Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-21

| after g. time Ahe advanced s17 so ehs.
Condor and bis wife" couId 20 4
Chicago ION business
Then her foster-son began exertin
MS Efforts to draw her into the plsn
He worked his part Of the game well
ana after much preparation the master
stroke was performed. II was thts
part OF the scheme that turned the
tTlck and prfed open the shinn cot
fers. Con0on had some bills printed
On which appeared 'Pinkerton Detec-
I've agency ". H. Burns, president. "
These were thrown about so that Mas
Sh1nn would be sure TO be constantly
reminded Of the s1euthing bureau
which was seeking her aid.
Then the foster-son came IN Nfas
Shinn with the story that he had over
heard these same bandits that the de-
tectiVes sought, talking In box car
In Alpha and that they were planning
on killing her and getting her money.
This brought action.
Give $4,000 Check.
The detectives" came to her home
and they gave her a check for $4,000,
which she was to hold until they
caught the bandits and got their re-
ward. She was also to give them the
$500 She said she would think about
It and advanced them couple OF
hundred dollars in the meantime TO
carry them over for q while.
She brought the check for $4,000
to the State bank here. with the story
Of the case The bank officials re-
ferred her at once to Chief Miller.
That was on May IL The chief sus-
pected crooked work as soon as he
heard her story, although she at that
time had not told him all nor who the
detectives" were She did not know
their correct names herself. since
Condor passed as Anderson"
The chief asked to have a talk with
her foster-son. But she would not
listen to that. He was above reproach
and she refused to consent to the
chiefs talking with him She left
them and went back 10 her home.
Chief Miller then put Detective Tom
Cox on the case and he started an in
vestigation which finally brought the
results.
On Verge OF Mortgage.
In the meanwhile the woman con
tinued peeling off the "greenbacks"
until she had given all the ready mon
ey she had. She was on the verge of
mortgaging some of her property to
raise more cash for the detectives. "
when a nephew came to the police two
days ago. He brought the foster-son.
Frager- with him. The police picked
FraEer up ct the Harper house, where
be was left by the nephew. After be
ing placed under arrest, he was ques-
toned and then placed in cell Yes
terday morning he made complete
confession to Detective Cox, and i'm
plicated Condor, his wife, and Boet-
cher,
Boetcher and Condor were picked
up in Spencer square yesterday af-
teruoon by Detectives Arthur Einsley
and Cox, and they were taken to the
station Condor, when qui1zed. con-
fessed also BoetcHer told what he
knew, but the police claim that he is
not implicated deeply and that there
VIII not likely be enough to hold him
Statements were made by all 10 rep
rasentatives of the states attorneys
office yesterday afternoon and these
viii be used when the case comes to
a hearing 1t is understood that when
the woman paid over the S6,500 that
Frager, Condor and his wife and Doet-
cher were TO have gone 10 san Fran
cisco to visit the fair. The plans after
that were very vague.
They were good spenders, however.
and very little Of the $1,000 which the
woman gave to the detective agency"
during the two months and a half, is
left
officials think that it is quite likely
that the case will be heard in Henry
county, since the swindling occurred
there. Aside from Detectives Cox and
Kinsley, Chief Miller and Officer
Charles Ginnane have been working
on the case and lending aid to the two
in making the arrests and unearthing
the evidence.