The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04

Tho ito was I'D and most of them had
disappeared. Gradually they are Oelhs
rounded up and brought back 10 Atlah-
"a Abe Powers and eight OF MS con-
froraS have been sent to the penltentl-
or,, bu+ corelessness at the prison farm
u,os utilized by Abe Powers and he Is
# large again. Many others are unuer
orrast and some have given bond.
Among those indicted and soon to stand
trial will be Ira Fort, who was 1niAeu
mn. II is said in the Madeira sWlhule:
A feature of this prosecution is Iouhu
IN the fact that the solicitor hllhse'A
has offered big rewards for the cap,
t,,ro oF the various Icon" men, anu
(paid some Of them.
The search continues the country
; over for Floyd p. woodward. he Is
hoId nm as the master Mind" of the
D gang. Since his escape he mas Writ'et
d q letter back to Atlanta in when nt
8 charges. that he had paid out SUN
t &c hribe at one time to SOhcl'or
Rovkin: had paid large sums at other
tiuas q cut in of his receipts 10
Joseph Ewing, lawyer formerly 'Uli-
Is nected with BOykin's office before lie
ID became solicitor. and who. according
o. 70 woodward was the go-oetweeh lO'
u Boykin.
These charges by woodward, the nal
r. follow. who was friendly with every
be hodv in town, went hunting with Chie
ne poole gave diamond rings and ph"hC
oranbs 70 councilmen and dispense
It's money with a liberal hand, have give
the nolice a club to hit Boykin. :
he they charge that Boykin knew as rnuc
hn of the operations of the gang as Ihe
al did, or more.
IN One feature of the investigation nj
the haen the charge made by Joe Ewih
ais lawyer, that Councilman Al Marti" d,
p1ovd p woodward ran one or u
In "dens" together; Martin for whisk
Ar. and Woodward for gaming; anu !"
his at this place hundreds OF gallonS
ntA liouor had been delivered by a you
vas man now in Birmingham. Ano'n
Ors allegation was that Aldine ChamDe
the who led the campaign in Georgia
TO Palmer when he was seeking 'he pre-
DENTAL nomination, had worked 10
OF cruit the gang by getting men OUT
ave - federal nenitentiary for {
.ne purpose.
rida Texas Victim Gets Angry.
man rbora Is the case of young Mr.. M
tnAI ,,ro of Texas. who started out IN
lnIa' +ostimonv before the committee v
i a' hroveIv hut wilted toward the
-, under a rapid fire cross-eNainina a.
I've, Manning had told his story. de
ohno asserted that Chief of Detect
Lamar Poole and Lieut.. Sha"
tne permitted swindle operators TO csc
SiL- af+or no had furnished infOrma
noise tho+ should have resulted in their
were that sn0
ooro- ture. aa
COM Tben he was confronted sud-
s, the ,tt 9 Ietter signed w. r. Mann
ie'e In which an offer was MADE 10
n oil nrosecution Of the swinoiers
I'M corned provided that they wouio
u tne t,-n his money. He vehemently
re. ny aiod that he had written 1t, bran
assing nleu 'hoe "
"a It a forgery. 49, =,
ana nur,np this cross-examination D
Dootedlv contradlcted himself; lo'
head peateuis 80 hocame angry
..t-,oz his Sang-1rOiu' -, =,
offered to make it a personal III
oui,o- With one Of the lawyers Tor
hor defense.
Oeen He told the committee that ne n
'nt' 'ne his train In Atlanta and tnat
wife was visiting her people ana
e. was no room for him there ne ot
to the ho might as we'll remain in AT
reld OF He declared he had been picked
una at the Union station by bunco 81
rapner who had conducted him to the
WITH al hotel and how they had become
'roker warm friends. This steerer, ne
black was CLYDE Smith. who said ne
uments' representative of the Harry
. eSu whitney company.
was al In his story fake telegram
put III Harry Payne Whitney OF Ne"
liy the was described. According TO MS
est was tive the gang had two exchange
was No. 2 in q downtown spot
thin the other was supposed TO be the
ed three C;tv club (Atlanta's SWEETEST
In one somehow the bunco victims "
In TINS wavs steered to No. 2. sometr
.rpmen.s ways coming up to bar "Trip
eioe change No. l.