The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-28
TR|CKEO BY FATE
WAS WRONG D0ER
OFFERED BUNCH OF STOLEN
STOCK TO MAN WHO RIGHT.
FULLY OWNED THEM.
ARREST SOON FOLLOWED
BY the Postoffice Inspectors Who Had
Been "Tipped OFF" BY the
Characterization at
Toledo, Ohio.

Toledo, Ohio, Nov Startling
disclosures revealing the swindHng
operations of Charles Whitney Nor.
ton. of Chicago, who is held at the
county Jail for the federal grand jury
have just been made in this city by
John N. Hennen. United States Post
office Inspector, who has been con
Quoting an Investigation of the mat
ter. 1t developed that Norton had at
| the time of his arrest in Chicago
stocks in various mining companies
to the amount of between S29,000,00
and $25, 600. all of which he is ac
| cus3d by the government of obtain
ing in an unlawful manner through a
conspiracy. NoFon's plan was to in
form the mining compan' es to make
out the stock he said he had demands
for to people who had never been
heard OF before-fctitiou pen uns
the government ascertalned.
Norton is charged specifically with
having defrauded one Thomas
Smurthwaite, an official of mining
company, out of $4,000 shares, said
to be exceed 'ngIy valuable. The gov
ernment alleges that about February
15,t905, Norton. proprietor of the
American Wholesale Brokerage com.
pany, 233 Erie street, Toledo. opened
with the Echo Cop
per Mining and Milling company, Of
Chicago. of which G. NJ Illingworth
was president.
What He Represented.
Norton represented, affidavts
charge that he had demand for
Echo stock and explained that he had
a customer who woul1 buy. The Echo
was advised to make cut 1884 shares
10 Amos L. Welles, but no address
was gwen. Norton. however, Is said
to have informed lllngworth that he
would deliver the paper.
A short time later, it Is alleged
Norton wrote that The stock was dis
po ed Of and that when a second
block was sent rcmittances would be
in 80 days. The inspec
tors say that the Echo company
waited patiently. but heard not from
the American Wholesale Brokerage
Then tho office of this con
oern was closed and Norton left town.
nFf e aptt ~ n
from Toledo the stockholders Of the |
Echo company. most of whom are
held a meeting at Chi
cago and decided to move their |
offices To Atlanta, Ga. w. r. stiles
was secretary and the removal was
made.
One day a broker appeared in town
and put upat fine hotel AS If by
some strange twist Of fate he found
his way TO the office of stiles Norton
and Stiles met and Norton wanted
10 sell some mining stock. When he
displayed his wares the first stock
which met Stiles gaze In the tele
scope was that of the Echo 3.33i
shares and he became suspicious.
Norton was told 10 return, but he had
become suspicious also, as
he never came back.
How much property he was suc'
cessful I'm selling is not known. Nci-
her does the depar ment have any
Of the amount of mining
stock the man has disposed Of. The
exact value of what Norton now
POSSESSES. however, can only be esti-
mated in the millions
One in tance may be cited. Dis
.overed in one Of the telescopes
we're three certificates in the Holzer
steal and Iron Process company, 80
Nall street, New York. In which
Thomas A. Edison. the electrical wiz
ird and William Holzer. are inter
stcd. One certificate is for so shares.
made out - Amos l.. Wellss. an
lther for $50 shares TO George +.
Ndan'-. and one for 1870 shares TO W
, M~Namec There Is a total Of i0h
harcs now quoted at 800 par. repre-.
en- ing value ofseniiuE value Of
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