Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-21
ART YOUNG,
STARTS TWO

art" Young, confessed member OF
Atlanta's famous "bunco" ring, dom
ned the regulation drab uniform of
the United States penitentiary late
Saturday and began a tWo-year term,
following his/plea of guilty and Fed
eral Judge 'Sibley's pronouncemert
of sentence earlier in the day.
His pretty young wife who accom-
panied him to Atlanta from Salt Lake
City, Utah, where he was arrested
six weeks ago by postal inspectors,
and who became hysterical and Gre
ated a dramatic scene in the court
room when he was sentenced, was
allowed by deputy marshals to go
with him as far as the prison gate.
She wept aloud as she threw her
arms around his neck and told him
good-by, and then announced her in
tention of remaining in Atlanta until
his term expires.
declared, between her sobs, "and [
am going to try hard to get his term
reduced to one year"
Young was the first member Of
the Atlanta syndicate to face the
United States court. He got off with
sweep to postal inspectors on the
way from Salt Lake City, and gave
them invaluable information about
other members of the ring"
Challenges Tillery
The defendant fought his eXtradi-
ton vigorously. Postoffice lnspec-
tor Mansfield, Of the Atlanta office,
city for several weeks before he
finally defeated the proceedings in
stituted by Young.
But after Young saw the game
was up" said Inspector Mansfield
"he came clean with me, and the
route to Atlanta will aid very ma
terially in our hunt for members of
the ring who are still a. large"
Incidentally. Young's statements
have put a decided "crimp" in Mark
Tillery's chances for an acquittai
when he goes on trial here this week.
Tillery was arrested several months
ago in Ell Paso, Tex, and is under
charges in the state and federal
courts here. He is charged with
having been the leader of the Atlanta
syndicate prior to the time Floyd
Woodward became it's chief.
Tillery's recent statements that he
was not a ounce" man were chal-
lenged by Young. who declared he
aided TiiIery in Fleeing J. A: Ma
tions, Of Acworth, Ga, out of $3,oOo
in a fake horse-racing scheme: III
lery is now in the Fulton tower
awaiting trial.
Under an agreement reached Sat
urday, there will be no prosecution
of the state charges against Young.
Solicitor General John A. ,Boykin,
Judge HUMPHREYS, Of the Fulton su-
perior, court, and federal G 5dt,e,aas
would be mol pressed if Young plead
ed guilty on the federal Indictment,
which charged use Of the mails in
furtherance OF the swindling of j. A.
Nations.
The bad health of the defendant
was considered by the officials in
their decision not to give him sem
tence in both courts.
Pleads Guilty
District Attorney Hooper AleXan-
der read to the coErt the indictment
against the defendant. Young unemo-
tionally admitted his guilt and asked
Judge Sibley to pronounce sentence
on him.
You were unfortunate enough to
have been connected with very no
torious sang of criminals-is there
anything you wish to say about the
part you played?" asked the court.
My activities with the bunco men
man. and only did about fifteen min
uteS' work for the ring, all told" de-
clared Young.
AS Judge Siblev passed sentence,
Young's wife rushed into the court
room. Bursting into tears and throw
ing her arms about her husbands
neck, she cried historically:
1.-TWO years for. what, for Gods
sake?'
Apparently the young woman had
been kept in the dark as to the real
reason her husband was returned to
Atlanta from Salt Lake City.
II cant stand it. [ cant" she cried.
while Young and court attendants at
tempted to console her. She chung
tenaciously to her husband. and *
was necessary for deputies to forL
chilly separate her from him.
"Trv not to take it so hard" Young
told her, 1.-TWO years will pass in Il
hurry and you can come to see me
Mrs. Young asserted she still be-
lieved in her husband and would
stick to him to the end.
Postal inspectors SAID they were
told in Salt Lake City that Young