Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12
Victim Identifies
Photo of Lawyer
As Bunco Steerer


a occurred Saturday when Chief
detectives A. Lamar Poole made
lie affidavits in which Attorney
eph o. Ewing, previously mention
during the investigation, was
htified by an intended victim OF
swindlers as the man who escort
him to the bunco "stock exchange
suggested the "stock transaction
bugh which the victim says he
lily lost $4,000, being saved only
huse his banks refused to cash his
It's for that amount.
he affidavits made public by
IF Poole were signed by Henry
ard. said to be a business, man
financier of Coshocton. Ohio,
by officials of the bank which
sed to cash his drafts for $25,-
A member of the Atlanta de-
i've department, it is said, went
Eoshocton, carried with him
tograph of Attorney Ewing, and
rding to Richards sworn state
t, the Ohio man, who narrowly
ped. being the victim of the
20 men, identified the photo
bh as that of one of the men who
ered' him to the. fake "stock ex-
hge' which figured prominently
LII the bunco operations in At
a.
Ansational revelations Concerning
bunco syndicate are expected to
1t from the hearing of charges
lght by Solicitor John A. Boykin
INST Chief of Detectives Lamar
lie and others, which opens Mon
night. More than 800 witnesses
been subpoenaed. All principals
he case have retained counsel to
esent them.
oyd Woodward, alleged leader of
"bunco syndicate" which is said
ave swindled scores of victims
of hundreds of thousands of dol
implicated Attorney Ewing in
swindling operations in a letter
l.
ished in the Atlanta newspapers
bit two weeks ago. In this letter
EDWARD declared that Ewing had
full confidence of the bunco men,
familiar with all their operations
acted as the go-between who was
furnish protection from the So
or generals Office for the swim
s. Syndicate"
other Allegations
he Woodward letter further as
ed that Ewing, who had been &
Eraph operator earlier in life, in
ed the telegraph instruments
ers and bells in the fake "stocF
ange;;" that he arranged to Sc
the services of a private bank
concern to handle the out-ot-toWI
ks and drafts of intended bunct
ms. and that he made himsel-
rally useful to the Syndicate.
a statement issued at the time
Woodward letter was published
ng denied the allegations maze
he alleged chief of the bunct
asserted that the solicitor gen
had never given protection tt
svindlers and characterized the
ees against him as having beer
med up' by Woodward at the IN
tion of the officials of the At
detective department who were
ged by Solicitor General John A
rim with having been guilty Of
nivance with the CROOKS o.
sly incompetent"
q of the features of the WOOD
letter was the assertion that
dward and Ewing had joint pos
on of a safe deposit box at the
nta Trust company, WneIe val
es were placed after each SUE
flIl coup of the swindlers:, After
publication of the letter, Chlet OF
20 Iames L. Beavers and Chief
= oDened the deposit box on au'
tv of search warrant, flndlne
III Ewing had opened the box q
davs before and had removed
ontents-a depositor's pass Door
he Lowry National bank, MADE
TO Floyd P. Woodward: Ewing
red at the time that ne never
any valuables in the box anC
never opened it until after Iht
dward letter was published. Inc
1any's records showed nc
be- had opened the box puI oiGe :
that was on the day ne removed
woodward pass book.
tached to the affidavit, mao
ootsrv nublic, as exhibit A
Rehard, the intended bunco VIC Il;
is photograph of Attorne'
% which Rehard declares $
re of one of the men who steer
him to the fake stock eA
ge.' The affidavit follows:
Richard A1 Goshocton. Ohio
TUESDAY, April 3, 1921
he of Ohio,
afore me a notary public in ant
Soshocton county Ohio, person
anneared Henry Richard %
Lafayette, Coshocton county
who being first duly sworn
ses and says"
I'd and I live at West Lafay
Coshocton county, Ohio.
b. On or about the first da!
|ebruary, 1920, I was in the cit!
tlanta, Georgia, and was sittin'
he Terminal station about 20
/.
man, who appeared to be abou
five (65) years of age, smootl
en-, his hair partly gray, .abou
feet 60 seven eight inche
Eight, and rather heavy, prob
weighing one hundred and fit,
or sixty pounds approaches
After ta}.z.ng with me severa
.tes about where L was coins
the time that the train was t
etc, he suggested that W
a walk. wnic-- &c did, walking
fe direction OF the Aragon hotel
We went into the Aragon hotel
did not stay, leaving almost i'm
ately, and then walked north O
htree street, three 90 or fou
blocks, where we met the ma
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