The Detroit times., 1914-01-20
E. R. KICER HERE;
Is HELD UNDER
BOND $4,000
Former Trenton Promoter Is
Accused Of Using the Mails
To Defraud
UNDER INDICTMENT
IN SEVERAL CITIES
Believed, Though, Stands Best
Chance of Conviction Here
Mum on Charges

b. X. kiger, alias T.. r. Jordan
! formerly Of Trenton. Mich arrested
| in Springfield. ILL.,, on fugitive
from justice warrant was arraighed
before United States commissioner
| Hurd. Monday morning. on charge
| OF fraudulent use OF the mails III
! connection with an alleged $40, 00u
mail order swindle and upon waving
examination he was ordered held un.
der s25. 900 bonds TO await the ac-
| ton or the grand jury
Kiger was brought 10 Detroit from
! Springfield. Sunday night. by Unit
ed States Marshal W. II Behrens,
chief Deputy o. G. Addleman and a
postoffice inspector sent from this
district. He WAS lodged in the coun.
ty Jail over night.
IL develops that kiger stands in.
dicted in New York, Chicago, Wash
| ington, Pittsburgh Memphis and
Springfield for various schemes 10 de-
fraud through use OF the mails. When
| the Illinois federal officials captured
| him. there was scramble among the
district attorneys of the various cities
4 W kCl nOlu III MIN AlluC l. w or
ster, the local district attorney, wired
directly To Washington on receiving
! the news OF kiger's arrest, believing
him To be none other than z. r. Jor'
dan, OF Trenton. On the showing
made by Webster. the department de
cided that the strongest case could
be brought against Kiger in Detroit
and he was ordered brought here.
kiger refused TO discuss any OF the
alleged charges against him. He even
refused 10 say what became OF the
| $4,000 bull dog he took away from
Trenton with him. Kiger is n giant
| In size. standing six feet. two inches.
He Is Il fine looking young man but
is quite bald.
Harvey Wood. cashier OF the Tren.
ton bank identified Kiger in the dis
trict attorneys Office. The prisoner
made no effort TO conceal his identity
and shook hands cordially with the
cashier.
When Commissioner Hurd fixed the
amount OF his bonds AT $50 600, Kiger
smiled and said Isn't that a little
BIT high"
lie has engaged counsel. and in
formed the commissioner that he ex-
pected TO gain Ms release on bonds
as soon as he could get into com.
munication with friends
The Springfield officers said that
higer, in the short time he made bis
headquarters in Edwardsville, III,
made over $4,000 through fraudulent
use OF the mails. He posed as Mrs.
Elizabeth Walker widow, IN his
latest operations carried on through
Canadian newspapers. He played the
role or a widow who had inherited a
large estate, including two automo-
biles which she was willing to dis
pose OF at a very low figure. He
offered 10 send the machines on ap-
proval on prepay ment OF two per cent
OF the purchase price
Marshal Behrens said that Kiger
was preparing 10 leave for Canada
when he was arrested. Jan. 10. His
arrest ends a siX-year chase
Kiger. or jordan. as he was. known
in Trenton, collected more than $40.
900, according TO District Attorney
Webster, before he took a hasty de
parture from the downrlver town. He
posed as the head OF the Continental
Motorcycle & Boat Co. and adver.
tised In newspapers all over the coun.
try Offering 10 sell motorcycles and
boats on the installment plan. Hun
dreds or people sent Kiger various
amounts OF money, but never received