The New York herald., 1922-02-27
Crook Even Tried to Get
Widow to Give Him Her
Insurance Money.
NEW DUPES TELL WOES
Broker Made No Big Stock
Deals, Although He Played
! Horse Races.

When the victims Of Alfred E. Lind
say appear this morning before the
Grand Jury 1t is understood that at
least two other persons will be named
as accomplices Of the man accused Of
swindling society and professional
women out Of sum approaching
$1.000,000
The eight witnesses subpnnaed IN
clude Mrs. Lillian N. Duke, divorced
wife Of James B. Duke: Miss Carlotta
Nilsson. actress; Mrs. Dorothy At
wood Mrs. w. III. Arnold, Miss Flor
ence James and Major Redondo SUIT
ton, president of the Pacific Mineral
and Mining Company, which employed
Lindsay as stock salesman.
Richard c. Murphy, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, learned yesterday CT
two more of Lindsays dupes, botn
men. from whom lie obtained large
sums. One lives in Nyack and tn.
other in Piermont, N. Y. They lost
4 virtually all they had.
Victim Ends His Life.
One committed suicide when he real
ICED that the savings he had intended
for his wife and two children had been
swept away. Lindsay. It is said. even
attempted to advise his widow how to
invest the life insurance money she re-
ceived.
Major Sutton. West Point graduate
and member of an old New York FAM
ny, introduced Lindsay to many of his
victims. The Major Is living at the
Ritz-Carlton. He was out Of town yes
terday. Hs -
Miss James. who knew Lindsay for
six months and intrusted him with
about 5000. was connected with the
Pacific Mineral and Mining Company,
of which Major Sutton was president.
She Is a cousin of Mrs. w. X Wander
biIt and relative of the Harrimans.
Through her Lindsay became ac-
acquainted with many prominent
women.
Miss James said yesterday she met
Lindsay last August. He visited the
mining company's office almost daily
and was closeted with Major Sutton,
who then had high regard for him.
He impressed her as big. breezy
Wcsterner," but a little tough"
Tale Gains Woman's Conadcnce.
He sained my confidence by telling
me that three or four years ago he
had saved Harry Payne Whitney from
bankruptcy by intervening with the
banks" Miss James said. "IIe always
talked of bis->1nen and his business
deals with them. He told me that he
had been business friend of the late
e. II. Hartman.
never met him except in a business
way. | gave him list of my friends,
but that was natural, as we were both
selling stock for Mr.. Sutton's mining
company. He met Mrs Arnold through
me. although I had no Idea he was get
ting her to give him money"
Mrs. Arnold. who lives at 1Ss West
Seventy-fourth street, lost 10000.
Il met Lindsay at dinner at Mrs. Ar
nolds one night" Miss James continued.
He wouldn't take a cocktail, but he did
try some champagne
When he began to talk business TO
me / said, You're stranger and
want everything to be open and above
board He convinced me that he could
make lot of money for me, SO / sold
some railroad stocks and gave him
$4,000. Just before Christmas he dsap-
peared. / had two notes due on Feb
ruary IL and besides I had given him
some Jewels worth about $2,5O0 more.
His Notes Remain Unpaid.
He called me up at the office the day
the notes came due and said he had In
fiuenza. II had given him a spintered
jaw and affected his teeth. he said, and
he had to stay indoors on account of
the cold. He asked me IL he might
take the liberty OF postponing payment
OF my notes and I let him off That's
the last rve seen or heard of him.
Major Sutton. however. had Lindsay
on the telephone as late as week ago
last Thursday. Lindsay told the Major
his jaw still troubled him. don't know
whether l will 90 down to see the Dis
trict Attorney or not"
Before tonight II is expected the
Grand Jury will hand down indictments
against Lindsay and others. The Dis
trlct Attorneys office has almost COM
pleted the preparation Of tho case. Even
the brokers in this city with whom he
traded are known. Nyack witnesses
will testify that Lindsay was penniless
when he disappeared.
Actress First on stand.
Miss Nllson. the actress will probably
be the first witness. as her story and
memory are clear regarding dates and
amounts Lindsay obtained from her.
Some other women seemed dazed and
Lindsay appeared to have exercised
spell over them.
Some of Lindsay's victims, It was said
NJ the District Attorneys office, will
he surprised to learn that he was not
the large investor he pretended to be.
He traded In the stock market consis-
tently but never In large amounts. Oc-
caslonally he took a plunge on the races.
n was said.
Theatrical and Hotel and Restaurants.