Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-18
AUTHORITIES OFFER
$1,000 REWARD FOR
ALLEGED GAMBLERS
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pute in the division of certain spoils.
Many of the gambling dens said to
| have been operated by the syndicate
were well fortified against intrusion.
| Steel doors with wire wickets, cleo
trio locks, periscopes, sentinels and
! guards were employed to prevent in
| trusion.
More than forty men have been in
| dicted as result of the grand jury
probe, more than a score of which
! are said to be nationally known as
confidence men and have served time
| in various parts of the country.
Floyd Woodward, alleged brains" of
! the syndicate, is now being sought
by the authorities. He is not known
to have had a prison record, but is
| we'll known in Atlanta.
In 1913 he shot and killed Ed
Mills, a gambler, in a local hotel.
The coroner's jury failed to order
him held, and he was turned loose,
but since the recent investigation OF
the gambling situation, it is claimed
evidence has been secured which
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arranged plot and was a result OF
dispute over the distribution OF mon
ey secured from victims.
w, Clyde Smith, forty-f1Ve years
old. has no criminal record as TAR as
known, though the bureau OF 1dentl-
fcation at Memphis, Tenn, has fur-
nished a description and photo OF the
man.
&c thirtV-SiX wears OLD.
He is described by the police authorl-
ties of Memphis, Tenn, as sometimes
wearing a Charlie Chaplin mustache:
sometimes a vandyke beard and
sometimes clean shaver. He was
once arrested in that city.
Many Aliases
George Kent, alias George Ken
needy, alias Harry carter, a5la9
George Wilson, alias George 'Hender-
SON, alias George Davis, alias George
King, is thirty-five years old ana Is
said to have a record as bunco
man in San Francisco, Cal; Oakland
and Los Angeles, Cal, also at Salt
Lake, Mich. M
George Kelley, alias Washington r.
win, is twenty-eight years old. He
served two years at the federal pen1-
Tertiary in Atlanta for conspiracy
and impersonating a United States
officer at Washington.
James Conley, alias James George
Curtis, alias James Collins, is nifty
New Orleans October 10. 1918, as
ICON" man and was fined SIS.
J. w. Mooney, alias J. w. Walker,
is forty-nine years old. He was ar
rested January 5, 1921 at Memphis,
Tenn, as a econ" man and is held for
the Atlanta authorities.
Joaquin Kincaid, alias j. A. SWIM
ford. alias J. C. Davis, alias James
A. Kincaid, alias Reno Red" is for
ty-four years old. He was arrested
at New Orleans November a, 1912
as a con man and was fined $40.
Walter Chambers is forty-one
years old. He was arrested at Mem
phis, Tenn, January 5, 1921, as a
| icon" man and is being held for the
| Atlanta authorities.
William Hletcher, forty years old,
alias William E. Sifserly, alias Ca
madam Willis, was arrested at Mem
phis, Tenn, January 5, 1921, as a
| "con'' man and held for the Atlanta
authorities.
George w. Williams, thirty-seven
years old, was arrested ia Memphis
Tenn, as a superintendent Of con
men and held 70 rthe Atlanta au-
R. ]. Wilson. alias "Lop Ear" Will
son, alias Red" Wilson, fifty
three years ,nn, DID, rap was 1a a1TsSS
S. 1921, and held for the Atlanta au-
| thorities.
| James ]. Hogan, alias James Will
son, alias John B. Harrison, twenty
eight years old, was arrested at New
| Orleans, October 10, 1918, as contl-
dence man.
alias Artie Young, thirty-one years
old, was arrested at New Orleans De.
was discharged two days later.
| John B. F. Harrison, alias James
! Hogan, alias James Wilson, thirty
years old, served five years at the
| federal penitentiary at Atlanta fol
five-year sentence in Charlestown
Mass, prison for robbery.
| Neal McDougal, alias Neal Min
nard McDougal. alias John P. Gard
ner, alias J. G. Collins, twenty-Seven
years old, served two yaers in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta fol
| forging q poStoffice money order al
! Cincinnati. Ohio.
John A. Alexander. thirty-eight
years old, was arrested at Memphis
| Tenn, as a ICON" man January 5
1921. and is being held at the Full
ton county tower.
Abe Powers. alleged confidence
man, was recently convicted by
jury in the criminal division of the
superior court in this city of
charge Of larceny after trust in con
nection with an alleged wire tapping
game, and was sentenced to five
years on the chain gang. He is al
the Fulton county tower awaiting
trial on another charge of a SINH
lar nature.
Many Of the above men have been
indicted in this county under other
names, though it is claimed by the
solicitor general they are all wanted
and a nationwide search has been