The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
FRENCH AND
C0MR
BOUND OVER
Head of Alleged '::Swindle
Ring to Come Before
Next Grand Jury.

French and eight OF those named
with him in the alleged $4,000, ,00O
"swindle ring" were arraigned to-
day before United States Commits
sioner Glass, charged with conspir-
acy and using the mails to defraud.
They waived examination and were
bound over to the grand jury.
French's bonds were set at SIS, 700
and the others at $4,000 each.
The others arraigned are Rudolph
E. Koehn, Charles H Denicke,
James H Leet, Charles Hawkins,
Alva w. Harshman, Elmer L. Ger
Der, A. L. Strelzin and Charles K
Strobel. Mrs. Charles Hawkins
was previously released on her own
recogniZance, and T. w. Davis, ar
rested at Canton, Ohio, today, was
released there on $4,000 bond
Officials are awaiting word from
California of the arrest there of two
persons, who were expected to be
taken into custody today.
Chicago, Aug. 27.-Another $10,-
100000 was added today to the to-
tai of notes seized by federal agents
investigating the alleged "sWindle
ring" headed by Charles W. French.
John w. Sawken, who Wednesday
found $9,550,000 in notes in a
Cleveland safety deposit vault,
brought the $10,000,000 additional
to Chicago.
Canton, Ohio. Aug. 27.-Zebulon
w. Davis, wealthy Canton, and
Cleveland manufacturer. was ar
rested here today by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal d. J. Connor, on
a charge of using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with the alleg-
ed operations of Charles W. French
and others. Davis, through his at
tcrneys, waived a reading of the
when arraigned before
United States Commissioner Julius
Jr., and was released on
s25 900 bond for his appearance in
Lhe federal court in Chicago.
Canton. Ohio, Aug. 27.-The ar
rest of Davis was expected yester-
day, but was delayed because of the
absence from the city of Commits
Sioner Whiting, federal authorities
to delaying the serving
Davis, who is as years of age, could
be released at once on bond. His
bond was signed by five millionaire
manufacturers of Canton.
Davis, who does not look his age,
declared he will be vindicated in
The case. He admits having exc
cuted for negotiation notes to the
amount of $50, 500, but points out
hat few men of affairs have less
paper on the market. Insofar as his
notes were discounted they Will be
oaiG, he said.
Davis believes the $500,000 worth
If notes bearing his alleged sigma
,ure, which were found by federal
in Milwaukee, may be
some notes nearly 20 years old,
which were issued when Davis was
associated with C. W. French, in
h Canton, Akron & Youngstown
Belt Line railroad. 1t was in con-
lection with this project that Davis
ost So. SOC, 900. The Canton Manu-
he notes are not these, they they
ire forgeries. 1t was the discovery
If these notes which led authorities
o order Davis arrest.
Denial that he has been involved |
With John W. Worthington, or |
french in any deals, is made by |
Davis
To Arraign French.
Chicago, Aug. 27.-Charles W.
french and his alleged associates !
harged with a $5o.00o,000 swind-
ing conspiracy, are to be arraign-
d here today before a United States /
it was expected The
lleged members of the so-called |
swindling trust" are expected to |
ace technical charges Of using the |
United States mails to defraud and |
nth conspiracy to use the mails to
efraud.
John W. Worthington, under in
fctment in connection with the
andling of stolen mail securities,
I'LL probably be arraigned later in
he French case, it was thought
arly today.
Other alleged associates OF
rench include Rudolph E Kohn.
ice president of the American Rub
er company; Charles W. Hawkins,
leveland broker; A L. Strelzin, of
Milwaukee; Alva W. Harshman,
primer secretary of French; Elmer
:. Gerber, Cleveland structural en-
ineer; Charles H. Deniecke, James
Toward Let's and Charles H. Stro-
ell.
Others may be taken into custody
tier and there were indications
lat the state as we'll as the fed
raj government file charges.