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Show .ALLEGED Sll Police Report Conf, Operations Th-0 out Countr),' Arrested After Rr by Teller of Utah; Natioal Bat Confession n, i; -s as far " .in,,,,,;;" died thirty-seven !,,, " the United states out 0-, " ' irom ?3eo to $i,j ' was made last ui"' the name of AVilliam (;'. ' ' years of K,., who Wis j afternoon jn 1 1,0 "' bank for an i,,vesti..a;i' S' nationwide swindli,,,;. ' 1 Recognized by tlio t.ji . as 'a man answering ,'"'; I notoriou bank si,ii.1.'" 1 pointed out to Pa;,-,,!,,, ,'' and his arrjst was ro,,!,,!,' ! taken into custody any knowledge of b:lnk'; after conversation win, , .' I-u-sen and Clifford P.ii,,' of the extent of . '' tamed by the deiecilvre'1 Arrived in August, . Arriving: in Salt .at., ( . in August, Kivneli . posited, under differ,,;,, ," of money varying f ,.' the Ueseret Natioird ' State National bmil; a,j Bunk of the Republic ::. one hank to tiie Qtli.r In, established and his h,;., ' ' whenever they wcre banks, it is said. Leaving the eitv after trench is said to have y standing in the Salt Lik." away lie did not draw m accounts. On rtturnhe'i" several days ago he . his identity, French it,'.' ported, told them that ,', tion to present at the tlir. i worthless checks on haul,, other states. After t,e . credited to his account f." manipulation was .arnej ' side banks, French jdae-i say, to draw out his i. with him the monev he 1 deposit and that which ' '. checks called for. Operations Widespread It is in this same mani,.-is mani,.-is alleged, to his own in. successfully operated Me ton and Oakland, Califor: Cleveland, Chicago, has I-tock island, Moline. Chi .. Blue Island. Illinois; I,,.. Lawrence, Kansas: Oklai. ' iionia; Joplin and Car:. . Council Bluffs and Pav.:-Paul Pav.:-Paul and Minneapolis, jj. niond and Gary. Indiana, n Checks in two suit :as,-, had checked at the 0. s. ' paratory to making a ff . were the only means, tlr which his memory couid i-to i-to tiie details of his a!!'?": French has confessed. : to the use of the followinc Green, Edward Fowler, V Charles Carter, James -Strong, 'Arthur Rowen a:M He is registered on the S: docker as J.mies A. Jejne; French told the poli'-e born in a village in Ne,v exact place he refusee to. is alleged to have starte : in 1(Q6. Illness in the V as tile cause. Forsahins : selling novelties and an e road, he commenced for:.-, alleged. When-he rerire arrest after his first (e-left (e-left New Jersey and Fire; ' returned to visit his wife, : Toured by Auto. "While in Minneapolis,:-' ing to Salt Lake the fir;: purchased a second-hand 1 mobile, lie drove to Sal: 1 from here to California. Lake, Frencli is allegeii t: i at tiie Roy hotel, umir ' "William French, at the V. James Jones and at the 1 James Fitch. Leaving Salt Lake in k''.! fornia, ho coniineneeej ' down the coast thai ir."'-geles. ir."'-geles. San Francisco. ' San Bernardino, Ludlow At Los Angeles lie stopf1'; hotel and is alleged to bogus check for S'u in ' bill. He was caught in '.'"' or two occasions, it is time he was able to n e-debiedness e-debiedness and was sc-' "While on his trip '''' -" French is alleged to -"'- 1 panied by a woman a:;i reaching Los Angeles t; traded in on a new car s'- i tinned to San Bernard. :'-Bernardino :'-Bernardino the woman e; returned by train to Krench is s-iid by thep"'-:'' tinued his trip hy Vegas, Xev.. where he, mobile and came to Mil - - Check Specified. The onlv worthless ch'' . tho Salt Lake police to . ; bv French in this Gardner & Adams cimp3-- for $35 in payment on -a suitcase. Information leau-e. was obtained by the to--causing his arrest fre,:n ty. piled and caused tnW '-. soph L. Gavlcrd of u" ' tional Petec'tive "P"'.'?':, French will be if" J ';. on the chance of oh false proteoses until ; : Irs operations has . of Police J. Farley fl -y.: According to t;ie I;'"1:, .,-that .,-that be can reiiietnl"r. tion of bis i.pcratio country, nnd the 1""' amount of the '""'"v.,:" to manv t liousam |