Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-05
BRUNDAGE TO TAKE
HAND IN FIGHT ON
WORTH|NGTON GANG
STATE WILL ASSIST GOVERN.
MENT IN BRINGING ALLEGED
MAIL ROBBERS TO JUSTICE
MORE ARRESTS ARE REPORT
ED. 81

Chicago, Aug. 5,--Thc state yester.
day joined with federal agencies in
yestigating the activities of John w.
Worthington, alleged director OF
wholesale mail theits, and prepared
to ask for his indictment on charges
OF receiving stolen property. Worth
ington Is accused by Joseph tSout,
former Ottawan caught in the federal
dragnet, OF deirauding him out of
100000
In conference In the federal build
ing, Assistant District Attorney John
V. Clinnin turned over to First AS.
sistant States Attorney +. S.
Hodges evidence of the receipt by
Northngton of $500 worth OF war
savings stamps, supposedly taken
from the United States mail.
The evidence together with the re-
suits of an independent investigation
being conducted by the states attor'
neys office, will be submitted to the
grand jury when it convenes Mon
day, Mr.. Hodges said Judge Lands
yesterday instructed the state oiicer
to ask for the indictment.
Melville Reeves. "skyscraper burg
lar" whom federal agents believe to
be a member of the mail clique, is
mrrying to Chicago to surrender lie
called Clinnin yesterday by long
distance telephone from a resort in
the Sierra Nevada mountains, John
J. Epps, a real estate man and CO.
defendant in the Toledo trial, was
questioned as TO whether or not
Worthington paid the expenses OF tho
defense in Toledo
James Rosenthal, attorney for the
Central Trust company, which Is re-
ceiver for Worthington's Central Sc
curities company, appeared before
Lands yesterday and obtained per
mission to investigate all Of the
brokers accounts.
Deposits totalling millions, thought
to be loot, are believed deposited in
foreign banks.
Federal agents learned yesterday
that Worthngton had deposits in the
Deutscher bank in Berlin, the Polish
State Loan company in Warsaw, and
the Direction Der Disconto Gesell-
schaft in Posen.
Department investigators are trac-
ing securities and bonds alleged to
have been stolen by the ring in the
belief they will find the modern buc-
cancers extended their operations to
Europe, robbing foreign mails as well
as in this country.
United States consults in foreign
countries will be asked to determine
the amount of his foreign deposits, II
Rosenthal can obtain the consent OF
the district court.
Another deposit account OF $1,000
opened by Worthington in the State
Commercial Savings bank at 1888
Milwaukee avenue, was discovered
yesterday.
Alva Harschman, who will be
federal witness. was taken before
Judge Lands and his bonds of $lO.-
900 reduced to $1,000. He denied any
part in Worthingtons Vaccinations.
Epps. after making several eyasive
and contradictory statements, was
told that he would be made a code
PENDANT
A note from Marie" to Worthing-
ton, mentioning the name pauline,
is in the hands of federal operatives.
They refuse to disclose the surnames,
but It's believed they were women
employed by Worthington in his var
ious transactions. marie" is believ-
ed to be the girl whose photograph
was found in Worthington's possession
that of a beautiful brunette.
May Question big Tim" Murphy.
Announcement that the government
had definitely traced Worthington
connection with the Dearborn mai
robbery lent strength to the belief
that big Tim" Murphy would be
questioned
Murphy is now at liberty on bonds
on charges of completely in that Their
which totaled more than S35o,00t
worth liberty bonds
The $4,000 600 Sinclair oil stock rob
berry in New York and the CouncI
Bluffs, Ia, holdup are also attributed
tn the ring