The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-08

the man was not wanted in Atlanta,
although he was under indictment at
that time. II was also charged that 9
detective for several years had received
1900 week to allow a notorious blind
tiger 20 operate unmolested.
Tho raids started es result or the
reecing OF Hoiiey OF Aiken out of $1l.-
ees. lie and n companion made noise
that all Atlanta heard. officers were
sent 70 SEQ him. and he and his COM
panion laid a trap for Abe Powers. the
aliege& steercr In the game. The detec-
lives tcV them 10 so on out and meet
Powers and they would follow. That
was about the last they heard OF the
detectives. but they met Powers by
agreement and seized him. A passing
policeman was hailed finally and Powers
went 10 jail.
Then started n search for the head
quarters OF the gang. Tho detectives
the next day were piloted to the building
IN a downtown locality. where the South
Csroiinians said they had been robbed.
But search as they might. the officers
could not Ind the room.
Rata Reveals Brokers office.
Tas next day they appealed to the
solicitor and he led personal raid OF
the building The room was found at
once end he seized all the parephernalia.
The place was fitted UP with all the
elaborateness OF stock brokers' office
In New York. There were blackboards.
fake telegraph instruments. fake money.
and everything else needed. 1t looked
like there was all the money In the
world there. but investigation revealed
that only tho cover bills were good.
Tho rest was green paper.
That was tho beginning. Within The
next few days tho solicitor raided three
places operated by the gang. In one
case using axes TO break In. In this
place were found all the instruments
needed for marking cards. croolxlng
dice; fake money: several hundred doll
lars OF real money in the safe: crap
tables; and before the night was out
many visitors. who had to tell what
they knew OF go TO Jail.
The raids were followed by many
prosecutions. Tho gang had seen that
the jig was up and most of thcm had
disappeared. Gradually they are being
rounded up and brought back to Allan
tn Abe Powers and eight Of his con-
freres have been sent to the penitcnti-
airy. but carclessness mt the prison farm
was utilized by Abe Powers and he Is
at large again. Many others are under
arrest and some have given bond.
Among those indicted and soon to stand
trial will be Ira Fort, who was mixed
up. it is said. in the Madeira swindle
A feature OF this prosecution Is found
in the fact that the solicitor himself
has offered big rewards for tho cap
ture OF the various econ" men, and
paid some OF them.
The search continues the country over
for Floyd p. Woodward. He 10 held up
as the master Mind" OF the gang. Since
his escape he has written letter back
TO Atlanta In which ne charges that he
had paid out $4,000 as a bribe at one
time to Solicitor Boykin had paid large
sums at other times, a cut In of his re-
ceipts to Joseph Ewing, a lawyer for
merly connected with Boykin's office be-
fore he became solicitor. and who. ac-
cording to Woodward. was the go-be-
tween for Boykin.
These charges by Woodward. the hail
fellow, who was friendly with everybody
in town, went hunting with Chief Poole.
gave diamond rings and monographs to
Councilmen and dispensed money with q
liberal hand, have given the police a
club to hit Boylin. SO they charge that
Boykin knew as much OF the operations
of the gang as they did, or more.
One feature OF the investigation has
been the charge made by Joe Ewing.
lawyer that Councilman AL Martin and
Floyd r. Woodward ran one OF the
"dens" together Martin for whiskey
and Woodward for gaming: and that at
this place hundreds of gallons of liquor
had been delivered by young man now
in Birmingham. Another allegation WAS
that Aldine Chambers. who led tho cam
paign in Georgia for Palmer when he
was seeking the Presidential nomination,
had worked to recruit the gang by get
ting men out Of the Federal penitcn-
tiary for this purpose.
Texas victim Gets Angry.
There is the case Of young Mr.. Man
ming Of Texas, who started out In his
testimony before the committee very
bravely, but wiltcd toward the end under
rapid fire cross-cmination.
Manning had told his story. He had
asserted that Chief OF Detectives Lamar
Poole and Lieut.. Shaw had permitted
swindle operators TO escape after he had
furnished information that should have
resulted In their capture.
Then ne was confronted suddenly with
a letter signed w. r. Manning. In which
an offer was made to drop all prosecu-
ton Of the swindlers concerned provided
that they would return his money. He
Venementiy oenled tnal no nau WrittcIi
II. branding 1t q forgery.
During this cross-examination he re-
peatcdly contradicted himself: lost all
his sang fro.d, became angry and offered
to make 1t a personal matter with one OF
the lawyers for the defence.
He told the committee that he missed
his train in Atlanta and that as his
wife was visiting her people and there
was no room for him there he decided
he might as well remain in Atlanta. He
declared he had been picked up at the
Uuion Station by bunco steerers who had
conducted him to the Ansley Hotel. and
how they had become very warm friends.
This stcerer. he said. was Clyde Smith.
who said he was representative Of the
Harry Payne Whitney Company.
In his story fake telegram from
Harry Payne whitney OF New York was
described. According to his narrative
the gang had two exchanges One was
No. in downtown spot, and the other
was suppose to be the Capital City
Club (Atlanta's swellest). But some
how the bunco victims were always
steered to No. 2, something always COM
ing up to bar a trip to Exchange No. !.
WOMAN MAYOR GIVES