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Show DEAL II STOCK i CAUSESJHREST Promoter at Ogden Accused Ac-cused of Obtaining Money ; by False Pretenses. t 'Special to The Tribune. i OCV K X , A n 9 . . X . At w o o d . alias S. X. Damison, alias S.'X. Colo, was arrostod today by deputies from :;hc sheriff's office upon the charge of obtaining money by fraud. He was later released when he furnished bail of $ 0"0. The complain in wit- iiess is Gust Koeoi is, manager of the American Candy company, Twcnty-" Twcnty-" fit; h street. The direct charge aainsi At wood is : fraudulent misroireseniaiioii in the sale 'cf miuiii and oil stock, through which i; means Atwood obtained $00 from ., Kocotis. According to the statement made by iKocotis, he had two transactions with ; Atwood some mouths ao, in which he ' bought loOO shares of the River Gold I) Mining company of Treadwell, Alaska, 1; for which he "pr.id $:i-, and 2,000 'I shares of the Trenton Oil company of jTampieo, Mexico, for $-00. The pur-;:-h;i?er said Atwood told liim that the I i wo stocks wouhl be worth $10i) ;i share in a year. Kocoris says Atwood i borrowed $;i0 from him and scoured a ,' 1 0 sold piece which he had for a watch charm, which lie promised to re-' re-' turn. Atwood "s manner. Kocotis said, deceived de-ceived him and as a result of his smooth talk lie held the stocks and :! v aired and waited. Xo dividends came 'in. nor did he hoar of the stock being ;Morth j?lt'0 a share. He wrote to the il company and the mining company. The replies startled Kocotis. The word !from Alaska was the return of his let -,:er stamped by the posloifice. dopart-mont dopart-mont to the effect that there was no i-urh company in Alaska and that the -company was probably fraudulent. 1 The advice from Mexieo was a return '-of his letter with the announcement ;.-l:at the Trenton Oil company of Tarn-Vpico. Tarn-Vpico. Mexieo, did not exist. Kocotis Vneu took the matter up with the null nu-ll horit ies at Washington and was ad-I ad-I vised that no such companies existed, j. Kocotis then had warrents issued for ;!A'.wood, as lie had heard That be was o leave town today. Pe-puty Sheriff ; William rlrown placed the aeeiiscd man Junder arrest and he was taken to the -li er i f f 's office where a t a la t e h ou r ;nniglit he had been unable to secure ft n i 1 . |