The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . stbit like Maude Adams, either. Leaving his prisoner, the confiscated letters and thelatest dupe of the matrimonial swindlers in care of thetwo officers, Wooldridge went to the rooms over thesaloon, where he had reason to believe Hattie Howardmight be found. He learned that the woman had beenthere, but that she had flown upon being apprised of whathad transpired below stairs. Enraged at the manner in which he had been taken inby Attorney Turnock, the detective took his man straight-way to the office of the lawyer at 96 LaSalle
The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . stbit like Maude Adams, either. Leaving his prisoner, the confiscated letters and thelatest dupe of the matrimonial swindlers in care of thetwo officers, Wooldridge went to the rooms over thesaloon, where he had reason to believe Hattie Howardmight be found. He learned that the woman had beenthere, but that she had flown upon being apprised of whathad transpired below stairs. Enraged at the manner in which he had been taken inby Attorney Turnock, the detective took his man straight-way to the office of the lawyer at 96 LaSalle in upon the surprised Turnock, the two police-men, bringing up the rear with Stroesser in custody,Wooldridge upbraided him roundly for his deception, anddemanded the affidavit by which he had the day beforeperfidiously secured immunity for the Howard, or Ander-son woman. The lawyer insisted that the document had been de-stroyed, but he quickly produced it when the detectivedeclared his intention of arresting him for conspiracy. OF A DETECTIVE 193. John V. Kaiser. Mary Marttn. Jacob WHO DIDNT MAERI, THE MAIOEJiAKEB AND TUB BBIDB.* 194 THE ADVENTURES AND VVORlt Pocketing the bit of evidence Wooldridge took Stroesserto Harrison street police court, where Justice Hall im-posed a fine upon him of $50 on a charge of operating aconfidence game, Stroesser agreeing to refund to Kaiserhis railroad fare and expenses and promising to discon-tinue the cupid game forever. Several weeks later complaints began to reach Wool-dridge that a fraudulent matrimonial agency, known asthe Marion Directory Company, was receiving heavymails at the Grant postoffice, 51st avenue, seven mileswest of the City Hall. On December 28, 1902, the detect-ive concealed himself at the suburban post office and wasdumfounded to see his old friend Stroesser call for twolarge sacks of letters and depart toward the city withthem. The following day Wooldridge again went tothe postoffice, accompanied
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