Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-05-07
NorfIeet Spends $4,000 Trail
ing Them, but Feels That
1t Is Worth 1t.
ONE LIVES UP TO HIS NAME
Furey Puts UP Stiff Fight, but the
Ranchman Proves to Be Something
of d Fighter HimseIf-Saved
by His Automatic.

JOG ultN ilItO tilC iI'lllNH VI lllV ipNtti
police here, the third of a trio of con-
fdence men to be run down by Nor
fleet, who mthey iiCeced out of $4,000
on bogus oil stock deal about year
ago. One of the other two commit
ted suicide in jail in Washington;
the other is under tcn-year SEN
fence.
Besides losing the $4,000, Nortleet
spent $1S000 trailing the sWindlers
over the country. His chase after
I'urcy was full of thrills.
"DetelInined to bring to justice the
man who had sWindIed me-" he said,
Il began a hunt that took me through
IS states and Old Mexico. tool. my
son, Pete, out of the West Texas Nor
NAL at Canyon TO assist me i'll 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 a picture of him, and
few minutes after registering at his
The boy telephoned me and | came to
him. We followed our man into
restaurant, and there / placed him I'M
der arrest, following desperate strus-
gle.
Norfleet exhibited his finger, show
struggle. He also showed other minor
injuries, scratches and bruises.
AT the police station Furey denied
that he had ever seen me" Noriieet
Continued THE officers asked me
what authority ! had and how did |
know he was the right man. l told
them ! w&S a Texas officer and | had
warrant for Furey'S arrest; that |
had Furey's police picture - and,
above all, knew he was the man
who had taken my money. l told
them that he was my man and that
I was going to take him.
''frhey asked me by what further
right expected to take him. | pulled
out the requisition papers already
honored by the governor of Florida.
The officers looked at the papers. We
can't do anything for you, Furey,'
they said; you are a prisoner bound
for Texas
1t Took Four Policemen.
believe me, those words sure
tickled me. | wanted to rush him
away. l was afraid that attempts
might be made to have him released
or to detain him through writ of
habeas corpus. | decided to take
Furey 13 miles from Jacksonville
and get on Il 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
get him out on some technicality.
Therefore we lodged EN-. We took
Furey to private home, We chained
him in bed. We waited there until
train time.
Furey Jumps From Train.
We were nearing the end of long,
long trail. l had faith in our chance
to return him to Texas. SO far there
had been no bloOdshed. That is why
| did not use my pistol. Furey had
kicked and hurt me all he could. lie
was mailman.
After we had put him on the train
leaving Jacksonville he tried to grow
friendly. Standing by the window in
the drawing room he made leap
through the window. The train was
moving about 30 miles an hour. He
darted through the window like a
prairie dog darts into its hole. We
stopped the train as quickly as we
could. Furey had been picked up by
a train crew. He offered the men,
bers of the crew $1,000 to hide him.
They put him on a switch engine and
started back to Jacksonville with him.
He was SIN handicapped by his hand
cuffs He claimed he could not walk
for the injury he received in jumping
from the train.
Another switch engine took Pete
and myself back to Jacksonville, and
we again took charge of our prisoner.
Furey said he could not stand the pain
from his leg and did not want to be
put on the train again. l told him
that had ridden the plains horseback
with my leg in as bad condition as
that. / told him we were going to
take him"
Dodged habeas Corpus.
Upon arriving in New Orleans, Nor
fleet said, he still realized the posi-
bility Of being served with legal pa
pers which might cause Furey to be
released on bond or which might de-
lay the trip back 10 Texas.
81 was careful Ehere went We
had to spend par. Of Sunday in New
Orleans. Tie payers would have to