The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-23

was not her own, but a loan from
Edward r. Litsinger, member of the
board of review.
Litsinger, on the other hand
charged that it was he and he only
who had lost and that Mrs. Black
iidge- had been a party to the
swindle.
Suspicion that Arnstein was one
of the men involved increased when
a cap that had been purchased in
st. Jean, Quebec, was found in the
Springfield hotel room from which
Litsinger's money disappeared. It
was recalled that Arnstein had been
reported as being in Canada just
before Christmas.
Promises Thorough Probe
A thorough investigation OF
charges made by both Mrs. Black
lidge. and Litsinger was ordered by
Washington officials. In Sangamon
county. where the money. fifty 81
600 bills, vanished, authorities ilidi-
Gated they believed Mrs Blacklidge' S
version was true, but continued
their inquiries.
Finding of a complete faro game
equipment in the hotel strengthened
their belief
Litsinger declared he would do all
possible to prosecute every one con-
nected with the swindle and offered
a $4,000 reward for arrest of three
men whom Mrs. Blacklidge met at
a Springfield hotel and who disap-
peared at the same time Litsingers
money vanished.
Dirty Trick" Says Woman
Returning to Chicago last night,
Mrs. Blacklidge declared she had
been the victim of a dirty trick. "
She charged that Litsinger had
lied" and that the whole thing was
national plot to ruin me polit-
ically.'
In statement to newspapers,
Litsinger said that Mrs. Blacklidge,
whom he had known for years, went
to his office Monday and asked for
a loan of $4,000.
She explained, he said, that she
needed the money to pay a claim
against her late husbands estate in
order to secure 100000 which she
said was due her from a mysterious
business her husband had been in
terested in. LitSinger denied she
mentioned gambling.
He obtained the money, he said,
and he and his nephew, Fred Lit
singer. accompanied her to Spring
field. They went to the st. Nicholas
hotel, where she asked him to re-
main in the lobby while she and
Fred LitSinger went to meet the men
with whom the transaction was to
be made.
Explained to Litsinger
A few minutes later, he said. his
nephew returned and reported that
upon entering the room three men
had taken the $4,000 away from
him.
Mrs. Rlackhdge told Springfield
police she was invited into the faro
game by Roy Burgess" whom she
had known casually as a friend of
her husband, who died last year.
She said Burgess told her there was
easy money in the game" and adj
vanced her a check for $4,000 to
play last Sunday morning.
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$207, 500 ION paper" The other men
in the game, introduced to her as
George Parker and Roscoe Reynolds,
would not pay. she said. until she
showed $4,000 in cash to cover the
check she had put into the game.
She said she explained this to
Litsinger and that he advanced her
the $4,000 with the understanding
she was to return it in twenty -four
hours with $4,000 commission.
Continues in Office
Mrs. Blacklidge said that when
she left LitSinger waiting in the
hotel lobby, Fred Litsinger accom-
panied her to the gambling room.
paid for her tokens and sat beside
her while she lost the money.
Then, she continued, the three
men left the room and did not re-
turn. Police said her description of
Parker" Tailed with that of Arm
stein.
At her Office here, where Mrs.
Blacklidge has charge of almost
s300,00000o in tax money annually.
it was said she would continue in
charge despite the federal inquiry
1t Was said no Irregularities had
heen found in her accounts.