New-York tribune., 1922-04-01
Lindsey Admits
DupinggWonnen;
2 Held as Aids
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pany," to persuade his victims that he
was offering them an unusual oppor-
tunity for investment. If they hesi-
tated, he would refer them to any
financial authority as to the standing
of the Pacific Mineral and Chemical
Company. If they still had any doubts
Lindsey could fall back on the "inside
gossip of the ring which manipulated
the stock market" of which he pro-
fessed to be member.
arrested yesterday and Dr. X. Arvid
Enlind, who was arrested some time
ago and is at liberty on bail, were fully
conversant with the business methods
and general purpose of his Pacific
Mineral &, Chemical Company.
Made Woman Their Dupe
1t was Sutton, Lindsey said, who
persuaded Florence James, now one of
the women whose complaints against
Lindsey have resulted in nine indict-
ments against him, to become stock
seller for their company. She was
selected, Lindsey said, because she was
related to the Hartman family.
Miss James had an acquaintance
which would be distinct asset to a
ing stock.
There was no pretense, Lindsey as
serted, that the money thus obtained
was to be turned into the company
treasury or to be devoted to any legiti-
mate eHds. Checks sometimes were in
dorsed as payable to the Pacific Min
eral and Chemical Company, he said,
but the cash obtained for them was
split three ways-he and Sutton and
Enlind sharing alike in these profits.
The genesis Of the Pacific Mineral
and Chemical Company was not made
quite clear in the statements describ-
ing Lindsey's confession. He is quoted
as saying that when he first became as
sociated with the concern he thought
it was an ordinary corporation, en-
ing solely upon legitimate profits.
Assistant District Attorney Murphy,
to whom Lindsey made his statement
has letter from Lycurgus Lindsey,
president Of the real Pacific Mineral
and Chemical Company, in which he
says that "B. w. Parat" was one Of the
men who submitted bids when his COM
pany was in the market. The offer Of
"B. w. Parat" was not accepted, Lucur-
gus Lindsey wrote.
Asks Leniency for Testifying
Alfred f. Lindsey is said to have ad-
mitted his guilt on ali the charges
made against him, his sole claims to
leniency being his willingness to tes-
tify against his alleged partners and
his avowed ignorance at first of the
character Of the company with which
he was associated.
Sutton and Parrot were arraigned
before Judge Grain in General Ses-
sions and held in $4,000 bail each for
pleading next week. Sutton is thirty
two years old and lives at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel, he says. Parrot gave
the Hotel Chatham, For.y-eighth Street
and Vanderbilt Avenue, as his address
Parrot and Sutton are accused in the
indictments against them Of the theft
of $1,000 from Mrs. w. H. Arnold, who
is complainant against Lindsey also.
Parrot, Lindsey tells me-" said AS
sistant District Attorney Murphy, "was
the originator of the idea of forming
the Pacific Mineral & Chemical Co., but
Lindsey says he himself paid all the ex-
penses and even bought the Office fur
niture which was mortgaged to pay the
rent of the Offices. Lindsey asserts he
has heen furnishing both Sutton and
Parrot with money right along and that
he never knew either of them to have
any InlHg.
Says Others Knew of Crime
"He said the money was obtained
from women and that his associates
knew it was misappropriated, but ac-
cepted their share. Sutton was with
the American Gun Company when the
war broke out. He is graduate of
West Point, an engineer and, for a
while during the war, was stationed at
Governors Island. He also was with
the Adjutant Generals Office in Hobo
ken, l am toldl."
Among the women who accuse Lind
sey are Mrs. Adelaide Rice, aged and
almost sightless, who lives in River
dale, N. Y; Mrs. Lillian M. Duke, for
mer wife of James B. Duke, and Car
lotta Nillson, former actress.
Mrs. Lindsey, the Assistant District
Attorney said, was entirely ignorant of
the source of the money she was liv-
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