Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-18
SOCIAL EVENTS

: night raid on the fashionable south
! side apartment house. was stationery
of the United Turf Exchange" with
| headquarters in New York and offices
] all over the world" There were also
! ciphers for deCiphering messages re-
ceived by wire, telling what horses to
bet on. how much to bet. what races
and ponies to play
Fake newspaper clippings detailed
the wonderful cleanups made by a
young eastern plunger in pool rooms
apparently had been used to lure VIC
Tins
According to department of justice
officials today, here are some Of the
things done by the syndicate:
They fleeced a multimillionaire of
New York out of S40,0 900 by threaten
ing him with arrest for alleged viola
tions of the Mann act. two of the mem
bers of the syndicate impersonating
secret service agents for that purpose.
They frightened a wealthy Philadel-
phia woman who had been friendly
with stranger into giving them $685.
600
They took $4,000 from each of five
Chicagoans, two of whom are women.
They brought about their own ar
rest by alIegedly taking $4,000 from
Mrs. Regina Clipper of Philadelphia
and afterward kidnapping her.
1t was said today that the organiza-
ton had worked as a whole since the
first of the year, and it is believed to
have cleaned up in that time 81 900, 900.
The government officials say that for
one known victim of the syndicate
there are probably 20 unknown.
The eight members of the syndicate
so called, were still in custody today.
awaiting their preliminary hearing be-
fore the United States commissioner
tomorrow.
Mrs. Clipper viii Testify.
Philadelphia, Sept 1S-An agent Of
here tonight for Chicago to appear
against members of an alleged black
mailing syndicate arrested in that city
Saturday night. With him will go
Mrs. Regina Clipper, formerly of this
city, but now residing in New Jersey
who is expected to appear against
some of those under arrest.
Mrs. Clipper was a victim of the al
legged Matchmaking syndicate accord
ing to the federal authorities, having
paid over TO the syndicate a sum of
money said to be less than 81 500.
Some of the alleged blackmailers were
arrested and when Mrs. Clipper was
about to appear against them they
succeeded in getting her into Canada.
W 6 Butler an ALLEGED member of
the syndicate. who was arrested here
on June - charged with attempting
to extOTt money from a Philadelphia
woman to protect her son, was TO
have been tried at the present term
Of the federal court here. but as the
woman has since died the case has
been held I'D indefinitely. Butler was
arrested the day after an alleged con
federate was apprehended i'll New
York
One letter found in Donahue's room
at the apartment house was from the
"HoTseman's Association" of 45S Mar
ket street. Louisville, Ky. signed nv
]. G. Saulsberry, secretary, and ad-
dressed to A. T. Karger The seCre-
tary said he was sorry to hear of Mr.
Karger's notoriety lately and hoped he
wouldn't have another occurrence like
that again"
1t seemed that "Mr. Karger's" pic
ture had appeared in a newspaper in
connection with book making activities
at the races
According 10 department of Justice
officials here today, the United Turf
Exchange" must have been an excIus-
I've dHdlr- Inc rules stated that mem
bers using the club rooms in the even
ing must appear in full dress.
Evidently the cheeseman's associa-
ton" was known in Louisville as a
grain brokerage hous. Code books
showed how wagers on horse races
could be placed. and there was appar-
emily no limit.
Louisville, Sept. 1S.-City directories
of recent years do not carry the name
of y. c. Saulsberry," and extended in
quiry today among horsemen in Louis
Vile failed to reveal either his identity
or locate a 'horseman's association"
The number given, 1868 Market !
street, does not exist House numbers |
in the fourteen hundred block on that |
street stop at 1892.
At Los Angeles End.
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept 18.-Depart- |
ment of justice officials here today |
said they had received no information |
concerning a telegram sent from here |
to Helen Evers, one OF the alleged |
members of a so-calIed "blackmail !
syndicate" under arrest in Chicago, in |
which she was warned to watch the |
fire escape" Federal authorities in
Chicago had asserted the sender was
being sought in Los Angeles.
z. NJ. Blanford, special agent of the |
department here, said he had no Off |
cial knowledge of the case