The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
WARNS AGAINST
CON MEN HERE
Gang of Confidence Men
With Radium Bunk
Operating.
LOSE MANY THOUSANDS

A gang of "eye specialists" alleged
to be operating at present in the
northern section Of Illinois, partic-
ularly out of Chicago, have caused a
warning to be sent out to all cities
on the north shore to be on the look
out for a group of con men who are
operating a game which is netting
them thousands of dollars from guile
less persons who are led to believe
that these men can restore impaired
sight by "radium treatment" which
consists of plain glass.
While no cases of such work have
been reported from Kenosha or sur
rounding cities, the warning has been
sent out to throw scare into any of
the men who are perpetrating the
operations in this part of the state.
The most recent case where the So
called specialists have been operating
comes from Cary, ILL.,, where Mrs. M.
Osgood lost $75,
In the case of Mrs. Osgood, a man
called on her representing himself to
be "a. Marshall, of 1900 Graceland
avenue, Chicago" and fitted her with
two pairs of glasses, which he called
radium glasses, for which she paid
him $75.
A few weeks after this transaction
another man called on Mrs. Osgood
and asked her if she had been fitted
properly by Mr.. Marshall and whether
or not the glasses were satisfactory.
Mrs. Osgood told him she had been
fitted by Mr.. Marshall but that the
glasses did not prove satisfactory. The
man then told her that Marshall had
died in a hospital and that he was
there to reimburse her for the
She did not give him an opportunity to
cash bogus check for a still larger
amount as that was his game. Upon
investigation it was found that there
was no such party as A. Marshall, nor
any such address as given.
Believed To Work In Gang.
It is suspected that the two takers
are in a gang of confidence men that
fitted Mrs. Abbey Malone, of Tonica,
for a pair of glasses for which they
charged $500, with a guarantee that
the glasses would be satisfactory. A
little later on came the check-up man
who stated that if the glasses were
not satisfactory he would refund her
money. He produced check for ST.
200, and she 'cashed this for him, less
the $500. The check proved to be
worthless. BY means of his auto
license, the auto was traced by the
police to the Morrison hotel at Chica-
go. The machine proved to be owned
bv man who refunded the MONEY!
claiming that he knew nothing about
the deal, but that he would make good
for the other man to whom he loaned
the automobile.
Following this case comes a state
rnent from Johnson City, ILL.,, that a
man calling himself CDR. Newell" had
examined the eyes of woman of that
city, and told her she needed radium
treatments for her eyes, which she
agreed to take and was charged $3.50.
Following the transaction two more
men in an automobile came TO see her
and told her she would be paralyzed
within very short time if she did
not have another treatment with the
radium. She accepted this treatment
for which she paid the second man
81 900. These two men gave false
names as "Drs. Kelly and Percy" She
describes kelly" as about foot,
slender built, light complexion, wear
ing glasses, brown velour hat and
gray suit. Percy" is described as 5
foot, 10 inches, dark. They drove a
greenish- roadster. A reward is
offered for their arrest.