.
eury has been taaWu 90 pr9d1e~
death
The lloyd worsaa is married t5 q
well fosdo st0cbnfaa az fiarrfs. Iowa
Tier zeal name ls wtthh-ld bg che aa
tnorttirs. 10 o. afeE-d that she has
been used ss a ~dreoy" ty "a Eaue OF f
diamond thieves. who have been o.
sratiaE On Chicago on Wholesale
scale for some time past.
Ser parents rrstIe on the rarfa .
side % CttcaEg. and it ts alleged that .
she net a gs-mher OF the xaaz vale .
vbsitiaE "a ere wjufq Clfg sas
was taasht Co use dope by tte crisE
.sais. De- ts said. ia order rh1e che
miehf prove a m1fr wfuaE -f1ot~
Methods employed by che sVtaGF-s F.
b ere estrrmeig clever The f-mair
tecog would maize love CO. wealthy
ase % advanced years. As she was
sinsoaie and attractive mrmbers OF .
he sterrer ser readily tefI victims CO.
Der wtiss. ts D. alleged
Ween TREY declared their love. she
would sazsesg earriaE~. SCI ts cIafracf
Dnee che eeremouv bad been perform
~. ths husband world bel systeuat.-- !
nv "bfet.~ o. rHuber o. instances i
he husbands we're asked Cob deed eae<
falgsbie property Co TIE wife The
'a9ers wouid b. turned over O. che /
raaG and ths property sold tt fs a.
eyed TIE floyd won1an Gel SAIL Co
ave admitted her gieuberssip ia ths I,
ans IN question. ID