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Show V7":ALTIIY 7ID0V7S IRE SWINDLED Pcsia as BroKer and Real - Estate Man. He Induces Vcaen to Invest Largely in His Schemes.; ':' '..' - -i ' -: " ' CHICAGO, Oct, 29. Wealthy widow hay-been swindled out of mora than 4100,000, the police y, by 8. Eosen-field, Eosen-field, who was arrested last night at hi-house, 3833 i Grand Boulevard. De- ' tectivea . niet considerable difficulty in making the arrest owing to the pposi-i pposi-i tioa of the family. Bossnfeld'- admitted getting large sums-of money from women, the police . say, but denied that lis scheme was a swindle. - t- - ' - - ' !, i i According to 1 the poiiee1 Bosen&eld-passed Bosen&eld-passed as wealthy broker and real estate es-tate man, and bad little difficulty in inducing persons of mean to-iavest in. " his schemes. It is said more than $20,-000 $20,-000 was obtained from one woman in Cincinnati in a f book venture.'. The police were told that a-woman in 8t. Louis instrusted $60,000 to Boeenfield. lew than three months ago.' - Boeeufield, the police say, lest then twe. months ago, wee. mixed ..up. ia a . case in Cincinnati, j It is charged that since then -he induced Mrs. E. BooV a brewer "a widow ia Edwardeville, UL," to-Lores t $10,000 and came to Chicago. In' connection with .this case Sheriff X. Crowe-of EdwardsviBa was hurried to Chicago, and after the irrest, the prisoner-was turned; over to him. .. |