The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Swindlers Net
Near ] Million

bocR m PENNSYLVANIA sadder but may I
no wiser. In this deal one OF AuAn I
ta's best-known citizens aided tne w
Grating gang. 81
One comparatively old man came 10
AtIonta from Indiana, lost his money
and is still here. His story was Uuo
of the many already told dunng ue
four weeks of investigation Oh me
easy money syndicate OF AtlanuA-
Then there yeas an Ohio banker VINO
came to this city. fell In with sinOou
takers and attempted to getS chechs
| cashed for approximately $SosOO, ou'
on tho Gang got him for was $2.OOO.
Chicago Man involved.
There is the case OF Albert u
Thomson of Chicago Inompson
being sought on a larceny charge ana
n ,s thought that he is in Cuba. so
ucitor John Boykin refuses to Oh
vnlge for the present the details.
Thompson's indictment was a sur
nrisa for his wife was known to De
wealthy. The Thompsons nave d nne
: home In Asheville.
q More than one hundred indictments
: have been returned
The situation was first called to the
n attention Of the public when JOIN
. Rovkin. solicitor, made an address al
n a forum luncheon of chamber OF COLD
o rarce members. He charged that the
@ situation was known to ponce OA'1'Alf
q and others in authority. .
4. Finally there was demand II
J. council for an Investigation and Mr
=. Rovkin agreed to appear before tnil
70 hody A mass meeting Of 1000 Atiann
20 c,+i1ans was held and money wa
a raised TO prosecute the sOhcltor
charges. Eugene R Black, one OF I'd
city's best lawyers, was engAgeu
en- represent Mr.. Boykin.
,ot IT has developed that the cmei
70 notice and the detective chiei nav
,s FLASHED On one occasion when II
zoo chief of notice was wiring to a FioriC
no,nt irving to get confidence ms
nor the chief of detectives was wiring TN
tod the man was not wanted in Attain
hts olthouph he was under indictment
that time. 1t was also charged tnat
20 detective for several years had recelV
I+b coon a week to allow a notorious Oil
,sal tiger to operate unmolested.
The raids started as result OF I
mo Aeecing of Holley of Ailkin cut OF 81
81. OOO He and companion made no
uod that all Atlanta heard. Oficers W.
ged, sent to see hlln' anu AZ - po-rors
to panion laid trap for Abe Powers
alleged steerer in the game. The oe'
rho t,ves told them to go on out ana ~
enc powers and they would follow. /
uos ahout the last they heard OF
dotactives but they met Powers.
--aod a0reement and seized him. pass
roI,ceman was hailed finally
Powers went to jail
Then started search for the NJ
lnen cuarters Of the gang. The detect
Se"e the next day were pilOted to the OF
were tho IN q downtown locality, where
anu cortb CarolInians said they had
-ohhod But search as they might
craze of3cers could not find the room.
couh. 1.,d Reveals Brokers' offIee.
aDou' Tho NEXT day they appealed to
.-ho solicitor and he led a personal IT,
""o tho huilding. The room was roun
!. II Nv, " once and he seized all the para
III naIia The place was fitted up wit
leAas, tho e,aborateness of stock bro
ur ne, office in New York. There we're D
: boards. fake telegraph instrun
iOca' fake money. and everything
needed. It looked like there wa
Lex the money in the world there, D.
j., vost,pation revealed that only
IL va" cover hills we're good. The RESI-
brow green paper.
- tho That was the beginning. WIN
- next few days the solicitor raided
, lost places operated by the gang i
=, 10, "a case using axes to break In.
ne [ Mace were found all the instru
eu' ~ hooded for marking cards, CT
10 s5O- dice; fake money. several nunur'
5eoI IN lars of real money In the saIe
"a ,rn tabless and before the night !"
' many visitors, who had oeen
q who into custody had to tel VIVA
h,v knew or go to jail.
ana the The raids were followed Oy
emu VI. -osocutions. The gang had see