The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-04-07
NorfIeet Spends $4,000 Trail
ing Them, but Feels That
It Is Worth It.
ONE LIVES Up TO HIS NAME
Furey Puts Up Stiff Fight, but the
Ranchman Proves to Be Something
Of q Fighter HimseIf-SaVed
by His Automatic.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Frank Norfeet.
q ranchman of West Texas, delivered
Joe Fprey into the hands of the local
police here, the third Of trio OF con-
fidence men to be run down by Nor
fleet, who mthey f1eeced out of $4,000
on q bogus oil stock deal about year
ago. One of the other two commit
ted suicide in Jail in Washington
the other is under q ten-year SEN
tence.
Besides losing the $4,000, Norfieet
spent $4,000 trailing the swindlers
over the country. His chase after
Furey was full of thrills.
Determined to bring to justice the
man who had swindled me-" he said,
'I began a hunt that took me through
Is states and Old Mexico. took my
son, Pete, out Of the West Texas Nor
NAL at Canyon to assist me IN the
hunt, and it was he who located the
man at Jacksonville. Upon arriving
there we separated and registered at
different hotels to watch for Furey.
Pete had never seen the man, but
had studied a picture Of him, and a
few minutes after registering at his
hotel Furey emerged from an elevator.
The boy telephoned me and I came to
him. We followed our man into
restaurant, and there placed him I'M
der arrest, following desperate strug-
gle.
Norfeet exhibited his finger, show
ing where Furey bit him during the
struggle. He also showed other minor
injuries, scratches and bruises.
cat the police station Furey denied
that he had ever seen me-" Norheet
continued. 1.-THE officers asked me
what authority I had and how did l
know he was the right man. l told
them I was a Texas officer and had
a warrant for Furey's arrest; that 1
had Furey's police picture - and,
above all, I knew he was the, man
who had taken my money. l told
them that he was my man and that
I was going to take him. y
'aThey asked me by what further
right expected to take him. pulled
out the requisition papers already
honored by the governor of Florida.
The officers looked at the papers. We
can't do anything for you, Furey,
they said; you are prisoner bound
for Texas
II Took Four Policemen.
believe me, those words sure
ticxled me. I wanted to. rush him
awav. I was afraid that attempts
might be made to have him released
or to detain him through a writ OF
habeas corpus. decided to take
Furey, 13 miles from Jacksonville
and get on train. He fought. 1t
took four big policemen to finally lock
the handouts on him. Pete and put
Furey in the automobile and started
to 90 the 10 miles. AS we neared the lit
tie station the train was almost ready
to leave Furey again started to tight.
His hands were in the cuffs, but ne
nicked and scratched so much that
the train pulled out before we got him
in. We put him back in the car and
drove back to Jacksonville.
Eve heard Furey's lawyers were
getting busy. We knew they might
get him o0t on some technicality.
Therefore we lodged 'em. We took
Furey to a private home. We chained
him in bed. We waited there until
train time.
Furey Jumps From Train.
We were nearing the end of long,
long trail. I had faith in our chance
TO return him to Texas. So tar there
had been no bloodshed. That is why