South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-13
Satisfied Despite $3.50 Loss,
After Arresting Master
Mind of Stock Scheme.

TT. WORTH, Texas, March 12.-
The man hunt has ended after IA
months OF searching through is
states and Mexico, and J. Frank Nor
fleet, grim visaged Texas plainsman.
has gone home TO Hale Centre. Tex.
to rest. Joe Furey. the man he
sought and the man who is alleged
10 have heeced him out OF $4,000
on a fake stock scheme is in Jail
here. He will go to trial before a
jury in Judge George E. Hosey's dis
triCt court here within a few weeks.
Like a western melodrama run the
details OF Norfleets search for Furey,
who also is wanted in California,
Florida and Washington.
Norfieet was swindled out of his
LIES fortune on Nov. 10, 1919. Three
men, it is alleged. did the job. Then
the man hunt started. 1t was a
month later that Z. J. Ward and
Charles Gerber, two of the alleged
swindlers, were arrested in Los An
geles, Calf. and. after a fight TO
prevent eXtraditiOn, were returned
here TO stand trial. In turn, they
were given the maximum sentence
Of 10 years each.
And while Norfieet conducted his
nationwide search for Joe F'urey,
Charles Gerber remained in jail here
where he now is awaiting a decision
on his appeal to higher court. E.
J. Ward. taken to Washington to
stand trial on a charge similar to
the one under which he was con-
victed, committed suicide in the
Washington Jail in November, 1920.
Begins Long Chase.
1T has been IA months since I
lost my money" declares Norfieet.
But as the days went by still had
hope. 1 grew more determined. The
folks back at Hale Centre. where I
live. issued ii silent and singing uI-
timatum that l wouldn't be a well
come neighbor if I didn't get my
man. l quit the ranch and became
a special deputy. ! was given a
warrant for Furey's arrest and told
that the governor of Texas would
ask for the extradition of FIrey
from any state in which / captured
him
II took my son, Pete, out Of a
normal school TO aid me in the
chase. Ny wife managed the ranch.
feeding mOtherless lambs from a
bottle and attending to the house
hold duties
Pete and me followed Furey's
Fr-nfN
Paul, going through IS states. We
went TO Minneapolis. St. Paul. Joliet.
Des Moines. Kansas City. Oklahoma
City FL PasO. San Antonio. San Ber-
nardino. Los Angeles. San Fran
cisco, Hot Springs, Birmingham. At
lanta, Mobile. Biloxi and Tampa.
finding evidence OF F,ureys ramihca-
tons in all Of those cities. We
learned that he had visited England
and France and knew that he was
being chased.
Caught at Jacksonville.
At Jacksonville. Fla, we landed
him and I got extradition papers.
When we arrived in Jacksonville I
went 10 the detective bureau. They
told me Furey was wanted there and
that he's not likely TO light But
kept on. There were eight large
hotels there. I knew Furey would
be stopping At one or them. for he
always had plenty OF money. I sta
toned Pete at one hotel. while I
made the rounds OF the others. We
had arranged to meet each other
every 40 minutes. I went 10 the
meeting place and there was Pete.
I've found him. he said. I went
Immediately with him 10 the hotel
where he had seen Furey. We
trailed Furey into a cafe. As
neared the table where he was
seated he raised his head. His ewes
met mine. He recognized me. He
jumped 10 his feet and started 10
run. I pulled my pistol and COW
cred him. told him I had a war
rant for his arrest.
Nearly Got Away.
''Furey began screaming. Police,
Robbcr. Bandit he yelled. PeopIe
jumped up from their tables. A
people surrounded US, Furey started
TO push his way out. grabbed
him by the collar-it was a death
grip. Bystanders grabbed me and
pulled me across the room. but
clung 10 Furey. tried 10 explain
% the crowd. but with Furey yelling
my explanations were drowned out.