Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-27
State S Attorney liked
Al EneeI's Meeting
With Swindle Victim


CHICAGO. June - "A dappx.
charming. - yeas cid 50 1.c.lxs
who made career O: salgEas
women iangLlss1c5 - tai swaii4s.s
arTRlgnr1eri tesdxy on confidence
game elsArEex
He is Sagmund Eaes! alto AZ
mix swincaing Women tive Sog X.
over oai Of mlllaonx with has
smooth talk and bouquets of ross
The s-toci 3-a9ch Lotfagso sA*
captured Friday night Al Mich
igan avenue lusgags shop Palace
baiteo a trap fcg him aSang
55-year old women ne planned &c
add to his list OF victims
Engel Is CHARGED with tllklnP
Mrs. Reseda J CcTiigata -, and
the mother Of three. out q. S. 700
after promising TO marry her
xs.eee Reported Returned.
O! that amount. IS 900 was re-
ported 30 have aecD IL
Mrs, Corrigan oy the elderly con-
hdence man Saturday nj hi Ihe
two met In the Loop once q
Engels attorney IN mystery
cloaked conference.
The unannounctt meetiug drew
the ire OF States Attorney JONI
S. BOYLE. who said he would thoi
oughiy investigate il today, TIE
conference OF the s4ave Kngel and
his victim OF earlier this month
was contrary 10 normal police
procedure. Mr., Boyle said
Engel was taken from his cell
Saturday night and with three
policemen was whisked IN pri-
vate automobile to the once C.
Attorney Irving Kruger There
he and Mr.. Kruger met Mrs Cor
rigan and one of her two oaugh-
tiers.
After the meeting Mrs. Corrigan
said she had accepted IS 600 from
the white haired Romeo and
signed a receipt for the money
She added that Engel said he had
taken only that amount from her
and refused to return more.
Marriage Offer Refused
She said he offered again at the
conference 10 marry her, but SHE
said she refused. She quoted him
as saying
I'm being a good guy to give
you this $1,000. They're goin2 10
let me out OF jail tonight and
you'll end up without a red cent,
You can take Ii or leave it
After receiving the money. Mrs
Corrigan said Engel told her.
You're going 10 marry me on
Monday. and then we'll share the
$3.50 900 I've hidden away. Then.
as my wife. you won't be able to
testify against me"
When Engel was asked where
the $1,000 came from. he just
smiled. Neither would Mr. Kruger
say.
After the meeting. EnEel was
returned TO his cell and formally
booked on confidence game
charges. He also was charged
with theft on complaint OF Mrs,
Corinne Perry OF Los Angeles. His
bond was set at $4,000.
FBI Has Fugitive Warrants.
During the Corrigan Engel
tryst. two FBI agents came to the
police station with q fugitive war
rent for Engel. They said the
warrant concerns his alleged
swindle Of Mrs. Anette Kubiak.
IS. divorced wife OF dentist in
South Bend. Ind. She charged
he nicked her for $4,000 after
marrying her and then disappear
ing on their honeymoon. She got
an annulment later.
Other women in New York. Los
Angeles and San Francisco also
complained the fast-talking little
man married them under various
Misunderstanding Lord Beaver
brook "-then vanished with their
money and jewels.
Engel appeared to be taking all
these developments in stride.
Sauvely dressed as ever. he
willingly performed for newsreel
crews yesterday In the squad room
of Town Hall jail. First he made
sure his hair was combed. Then.
while about so spectators watched.
the urbane little man put on his
act.
But one wf1ite-haired woman
evidently was not impressed.
He doesn't thrill me-" she re-
marked. Il wouldn't give him a
cent"