The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-06-03

rounded up and brought back to Allan
Ia. Abe Powers and eight of his con-
freres have been sent to the penitenti-
airy. but carelessness at the prison farm
was utilized by Abe Powers and he is
1T large again. Many others are under
arrest and some have given bond.
Among those indicted and soon to stand
trial will be Ira Fort, who was mixed
up, 1t is said in the Madeira swindle.
feature of this prosecution is found
in the fact that the solicitor himself
has offered big rewards for the cap
ture of the various icon" men, and
paid some of them.
The search continues the country
over for Floyd r. Woodward. He is
held up as the Master Mind" of the
gang. Since his escape he has written
a letter back TO Atlanta in which he
charges that he had paid out $1,000
rs a bribe at one time to Solicitor
Boyllin; had paid large sums at other
times, a cut in of his receipts to
Joseph Ewing, a lawyer formerly con-
nected with Boykin's Office before he
became solicitor, and who, according
to Woodward was the go-between for
Boykin.
These charges by Woodward, the lail
fellow, who was friendly with every
body in town, went hunting with Chief
Poole, gave diamond rings and phono-
graphs to councilmen and dispensed
| with n ho. nj.
the police a club to hit Boykin. So
they charge that Boykin knew as much
of the operations of the gang as they
did, or more.
One feature of the investigation has
been the charge made by Joe Ewing,
Floyd p. Woodward ran one of the
"dens" together; Martin for whiskey
and Woodward for gaming; and that
at this place hundreds of gallons Of
| liquor had been deiivered by young
man now in Birmingham. Another
allegation was that Aldine Chambers,
who led the campaign in Georgia for
Palmer when he was seeking the presi-
Dental nomination, had worked to re-
cruit the gang by getting men out Of
the federal penitentiary for this
purpose.
Texas Victim Gets Angry.
There is the case of young Mr.. Man
ming of Texas, who started out in his
testimony before the committee very
bravely, but wilted toward the end
under rapid fire cross-examination.
Manning had told his story. He hud
asserted that Chief of Detectives
Lamar Poole and Lieut.. Shaw had
permitted swindle operators to escape
after he had furnished information
that should have resulted in their cap
ture.
Then he was confronted suddenly
with letter signed w. r. Manning
In which an offer was made to droI
all prosecution of the swindlers con
cerned provided that they would re
turn his money. He vehemently de
MED that he had written it, branding
ii a forgery.
During this cross-examination he re
peatedly contradicted himself lost al
! his sang-froid, became angry ant
offered to make it personal matte
J with one of the lawyers for tn,
, defense.
. He told the committee that he misscl
his train in Atlanta and that as hi
wife was visiting her people and Their
q was no room for him there he decide
: he might as well remain in Atlanta
! He declared he had been picked up a
J the Union station by bunco .steerer
/, who had conducted him to the Ansle
! hotel, and how they had become yer
!. warm friends. This steerer. he salt
! was Clyde Smith. who said he was
j representative of the Harry Payn
II Whitney company.
/. In his story n fake telegram frol
. Harry Payne Whitney of New Yor
4 was described. According to his narrl
tive the gang had two exchanges. On
"a was No. 2 in a downtown spot. and ii
u other was supposed TO be the CapitI
. City club (Atlanta's swellest). B,
il somehow the bunco victims we're a
e ways steered to No. 2. something q
" ways coming up to bar trip to e,
Il. change No. I.