The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-18

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had been purchased of the government
by large banking house of Boston
hut there all traces OF the bonds was
lost
unless the rishtfuI owner appears
and proves his claim. the bonds belong
to Mrs. Jaeger" said Hr WINERY to-
day. ut is = case OF finding an article
..nd poszesSfon lies with her against
The world under present circum-
stances
Federal agents and detectives are
securing Gary today for clews that
SSH aid them in solving the mystery
of the appearance there OF Sloo,oeo in
ten United states certificates of $4,000
each The certificates are believed TO
have been stolen while in transit In
Boston early this year.
The bonds were discovered in the
1azsession Of c. C. Jager. owner Of an
express company He said his wife
.und them in a taxicab in Chicago
last March. Jager said that he adver-
used in Chicago and New York news
.,aoCrs and made a diligcnt search tor
thc owner
HOW STORY CAME TO LIGHT
The story of the discovery Of the
bonds came TO light with the announce
Ynent Of attorneys for Jaeger that suits
would be fIed against Justice Of the
i ace Benjamin ]. Laube and Herman
4,3hcr. merchant. both of Gary, charg-
inr hem with obtaining four Of the
uds uy fraud
According to word received by Chief
ef Police Forbis. of Gary. the bonds
we're shipped to the Federal Reserve
bank Of Boston from the L. S. Treas
,frv last January. From the Reserve
banl1 they were sent to a local bank.
Officials Of this bank are said TO nave
denied receipt OF the bonds.
MAY HAVE BEEN LOOT.
The possibility that the bonds have
6een part of the loot taken from Ben
amin Binkowitz. tne messenger who
Vas slain In New Bridgeport, Conn
after pouch containing s5oo.ooo
worth Of securities had been taken
from him. is limited at by detectives
who are working on the case
The disappearance Of Mrs. Charles c.
lager. following revelation OF the sl50,-
900 taxicab bonds. added new element
~ mystery to the Gary sensation.
Coincident with the unexplained alb
sance of Mrs. Jaeger from her home in
-e6 Adams. ST. last night and today
the principals in the case who include
Herman Faber. alleged TO have sold
three Of the $4,000 government notes
of Indebtedness, Justice Of the Peace
B. j. Laube. and the woman's husband.
proprietor Of the Liberty Express Co,
became strangely reticent.
Mr.. Jaeger refused point blank last
% Yrs
Jaeger over the telephone he told a
TINES reporter that the whole stoy was
a pipe dream" Later at his home he
admitted It 70 be true. He said Mrs.
Jaeger had found the ten S10.0o0~notes
and the ten $1,000 notes IN yellow
taxicab one day last March in Chicago.
she hired the cab to take her from the
Lasalie depot to the Marshall Field
store. The notes were folded and lay
on the floor Of the cab. he said
Jaeger told TINES reporter that
Mrs. Jaeger retained the law firm of
Matson. Kane & Ross of Indianapolis.
to fnd the rightful owners of the bonds
and that the attorneys turned the in
vestigation over to Capt. Hall, of he
secret Service.
Jaeger could not be found after s
o'clock this morning. At his off &c IL
was said he left no word as to his
Whereabouts.
Jaeger showed a young Gary lady
tyvo $4,000 bills yesterday.
Jaeger has told seven or eight con-
ficting stories regarding how he came
in possess on Of the bonds. it was stat
ed by reliable authority today. At one
time he said the bonds were handed TO
his wife BY a stranger at the Blackstone
hotel where she was STOPPING These
were supposed to be sorne OF thu ''Nvicisv'
Arnsteiu bonds-delivered 70 Mrs Jas
ger by mistake.
Another version - this:
Mrs Jaeger was enjoying her leisure
~ French Lies. pes5rlps bid of ey-
element she entered oac Of the sauab-
ling houses. Tic gambling has stop
ped Shc was G-sapao'atoa. tut wan
dered about the tables--eo.t'as : biz
of second handed thrill she saw q
little wad Of paper On tho bank og p
roll ,tte wheel. She picked IL Up-
thoughtlessIy. earelessls. D. turned CUT
10 be a bundle Of treasury notes. $780,
600 in all She hurried ho.ea aaa hid
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