The New York herald., 1922-03-02
LINDSAY INDICTED
ON 3 MORE COUNTS
Bills Based on WOmen'S
Stories of Big Sums
They Gave Him.
is SUED FOR $l40,O0O
Vanderbilt Cousin Tells of
Party She Gave to In
trOduce' Him.
REPUDIATE DOMINO CLUB
Prominent Financiers Call OH
Prosecutor to Deny Brok-
cr's Stories.
REPUDIATE DOMINO CLUB

Three more criminal indictments
suit for $4,000 were brought yester-
day against Alfred L. Lindsay. Nyack
stock broker. who is awaiting trial in
the Tombs on charges of swindling
prominent society and professional
women out of nearly s1,000,000.
Mrs. C. Dorothy Atwood, 247 West
Seventy second street, is complainant
in the civil action. She charges Lindsay
obtained from her $4,000 on February
], 1917; $4,000 on February Is, 1917 ;
$4,000 on June 22. 1918, and 100000
on July /, 1913 One of the indict-
ments handed down by the Grand Jury
was based on Mrs. Atwood's complaint
The others We're the result of COM
plants fled by Mrs. Lillian N. Duke.
Hotel Belnord, divorced wife of James
B. Duke, and Mrs. w. III. Arnold, 152
West Seventy fourth street.
How Lindsay came to know some of
the prominent society women whom he
fleeced was told to the jury by Miss
Florence James of % East Eighty-ninth
street. cousin OF Mrs. w. X. Wander
bilt and a relative of the Harrimans,
who says she lost about 5000.
Miss James and Lindsay were selling
stock in the Pacific Minerals and Chem
ical Company AZ East Forty-second
street. and Lindsay suggested to her
that she invite some Of her women
friends to party so he could meet
them. He supplied funds for the party,
Miss James said. She does not know
how many of the women subsequently
gave him money to "invest" but prom
ised Mr.. Murphy to give him a copy
OF the list she gave to Lindsay. 1t is
believed to contain the names of women
who have hung back through fear. of
publicity.
Admits He Is Broke.
Lindsay. who was indicted Monday
on previous charge made by Mrs.
Arnold and arrested near Philadelphia
the same day. Is locked up in default
OF $4,000 bail. Although he admits he
Is broke. according to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Richard G. Murphy. he
suggested yesterday that his women
victims let him out of Jail long enough
for him to put int. execution a plan
he has worked out to pay back the
money they gave him.
Let my attorney come down here
ana arrange this matter in a friendly
way Lindsay said. Il can make
money but l can't do anything while
I'm in Jail"
What would you do If we let YOU
out? asked Mr.. Murphy. Have Won
any business or profession"
NO. said Lindsay. but I'm good
What would you sell?"
Anything. Say coal, for Instance .
Mr. Murphy wanted to know if the
Domino Club" had cornered the coal
market The Domino Club. according
70 the story Lindsay told his women
clents, was secret order of multi
iaillionaires. so-called because they
went masked to room in the Ritz
Carlton Hotel. where they organized
pools to beat the stock market.
charles n. Sabin Of the Guaranty
rust Company. George r. Baker OF the
First National Bank. w AverelI Harri-
man OF the United American lines
Thomas w. Lamont OF ]. T.. Morgan
Co. Percy A. Rockefeller and James
a. Stillman were Domino members.
Lindsay said. He referred to them as
Charley George. VIII. Tom, Percy and
Jim.
Deny Domino Club
Mr. Sabin and Mr.. Hartman visited
the District Attorney yesterday in re-
sponse to an invitation issued to the
members" to testify before the Grand
Jury. Both denied they had heard 81
the Domino Club or Alfred L. Lindsay
until they read about them in the news
papers.
Boys. ! don't even know how 10 play
dominoes," said Mr.. Hartman as he
left the Criminal Courts Building.
Besides his lawyer. Henry Goldstein.
Lindsay's only visitor yesterday was
Tracy l.. Freeman. a contractor OF
Babylon. l.. l., who Is trying to help
him get bail. Mrs. Lindsay Is too IN to
visit the Tombs. the broker said. She
has not been indicted. but the District
Attorney said he would like TO talk to
her.
A friend OF the I.indsays said Mrs
Lindsay has suffered a nervous COLLAPSE
and refuses TO eat or drink She Is I'm
New York. but Lindsay would not tell
where she is staying. lie thought she
might be able to see him before the end
OF the week
Tho Grand Jury will continue TO hear
testimony In the Lindsay case to-day.