Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-24
Nortleet Spends $4,000 Trail
ing Them, but Feels That
It Is Worth 1t.
ONE LIVES UP TO HIS NAME
Furey Puts Up Stiff Fight, but the
Ranchman Proves to BE Something
of Fighter Himseif-Saved
by His Automatic.

Fort Worth, Tex.--Frank Norfleet,
ranchman Of West Texas. delivered
Joe Furey into the hands of the local
police here, the third of trio Of con-
tidence men to be run down by Nor
fleet. who mthey fleeced out of $4,000
on a bogus oil stock deal about year
ago. One of the other two commit
ted suicide In Jail in Washington;
the other Is under a ten-year sem
tence-
Besides losing the $4,000. Norfeet
spent $4,000 trailing the swindlers
over the country His chase after
Furey WIGS full of thrills.
Determined to bring to justice the
man who had swindled me-" he said,
II began n hunt that took me through
Is states and Old Mexico. l 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 picture Of him, and
few minutes after registering at his
hotel Furey emerged from an elevator.
The boy telephoned me and l came to
him. We followed our man into
restaurant, and there l placed him un-
der arrest, following q desperate strug-
gle.
Norf1eet exhibited his finger, show
Ing where Furey bit him during the
struggle. He also showed other minor
injuries. scratches and bruises.
AT the police station Furey denied
that he had ever seen me-" Norfleet
continued. "The officers asked me
what authority l had and how did I
know he was the right man. / told
them l was a Texas officer and l had
warrant for Furey's arrest; that l
had Furey's police picture - and,
who had taken my money. l told
them that he was my man and that
l was going to take him.
They asked me by what further
right l expected to take him. pulled
out the requisition papers already
hOnored by the governor of Florida
The Off ers looked at the papers. We !
can't do anything for you. Furey,'
they said; you are prisoner bound |
Tor Texas
It Took Four Policemen.
Believe me, those words sure .
tickled me. i wanted to rush him !
away. was afraid that attempts
might be made to have him released
or to detain him through writ of /
habeas corpus. l decided to take !
Furey 13 miles from Jacksonville
and get on a 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 go the IL miles. AS we neared the lit
tie station the train was almost ready
to leave Furey again started to fight.
His hands were In the cuffs, but he
picked 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.
I'VE heard Furey's lawyers were
getting busy. We knew they might
yet min Jul UH SOHe teC0DlcaI1ty,
we lodged 'em. We took
Furey I'd n private home. We chained
him In bed. We waited there until
train time.
Fursy Jumps From Train.
We were nearing the end of a long.
long trail. had faith In our chance
10 return him to Texas. SO far there
had been no bloOdshed. That is why