The Washington times., 1923-03-25
SLAIN MODEL
.BLACKMA|LER,
! SAYS CONVICT
Man Serving Term in District
Jail for Same Crime Tells
of Working Deals With Her
FILMED WEALTHY VICTIMS
Indignant Pseudo Husbands
and Detectives Would Trap
. Them in Rooms of Women


Dorothy King, the petted New
York butterfly, was a blackmailer.
That is the assertion of one of
her former associates in shady
deals, q man who is serving a
sentence in the District Jail for
being the master mind OF black
mailing swindle in Washington.
Startling revelations of the init
mate life of the former cloak model
were made yesterday by the con-
vict.
CHUM ACQUITTED.
He also disclosed that another OF
the models intimate friends was
Betty Inch, who a year ago was
twice acquitted by juries in New
York on a charge of attempting to
blackmail New York millionaire.
The state charged Betty's acquittals
were due to the fact that the jurors
paid more attention to her pretty
ankles than TO the testimony. Dor
othy was ''in" on many parties in
Betty's apartment.
for her jewelry, or by a jealous
woman" declared the prisoner. ut
s. possible she may have been slain
by someone she had lured to her
apartment to swindle. very much
doubt that she was killed by a
member Of the blackmau mob with
which she associated.
81 first met Dorothy at the lavish.
" furnished apartment of Betty
Inch. Frequently after that propo.
sails were made to me to operate
with her in gwindling men OF wealth
men who could not afford to call
in the police or refuse demands for
money for fear Of exposure
USED MOVIE CAMERA.
MANY OF the men Dorothy asso.
ciated with had families, and knew
their names would be dragged
through the scandal mire II they re.
fused to give the money demanded
when trapped in compromising po-
eitions.
cat the time met Dorothy.
she was travelling with Jack"
Lenegan. They broke" about a
year ago, Jack going to Chicago.
''I remember q scheme Dorothy
ana several Of the mob she oper-
ated with planned little over e.
year ago. Buying motion pic
fure machine. they had 1t placed
secretly in an apartment which
was luxuriously furnished. For e.
setting for pictures, a gas fire.
place was built above couch.
1.-The apartment was on Fifty
eighth street, near Sixth avenue.
With the stage all set, an un-
scrupulous photographer having
been induced to join the black
inailers, a half dozen wealthy men,
mostly married, were lured to the
apartment. It is easy for this type
Of woman to strike up acquaint-
ance with the gay birds
APARTMENT RAIDED.
''Ths bIackmaiIers filmed the vic
TINS in compromising scenes. Then
they told them the pictures were
TO be sold for exhibition at smokers
and such affairs. The victims
readily paid the cash to keep the
picture off the market
The blackmailers paid $500
month rent for the apartment. They
were driven out finally when at
tempting to blackmaiI millionaire
for $4,000. The victim had been
lured to the apartment, a flashlight
was taken Of him and, finding him
self cornered, so to speak, he was
Just about to write a check for a
large amount Of money when the
Apartment was raided.
Women blackmailers are rarely
caught. The blackmail scheme
worked by many New York bands
Is simple. A victim is lured to a
hotel room or an apartment. Then
while drinks are served and the
victim is care-free, his hat and
coat off, an Indignant" husband
and a detective" walk in.
"The indignant husband is no
husband at all, neither is the de
tective" a detective. They are i'm.
posters, but the victims don't know
this.
ARREST is FAXED.
"I've caught you at Iastr the
Indignant husband will shout. He
will then order the arrest Of both
wife and victim. The latter will
plead, There certainly is some way
out Of this Then terms are made
and the victim is glad to get away
with payment Of $4,000 or more.
Most men learn lesson from
one of these experiences. One I
know in particular, met a man who
blackmailed him a year later on the
streets. Ihe DIackma1ler had moth
Ing to fear, except, probably,
thrashing. But that might mean DO.
lice court. And that is just what the
victim wants to avoid. This par
tcular man stopped, shook the hand
or the blackmailer, saying, I've
nothing against you, old. man. That
Trick you pulled on me taught me
lesson. have on the level
since"
Most blackmailers have no fight
IN them. I don't think any of
those Dorothy knew would kill her.
bhe frequently smoked opium. I
think that was one of the reasons
JACK Lenegan left her. It might
De that a hanger-on about a dope
Den killed her. to get her jewelry.
Find her gems and with their re-
covery the police Will be able to
ldentify, II not capture, Dorothy's
slayer or slayers."