Evening star., 1921-08-28
4SW|ND[E.R
IS ARRA|GNED
Nine Charged With Conspir-
acy and Using Mails
to Defraud.
BY the Associated Press.

Win uiui III lHc dlicSeO $oU,UUU,VVV
.swindle ring" were arraigned today
Glass, charged with conspiracy and
using the mails to defraud. They
waived examination and were bound
over to the grand jury. French's bonds
were set at $4,000. and the others
at $1,000 each.
The others arraigned are Rudolph
-. Kohn, Charles H. Denicke, James
II. Leet, Charles Hawkins, Alva w.
Harshman, Elmer L. Gerber, A. l..
Strelzin and Charles X. Strobel Mrs.
leased on her own recognizance, and
q. w. Davis, arrested at Canton today,
was released there on $4,000 bond.
Officials are awaiting word from Cali
fornla of the arrest there of two per-
sons who were expected to be taken
into custody today.
-, Total Over $5O.OOO.OOO.
John Sawken. agent of the Depart
ment of Justice at Cleveland, brought
another $10,000,O00 in notes Of the
French band to Chicago today, supple
menting $9.O50.0OO, which he seized at
Cleveland several days ago. The latest
haul brings the estimated total of
notes. certificates of deposits. stocks,
bonds and trade acceptances taken
from persons under arrest in con-
nection with the case to more than
$50 100000.
kohn and Denicke We're released on
bonds furnished by Albert SABBATH,
their attorney. SABBATH told news
paper men Kohn's American Rubber
Company was in. bad condition, and
that Kohn planned to file petition
Monday for receiver. kohn, the at
torney said, had been duped by French
and had lost $4,000 in the financier's
alleged schemes.
Notes Declared Forgery.
Fvidanca diSprftinfr ba Jai iy,, of y
w: Davis, Cleveland and Canton mil
lionaire, that 100000 of Davis notes
seized by federal agents in the in
vestigation of Charles w. French and
twenty years old or else forgeries.
was made public tonight by Col. John
V. Ciinnin. assistant United States
district attorney.
The evidence produced by Col. Clin-
min is a letter on the stationery Of the
of which Davis is president. and
signed with his name. 1t is dated
March 20, 1921. at Cleveland. and ad
dressed to Z. ]. Coach of that city.
The letter. after recommending
French to Coach, and indorsing the
securities development company being
organized by French at Kansas City,
Mo-. says. in part:
$4,000 In Cash Given.
"Other men have given Mr. French
$500, 900 in personal notes. and have
given him 100000 in my personal pa
per and $4,000 in cash with which to
capitalize his organization at Kansas
City
A written memorandum attached to
the letter lists the 100000 notes as
one of 100000 dated October 1, 1920,
and five for 100000 each dated No
with the six notes surrendered at Mil
waukee Wednesday by Alva Harsh
man, French's private secretary and
treasurer of the Pacific Trust Com
pany of Missouri, parent organization
of the securities development and
The Davis letter was seized at
Cleveland by John W. Sawken, agent
OF the Department of Justice, who
brought it and $1O,000,000 in unsigned
notes of the Ideal Tire and Rubber
Company of Cleveland to Chicag go to-
day The notes were turned over to
Sawken at Cleveland yesterday by
r. D. Swan, a broker, and brother
in-law of Charles Hawkins, who was
arrested here with French week
ago sawken previously took ss.o5o.-
goo in notes and securities found in
a Cleveland safety deposit box rented
by Elmer Gerber.
Suicide RumOred Again.
Charles X Strobel, Akron, Ohio,
real estate man, and one of French's
Ohio agents. was in conference with
Col. Clinnin late today following his
release on bond, and it was reported
he had made a statement covering
his relations with other members Of
the French crowd.
"StrobeI told me-" Col Clinnin. said,
that French repeatedly told him that
I am a confidence man. and you
| must have confidence in me-"
Belief that w. c. Littleton, presi-
dent of the Consolidated Automobile
Company of Dayton. which went into
bankruptcy today, had Committed
suicide again" at Minneapolis a few
days ago was expressed to Clinnin
today by Alva Harshman. Littleton's
clothes and a farewell note, saying
he had jumped into Lake Michigan,
were found in Grant Park here on the
morning of August 8. Clinrhn has
sent for picture of the body of a
bond salesman. who drowned himself
at Minneapolis, to see if Harshman
can identify it as Littleton.
An anonymous correspondent in
Chicago today sent French $25 in
currency by registered mail to the
county Jail.
Bankruptcy Petition Filed.