The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-24
100000 SWINDLE
NOW LAID TO BAND
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to defraud. He evidently was notified
of this. and chose to give himself up"
Davis Says He's n Victim.


of this, and chose to give himself up
Davis Says He's n Victim.
2. w. Davis will have to prove allega-
tons attributed to him that he has been
made O. pauper and disgraced and
ruined through the Vaccinations OF tho
trust" or he, too, will be charged with
conspiracy In the operations OF the band,
Clinnin announced.
At Cleveland Davis was asked about
the fraudulent notes signed by him
which French, worthington's chief leu
tenant, is alleged to have attempted to
sell.
IT don't know what to mako of it ALL"
he said. 1T looks as though they had
me connected with that man Worthing
ton and with French. I don't know
mucn about Worthington except that he
was n banker"
Davis refused to comment on the
notes other than to say that he. like
other men occupied with financial trans
actions, had a number of notes out.
Gerber, Strobel and Strelzin will be
brought to Chicago for questioning as
soon as possible, 1t was announced by
Federal officials. All three deny knowl-
edge of illegal deals.
Preliminary examination of records
obtained In q suite occupied by the band
at the Hotel La Sale revealed many
records and letters, said to have been
written by French and his workers.
Mrs. French's View of II.
One Of these, found in the possession
of c. w. Denicke, dealer in steel prod
ucts. with offices in the Marquette
Building. who was indicted with French
in 1919. for violation Of the blue sky
law. told of Mrs. French's connection
in her husbands affairs. The letter was
dated Los Angeles, August IT:
Your wires wherein you asked that
/ send check for $4,000 received. How
in the devil and Tom Walker could you
expect me to issue q check in bank
where T had no checks or account? You
know 1t takes cash to open an account
In bank these days. Friend cash and
| have only a bowling acquaintance late
". Sometimes a mere handshake and
then hearty goodbye.
About your trouble. I'll overlook she
right and wrong party. just for argu-
ments sake but give you credit with
too much business sense to mix in stolen
securities with John w. Worthington or
any other man. think you are capa-
bio OF talking securities out of any man.
Why go to the trouble of receiving
stolen goods with all the risk attached?
ALBERTA"
A second letter from French to James
Horace Lett Of Cleveland told of Gin
Minis taking hand in their affairs.
Il could buy any man in Clinnin's
office for SO man." the letter read.
in part, "and it would be high at that
They're just waiting with their hands
behind them for Worthington to come
through.
Il went up and told this guy. Gin
min. that he'd made a better soldier in
France than a lawyer in Chicago"
1t was through an intercepted letter
that Davis's' alleged connection with the
$4,000 swindle affair was learned. This
said
II am a paupe-, disgraced and ruined
My wife and family are reduced to beg
gary. and so help me. French, unless
you return to me part of the $4,000, 600
that you and your swindling band have
stolen from me. | shall blow out my
brains"
All the members of the band now
under arrest are said to have been
named by tliessformer secretary as i'm
plicated in a swindle scheme t. sell
bonds, signed by u. W. Davis. vice
president Of the American Rubber Com
pany. who is said to have lost S2500,000
in the operations of the gang
Their arrest at that time is said by
Clinnin to have saved a wealthy resi-
dent Of Washington from loss OF $500. 900
in on alleged swindling scheme being
planned.