New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-09
OVERLAPPING net
SHARES TWO MORE
O'Reilly, Gondorf Victim.
Identifies Broadwayite
as One of Gang.

"Out again, in again, and then some,
might be the title of the following:
Frank Japan Thompson, a supposed
wiretapper, was charged with having
swindled Louis Helzfurtner, Of Milwau-
kee, out Of $500 several months ago. in
concert with Harry Lewis, now in the
Tombs. Immediately he left for Tren-
ton, n. j., where the atmosphere was
less highly charged. but there he was
arrested. Katherine Bradley, Of Chi
cago, with whom he was intimately ac-
quainted, bailed him out at once on a
$4,000 bond. Then they departed to At
lantic City, forfeiting the bail, and were
married.
Thompson was brought from this
watering place yesterday on requisi-
ton and taken Immediately TO Police
Headquarters by Detective william
Boyle. He then summoned his law
yer, Nathan Vidsver, of 1s Nassau
Street, who requested that his client
be arraigned at once in General Ses-
sions Captain Dunn granted this, but
ordered that Thompson's finger prints
be taken first. The attorney objected.
but TO no avail.
In General Sessions Thompson was
duly arragned and admitted to $4,000
bail by Justice Mulqueen. Then things
began to happen.
He walked jauntily down the steps
of the Criminal Courts Building with
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been his constant companion There
Detective Gegan, Of the I'd Branch
Bureau, approached.
Hello. Gegan,' welcomed Thompson
with a smile; whats your mission
here, anyway; good or evil?"
Evil, guess" replied the detective.
Thompson, you're my prisoner.
The wife screamed and for moment
was in Mysteries. Her husband was
locked I'D again in Headquarters on
an old charge of grand larceny. Lhis
had been preferred in September, 1913,
by a saloonkeeper Of Bayonne, N. j.,
who told the police that he had been
feeced OF $4,000 by a man who Lad
claimed he knew a dealer in gambling
house who was about to quit his job
and would, for a consideration, permit
players against him TO WIN ne de-
scribed the alleged swindler and later,
SEEING picture of Thompson, identi-
fed him as the one who had made
sucker of him.
Still another supposed wiretapper
was arrested at Broadway and warren
Street in connection with the CONDOR
case.
William J. O'Reilly. of Toronto. who
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er;ck Gondorf on the charge of swim
ding him out of Sl7.400 in the wire
tanning game, was riding on Broad
wsv car with Assistant District Attor-
new OMalley and Detectives Sussilo
and Moore. His intention was to deslg-
nate different banks from which he
drew money on the day the was sepa-
rated from his cash in fake poolroom
game.
Suddenly he saw an elderly man.
whom he pointed to excitedly and ex-
claimed:
There goes one of the men who
helped swindle me-"
Immediately Moore and Sussilo leaped
from the car and grabbed the pedes-
trian. Taken TO Police Headquarters,
the man gave his name as Charles Hen
derson, a salesman, Of 1872 Seventy
second Street. Brooklyn. Getting a good
look at him, O'Reilly said again that ne
was positive that Henderson was one OF
the men.
O'Reilly is still in the House Of De-
tention under $4,000 bail. because ne
is reluctant to testify against CONDOR
il being said that Gondorfs gang mas
intimated that if he does so testify ne
will not get back any of his money, II
he doesn't, they say, perhaps he Will