The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-18
Jake the Barber
 Being Hunted
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there was an agreement that in England the smooth talking ex-bar- lber was to operate a huge swindle and divide the profits with Dia-
 mond. They said he was so suc- cessful he snubbed Diamond and
 that the feud developed.
 Coupled with this were reports
 that gangs in New York, St Louis and Chicago had been hunting Fac
 tor for weeks to kidnap him, know ting that he had made millions in Europe and could pay huge ransom, yet could not appeal to police for protection because the police wanted
 him also. It was said that Factor and a companion, Arthur J. Green,
 were kidnapped in Atlantic City several years ago, but that Factor
 talked his way to freedom by prom ises of ransom, which he never paid.
 The possibility that Factor might surrender was seen in advances made by his atotrney, Arthur L..
 Schwarts, to the English and Amer ican detectives seeking him here
 under a complaint sworn out by
 Godfrey Haggard, British consul to Chicago. This complaint charged
 that Factor, with the aid of Green and others, sold more than $2,O00,- 900 worth of worthless stock in Eng land, promoting the sales through financial weekly paper which he published himself.
 There also have been reports that
 Factor won large amounts at gaming tables in Europe, including among
 his victims the Prince of Wales, who quit the game when he learned he
 was playing against Jake the Bar ber."
 Factors wife told officers when they raided the apartment that Fac- tor was in Los Angeles. The de-
 tectives said they doubted this, but that English officials had been hunt
 ing him in that city for several weeks.
 Jake the Barber" has been we'll known to police in Chicago for 15 years, since he quit cutting hair on Halsted street at 15 cents a head and began dealing in oil and real estate. It was said he made up- wards of $5,00O.000 during the Flor
 ida boom. Reports now are that
 he made more than $12,00O,0O0 while in Europe.
 i Harry Gecn Arrested. Philadelphia, May 1S.-(UP)- From a fashionable. Germantown apartment Harry Geen was placed In a cell to-day on charges of assist ling in duping several people includ- li ing the Prince of Wales in an oil swindle, according to authorities. Geen, who was arrested as he greeted his English wife, is said to have aided John Factor, described by police as chief of European Iswindlers in collecting nearly ST. 0O0,OO0 in various rackets. Geen, it is said. struck up an &C., uuaintance with the Prince of Wales | in Monte Carlo two years ago then
 maneuvered the Prince into a posi- tion where Factor could sell him | fake oil stock.
 He was arrested on a federal war ] rant issued in Chicago Friday by the British consul general there.
 When men from Scotland Yard. af-
 ter trailing his wife from England.
 learned that he was in Philadelphia
 they obtained the aid of Detective l Inspector William Connolly who as-
 signed Detective Captain James Ma
 lone to aid them.
 | Geen refused to make any com
 ment until his hearing before po-
 lice magistrate to-day.
 Captain Malone said the informa-
 tion on which the warrant was based
 listed the Prince of Wales as one
 of the victims of the ring. l Geen was arraigned before po-
 lice magistrate at city hall on fed
 eral warrant charging him with
 "fraudulently obtaining money with in the kingdom of Great Britain.
 He was taken to the cell room or the federal building by deputy
 United States marshal where he
 will be arraigned tomorrow before
 United States Commissioner J. How
 ard Patterson.