The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 8, 1909, Page 1

. 1, NO. 196. 1 CARROLL AND BERT WARNER ARE NOW IN JAIL—DR. ROLLER MAY FOLLO iOME SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909. THE SEATTLE ONE CEN} W MED STATES GOVERNMENT TO BREAK UP GIANT WRESTLING SYNDICATE DETROIT LOSES FIRST iff Hodge Finds Warner and Carroll in Eastern " Washington—Thrown in Jail, Prisoners Wait to Answer an Indictment of Federal Grand Jury at Counce FING 10 GET EVI Carroll, Dr. B. F. Roller’s erstwhile wrestling r, and Bert Warner are in the King county jail, t interrupted in a hunting trip to an Eastern ranch, at 2 o'clock on Thursday morning to Seattle last night by Sheriff Robert T. Freeman. e necessary evidence can be secured, Dr. B. also be placed under arrest. The charge a and Warner have been arrested th their participation in framed-up wrest- upon which men were induced to bet with- edge that those with whom they bet had ontest. §. GOVERNMENT BEHIND ARREST. te probable, however, that neither Carroll will be made to answer to this charge, inas- Sheriff e was notified last night, upon aed de Get Conall cna Wore tna med Harris, whom Hodge had taken with the patch or ap }, were wanted by the United States authorities ictment found by a federal grand jury at lowa, charging Carroll, Warner and Harris he United States mails to defraud. Hodge the three men over to the United STORY OF A DOUBLE CROSS. that Ordeman was to win the match, d to a third money with which to $550 to be aaeed to Farrell. The first Seer ete ret oto a 2 sunrenten that he| have found that considerable more than this $500 was placed around! ent places to be bet on Ordeman. The is to be thoroughly investigated with a an end for all time to fake wporting con- + AND CARROLL WILL BE HELD HERE. Warner and Carroll have been turned over i States authorities, it is believed that they in Seattle at the request of the sheriff's the investigation now being carried on is lictment of Warner, Carroll and Harris is efforts being made by the United States to break up the big gang of wrestlers and who have been for years carrying on fake Parts of the United States. BUNCO WRESTLING PLAYED IN SEATTLE " all the members of this combine now under indict- fd in Seattle three and a half years ago, holding sand prize fights in a houseboat, moored near Shore of Union bay on Lake Washington. The lead of this swindling game here were Russ Har- Brown and “Skip” Moore. J. C. Maybray, who the east as the leade at Council Blufi ations here, but in other pa ft of this gang, and who is now . was in Seattle only a short time during it is understood has been at the head ts of the country, Operated in Seattle for several months, unmo- Police, On August 23, 1906, The Star, in a full Be Atticle, exposed the game, giving’a list of those B here and of the men swindled, and showing that the @ eeeuired $131,500 from their operations in the Lake houseboat. ANG FLEES AFTER STAR EXPOSUR Pe eriight next morning, every one of the leadets of the Beatle. ‘The next heard of them, they were in where they immediately began operations and MO draw “suckers” from all parts of the couutry. ments, lately returned against the members DENCE AG ied by Deputies William Zimmerman. il Bluffs, Iowa AINST DR. ROLLER for a fraudulent use of the United States mails, the fof the ga swindlers seemed able to secure police protection in whatever city they operated. The game became so well known in police circles that it was absolutely impossible for these men to carry on their business rout the police v learning of it Spite of this, they continued at their work without inte ie * this being the headquarters in whatever city operations are being carried on, and the In Seattle, Har and Moore constituted the “store.” The gang is composed of what is known as the “store “steerers,” n, Brown There were a large number of “steerers,” and this list includes many well known wrestlers in the country, who work under aliases. HOW THEY PLAYED THE GAME. | Here is the way the game was played: A victim, a man of some prominence in the community in which he lives be chosen. The visit ke the acquaintance of the viet When the i drop a hint about having received a te would “steerer” would this man's town and }ma im through some proposed the legran legram business transaction proper time = arriy “steerer” woul or a letter from Seattle, or wherever the “store” should be, ad vising him of an opportunity to make some money on a wrestlin rize fight Finally, after the victim's curiosity has been sufficiently aroused, the “steerer” would confide in him, telling bim a |contest had been arranged, in which to take part, and that it had been frat | fellow was to back the other the “steerer” was to “lay down.” (the “steerer”) was up that the man in contest dnd that “This other guy,” the “steerer” would announce, “thinks he is going to job me and my friends out of a lot of money by this frameup, but as a matter « the other fellow will ‘lay down cross this wealthy fellow.” VICTIM IS USUALLY CREDULOUS. Having chosen the victim because of his gullibility, it was very seldom that he failed to this line of talk, 1 when the “steerer” left for the scene of the coming contest, the | Victim always tagged along with a big roll of bills in his pocket jor a letter of credit from his bank. Usually spoken protest of his new-found friend, the “steerer,” the victim | would wager anywhere from $2,000 to $20,000 on the contest, Then would come the wrestling match or the prize fight, whichtver in the opinion of the “steerer,” before he went after jthe victim, would prove the better bait. In Seattle, the con- {tests were held in the houseboat on Lake Washington. ‘There act, we've got it fixed so that , and we are going to double- against the out ithe victim, after being warned that everything must be kept | quiet or they would all be arrested, would be taken. into the ring, or on the mat, as the case might be, and the match would begin. All the way through, the “steerer” would have the better of it, until suddenly he would collapse. red substance, having the appearance of blood, would flow from his mouth. At other times, he would appear to be suffering intense agony. present at all these contests, would become very excited and Then the word would be passed © everyone to hurry away, as the fellow might die FRIGHTENED VICTIM HURRIES HOME, The victim, prominent in his own community, would be thoroughly frightened and quite ready to take the advice of anyone who offered it, that he take the first train for home, or to some outside point, there to await some one of the members of the gang, who, the victim was told, would try and get his |money back for him | After waiting for a few days at his home, or wherever he | was’ sent, it finally dawned upon the victim that he had been | swindled. His first impulse would be to go to the 1orities But he would then recall that he, himself, had been a party to | what he believed was to be a job to swindle someone else out of }some money. Because of his family or of his business con- nections, he couldn't afford to make the matter public. So he would just cross off his books the amount he had lost, and let jit go at that, There have been instances in which the victim, falling to realize that he had been swindled, has been brought back the second time and again robbed. ‘This was true in Seattle of |Charles Cunningham, a wealthy rancher of Pendleton, Ore,, who lost on one turn to the gang in Seattle, the sum of $20,000, and who was brought back and robbed the second time of $22,500, When Cunningham's name was printed in The Star among the list of victims, he denied any knowledge of any wrestling contests or prize fights, but his bankers, or some people close to him, said that Cunningham had brought these amounts of money to Seattle, and had come back home to Pendleton with the information that he had invested in Seattle real estate, CARROLL AND WARNER SILENT. Although not specifically charged with swindling, it is the contention of the United tes atithorities that Joe Carroll and Bert Warner were among the “stéerers” for the Maybray ang. At the county jail this morning, Carroll and Warner both Sometimes a | The “doctor,” of which there was always one | | examine the fallen contestant quietly ¢ 1 Ve have been accused,” said Carroll, “of using the United States mails to defraud, If they can prove it, all right.” This is all that Carroll would say, and Warner was inum as an oyster, wealthy] The man] backed by the victim and his antagonist would strip and get] TRIES TO END LIFE. WITH A TOY PISTOL Despondent Workman Walks Out Onto End of Pier, | Fires Six Shots at His Own Head and Succeeds Only in Getting Bloody. | John Mullkerrin fafled in a dow) What can be the| perate attempt to kill himaelf this morting because each one of the six bullets he fired from a 22-cali bre revolver fattened out or glanced’ off when they crashed against hiv skull Maullkerrin ts laborer ba sald to myself, matter?’ | “And then I fired until the I felt the blood my face concerned me was to die, I wa: | gun ream but what most my utter fail Aisgusted, I tell 1 stood there with the empty gun in my hand. 1 can’t deseribe | my feelings, except that 1 was ver bitter in spirit, While [ was stand: | ing there thinking what I should do next, some one grabbed me and} was empty | ing do | / ears old and a from Canada several weeks ago to seek employ ment In Se Failing to find | a job, he gradually grew despond. ent, and decided to end hia life this morning. He left bis room and | took the gun.” | walked to the end of pler 5, at the foot of University st, with a/ Three Glanced Off. | | revalver in bis pocket No less than 10 bullet holes were Reaching the end of the pier Mull-| found in Mullkerrin’s head at the | kerrin pulled the weapon out,| City hospital. Dra. Bourns, Wood- | |premsed the muzzle against hie| ward and Green stated that Mull-| head and fired. He felt the bullet | kerrin failed to kill himself becau hit the side of hie by ut it did} he fired the bullets against the | not burt him much. ‘thick portion of the skull Had} tionlese for a few reco the gun been pressed an inch near-| ing why he was still alive. the right ear, Mullkerrin’s at ihe besame curious, Again be raised tempt at self destruction would | the revolver and fired two more) have been successful. Three of bullets against his bard skull the bullets glanced from the skull She Wn Saveehiadl | thus leaving 10 holes The physic By this time blood v lets this = mornin dows hia fac , condition is not serious What surpris most, When booked at police headquar overt, Waa that he waa able to stand. | ters, just prior to being taken to He Was dumbfounded. How 4/ the pospital, Mullkerrin ex. | man fould fire th bullets as he for his failure to | did gad live through it was beyond Id of himeelt | hie Gamprehension « While in Seattle / -paive curtosity increased. | Mullkerrin bas been stopping at | | He amined th revolyer and three bullets that bad not bees. discharged He thought various cheap lodging houses. | fow moment and finally concluded that 80 Wagh. So he transferred the MAKING LOVE FOR MERCENARY GAIN weapen to his left hand and fired the tee remaining lead baile Theyidodged in hia scalp just abo his ®ar and flattened out like William Hi. Whistler, the black smith who was accused of making n the city and then borrowing money from them, was the er three found guilty by a jury in Judge the bul ling Mullkerrin's lived how ati 4 | love to women AY oP. A Yesterday, 2: Total, ttendance. 448,190. attempt to commit suicide as me,Feaid Mullkerrin to Desk Ser-| charged with defrauding Fannie 1 th@nght | would give ‘em a sen./to put into his pieture enlarging drew my gun and fired the first | # * * * the trigger a second time. Again) * Higeupply of bullets having been | bad Job. | Life Grew Monotonous. |Gilliam’s court yesterday after. feast Dan Quinn at the City bow) Brom out of $215 on the pretense pit ithat he was possessed of much eatin by shooting myself. I bought | pusiness. & r@Volver and went down to plier! shot. It failed to do the work “That's strange,’ thought I, ‘1 the bullet failed to end my life, [) eR ROR RR Ok tk ae * . * * * * oxhatsted, Mullkerrin gave up the "Ete grew to be a monotony to! noon Whistler was specifically “R@idn't have anything to do, 80 | property, and needed the extra cash 5 preyed for forgiveness | RRA RRA RRA HARE must have missed.” Then I pulled Howey 1S GETTING COLDEQ ane Sr v Muny 5 OvERCOA LEFT HERE LAST APRIL FALL ACTIVITIES! GAME Thousands Watch Pitts- burg Win First of Cham- pionship Games by Score of Four to One. Flash—Final Score: | Pittsburg, 4. | Detroit, 1. This city PITTSBURG, Oct is wild this afternoon, The locals took the first game in the cham- plonship series by a score of 4 to dams and Gibson ec tery for Pittsburg and } Schmidt were Detroit's & ¢ weather could not have been more ideal, A gentle wind swept Forbes field and the recent spell of cold weather and fog was dis sipated by bright sunshine. It is estimated that 50,000 fans were unable to gain admission to the grounds today Speculators sold tickets ranging from $15 to $20. The game was a’ hard fought one. The local boys are the lions of the hour. The lineup follows: PITTSBURG. 3b. ef. if. we 2b Byrne, Leach. Clarke, Wagner Miller, Abstein, 1b. Wilson, rf. Gibson, ¢ Adams, p. | DETROIT. i D. Jones, If } Bush, #8. Cobb, rf Crawford, Moriarity, Delehanty, T. Jones, Schmidt, Mullin, p. First Inning. Jones walks. Bush hit Jones going to second Crawford bit to Adams, who throws to Byrne, forcing D. Jones. Delehanty sin gen to left, scoring Cobb. Mor jarity hit toward second base, the ball hitting Delehanty, who was out. One run. F | For Pittsburg—Byrne pops to/ Bush. Leach out, Delehanty to T. Jones. Clarke out, Mullin to T. Jones. No runs. Second Inning. Detroit Tom Byrne's throw to got Schmidt same way ball to left center for single. lin was left on first when Dave Jones lined to Byrne. No runs. sburg — Applause greeted| Wagner when he stepped to the| et. 3b 2b. 1b, e Detroit to Abstetn. Cobb walks. Jones out on! Abstein. Byrne Mullin hit Mul- AME TO Tht PIRATED | plate ts played Heber A Wagner a roller, Delehanty to Jones ler flied to Cobb. A t Wilson given a rou as he walked to the stein, caught napping off | tired, Mullin to Jones |no hits, no errors. Third Inning. Detroit—Bush up and bunted, but was caught, Adams to Abstein. Cobb goes out, Wagner t Crawford safe o ehanty flied to Cla one hit, no errors. Pittsburg—Wilson out to Jones. Gibson out, Delehanty to T. Jones. Adams filed to D, Jones. No runs, no hits, no errors, Corne Ach da out on Mil- ked. reception plate. Ab- irst, ree No runs, Morlarity Fourth Ininng. Moriarity out, Byrne to T. Jones flied to Leach. walked. Mullin hit to threw to Miller, forcing No runs, no hits, no ere Detroit Abstein. Schmidt Wagner Schmidt. rors. Pitteburg—Byrne out, Mullin to T. Jane Leach fans. Clarke made a home run into right field crowd, Wagner hit by pitched ball. Miller flied to Cobb. One run, one bit, no | errors Fifth Inning. Detroit—D. Jones singled to right. Bush forced Jones, Wagner to Miller. Cobb forced Bush, Wag- ner to Miller. Crawford up. Cobb stole second. Crawford fouled to | Gibson, No runs, one bit, no er- rors. Pittsburge—Abstein went to third when Delehanty and Cobb both fumbled a hit, which was rolling. | W.lson fanned. Gibson hit for two bases r, scoring Abstein, | Bush Adams’ roller? | Gibson going to third. Byrne | knocked to the ground by a pitched ball, which struck him on | the head, but he got up, walked to first, filling the bases. Leach filed | to Jones, and Gibson scored on the throw in Clarke out, Delehanty to Jones. Two runs, one hit, three | errors. to cen fumble Sixth Inning. Detroit—Delehanty fanned. Mor- larity out at first on Wagner's fine throw. T. Jones up. Leach made ® great running catch of T. Jones’ short fly to center. No runs, no hits, no errors, Pittsburg.— Wagner sent a double to left. Honus went to third on Schmidt's low throw to catch him napping at second. Miller fouled out to Schmidt. Wagner scored on Ab- stein’s out, Schmidt to Jones, Wilson singled to center, Wilson went to second on a passed ball, Gibson flied to Jones. One run, two hits, no errors. Seventh Inning. Detroit—Miller caught Schmidt's short fly. Wagner threw out Mul- lin. Davy Jones singled to left. Bush was given a pass. Leach caught Cobb's long drive. No runs, one hit, no errors. ? Pittsburg—Adams flied Jones. Byrne fanned caught Leach’s fly, hits, no errors. Eighth Inning. Detroit—Crawfora rolled to Ab- stein. Delehanty flied to Miller, Moriarity fouled to Gibson. Pittsburg—Clarke flied to D, Jones. Wagner out, Moriarity to Jones. Miller singled to center and stole second. Abstein fanned. No runs, one hit, no errors, to D. Crawford No runs, no Ninth Inning. Detroit—MeIntyre batted for T. Jones and lined out to Clarke, Schmiat flied out to Leach, Mullin fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors, R. H. EB. <a ee ee Dy a THIS BABY IS. WORTH TS WEIGHT IN GOLD Detroit Pittsburg . (By United Press) ABERDEEN, uct. 8 — Mrs, Edward Lowe, Jr, from whom her husband secured a divorce a short time ago, gave birth to a son Monday. By the terms of the agreement of separation Mrs. Lowe received from Ed- ward Lowe, Sr., $40,000 cash and $30,000 to be held in trust for the son now born until he reaches the age of 21. The fund is loft in charge of Judge Ben Shezks of the superior court, former Mayor France and W. J. Patterson, of the Hayes & Hayes bank. If the boy dies before the age of 21 the trust fund goes to the mothe: SRNR RR HH HH WEATHER FORECAST, Rain tonight and Saturday; moderate southeast winds. ee EK “eee e EK «x *« * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOME TONIGHT—OR ANY NIGHT—WITHOUT A NIGHT PINK EDITION OF THE STAR