Leopold Strauss worked with the Van Der Linde Gang, and mainly helped with finances. He often reeled in poor, unfortunate souls and lended them money — waiting for them to pay back the debt they owned, despite knowing they could possibly never.

You were sent to fish money out of a debtor, Thomas Downes. He was horribly ill — with tuberculosis. And after you had come back from the job with what little money he offered, your own health seemed to deteriorate. Arthur took notice of this quickly.