The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-06

ALTHOUGH a warrant mas sOeen IN the
hands of the sheriff's Office for his ar
rest since last spring, Doe Roberts
head of the overlapping clan, is at
present in .Daytona and no attempt
has been made to serve the warrant,
Judging from all appearances. Roberts,
land some of his lieutenants' We're in
terviewing seal estate men yesterday
negotiating for the rental of a house,
evidently to be used as a rendezvous
for "skinning" the unsuspecting suck
ers.
How Wire-Tappers Work
Wire tappers do not tap telegraph.
wires but only the purses and finances
of gullible victims. 1t is said that mill
ing persons on the East Coast of Flor
ida during the past few winters, and
Roberts is at this time at the head
OF one of these gangs. it is said.
The process of wire-tappers is one
OF the most perfect pieces of acting
conceivable. 1t is a play on the weak
ness of human nature. Ii is worked
ON the principal that there is suck
er born every minute. You perhaps
are a stranger sojoarning in a winter
resort. You are alone and lonesome
but, nevertheless on the lookout for
opportunities to add to your worldly
goods. Being lonesome. you do not
turn chilly face to an affable strang-
/ Ell, who may approach you and bid
you the time of the day. This strang-
er perchance, sits on the bench along
the parkway and converses with you
on topics OF general interest. You part
each expressing Satisfaction at hav-
/ ing met each other Next day your
mountaineering IS resumed and so
on the following day. and for numer-
Gus other consecutive days. You are
| the sucker and he the "steerer''-
! are meandering leisurely along the
boulevard, perhaps through the park
when your new found friend remarks
/ TO you as your approach we'll dress
ed individual, 4 believe that man is
Oscar Guild, very prominent race
track gambler who made a cleanup
OF an immense fortune recently"
Your Friend reaches in his pocket
and produces a newspaper clipping
| (the clipping, of course, having been
made to order.1 He hands it to YOU
and yon read the winning by this man
/ of fortune that rivals the fame of
ElDorado. Il believe / will go up and
speak to him." says your Friend You
both leisurely stroll up to this afflu.
ent looking individual and your Friend
says to him, How do you do Mr.
| Guild-what are you doing down
here?" The Affluant One Immediately
swelis up like a bloated toad and re-
plies. ''You are mistaken have
never seen you before" Your Friend
Ethen responds, You can't fool me. |
know you are Oscar Guild, and you
will recollect that | was introduced
to you at Minneapolis by Congressman
you by the barnaele ON your head. Cor
some other distinctive marks.l" The
Affluent One then admits that he is
the one whom he is taken TO be but
tells both of you that he down here
ton vacation suffering from a case of
nerves or some other modern dis
ease, and that he did not want his
identity disclosed This was the rea-
fson he assures YOU, that he denied
his identity. The three Of you engage
in various speech for some little time
and then your Friend says to the Af-
fluent One. What are YOU doing ."
He replies, same old game" Your
friend then asks Can you help US out
lin his pockets produces roll OF
Fin fis pockets, produces a roll of
bills; peels of a $10O bill and hands
lit to your Friend, whereupon your
Friend demonstrates that il is not
what he meant but he asks the Al
fluent One il he can not invest a
little money for him and make good
returns. The Affluent One says. Yes
II guess | can. but l have to be pretty
Quiet about it. as no one except mem
bers OF the racing association are al
lowed TO participate in the benefits
The Game Begins.