The New York herald., 1921-08-27

NOTES FOR S4SO,518
ADDED TO 'SWINDLE'
Rudolph E. Kohn, President Of
American Rubber Co., Sur
renders Securities
EVERYTHING BUT CASH
Correspondence Reveals Mas
ter Mind Badly Off for
Ready Money.
EVERYTHING But CASH

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Another S43o-
1880 in notes and agreements for the
marketing of a couple Of million dollars
moro were surrendered to-day to Fed
eral authorities by Rudolph y. hohn.
president of the American Rubber Gem
pany of Chicago. and one Of those under
arrest with Charles w. French alleged
master mind" in what Col. John v.
Clinnin, Assistant United States District
Attorney, declares TO be a gigantic
"swndle ring"
With the notes and other papers kohn
turned over a mass of correspondence
between himself and French referring &c
the 'kiting" OF checks and commercial
paper. plans for the purchase OF banks
in Milwaukee and Minneapolis and busl-
ness deals aggregatlng many millions.
The total Of paper" wealth already
in Clinnin's hands is estimated to nave
passed the sac, 100000 mark. although no
complete check has yet been made. while
leads pointing to other deals by French
and his assistants total as much more.
The paper surrendered by kohn IN
cludes five notes of the Master Tire
Company of Dayton, dated June 20, ana
totalling $20,00); ten notes OF the Con-
solidated Automobile Company of Day
ton, totaiiing S17,500; four notes total
ling $4,000 of the Mackey Truck ana
Tractor Company of Akron; Shooo IN
trade acceptances Of the Consolidated
Automobile Company $4,000 note
signed by French and given TO the Amer
lean Rubber Company; notes for $4,000
and $4,000 given by French to Kohn.
and four uncashed checks of $4,000. each
signed by Charles E. Hawkins, Cleve-
land broker, who was arrested with the
others here last week..
Caught in Spurgin Crash.
Kohn told Col Clinnin that he had
been caught In the failure of the Michi-
gan Avenue Trust Company here when
Warren c. Spurgn, it's president. fed TO
Mexico. lie took the four Hawkins
checks to the bank to cover an $4,000
check which Charles w Littleton, presi-
dent of the Consolidated Automobile
Company. was cashing at West Carroll
ton, near Cleveland. Kohn said. When
he reached the bank he found the doors
closed.
Littleton's clothes were found in Grant
Park here on the morning of August =
with q farewell note saying he had
jumped into the lake. The body, now
ever. has not been recovered.
a letter signed &C. w. F." dated Day
ton. Ohio, July 81, addressed 70 n. ~
X, which Kohn says was sent to him
by French. says in part
well. Rudolph, it is 10 laugh. no
damage has been done US as far as l
can see now.
"Littleton is using the $4,000 check
this afternoon at West Carrollton.
Wen Just let that check ride along 70
It's futile destination and you can SEND
another along TO Littleton for use Mon
day. | enclose a check lol sfVv
1T is good--which please get cashed
and give the currency TO Mrs. French
Another letter from French at Day
ton, dated June %. says:
zone man asked for a DNn's report
on me. The report he got was amusing.
The only true statement in 1t was that
/ use private cars and spend great
deal of money. 1t states that ] was
wholly unreliable, utterly unworthy OF
belief or credence by any one and very
dangerous man for any one to have any
thing to do with"