New-York tribune., 1922-11-29
Lindsay Gets
3 to 10 Y ears
AT Hard Labor
Judge, in Sentencing Ex-
Broker. Denounces Him
for Preying ON Women
and Stealing Their Money
Mrs. Duke Among losers
Lured Victims Into Fake
investments; DIR. Enlind
to- Hear His Fate To-day

A sentence of from FIVE 60 ten year,
at hsrd labor FOR grand larceny, OF
which he was convicted on one o.
nine indictments found against hin
last March, was imposed yesterday
/ upon Alfred e. Lindsay, the broker WHIT
swindled women. chiefly widows, out o.
more than $50o,0oo.
Lindsay seemed dazed by the Judge
ments apparently having expected some
leniency due to a Plies for clemency
based on his confession and testimony
, againstttwo associates, botheof whom
were convicted, In sentencing Lindsay
Jedge Mancuso denounced him, saying
he had made money by turning women 5
heads.
! The specific count to which Lindsay
pleaded guilty was that of stealing
$29.860 from Mrs. Sarah E. Arnold, OF
i52 West Seventy-fourth Street, on
December s, 1921, through misrepre-
| senting an investment. Major Redondo
Sutton was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary several days ago for his part In
one OF Lindsay's schemes, and the
other associate, DR.. Knut Arvid Enlind,
will be sentenced to-day.
Preyed on Women, Says Judge
Judge Msncuso said Lindsay had
been granted sufficient leniency In the
circumstances by being permitted to
plead guilty to only one Of the nine
indictments in return for testifying
against Sutton and Enlind.
''You made women OF means your
prey" Judge Mancuso told the defend
ant. "You turned their heads by Law
ishiy entertaining them with their own
money. Your crime is no less an Of
fense than highway robbery or bur-
glary. 1t Is true your victims were
people of wealth, yet you left them
impoverished. You stole S325,oo0 from
Mrs. Lillian B. Duke, and my investi-
cation shows none Of the money you
got from these women was invested.
"Acts Of this kind, IL tolerated,
would soon prevent people from in
vesting at all and would injure the
mercantile business OF our city. 1t
must be stopped. A man of your ability
and shrewdness would have prospered
In a legitimate business, but you were
too lazy. You wanted to live comfort
ably by stealing, and you are now here
to reap the fruits OF your crime"
The Mrs. Duke referred to is the
former wife of James 3. Duke. Mrs,
Arnold and Miss Margaret Bogert, Of
o4A west F1fty-seventh Street, were In
court and related their experiences
with Lindsay. Miss Bogert lost $4,000,
domino Club Pool One Lure
One of Lindsay's investment allure
mants was the Domino Club" pool, in
which he informed his victims many of
the leading fnanciers were interested.
Late in February, after ten women had
appeared before the grand jury and
Lindsay was indicted, he disappeared.
4 hurried countrywide search was
started, and few days later Lindsay
was found at hotel in Overlook, q
Philadelphia suburb. He was sent to
the Tombs prison In default of $4,000
bail.
1t was learned Lindsay not only OBJ
tained cash and securities but jeweiry
from his women investors. Pawn tick
cts totaling s43,15a were found in his
South Nyack home, some of them rep.
resenting articles that had belonged
to Mrs. Duke.
Major Sutton, who was West
Pointer, and DR.. Enlind were assoc;-
sted in selling the stock of concern
called the Pacific Minerals and Chemi-
cal Company,