The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-08
NortIeet Spends $4,000 Trail
ing Them, but Feels That
1t Is Worth It.
ONE LIVES UP To HIS NAME
Furey Puts Up Stiff Fight, but the
Ranchman Proves to Be Something
of a Fighter Himself-Saved
by His Automatic.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Frank Norfeet,
ranchman of West Texas, delivered
Joe Furey into the hands of the local
police here, the third of trio of con-
idence men to be run down by Nor
ieet, who mthey tleeced out of $4,000
On bogus oil stock deal about year
ago. One of the other two commit
ted suicide in Jail in Washington;
| the other is under ten-year sem
.ence.
Besides losing the $4,000, Norfieet
spent $4,000 trailing the swindlers
over the country. His chase after
Furey was full of thrills.
Determined to bring to justice the
man who had swindled me-" he said,
| Il began hunt that took me through
lis states and Old Mexico. l took my
son, Pete, out of the West Texas Nor
NAL at Canyon to assist me in the
hunt, and it was he who located the
man at Jacksonville. Upon arriving
there we separated and registered at
| different hotels to watch for Furey.
l
had studied picture of him, and a
few minutes after registering at his
hotel Furey emerged from an elevator.
The boy telephoned me and l came to
him. We followed our man into a
restaurant and there placed him I'M
Ter arrest, following desperate strug-
gle.
Norfleet exhibited his finger, show
ing where Eurey bit him during the
struggle. He also showed other minoi
injuries, scratches and bruises.
AT the police station Furey denied
that he had ever seen me" Nortlee
continued "The officers asked mt
what authority. l had and how did
know he was the right man. l tolt
them | was Texas officer and l ha'
warrant for Fureys arrest; that
had Fureys police picture - and
above all. knew he was the mai
who had taken my money. | toll
{ them that he was my man and tina
/, | was going to take him.
"They asked me by what furthe
right expected to take him. | pulle
D out the requisition papers alread
honored by the governor of Florld;
e The officers looked at the papers. wv
l can't do anything for you, Furey
e they said; you are prisoner boun
a FOR Texas
II Took Four Policemen.
It believe me, those words sui
n tickled me. | wanted to rush hi
s away. was afraid that attemp
o might be made to have him release
T. or to detain him through writ
E, habeas corpus. decided to tai
4 Furey 13 miles from Jncksonvil
e and get on a train. He fought
$, took four big policemen to finally lO'
Is the handouts on him. Pete and i p
he Furey In the automobile and start,
ed to 30 the - miles. AS we neared the |
q tie station the train was almost rea,
ne to leave. Furey again started to f.gl
n His hands were in the cuffs, but
ne picked and scratched so much Il!
n the train pulled out before we got h
in. We put him back In the car II
nd drove back to Jacksonville.
Oh I'VE heard Furey's lawyers We
r. getting busy. We knew they mig
IT. ret him out on some TECHNICAL
Is Therefore we lodged 'em. We to
lrurey to private home. We chain
me- him in bed. We waited there VI
In rain time.
its Furey Jumps From Train.
ne We were nearing the end of 10
hts ong trail. had faith In our char
. return him to Texas. SO far tn
lAd been no bloodshed. That 10 v