Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-29
NEW 'BUNCO' ARREST
IS MADE At DENVER

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 26.-Harry
D. White, said to be wanted by Fed
era1 Postoffice Inspector H. E. Ora
ham on a charge of swindling S.
Tuch, of Plainfield, N. J., of 100000
at Miami, Fla, on, March II, 1921,
was arrested late today by agents
of the Denver district attorneys Of
flee, who have been coducting raids
on an alleged million dollar conf
dence ring"
White, according to District At
torney Van else, has also been un-
der the name of Sam Bennett, Harry
Whiting, H. Latter and Harry Whit
ney. He was arrested when he at
tempted to cash a 800 money order
said to have been sent him by an
other alleged swindler, whose ac-
tivities local authorities have been
investigating.
Thirty-one Held
Thirty-one alleged members of the
confidence ring" raided Thursday
night, still are in Jail tonight. Only
two of the original thirty-three ar
rested on a blanket charge Of con.
spiracy to operate confidence game
raised the necessary $4,000. These
two are Lou Blonger and A. w.
Duff.
J. Homer French, alleged leader Of
the ring" who is also wanted in
Miami, Fla, today was brought to
Denver from Estes Park, Colo,
where he was arrested last night.
Twenty-Five Of the men arrested
Thursday pleaded not guilty when
arraigned today. Authorities have
been unable to determine the correct
names of the other four, they ex-
planned, and for this reason their ar
raignments have been delayed
District Attorney Van else today
made public additional details of the
coup which resulted, Thursday
night, in the wholesale arrests.
j. Frank Norf1eet, of Halecenter,
Texas, who ran down the notorious
Furey gang, was the man around
whom all the plans of the local Of
ficers revolved.
Norf1eet, according to the district
attorneys story, came to Denver
August IL on the request of the au-
thorities and, posed as @ wealthy
sucker" at fashionable Denver
hote!"
He did not have to wait long be-
| fore he was approached by two al
legged confidence men, who unfolded
to him a plan whereby he was to
win large sums of money speculat-
ing in oil stocks. =
Details Explained
Norfeet pretended to fall for the
bait and accompanied his new ac-
qualntances to a room in a down
| town Office building.
This office, Mr.. Van else explain
ed, was equipped as regular brok-
er's office and while Norf1eet was in
the room the proverbial "come on"
man entered and "won" $4,000 on
the same oil stock which Norf1eet
| had been urged to play.
| Norfleet was then allowed to play
the market on credit" basis. He
was successful, but was told he
could not receive his winnings until
he put up a certain amount of cash
to show his good faith.
Norf1eet had to "stall" while the
district attorneys office perfected
plans for the contemplated raid. Mr..
Van else said. Norf1eet feigned a
toothache and refused to take any
action until he felt better. A fake
doctor made the ruse more realistic
and as result, Norf1eet was able
to hold up proceedings until the dis
trict attorney was ready to act.
HOMER FRENCH INDICTED
BY MIAMI GRAND JURY
MIAMI, Aug. 26.-Homer French
was indicted, here, with two others
by the grand jury in May for the
alleged swindling of 100000 last
winter from Peter Nicholson, mid
die western banker and mine oper-
ator, and bond in the sum of $1,000
was fixed for each of the defendants
in the event of their arrest.