The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
BRITISH OFFICER
 SAYS HE'S S7,OOO DUPE OF ROGUES
Goes After Big Racing killing" on Tip of Al
 legged Trainer.

New York, Sept. 25.-CIaude Gle born, tall and distinguished looking, a former officer in the English army, at present representing his govern ment in this country as purchasing agent for automobile parts, stood in the Fourth Branch Detective Bureau last night and groaned as he remark ed:
 "They got me for $7,oOo. Now I've got them.'
 C1eborn had just identified two men, who described themselves as John Lee. No. 800 WestNOne Hundred and Seventy-first street and Charles No. 261 West Thirty-eighth street, as men who had swindled him out of $7,0O0 by means of bogus horse races.
 When C1eborn came to America some months ago he had $8O,oO0 of his governments money. He made several trips west, but most of his time was spent along Broadway's s Automobile Row.
 On Sept. 2 the Britisher was stand ing in front of an automobile house when a man asked him for tnforma- ton. Quickly a friendship sprang up. Spies Famous Horse Trainer.
 They -dfped together nightly and Broadway hotel Cleborn's new friend pointed out a roughly dressed chap and remarked, according to Cleborn's story to the police:
 That is the most famous horse trainer in England. He has made a fortune there and is here to make another cleanup"
 Then he spoke to the trainer. The latter resented horse talk, declaring he wanted to notoriety in America. He consented to take a drink. After this C1eborn and his friend happened to meet the trainer often. One day the trained showed how he had just made s10o. 900 Or so on a | single bet CIeborn said he wouldn' mind making a small wager. Cleborn and his friend won $1,0O9, which the friend kept. It was ar | ranged on Sept. IS, Naccording to the story that a bet of $85,000 should be made. The three then were at a Harlem restaurant. / The trainer would bet only $70,0Oo of his own money, but Cleborn could wager $15.00O on the sure thing If he cared to. C1eborn hadn't the $15,- i 900 just then, and the bet had to be made in five minutes.
 'I'u put up the $15,0eo for you,'' the trainer is alleged to have said. CIeborn agreed to this and the bet was made. The horse won. and Gle born saw a roll of bills that startled i him.
 ..on1y about s1,ooo.ooo," he was I told. s
 Must show He Had s15,OOO. ~
 c1eborn wanted his share. but was told he would have to show he could have put up the s15. 900. He and the two others hurried down Broadway and Cleborn raised $7,O0e. promising | to put up the other $8,00o next day Then he would get the 5000 back with his share of the winnings.
 The trainer and another mar counted the $7,oO0 carefully Ther they went to the washroom. Al evening and part of the night Cleborr waited for the men and money. Ther 1 he hurried to the police.
 Detectives Leonard, McGee and l Boyle caught Lee and Smith wa1kins arm in arm along Broadway neal Forty y-seventh street, yesterday after. noon. Both denied indignantly they had ever seen Cleborn before that and neither even knew where bets 1 could be placed on horses or how 1 bets were placed. They were charg ed with grand larceny and locked up.
 C1eborn said he expected to movt to cheaper hotel today.