Show Check Ring Broken as 4 Are Arrested Two Spirited From Ogden Jail as Habeas Corpus Writs Are Sought Others Held Here Headquarters of a ring which manufactured and distributed ills dis distributed dis' dis fictitious checks on nonexistent banks the through west was believed smashed b by police Wednesday with the ar arrest arrest arrest ar- ar rest of or four alleged ringleaders of the organization Two of the men were arrested by City Detective Chester Colborn at the Lake hotel 48 Post Office place and are arc being being be be- be ing held in the city jail on open charges They gave the names of W. W E. E Dock Thompson 65 and J. J L. L Lewis alias Lewis Hill 32 i. i Two other men who gave the names of or Nick 26 of or Ogden and William Ryan 37 37 of or Washoe Nev and who have been held in the Ogden city jail since Tuesday were spirited out of a rear door of the jail Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day afternoon by Chief of Police Wilham William Wil Wile liam ham L. L Payne and Detective Sergeant Riley M. M Beckstead while attorneys sought to obtain their release under writs of habeas corpus BROUGHT TO S S. S L L. L The men were brought to Salt Lake and are also being held on open charges pending further investigation tion of the alleged ring They were arrested several days ago by Ogden police on information furnished by Detective Colburn and Sheriff Sherif J. J H H. Zundel of ot Box Elder county The organization according to police police po po- po lice operated with all the efficiency of a well organized business and its method of or distribution of the fictitious fictitious drafts was carefully worked out making detection extremely difficult for the novice I MANUFACTURED CHECKS From headquarters in Salt Lake Mr 1 Colborn said the ring manufactured manufactured counterfeit checks on nonexistent nonexistent tent banks in the west including the Grain Growers' Growers bank o of Boise Idaho and the Merchants and Farmers' Farmers bank of or Pueblo Colo Cob and others They are believed to have defrauded defraud defraud- ed merchants and hotelmen through the west of more than during the last few months I One of ot the ring according to Mr 1 Colborn would sign various fictitious fictitious' names to the checks written in amounts of and on the counterfeit drafts SIn In an at attempt empt to avoid detection I the checks checks' were then sold to agents by the ringleaders of the organization Mr Colborn said his investigation revealed revealed re re- re who disposed of them for from 2 to 5 each depending on their amount If an agent found himself himsel in difficulties difficulties through one of ot the checks being being be be- ing detected he would claim that the check had been given him for services services' rendered and that he was ignorant of the identity of ot the writer and was Vas an innocent victim I |