New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Pair Brought
From Paris in
Race Swindle
Men Captured After Eight
Months Search Alleged 10
Have Taken 100000
From Visitor in Trov
Three Nations in Chase
Dane, Believing He Had
Won $35O,OOO, Put Up
Big Security, He Says

Two men who are alleged to have
swindled Einar Skogstadt a Danish
capitalist, in racing conspiracy in
Troy, N. Y, in November of last wear
were brought to port yesterday from
Havre on the French liner Paris by
Timothy j. Quillinan, District Attorney
Of Rensselaer, County.
The men, charged with having taken
100000 in cash from Kogstadt after
he was led to believe that he had won
$35o,oo0, are John Pinchott, of Mel
bourne, Australia, and Arthur Ernest
Cox, Of London.
The apprehension of the prisoners
and their arrival in America constitute
what is said to be the first time in
thirty years that a man charged with
grand larceny has been brought to this
country from France.
When the Paris docked the baggage
of the two prisoners was hastily ex.
amlned and county detectives from
Troy took them to Police Headquarters
for the night and will take them tc
Troy this morning.
According to Mr.. McQuillinan, the
prisoners had been working "a sure
fire" bookmaking scheme in Troy for
month before the matter was called
to his attention.
A cleverly organized group of we'll.
dressed men with pleasing personal.
tiles and possessing all the ear marks
OF respectability, he said. had selected
Troy as field for their get-rich- quick
operations.
Came Here on Business
Skogstadt, who halls from Copen-
hagen and came here on a business
trip, encountered the gang while he
was in Troy negotiating a deal Per-
suaded to bet on the races, he seldom
lost.
In the latter part of November Skog-
stadt informed the group he had been
dealing with that he was going back
to Denmark and wished to cash in his
heavy winnings" That was a simple
thing the. race track operators in
formed him, and in checking up his
q winner of $350,00O. They would get
the cash and pay him on the following
day. When Skogstadt arrived at the
bookma aking headquarters the money
that was due him was stacked up in
four lots, but just as the cashier was
about to deliver it one Of the gang
stepped up and objected. He pro-
tested that the bookmakers had car
red the Dane for big winnings on an
unusually liberal credit with no de-
posit and as a matter of good faith
they thought it reasonable that he
should produce at least 100000 in
cash. The winnings were withheld
until such a sum was forthcoming. On
the following day Skogstadt appeared
with local banker and certified checks
companies and put them in the hands
of the book makers.
Asked to Bring Money
They admitted that certified checks
were good in ordinary transactions
but in gambling deals they were not
as good as cash. The Dane was ad-
vised to come back on the following
day with the assurance that on the
display Of cash his winnings of $780,
900 would be turned over to him
Krogstadt produced the cash at the
appointed time. He saw what he be-
table beside his cash deposit Pres
emily he was drawn into controversy
over a current race and informed that
he had authorized one of the gang to
place 100000 on the race, which was
a losing venture. The Dane protest
ed and during the argument his alleged
winnings and his bona fide deposit of
100000 were spirited out of the room.
Krogstadt laid his case before Mr.
Quillinan several days later and the
latter went abroad a month ago when
he ascertained that Pinchott and Cox
the alleged leaders Of the swindling
game, were in London He followed
them to France, and by the aid of Scot
land Yard and the Prefect of Police of
Paris he managed to bring back the
men, who will be arraigned in Troy on
Wednesday on a charge Of grand lar