Show I u IFO O 0 BURGLARS FRUSTRATED U. U IN I ATTEMPT TO PLUNDER PLUNDER HOME HOME- I ARRESTS BREAK UP EXTORTION COMBINE I BELIEF F Fine of Imposed by Midnight Visitors Suspects Bagged as Victim Goes to Pay Levy Third Member of Group Is Sought by Officers After Atter a fake take liquor raid on a private ate home and an attempt to extort ex- ex extort ex ex- tort lort money from A. A T T. Kasuga a Japanese farmer Joe and LEo LE L L. E Eo E Thacker believed belle to be members members members mem mem- bers of ot an underworld ring were taken Into custody custod at the Stewart art hotel last night They were ere arrested ar arrested u- u rested by Chief Deputy William and Deputy Sheriff Victor Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor of the she sheriffs sheriff's rUts rUt's office According to the complaint which was issued against them today who is known In the underworld underworld underworld under under- world as The Jop and Thacker r. who Is more familiarly called Cryan Tex Ter conducted a fake take raid I on the residence of ot Kasuga a at South Ninth East street early Thursday morning In the course of at the raid the they found about a halt half I pint of at whisky which had been kept on the premises for medicinal purposes With the discovery of ot the liquor the men are said to have ha demanded demanded de demanded de- de hush money moner POSED AS OFFICERS According to Kasuga and nd another man knocked at his door demanding admittance claiming to tobe tobe tobe be officers Upon gaining admittance admittance admittance admit admit- tance and his partner flashed badges and read a gaudily warrant for search and seizure which they said had been en given to them by Governor Go Dam Bam berger Upon discovering th their lr mission Kasuga surrendered the half halt pint of whisky which he had preserved from the time of ot the In Influenza Influenza influenza In- In epidemic The men then prepared prepare to take him to Jail according to Kasuga telling him that the offense me meent int inta a a year ear in the penitentiary and 1000 fine They agreed to make m a concession concession con con- cession however of releasing him If It he ie e paid a a. fine tine of ot immediately immedi immedi- Not having the money in his possession he gave ga the men a check for the money yon mane on a ft local bank Dg agreeing to deposit the money the following dB day or to torn it over to them personally for the return of ot the check DISCOVERED The alleged lay la 10 o of ot t Cry Cr Yn 1 In 1 Tex and The op was dl discovered discovered covered cov- cov ered when Kasuga attempted to borrow a sum of ot money to make makeup up the JOO fine tine Tb crudeness of their claim to 10 come from Governor Coy Gov Bamberger and their of ot the offense excited suspicion suspicion sus Im- sus- sus and the sheriffs office was a. a Informed and Chris Chris- on followed Kasuga when he went to 0 turn over o the money y at t tS 8 S p. p m. m yesterday and arrested the 1 pair at the Stewart hotel Complaints were sworn to against Pe don today charging fn with impersonating an officer r end ant attempting extortion Thacker Is II charged with attempted extortion A John Doe warrant arrant charging attempted extortion e and Impersonating impersonating n- n an officer was wall issued t ta a third mem member r of ot the ring whom the officers expect to take Into custody in a few hours Officers believe lIe e the men ct In the attempted pit of money from Kasuga are arc connected with oth other r cases of from rom Japanese and anel Greek residents of rf t Salt Lake county |