The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-03
SWindlerS Net
Near Million

back 10 Pennsylvania sadder but may
be wiser. In this deal one of Allan
ta's best-known citizens aided the OPP
Grating gang.
| One comparatively old man came to
Atlanta from Indiana, lost his money
and is still here. His story was one
of the many already told during the
-four weeks of Investigation of the
easy money syndicate of Atlanta.
Then there was an Ohio banker who
came to this city fell in with smooth
takers and attempted to get checks
cashed for approximately $4,000, but
all the gang got him for was $1,000
Chicago Man involved.
There is the case of Albert ii.
| Thompson of Chicago Thompson is
being sought on larceny charge and
1t is thought that he is in Cuba. So
| licitor John Boykn refuses to di-
vulge for the present the details.
Thompsons indictment was a sur
prise, for his wife was known to be
wealthy. The Thompsons have a fine
home in Asheville.
More than one hundred indictments
have been. returned.
The situation was first called to the
attention of the public when John
Boykin, solicitor, made an address at
a forum luncheon of chamber of COM
merce members. He charged that the
| situation was known to police officials
and others in authority.
| Finally there was demand in
council for an investigation and Mr..
Boykin agreed to appear before this
body. A mass meeting of 1000 Atlanta
citizens was held and money was
raised to prosecute the solicitors
charges. Eugene r. Black, one Of the
city's best lawyers. was engaged to
represent Mr.. Boykin.
II has developed that the chief of
police and the detective chief have
FLASHED. On one occasion when the
chief of police was wiring to a Florida
point trying to get a confidence man
the chief of detectives was wiring that
the man was not wanted in Atlanta
although he was under indictment al
that time 1t was also charged that i
detective for several years had received
$500 a week to allow notorious blint
tiger TO operate unmolested.
The raids started as result of tn,
, fleeing of Holley of Ailkin cut of S11.
: 600. He and companion made nois,
that all Atlanta heard. officers wer,
sent to see him, and he and his com
panion laid trap for Abe Powers, TIL
alleged steerer In the game. The detee
!, tives told them to so on out and NEE
E Powers and they would follow Tina
was about the last they heard of tn
$ detectives, but they met Powers b
! agreement and seized him. A passin
policeman was hailed finally an
Powers went to jail.
n Then started search for the heat
g quarters of the gang. The detective
. the next day were plotted to the huils
d ing in a downtown locality, where tn
South Carolinians said they had bee
e robbed. But search as they might, til
l. officers could not find the room.
1t Raid Reveals Brokers Office.
The next day they appealed to tn
10 solicitor and he led a personal raid ,
a the building. The room was found ,
l. once and lie seized all the paraphe
s, nalia, The place was fitted up with Il
"a the elaborateness Of a stock broker
II Office in New York. There We're blac
al boards. fake telegraph instrument
fake money. and everything eli
g.. needed 1t looked like there was i
the money in the world there, but /
A., vestigation revealed that only Il
cover bills were good. The rest WI
". green paper.
he That was the beginning. Within Il
next few days the solicitor ralded thr
'st places operated by the gang, In o
ad ease using axes to break In. IN II
ut place We're found all the instrumer
lst needed for marking cards, crooki
o. dice. fake money. several hundred d
In lars of real money In the safe; or
un tables, and before the night was q
many visitors. who Ind been Tux
no into custody hud to tell What IN
'ig knew or 60 to lnil,
he The raids were followed by ma
mt ~ lSecuiians The gnnS hid soan II