Show P PONZI AGAIN IN INlAW'S lAWS lAW'S Financial Wizard Taken in New Orleans BOUND FOR ITALY il Shipped on on Steamer as' as Captains Captain's Mess Man ManI I NEW EW ORLEANS June 29 AP Luciani Andrea reached New Or leans last lal nIght as a a. captains captain's mess messman messman man on an italian ship and Charl CharIe g PonzI sought as a fugitive by byias and Florida will reach Houston Tex this morn morn- lug Ing The wizard who is credited with making millions cr r dollars was arrested here yet yesterday afternoon by George eorge L Lacy Y a H Hoth- Hoth ton deputy sheriff and accompanied the Texas officer to Houston last S I SS S appearance here was was the I first positive identification tion of tIme fugitive fhe l ft fL Marni I 4 Ite He denied his Id h- h I Wy but admitted th that t te Le Lenot Yo as nOt Andrea Andrea bu but t Its Ils Just Jus as well anyway ny ay he was quoted as saying saing 1 wasn't at atall all alls s sure re J was doing the proper timing thing In fleeing the but I saw that I couldn't save my bonds men any money y by st staying yi g and I had fairly reliable Information t that al I 1 was due to gO up U If I went vent back to Boston so I just de decided to torun run lun It was the only but chance here I am LEFT TAMPA JUNE 16 apprehension dates back to the docking at Galveston ot of the SIt Vos Non on which he I saIled from Tampa Tamp June 16 lie He I went from Galveston to Houston and attracted the attention of Deputy Sh SherIff Lac wito was convinced convinced con con- vinced that thal the sailor fitted the description description de of oC The deputy ty was not able to to catch another glimpse of the Andrea he believed to be beP P but following a clue that h he was aboard the Sic Vos os Non Bobis he went to Galveston only to se sethe see the vessel steam away New Orleans Or Or- leans and Norfolk remained on the ships ship's schedule before re she was due t. t tO proceed to Genoa and the Texan came here He communicated only with custom cus- cus torn tom officials telling t them em that he sought a swindler aboard an HalIan ItalIan Hal Ital- Ian shIp It was explained that It would not be possible to arrest the man sought aboard the ship but an Inspector was assigned med to aid aidIn aidin In an effort to Identify th the fugitive ve It was understood that Ponzi was Continued on page 7 1 PONZI AGAIN IN INLAW'S INLAW'S LAWS LAW'S CLUTCHES Continued from page 1 prevailed upon upun to leave the V vessel by y his hi selection as a a. member of at the crew who could speak English to check some papers In the dock office of- of office fice ADMITS IDENTITY Reaching the dock he was assorted es- es sorted Into a taxicab and drIven to toa toa a hotel where questions were asked In an effort to establish his Identity Professing but slIght alight knowledge ot of English he retained the character ot of Luciani Andrea for tor a time but I eventually admitted that Andrea and Ponzi were the same when he said Here I am The prisoner i agreed to a a. program that would take him to or one that I wOUld lead directly to Boston BOlton The Texas officer proposed that he be taken to Houston and the journey journy I was started In a few hours Ills IUs i only request st was that his clothing be brought to the hotel front the ship and his first flut action after atter ad milting his Identity was to shave his moustache He welcomed especially especially espe- espe several of pajamas These were apart a part of ota a mess mans man's sleeping garb on Ponzi was believed to entertain hope that he will be deported without without with with- out serving sentences placed against him to In Massachusetts arid and Florida He said deportatIon proceedings are pendIng against him IN U U. U S. S S 23 YEARS Ponzi landed here from Italy twenty three years ears ago Florida Florda authorities offer fer no objection It if PonzI Is taken to Massachusetts Mas- Mas to serve his prison term there according to L. L D Howell County solicitor at Jacksonville Massachusetts has punished the financial wizard the state ot of FlorIda will take steps to enforce a ayears ayears years year's sentence pending against him In connection with his land syndicate In which he gold old lots near Jacks Jacksonville gly Ing certifIcates of Indebtedness as receipts for tOr cash and guaranteeing p p a ot of per cent 11 to In sixty days BOSTO BOSTON Mass June 29 AP- AP C Charles Ponzi erstwhile financial wIzard Is wanted here for tor re len L to from seven to nine years ill states state's prison as a a. common and n notorIous thief His present troubles had theIr Inception In- In c eption to In a spectacular postal coupon reply scheme which collapsed col- col h lapsed In 1919 with R a loss to his stockholders ot of He was c ted ot of illegal us use ot of the malls mails and sent to Plymouth jail jal on a a. rea- rea e eral sentence and then tried and convicted by the state charges harges of larcen larceny He waS released on an apPeal and went to Florida to rec lup his losses by operations ns In real estate lIis Land syndicate there was closed by the state the rice department issued a fraud order against him and he was convicted ot of violating a state law relating to declarations of t ul t the supreme Court here re had dismissed ed his J. J and when he was wa ordered to ret return rn to receive rec lve s sentenced pleaded he tangled affairs i In n Florida da In asking for tor mOre time When he failed to appe appear r the state took steps at only to learn h he had ppe red |