The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-11
a SENSATIONAL TURN
In tho Gold Brick swindio--Tho Sotorior
"Dotectiyc," John T. Norris, IN Jail.

In tho Gold Brick swindlo--Tio Notorious
detective" John 7. Norris, IN Jail.
Tho gold brick swindle case ut Rich.
mond, Va, which has n local bearing
on account Of tho fact that tho same
parties got several thousand dollars
from Mr.. Robert Bonar, Of this county,
by tho samo Camo, took a sensational
turn Wednesday. Tho Richmond Dis
patch saya:,
John Il. Norris, q detective from
Springfield, 0hlo, who camo to Rich
mond yesterday from New York, os
tcnsibly TO nssist tho Virginia author.
i,ics In bringing tho gold brick swind'
lcrs to justice, now lios In u coll at tho
Second police station.
lilo is only charged with being sus'
picious character, but his apprehension
was brought about by Commonwealth d
Attorney II. n. Smith, jr, whom tho
Western officer attempted to bribo with
81, 900 and m interest in certain con.
tracts II he would consent to bail Thorn
as ii. Parker alias G. W. Garden alias
Frank S. Smith, who is In tho city Jail
on tho charge Of deirauding Alfred W.
Withors, Of Gloucester, out OF $1,000
hero last Friday.
Morris arrived hero yesterday morn.
Ing from the metropolis, though he had
been stopping in Jersey City for several
days. under the name OF Starke, and 1t
was In tho latter place that tho matter
of getting Parker out Of jail was concoc.
ted"
The Dispatch givos II list OF persons
who have been swindled by tho gang,
in which Mr.. Bonar's name IL not in.
cludcd:
John Fisher. Ottawa, ILL.,, $1,000;
Clarke Adams Covington, O., $500, A..
A. Banon, Coyington. Ky. $500; John
Applcmau. Bloomsbury. Pa. $500; IL.
o. Dwollez, SandusEy, o., $1,000; A. l.
FulIcroft, Williamspor., Pa, Sl.l90;
John Groll, SG.0G0; Patrick Martin,
Trenton, n. j.; $1,000; Joseph Shannon,
Beaver. Pa. $1,000; Martin Ritchic,
LitchGeld. H.. 5000; II. Johnson,
Marion. Ind. 5000; Charles Wright.
Ottowa, ILL.,, 5000; +. Glymm. 0ltowa,
Ill, 5000; J. 3. Crowcll. Chambers
burg, Pa, $500; Patrick O'Conncr.
$500.
Detective Norris said that the true
name OF Parker alias Garden is Frank
lockwood Smith, and that he is from
Dickson. Ill. His mother was Ellen
Smith. who lived on Galcno street It
will be remembered, Gays the Dispatch,
that Parker burst into tears while talk.
ing to a Dispatch reporter about his
aged mother. Some years ago she
broke her leg, and went to New Iorl; to
reside with her son, Frank l. Smith,
who was then known n, Frank Lock.
wood. They lived about the intersec.
ton OF One uundrcdth street and
Eighth avenue. Smith married young
woman from Detroit. Mich, named
frankie McCurdic, about five or six
years ngo. She had ono child, a
daughter. who now goes by the name OF
LouIa Smith. About three years ago.
Smith and his wife separated, aud the
prisoner ran of with woman namod
Matte Hopkins, legal wife OF Patrick
Henry Davis. alias Red Austin, another
OF the gold brick gang. Norris said that
Parker, aims Smith, is nephew OF b.
F.Shaw. editor OF the District Telegraph,
Dickson, Ill. His mother was sister
OF Hon. Thomas F. Eustis, who was
eighteen years ago member OF Con-
Gress. The prisoner lived in Nashville,
Tenn. about ten years ago, and his
record there was a bad one.