The New York herald., 1921-12-10
SIX IN STOCK FRAUD
GET PRISON TERMS
Four Of Twelve Involved in
Sales Scheme Draw Sus-
pended Sentences.

Twelve swinders. who obtained S21.-
moters. some of whom were reputable
business men, and others who were not.
came up FOR sentence yesterday before
Judge Rosalsky in General Sessions. A
thirteenth man, who was arrested re-
Gently II connection with the case.
dropped dead a week ago on his way
to court. Two others who are thought
to be involved are being looked for
These men represented themselves as
stock salesmen. Their game was to fit
from job to job, staying in each place
long enough to bring in buyer" or
customer" who would subscribe for
stock or bonds. giving promissory notes.
The salesman" then collected his COM
mission on the business he had Sc
cured and the cash advances were di-
vided. The face value Of the promis-
sorry notes they gave totalled s2,000.O0o.
They obtained employment either
through answering advertisements in the
want columns or through their own ad-
vertising. 1t was their reliance upon
this method which resulted in the first
arrest. which was obtained through G..
o. Johnson, classified advertising man
ager OF THE New York HERALD. He
had been informed by one OF the COM
panies which had been fleeced that the
swind!ers were using advertising. and
was shown a sample of their copy.
He recognized n similarity when a
few days later William N. Ainsworth of
206 West 109th street, one of the men
sentenced yesterday went to the HERALD
Office in Herald square and offered an
advertisement. Ainsworth was arrested
the same day. Judge RosalslSy, while
y 60. Id
commended THE New York HERALD for
the censorship II exerts over objection
able advertising.
Six Of the men were sentenced to the
penitentiary. four received suspended
sentences and In two cases sentences
were delayed until December %.
George o. Van Ordcn, 81, SOS East
163d street: William N. Ainsworth. So ;
John Harrison, 81. of 453 Fifteenth
street. Brooklyn: Samuel B. Tuck, "A,
226 Eldert street. Brooklyn; Joseph
Markart, So 1855 Broadway. Brooklyn.
and John McAulay. 81, were sentenced
to terms of six months to three years.
Irving Lewis, 81. 566 Beck street, TIL
Bronx: Milo r. Bogard. co. 31s West
Fifty-hrst street: Amos A. Atwell. 6S,
795 st. Nicholas avenue, and David
Roselfeld, AZ. received suspended sen
tencts and were placed on probation for
q period of five years.
In the cases of William ]. Hazard. CO,
OF S746 109th street, Richmond Hill,
and Vincent G. King, SO. of 502 West
15Ist street, Judge Rosslsky postponed
sentence until December 23. Hazard,
who is wealthy, must make restitution
before that date. King is the son of a
formr Fire Commissioner.
In suspending sentence upon Atwell,
who Is known in newspaper offices as
Tip" Atwell, the Judge said he was
showing leniency because OF Atwell's
age and his former reputation. The
man who died was George II. Laporte.
in the cases of Tuck and Ainsworth.
Judge Rosalsky said he would recon-
mend an carly release to the parole
board.
Theodore L. Waugh. Assistant District
Attorney. who prosecuted the cases. told
Judge Rosalsky he believed the entire
band had been broken up and that most
of the defendants had helped the state
In uncovering the swlndle.
Mr.. Waugh said that most of these
men used to meet daily In front OF the
old Post Office Building, or in the lobby
OF the Park Row Building. where they
exchanged the names of prospects. They
used expensive apartments, hotels and
automobiles In order to make the proper
impression, and furnished suitable refer
ences for one another.