The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-06
BELIEVES REID WAS
BIsACkMAIL VICTIM

BlsAChMAIL NtSIlM
But District Attorney Edward ].
Glennon of the Bronx has gathered
information which leads him TO be
lieve that Reid was marked for a
victim by the blackmailer and that
the trap was about to spring upon
him when he was shot.
The authorities as a result Of their
questioning Of Mrs. Warner, Frank
Boylan. an occupant Of Mrs. War
ners deliberately appointed stucco
home at 1899 University ave. and
George Kuriger. Mrs. Warmers
uncle, who sped the wounded man
TO the hospital. have inaugurated a
search for "Dapper Don" Collins. a
man with a long criminal record
comprising large activities from
grand larceny to blackmail
District Attorney Glennon also
wants TO find an associate OF Collins.
the man who he says is the master
blackmailer. The police call this man
THE Lone Wolf"
Mrs. Warner is the daughter of
Mrs. Miliege ]. Davis, who figured
In the famous Davis will contest a
quarter Of a century ago.
WOMAN RECEIVED
S7ee. 900 FROM ESTATE
After a bitter fight. Mrs Davis
mother. Mrs. Katherine Kuriger. re-
ceived half of the estate in trust for
her grandchild, now Mrs. Warner.
This Appropriated 100000.
Mrs. Warner at present Is sep
arated from her husband. She Is
about 30 and attractive. Her son.
Warren. I, Is attending military
academy
Mrs. Warner says she does not
know who shot Reid. She adds that
Reid was asleep in her bedroom
when the shots were fired. but ex-
plains she was In the bathroom at
the time.
The name OF Alfred Gwynne Van.
derbift. who died when the Lusitania
was sunk by q U-boat. has been
brought into the investigation by
District Attorney Glennon-
In the year before his death.
Glennon announced. mfr. Vanderbilt
complained to a private detective
agency that his life had been threat
ened at the horse show In Madison
Square garden
ul4ACKMAuERS FOLLOWED
VANDERBILT TO EUROPE
He fled to Europe. but was fol
lowed across the ocean by the black
mailers. who again threatened his
life. His alternative was to pay a
large sum OF money to prevent a
suit that would have brought him
unpleasant publicity.
He complained to Scotland Yard
and hurried to Paris. but they trailed
him right back to America, to his
very door step. Finally. he settled
with the king Of the blackmailers
for $4,000.
veillance. He knows certain things
about the shooting Of Reid and the
operations Of the gang. including
some Of the women"
Since this statement, the Lone
Wolf" has disappeared.
The police now say he has operated
4 veritable college OF extortion. Z"
Youth. beauty and a vampire heart
these. say the police. have been the
essentials for matriculation.
ONCE HEADED RING OF
CONFIDENCE MEN
The Lone Wolf" is described as
being about 40, and prior to his entry
into the field Of blackmail. he was
head Of a ring OF confidence men.
To make his students" competent
to meet almost any situation. his col.
lege Of extortion, it Is said. Is equip
ped with tutors whose work Is to
train selected vampires in society
ways.
French tutors were hired to teach
them to speak that language fluentiy.
Horsemen were engaged to train the
''young ladies" in horsemanship. No
detail. according to police officials,
was neglected.
His system Is said TO have been
the most expensive method OF Grim
inal tutoring known to police his
tory. With his company Of charm
ing. polished. but biting doves. he
is repaired to have played New York,
Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Palm
Beach, Daytona Beach. Narragan-
sett, Newport White Sulphur
Springs and other resorts NJ tbe