The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-06-24

the Jig was up and most OF them had
disappeared. Gradually they are being
rounded up and brought back 10 Allan.
Ia. Abe Powers and eight OF his con-
freres have been sent TO the penitenti-
AIRY. but careiessness at the prison farm
was utilized by Abe Powers and he Is
~ large again. Many others are under
arrest and some have given bond.
Among those Indicted and soon to stand
trial will be Ira Fort. who was mixed
up, II is said In the Madeira swindie
feature Of this prosecution In found
In the fact that the solicitor himself
has offered big rewards for the cap
ture OF the various .con" men. aud
paid some Of them.
The search continues the country
over for Floyd r. Woodward. He 10
held up ms the Master Mind" OF the
| gang, Since his escape he has written
letter hack to Atlanta In which he
charges that he had paid out $1,000
as bride at one time to Solicitor
Boykin: had paid large sums at other
times. q cut In of his receipts to
Joseph Ewing. a lawyer formerly con-
nected with Boykin's Office before he
became solicitor, and who. according
10 Woodward was the go-between for
Boykin.
| These charges by Woodward. the hail
fellow, who was friendly with every.
body In town, went hunting with Chief
Poole gave diamond rings aud rhono-
graphs 10 counciimen and dispensed
money with q liberal hand. have given
the police a club Ia hit Boykin. SO
they charge that Boykln knew as much
OF the operations OF the gang ms they
did. or more.
One feature Of the investigation has
been the charge made by Joe Ewing.
lawyer. that Councilman Al Martin and
Floyd p. Woodward ran one OF the
"dens" together: Martin for whiskey
and Woodward for gaming: and that
at this place hundreds OF gallons Of
liquor had been delivered by young
man now In Birmingham Another
allegation was that Aidlne Chambers.
who led the campaign In Georgia for
Primer when he was seeking the presi.
Dental nomination, had worked To re-
cruit the gang by getting men out u
the federal penltentiary for this
purpose
Texas Victim oets Angry.
There Is the case of young Mr. Man
ming OF Texas. who started out Ia his
testimony before the committee very
brayely. but wilted toward the end
under rapid fire cross-examlnation.
Manning had told his story lie had
asserted that Chief of Detectives
Lamar Poole and Lieut.. Shaw had
permitted swindle operators 10 escape
after he had furnished informal ton
that should have resulted ia their cap
ture.
Then he was confronted suddenly
with n letter Signed w H. Manning
In whIeh IN offer was made to drop
all prosecution OF the swindlers con
cerned provided that they would re-
turn bis money lie y.hemently de-
MED that he had written Il. branding
II forgery.
During this cross-exnmlnafion ne re
peatedly contradiCted himself lost al
his sang-froid. became angry and
offered ia unke IL personal matter
With one Of the lawyers for the
defense
He told the committee that he misaet
his train ~ Atlanta. and THAT as bis
wife WAS visiting her people and thers
was no room for him there he decided
..hs might as well remain In Atlanta
lie declared be had been picked up al
the Unian station BY busro steeref,
who had conducted him 10 the Ansie,
boiel. and how they had become ser,
warm friends This steerer he said
WIS Clyde Smith. who said he was q
representative OF the Harry Payne
whitney company.
IN his story fsks telegram from
. Harry Payne whitney of New Yorl
was described. According 10 his narrs
tive de gang bad two exchanges on'
Has No. : In a DON nisaa spot. and ia.
other IVES supposed 10 BE- the Cspi,s
city clnh fAtianta's swsilestl Blu
sorBehow ths bun~o victims were al
ways sieered 20 Ne. 2 something nj
ways comm. Up 10 bar a trip TO Ell
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