The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-25
BROKER FLEECES
WOMEN INVESTORS
FOR HALF MILLION
Lindsay Styled Himself as Giant
of Finance and collected
Sum of 100000.
SWINDLES $4,000 FROM
WOMAN NEARLY BLIND
Had Been in Courts on Charge
= of White Slavery-Wanted
on Two Counts Also.
tsy The Assoeiatsd Prsssl

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-Ten women,
several prominent socially, who claim
to have put more than 100000 into a
mythical "pool" promoted by Alfred
Il. Lindsey, broker, with palatial
home at South Nyack, today were
summoned to appear before a supreme
court grand jury Monday and help
piece together the details of a remark
able story of "high finance" District
Attorney Murphy will seek Lindseys
indictment
The list OF alleged victims OF the
missing broker is headed by Mrs, Lii
liam n. Duke, divorced wife of James
II. Duke, tobacco king" who claims
she entrusted $s25,ooo to the engaging
Lindsey.
Others on the list with their con-
tributions to the "poop include:
Mrs. Dorothy Atwood. $4,000; Miss
Catherine Adams, 10000; Miss Char
lotte Nillson, actress. $4,000; Mrs. w.
P Arnold, $4,000; Miss Margaret
Bogart, $4,000; Mrs. Helen Burnett,
ss1 900; Mrs. Adelaide v. Rice, s25,o9e;
Mrs. Josephine A. Cornels. 5000 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 Lindsay's hands,
Mr.. Murphy said. Lindsey's favorite
story, he declared. was that he was a
fellow member with George F. Baker,
Thomas W. Lamont. Charles Il. Sa-
bine, Percy A. Rockefeller. James A..
Stillman and other giants OF the finan
cial district, in a millionaire domino
club, where the time not spent play
ing dominoes was given over to plan
ming "big killings In Wall street.
This club was supposed to maintain
secret rooms at the Ritz Carlton hotel.
TO which Lindsey displayed a pass key.
1t was to get her money in pool
operated by these men that Miss MIL
son parted with her $4,000. Mr. Muir
ply said she had told him. Similar
storiss were told by the other women,
he said.
The debonair Lindsey, Mr.. Murphy
declared, was one of the smoothestl
workers New York has seen in years
His home at South Nyack was one
of tho show places along the Hudson
river. and Lindsey himself was a lead
or in civic affairs, having taken al
prominent part in the raising of Red
Cross and other funds.
But when he was ION the make" all
the sympathy dropped out OF his ma :
ture, according to the stories told Mr.
Murphy.
One of his victims--Mrs. Rice--4s rs
years old ana nearly blind, and the
S25,00O she put into the pool was prac-
tically every cent she possessed.
The $4,000 Mrs. cornei said she gave
him represented the proceeds of her |
husbands life insurance, out OF which |
she had been supporting her four chill
dren--ons a cripple.
Mrs. Atwood, who gave up $4,000 |
In cash and $4,000 in jswelry, has
been reduced from comparative affiu-
ence to raising pedigreed dogs for a |
living.
So far az he could learn, Mr.. Murphy
said. the only contributor to "domi-
no club pool who succeeded IN getting
anything back was Mai Redondo Sut-
ton. former president OF the Pacific
Mining and Chemical company, who
happened TO know that Lindsey was
out on ban, 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 Asr. Murphy
The white salve indictment, returned
In 1918, was subsequently dismissed
on recommendation or the district at
torney's office. Later, when a special
grand jury made the dismissal sub
tect OF inquiry. the district attorneys
office explained the case had been
cropped because Beatrice weille, the
complaining witness. had disappeared.
Police circulars, bearing Lindsey's
picture and description. were broad
casted at Mr.. Murphys request. The
charges on which he ~ wanted. Mr..
Murphy said, are embezzisment and
grand larceny.