Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-27

vtae1. aloog With M reward o(soey'
with other meQbers u the gang. u +
~ acoeotln0 some Of this "rswArd''
money that Chief OF Detectives Date
islson 10 connected with the sang by
Wooidridge'a confession.
How the Gang Worked.
Another plan was to steal care and
after the insurance money had beer
paid and after the matter had beer
quoted down to send the car 10 some
distant point. TO one Of the gangs L.
cal agents whore II was disposed OF,
the proceeds OF the sale being divided
by those who had been instrumental
In putting the deal over.
More> than a dozen cars that were
stolen and sod have been recovered
and over score more have been To-
Gated, II Ii snid. 1t is also said that
probably several hundred cars have
been handled by the gang An the two
years or more they have been operat-
Ing. There II intimation In scraps o'
wooidridse's confession given out that
this organization Of crooks had con-
nection with similar organizations In
Des Moines. Omaha and Minneapolis,
be hard for them to dispose of locally
were sent to representatives OF the
gangs in the other towns and that they
In the same manner received stolen
cars from the other towns.
System, Was Complete.
Sioux City. Jan. 27-Wholesale in
dictments are expected TO be returned
in the Forthcoming report OF the grand
jury. II was reported last night which
viii lead to the ultimate destruction OF
a graft ring which has mulcted In
surance companies and automobile
owners In Sioux City territory out OF
thousands OF dollars. According to
information on which special insur-
ance Investigators are said to he work
ing, the rings operations are huge
in scope. Insurance agents. motor car
thieves and certain policemen are re-
ported as having formed q combination
which stole" recovered and received
rewards on cars. The theft Of cars, II is
said, we're not confined to Iowa alone
many cars Of adjoining states being
stolen by professional thieves. who
drove them to Sioux City, where they
were turned over for recovery.
Others stolen, according to report. were
taken to other states and sold. IL the
ring" decided the cars should per
manently remain stolen"
Extends Into Other States.
Ramihcations' Of the swindle are
said to extend far into neighborlns
states where the "robber trust has
operated. Several hundred stolen
cars are said to be involved.
Rewards and insurance money, II Is
reported. were recovered on cars that
we're not stolen at all. That Is, the
cars were conveniently misplaced
A member of the ring. anding car
standing at the curb. would tow 'he
machine TO convenient garage Then
one of two things would happen. The
machine would be recovered by one
of the ring. Or. it would be Hsteo
permanently stolen. In the former
event. the ring would collect the re-
ward for recovering the car In inc
latter event, the ring would De oh'
car TO the good, the owner would nave
received insurance money on the car
and there would be no incentive &c
push investigation OF the THEFT Mos'
Of the stolen cars" were insured as
the brains" of the ring evident!
realized investigation on the owner
part would be less vigorous in case
insurance money was forthcoming
Sioux City Fruitful Field.
Operations OF the alleged ring
have extended over a long period ane
have been so successful that Siou'
CITY was listed by insurance com
NAMES as being among the most run
full fields in the country for automobii'
thieves. ... ...-
Reports Of sensational development
in the investigation. involving prom
nent business men are current here.