Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
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! Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Ber-
narlino-he rather favored the Sans
! sci Centre, Yuma. Bisbee, Douglas,
| FL Paso, and other points too mum
erous TO mention.
Caravan Due Wednesdays
| Wednesday, next nj three O'Clock
the caravan was to be expected
| here. said Gallo. who talks with a
| slight impeachment in his speech,
Cole confirmed this. The Press re-
| porter asked if the two men were an
advance guard. They said they were.
IGallo stated that if the GOO soldiers
| arrived ON time, the would give an
exhibition drill in a saitable public
place, and hoped the loeal legion
/ post and the civic authorities
would do justice TO the unique event.
\ camp would he laid ont, the men
rest here one night, and at seven
! 0 clock Thursday morning the whole
! outfit would be on its way TO Yuma.
F. C. Dyer, eommandant of the
Boyce Aten Post of the American
! Legion, was notified of the presence
of the two men in our midst, and all
did not seem right TO him, SO, he
made arrangements with the Press
representative 10 interview the re-
turned warriors ON the point of their
credentials. Gallo WAS to wait on
him at the city hall this morning,
reception committee to go over
the facts was waiting there at the
appoint time, also.
White, day clerk at the Barbara
Worth, who slumbers not nor sleeps,
and in addicted to reading the police
news of the metropolitan dailies,
had in the meanwhile read Los An
geles morning paper, and dropped on
this article:
1.-THE police forgery detail is
informed that an Italian, repre-
semting himself to be Il soldier
and wearing the uniform of the
L. S. army, is on his way to Los
Angeles.
"This man has cashed a num-
Der of worthless pay-checks, in
most cases drawn on the First
National Bank of Gallup, n. NJ,
made payable to A. j. Gallo, A
Company, 18th Infantry, Quart
ermaster department, and bear
ing the forged signature of j. +.
Wolff.
Following is a description
of this man: Italian; age 26;
height ) feet > inches; weight
l4J pounds; smooth shaven;
black hair; black eyes; has
slight impediment in his speech
and is dressed in army uniform
with sergeatn's chevrons; wears
belt and holster containing 10
automatic revolver. en
1.-THE police are very anxious
to apprehend this criminal, and
the public is urged to be on the
alert for person answering the
above description at
Wanted in Two Cities
He got in touch with Desk Ser
geant Deaton Immediately. Deaton
is quicker thinker. Having secur
ed the authority of Marshall Barker
to telephone Los Angeles as to
warrants, he did so .mucho prom
to- was assured of the facts, and
was placed in touch with San Ber-
Rafdino, who also stated they want
ed Gallo badly. Dyer swore out a
warrant fer Cole also, on suspicion,
and when the men arrived ut the
city hall the stage was set.
Briefly the police sergeant told
Gallo that he was arrested on n
warrant issued at the instance of
the sheriff of San BernardinO c0un-
| ty, and Immediately unlocked Gal
| 10 s holster containing his gun Gallo
! was taken into the rear of the hall,
| and Cole left the building but was
Immediately followed by Deaton,
who made the second arrest. Cole
| said he knew nothing about the
checks, but made no further adnlis-
sions, and the pair was locked up.
! These men have apparently been
wandering all over the country tell
ing their flim-flam story, spreading
checks around like the leaves in
| dildIlDIOSsi. L it Ioii'N AutHoii =
{; ties elsewhere seem to have been
| pretty obtuse in letting the men
| get away with a publicity and con-
: fidence game like that which they
tried to put over here, declared an
official today, and great credit is
due all concerned in the capture for
J the exactness and promptitude with
which the situation was handled.
, If the mems game had not been
nipped in the bud, extensive prepar-
| atoms might have been made for the
onriding "600", with flags waving
, throughout the town III their honor
; and perhaps the city officials lined
/ up to bid them welcome.
, 1t is inconceivable why the men
/; did so, unless it was to establish
| themselves in the good graces of the
citizens as suggested by Chief Bark
, er, but they made inquiries as to
holding a banquet at the Barbara