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Show ARREST DISCLOSES 6I6ARTICSNIRIUE CHICAGO. Sept 13. The arrest or S. A. Potter, churged with being the head of a group of confidence men, is expected to forestall a scheme, now near maturity, in which London men were to be swindled out of half a million dollars by a "salted" mine scheme A Londoner, Harold Alvers Ank-ley, Ank-ley, of Grafton square. London, already al-ready Is In America and was prepared, pre-pared, It is said, to invest extensively in the scheme Edward A. Starkloff, said to share with Potter in providing the brains of the swindlers, after narrowly escaping es-caping arrest here yesterday, Is believed be-lieved to bo traveling to New York to meet the Englishmen on their arrival. ar-rival. Ankloy received a letter six weeks ago, according to Inspector Stuart addressed to a wealthy uncle, deceased, deceas-ed, in which the writer said he had been entrusted to arrange with the recipient for his share of an immensely im-mensely valuable gold mine. "I have with me 300 ounces of pure gold from the mine to give you or your representative. It Is so rich it must not be melted In the United States. It would be folly to allov cen a hint of our find to become known. Therefore, I am bringing it to you in bond to be melted in London." |