Arizona republican., 1922-02-25
Siren Songs OF Quick
Profits Gets $6OO,OOO
From New York Widows
rRepubIican A. p. leased Wlre1

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Ten women
several prominent socially who claim
to have put more than 100000 into
a mythical pool" promoted by AL
fred +. Lindsey, broker. with a pa
latial home at South Nyack. today
were summoned to appear before a
supreme court grand jury Monday
and help piece together the details of
a remarkable story of "high finance, -
on which Assistant District Attorney
Murphy will seek Lindsey's indict-
ment.
The list OF alleged victims OF the
missing broker is headed by Mrs. Lii
liam N. Duke, divorced wife of James
b. Duke. tobacco king" who claims
she entrusted $4,000 to the engag-
ing Lindsey.
Others on the list with their con-
tributions to the pool include:
Mrs. Dorothy Atwood, $4,000: Miss
Catherine Adams, $4,000: Miss Char
lotte Nillson. actress, 500 900: Mrs.
w. II. Arnold. 100000; Miss Margaret
Bogart, $4,000: Miss Helen Burnett,
$4,000: Mrs. Adelaide V. Rice, $685.
900: Mrs. Josephine A. Cornell $20,-
600, and Miss Florence James, $4,000.
Siren songs of quick and fabulous
profits induced the women to dispose
of securities they held and put their
cash equivalent in I>indsey's hands.
Mr.. Murphy said. Lindseys favorite
story. he declared, was that he was
a fellow member with George f.
Baker. Thomas w. Lamont. Charles
r.. Sabin Percy A. Rockefeller. James
A. StillInan and other giants OF the
financial field in a millionaire DOM
ino club, where the time not spent in
playing dominoes was given over TO
planning big billings in Wall street.
This club was supposed to maintain
secret rooms at the Ritz Carlton hotel.
to which Lindsey displayed a pass
key.
II was to get her money into a
pool operated by these men that Miss
Nillson parted with her $4,000. Mr..
Muphy said she had told him. SINH
lar stories. he said. were told by the
other women.
The debonair Lin lsey. Mr.. Murphy
declared was one or the 'smoothest
workers New York has seen in
years.
Had No Favorites
His home at South NyacS was one
Of the show places along the Hudson
river and Lindsey himself was q
leader in civic affairs, having taken
a prominent part in the raising OF
Red Cross and other funds.
But when he was on the make" all
sympathy dropped out OF his nature.
according TO the stories told Mr..
Murphy.
One OF his victims. Mrs. Rice. Is
I5 years old, and nearly blind and the
$4,000 she put into the pool was
practically every cent she possessed.
The 5000 Mrs. Cornell said she
gave him represented the proceeds OF
her husbands life insurance out of
which she had been supporting her
four children-one a cripple.
Mrs. Atwood. who gave up $50 900
in cash and $4,000 in jewelry has
been reduced from comparative af-
fluence to raising pedigreed dogs for
a living.
So far as he could learn. Mr.. Mur-
ply said, the only contributor to a
domino club" pool who succeeded in
getting anything back was Major
Redondo sutton. former president Of
the Pacific Mining and Chemical
company, who happened to know that
Lindsey was out on bail, under an
indictment charging white slavery.
When he threatened to complain to
the United States department OF JUS
tice, Lindsey quickly returned his
$4,000. Major sutton told Mr.. Murphy.
The white slave indictment re-
turned in 1913 was subsequently dis
missed on recommendation of the
district attorneys office.
Later when a special grand Jury
made the dismissal. subject OF In
quiry the district attorneys office
explained the case had been dropped
because Beatrice E Weille. the COM
planning witness had disappeared.