The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
Fleeced Many by the Green
Goods" and "Salted
Mine" SwindleS.
ACCUMULATED ST, 100000
Gang Put Aside Percentage
of Profits for Fund for
Battle for Freedom.

| CHICAGO. Sept 12,--S. A. Potter who
! is said to have earnered more than
| 81 500 600 from the unwarv OF two con-
| tinents during the last few wears bN
| means OF gold-brick swindles ana con
| fidenCc games, was locked IN 1ttI 10
night . r.
Woody division suDcrintcndent OF the
department of Justice, after he had been
sought for a year by the police Of almost
every city In the country. English de-
tectlves also are said TO nave sought
Potter and his companions. who were
credited with having extracted numerous
dollars from credulous Londoners.
Potter. who also was known as George
w Post was wanted hero on an indict-
ment OF swinGling. Potter and Edward
Starkloff also are wanted in Philadel-
phia. where they forfeited n $4,000 bond
in the United States court year ago
In View OF the forfeiture and the re-
port that the confidence men. OF whom
Potter Is said TO be leader continually
keep large amounts Of protection money
within reach. Chief DeWoody will make
every effort To keep his prisoner under
lock and key until he is brought 10 trial.
A cash bond OF $50. 600 offered by Pot
ter was refused by federal officers. who
declared nothing less than sl5o.ooo cash
bond would suffice.
Starkloff, who is said TO have operated
with Potter under a score of names. is
in the city. according 10 DeWoodN. ana
secret service and city detectives are
searching for him. n ruse to land him
when at the Potter home failed. stark
loft ;elephoned 10 Potter and DeWoody
answered the telephone. When DeWoodN.
pretending to be Potter, failed 10 an
swer "A question asked In = secret code
Starklon rang off suddenly.
At Potters home much evidence, In
cluding what the secret service men
termed a sucker list" OF former and
prospective victims. was found.
In addition TO unusual skill and daring
at all the well-known swindiinS games
the gold brick game. the sick enei-
neer" and the "salted mine" plants.
Potter and his men are said to have
appealed TO the avarice OF victims. and.
according 10 detectives. his latest and
one OF the most highly remuneratiHe ven
lures made his victims equally GRIM
inal
After jumping his s23. 900 bond in Phla-
delphia Potter and Starkloff are said
TO have opened an office here and flood
cd the middle west with advertisements
OF spurious money for sale at half price.
The counterfeit bills. IL was advertised
were made from plates stolen AT the
United States mint al Philadelphia and
we're splendid counterfetts.
Safety was guaranteed and money
rolled I'M for a time
Tne Investor usually received a pack
age OF blank paper for his money. Be
Ing In the position OF having sought To
defraud the government, the Investor
would not dare complain and the swim
die was conducted with little risk by the
perpetrators.
CHIEF DeWoody tonight said that II
was likely the prisoner would be taken
charge here for using the mails TO de-
fraud II is believed there IL more evil
dence in the philadelphia case and
greater penalty could be imposed there