The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Man Who Is Said 60 be the Creates.
Green Goods F=ssr In the
United States Under
Arrest
HELD WITHOUT BoNn
He Offered $4,000 Cash Bond su.
This Was Refused on Ae-
count of His Eepu
satlon.

CHICAGO, I'll, Seps. iS-S. A Pot
ter. alias George W. Post said by fed
eral officials 20 be one of the best
known gold-hries and ersen-soods con
fdence men in the world. was arrest
eo by c, r De Woody, division super
inteadent OF the department OF sus-
tice, on 8 charge OF operating a con-
fdencs game.
Potter and two companions, for
whom federal officials are searching.
are said TO have netted sI,soo,aoo In
the last few wears By the operation OF
their schemes.
Potter offered cash bond Of sSa,-
900 for his release, but Il was refas-
ed by federal officials, who declared
that nothing less than cash bond OF
srso,oeo would be accepted. A year
ago II is said that Potter and Edward
Starkloh forfeited 8 $4,000 bond in
the United States court at Phiiadel-
phia- Potter was arrested at his
home on the south side, where he is
said TO have lived for several months.
Potter and his companions came to
/ Chicago early in 1910 and opened an
Office In the downtown district, BY
sending ont literature Offering to sell
paper bills printed from forms alleg-
! ed to have been stolen from the Unit
+ ed States mint at Philadelphia, at a
E discount OF SO per cent they swindied
4 credulous investors out Of large sums,
according to Supt. De Woody.
Copies Of these circulars were, II
is said, received by Fred Hansen ct
Evansville, wis; Josiah Mills Paueh.
OF Brooklyn, Wis; Richard C, Ma
son, of Genesee Depot Wis, and
many others.
Il The swindlers also operated in
"salted'' gold mires, according to fed
eral officials. Potter made his head
quarters in either Chicago or some
other large city His companions
went to London. England, Berlin, Ger
many, and other foreign cities to In
t terest wealthy men IN the gold mines
swfndle.
The mon are said to have operated
in nearly every large city in the
, world during the past ten wears. AZ
/ ter leaving Philadelphia the alleged
) swindlers flooded Wisconsin with
green goods" literature, which was
/ shipped from Chioago to New Orleans
where II was mailed.
: Potter and Starklof are under in
r dictment in Chicago for illegally using
the mails to defraud and for operating
| a confidence game An Indictment
charging Illegal use OF the mails alsc
is pending against them In the federal
court in New York.
, Sunt. De Woody said
Potter is the oleyerest confidence
man in the world, in my opinion H,
, and his companions have ohtaine<
sl.50o,oo in a few years hy means O
! the green goods, salted gold mine ant
gold brick swindles, They are knowI
+ to the police Of every big city IN tht
world A certain percentage cf theii
; earnings was put aside for use In get
ting the members ont Of trouble il
case of arrest, and as a result the,
always have q large amount Of casl
! for Immediate use, We have been afte
| Potter and his companions for sev
, eral years, but found no trace of then
. until several days ago, We have no
decided on what charge we will prose
, cute him, as he is under indictmen
, in Chicago. Philadelphia and Ney
York for using the mails to defraud.