The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-13
GOLD
BRICK" GENIUS
IS IN PRISON
$. 4 Potter Had Operated
Everywhere, and His Sucker
LIST Was Long
tBy Associat,.a Press.l

V'Aieaeo. Sept, t2.-~S A. Potter
wha is sa a so have garnere9 more
Sham Sa Hsa Aaa fr0m the ufwary ol
twa continents during the lsSs few
ye&rs 6y means al sold brick swim
ea ,M 3ad lie was &rreSyea by g. h.
neNNoasy. DIVISION superintendent oi
ghe department of Justice, a'ter he
Aadaeen SowgAt fog wear hy the
nol3ce of almost every csty "a the
conMtry
English detectives of scotland
Ysrfs also were said b have sought
Potter ana his companions who
were credited with having extracted
numerous &oll&rs from eredulous
E4am6aners
Potter. VINO was also known as
GTsar@e ty Dgsa wsS wanted here on
aa insFr-nse@it III swfnaling. Potter
ana Edward SAarklatf. also are want
as tn pa4aaaeluna a. where they ior.
sests6 ss3e@0 bond III fhe United
sgstes cosss gesr ago
IN ytsp AZ ih5s Forfeiture and the
report that the confidence men OF
nraom pastsr II said to b. The lead
er eontlnmaily keep large amounts
al protection money within reach.
Ch4ef DeN0o6v WI make every eI-
fegt ta keen bis prisoner under lock
ana k@y tntii he ss brought to trial
A cash bond of $50 coo offered By
Potter was refused By federal Off
eials. who declared that nothing less
than S15aN NAA cash bond would gain
him his temporary freedom A bond
os $40. .fssa SET by the court when the
prisoner was Indicted. was cancelled
hy United States o strict Judge Car
nenter before whom Potter sought
arlease this afternoon This means
that When he demands his realeSe
on bonds. the matter viii have TO be
argued before q court of jurisdiction
ssfarkirff. who Is said 20 have on
Grated with Potter under a score OF
names. il in the city, according TO
DeWoody. and secret service and
cty det ectives are searching for
hiua a rush TO land him when at
rne Potter home failed Starkl0ff
teleph0nea to Potter and Dewoody
answered the telephone When De.
Woody. pretending to be Potter.
failed ia answer a question. asked iu
secretc ode, SarRloff rang off sud
denly
At Potters home much evidence,
including a sucker ilst" of former
and prospective victims. was found
The nature OF the other evidence
was withheld The lst is said 10
contain a great number of names Of
persons Ia the Middle West. most of
them living ia cities.
ln addition 10 unusual gllll and
daring at all the better known swim.
ding games the gold brick game the
SEX engineer and the "salted
mine plants p0ttef and his men
are said to have appealed 10 the
aEarlce 0f victims and, according to
detectives. his --latest aud one OF the
most highly remunerative ventures
made his victims equally criminal
After jump ng his SIS 600 bond in
Philadelphia Potter and Starkloff
are said TO have opened an office.
here and flooded the middle West
with advertising at spurious money
for sasc st haif price Th. counter
teit bills ID was advertised. were
made from plates stolen from the
United States mint az Pm ladelphia
and were splendid coauterfeits. Safe
81 was guaranteed and money rolled
lH for tlme The investor usually
ere. vec package of blank paper
iaf h@ fnones Being Fin the position
q having sought 10 deiraud the goy.
eminent The Investor would not dare
complain and the sw nd.e was con
Quoted Win little risk by the perpe.
nAfnrs
Potter Was arrested Id an expen-
siye and handsomely furnished home /
90 the South Side u