The Lake County times., 1922-03-22
TALMAGE JR.
IN CHICAGO
B0asted of How He FIeeced
''Ho0sier Suckers"
Here
lspEcIAL TO HE TlpEsl

ESPECIAL TO The TlHESl
CHICAGO. Ill. March 22.-
George Dewitt Talmage lit a rall-
ored ciga1et and blew a cloud Of
perfumed smoke into the face OF
Deputy United States Marshal She
han last e~ening as the gate of a
cell in the Cook county jail cisnked
shut upon linn.
Now we can cool ger heels" said
the deputy marshal "A pretty
chase We led me today. young man. q
Young TllmadGe. dressed TO the
minute and flashing marvellous
diamond ring, laughed at the turn
OF events. From a spacious ma
hogany orics in tho crilley build
ing to a cell in the county jail, held
for the government.
L. s. SEEKS TALMADGE, SIR.
Deputy Shehan fingered for
minute. I'll say this for ye, young
man. Yer a pretty slick Teller. II
yer father gets away he kin thank
ye fer it,
The arrest OF young Talmsge,
son of e c. Talmase, president OF
the National Organization Com
pany which. according to the Unit
ed states attorney. Heeced hundreds
Of people. occurred al O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, just as ne was
leaving an office In the Criliey
building.
United States Judge Carpenter
had issued bench warrants for the
arrest or the Talmeges, senior anu
junior, on Information from United
States Atty. Clyne that the bonds
given by the "slickcrs" last week
were fraudulent. Mrs. Talmage.
wife OF {. E., hal scheduled the
Cumberland Country Club in Lake
county on the KanlSskee river, say
ing that she was the sole owner
and that the property was unln
numbered and worth $4,000.
The district attorney told Judge
Carpenter that an investigs tica
showed tn. property TO be owned
by corporation in which Mrs.
Talmase had no equity.
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY.
The three Talmages were orig
inally arrested on warrants grow
ing our or indictments by the Jed
eral grand jury in Chicago charS-
ing that the National Organization
Company which they promoted was
using the mails in a scheme TO de-
fraud 1t was declared that the
company swind1ed scores Of vic
tins in stock jobbirg propositions
j. c. Brokesbank was also ar
rested and gave bond. The bonds
for the Tslmages and Brokclbank
We're fixed at $4,000 by Unitei
States Commissioner Mason.
The bonds supplied by Mrs.
Talmage for her husband and son
was found to be fraudulent and
the bench warrants were issued.
TIPS FATHER TO BEAT TT.
According to the United States
marshal. Talmage. Jr., called to his
father to "Jeat it when the MAJ
shall entered the door of the office
yesterday. and Talmage. Sr.. made
his escape through rear door.
Deputy marsha1s were securing
Chicago today in search Of the "old
man" declared BY postal inspectors
to be one II the 'smoothest" or
tenders they have oealt with IN
years.
We have been on Talmage's trail
for twelve years" said Postal In
spector Johnson. We secured his
Indictment ten years ago but he
mana ged to escape prosecution. He
operated in the Calumet region and
made his boast that he could al
ways put one over on the "Hoosicr
suckers"
1t is believed Talmadge senior is
keeping away from the marshais
until he can scaps up acceptable
bail for himself and his son. Mrs.
Talmage was released without bail
The case has not been set for trial
but viii probably come up in the
May term of court.
Young Talmage is a familiar ng-
ure around town" Always inn
maculate he drives sporty roads
ter and has had the reputation Of
being "A rich mans son