Show SWINDLER DEALT IN WESTERN IINES r. r 1 Refuses Refuses to to Confess Conf ss After fter Three Days Constant Sweating by Police DID WHOLESALE BUSINESS Obtained Millions i In iii ks by hy I Rr- Rr t teS in Iii inMany S Series of ira Frauds Many CUlLs clues Chicago Nov NO 1 I. days of or al- al n al most constant sweating have havo failed lo to wring from rom Charles Whitney Norton Norton Nor Nor- ton the thc king of or swindlers as the llio police call him bun that ho lie is guilty guilt of the lie frauds amounting to millions millions mil mil- lions with which he Is charged When the city police turned turnell Norton Norton Norton Nor Nor- authorities today to today to- to ton over OVI to tho lie federal day to answer accusations of or making fraudulent US use of or the time malls mails It was announced announced announced an an- that lint he ho had hOll just boon been arr arrest arrest- st- st ed As a n. matter maller of or fact net Norton has been a n. since Tuesday Norton has been In Chicago since sinco last Jast January Though the time police Pollee were Suspicious auspicIous of or him hint they could coul obtain no tangible evl evidence ence until detectives Foreign an and Martin rented an office omco advertised In the Boyce oce building and u for or stocks which the they knew he lie pos pos- ceased When tho the broker called on them Tuesday they thoy arrested him Tho The first ilist clew to the case casc was ob- ob obtained ob ob- through a Peoria business man who turned stock over ocr to Norton to sell for him him more than a 0 year ago He received no money for It and ana hello ell it stolen Later he lie moved to Chicago o A few weeks ago Norton called at ot his office and falling to reeo recognize him at- at at attempted tempted to sell him the stock he ha had taken from Crom him before I or Of o c the worth of the se securities soo so- so in the hands of the police pollee two thirds were found In a valise which owner had given to a a. lawyer lawyor to hold for fOl him until he paid the latter a 20 debt Two years year's ago Norton ran i-an the Amor- Amor lean Ican Wholesale Brokerage company at Elmira N N. Y Y Prom From there he ho disappeared disappeared disappeared leaving g It Is charged many man victims and anti was next hoard heard from at t Toledo and antl later to Detroit where he lie heIs hoIs lieis Is said to have worked the same game gameon on a n. quieter plan IlLS His last move was to Chicago Reports have been re received received ro- ro coved concerning him at Troy N. N Y yan 1 an and the police at Rutland Vt Vl say he lie served a tt l year In jail there thele fox for fraudulent fraud fraud- fraudulent use uso of or the tIme malls mails Nortons Norton's alleged d method was to got gotI I In lii touch with mining corporations and antI by b telling them them he had customers for or orth th their ll stock stoel to have securities sent to him To gain time It is saul said he ho would say sixty days would woul be jC required to dispose of the papers Then he and amid the securities would disappear to together together to to- ge gether th or Much of oC this stock is said gald have been boon disposed of for tor land In Virginia and anel Ne No- Tennessee Alabama Georgia braska Many of or such deeds found In his possession are arc believed to be Je JeI genuine Norton who also went b by the name of or L. L W Yo y Leonard Is married about aboul 00 CiO years yeal'S old and ami has a son employed o oIn In a n. Chicago commercial house hO lie IIo was bound ll over O to tho the federal grand Jury tonight In bonds In default of or which ho lie went to lo jail S. S S |