The Washington times., 1922-08-26
DRUG RAIDERS
TAKE HE|RESS
AND GUARDIAN
Chicago Officials Arrest Pretty
English Woman, Wife Of
Army officer.

Copyright 1922. by the International
News servicel
Copyright. 1929, by Evening American
Publishing Company
CHICAGO, Aug. ga pretty
young woman claiming to be an
English heiress with a millionaire
Chicagoan as her guardian was
taken into custody by Govern
ment narcotic agents yesterday
in a raid on store frequented
by negroes.
The woman, a striking bru-
nette with bobbed hair, ques-
toned by Agent William J. Spill
lard, aide to Chief Beach of the
Federal dope staff, provided the
officials with the most battling
mystery they have been confront
ed with in their dope investiga-
tions.
Wife Of Army Man.
Her name is Mabel Howard Rock
we'll Schaeffer. Her husband. Michael
B. schaeffer, Is an officer in the
United States Army.
Her guardian. she told her ques-
TONERS, is Oscar C. Bunte, million
aire president of the Protectu Com.
pany. So mysterious was her story
that Col. L. q. Mutt, national chief
Of narcotic agents, who is at present
in Chicago, was called in to hear the
statement of the woman.
The mystery rose when the girl re-
peatedly stated that she was en-
tirely ignorant of her origin; that
she was an English heiress with a
large estate and that for some rea-
son unknown to herself, she re-
peatedly received large sums OF
money which narcotic agents re-
vealed had practically all been
spent for dope.
Daxed, Collapses.
Mr.. Bunte, she said, saw her fire.
quently, the last time recently at
luncheon at a local hotel. Mrs.
Schaeffer was apparently dazed
during her questioning and she col.
.lapsed while two negroes, John
Poole and his wife, were awaiting
arraignment before United Staten
Commissioners l.. f. Mason.
She repudiated her husband. who
was present at the interrogation,
and who told a straightforward
story Of their marriage In the city
hall at Chicago, January IL, 1922.
Schaeffer told the Government Of
ficials that he did not know who the
woman was originally. but that he
had met Mr.. Bunte on one occasion
and that he knew that she had re-
ceived at least 81 600 from him since
the first Of the year.
According to information obtained
by officials the woman lived in
Lexington, Mo-, before coming to
Chicago and she received unusually
large sums of money from some
source.
Doesn't Know Origin.
"I don't know where / came FROM,
Mrs. Schaeffer sobbed In response TO
questions. II lived In New Orleans.
I've really never had a home, don't
know who my mother and father are.
/ never heard of them, All know Is
that had an estate In England and
that It was transferred to America
and that have been receiving money
from 1t all along,
"Mr. Bunte was q good friend to
me, he advised me, had to have
some friend to look to-"
She admitted using dope by way Of
"hypo" but declared that she had no
knowledge of how the habit started.
Investigation of the case started a
few days ago when the woman was
taken to the Illinois General Hospital
when she was taken suddenly i'll.
Agent Spillard began check to find
out where she was buying dope.
Early today she was traced from the
hospital to the negroes resort.
A sensational raid by Agents Spill
lard, Baxter, Burns and O'Brien, If
the staff Of Colonel Beach, followed
and the woman was rushed to the
narcotic offices In the transportation