New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
MAY HAVE GOT S3,OO0,O0O
HAD MANY DUPES.
arrest in Chicago of Man Charged
zcith Ertensiue Szc5ndHng.

Chicago, Nov. 1-Charles Whitney Norton,
said by the police and the postal authorities 10
be responsible for extensive swindling opera
tons. was placed under arrest here, and turned
to the federal officers by the police 1t is
claimed that Norton has defrauded persons In
all parts of the United States out of bonds and
securities amounting to S3.OOo,Oo0.
It is claimed by the officers that Norton would
obtain stock from any person who would trust
him. and agree to sell it in the market. He
might. the police declare sell the stock and he
might retain If. but the result to the person
owning the stock was the same. They would
receive money from Norton nor Woulu lie
stock be returned to them.
He was first taken into custody by the ponce
three days ago. and they held him without
preferring any charge against nm uhtli
search could be made for securities. said TO be
held by him. aggregattng in value ABOUT So
100000.
In his room were found bonds, stocks abb
stracts of land titles. first mortgages ana othei
negotiable papers, the greater part OF Which
are thought to be genuine, and worth almost
50 900 600 Other papers were found Nalueo Oh
their face at about S100OO10 more but the'r
vaIue is doubtful 1t is claimed that Norton by
sa,Iirg and trading these securities has made
MANY thousands of dollars. The postal authori-
ties declare that they have been searchlns ior
Norton since January, 1909, when he dlsap-
neared from Detroit ostensibly TO go 10 lohooh
About two years ago Norton was IN hiiilii"
n Y operating the American WholesaIe dun
erage Company 1t is also claimed that ne was
arrested once in Troy. n. Y, and also IN Rut-
land Vt where he served a sentence or one year
,r tail for the fraudulent use of the mails. He
Is also said to have done business in Toledo.
It is claimed by the police that Norton solic-
n q
sell When pressed by customers for money LOT
the stock turned over to him he informed them
that he would go to London in order to ob-
tain better market. Titles and DEEDS TO
lands in Nebraska, Kentucky, tennessee, Nlr-
einia and other states. running into thousands OF
acres were found in Norton's possession one
deed describing fifty thousand acres OF pine
lands in Virginia and another describing twenty
thousand acres in Nebraska appeared TO be
genuine.
The papers found include. gold mining stocks
and stocks of copper mines. insurance com
panies railways and gas companies
federal warrant was served upon Norton
lat. this afternoon and he was taken to the
county Jail He will be arraigned tomorrow
before United States Commissioner Foote.
The case for which Norton was arrested was
in connection with the stock of the Monarch
Mining and Smelling Company, of Arizona. a
business man in Peoria. Ill, secretary of the
mining company. sent to Norton for sale eight
thousand shares of stock. This man. failing to
obtain either the stock its price from Norton.
resigned and came to Chicago, where he engaged
in the brokerage business. Norton after return
ing to this city entered the Chicago office of the
former Peoria man, and offered him the same
stock which he had given to Norton for sale His
arrest followed within short time 1t is claimed
| by the federal authorities that Norton was en-
abled to make deals for stock because of highly
fayora BILE but forged reports of himself, said to
be issued by a prominent mercantile agency,