Show I I II I DENVER'S BUNCO MEN SENT TO PRISON l I 1 I DENVER Colo June By 1 1 B ByThe f The Press r of De Dens Denver's ers er's so called million dol- dol dollar dollar dol dollar lar bunco ring were we-ro given ghen peni pen penitentiary 1 r sentences today loday After Arter overruling their motion for fOl a new ne trial Judge Julge George Georgo F Dunklee Dunkle In the west went side Ride court sentenced Lou D monger called the brains of ot the band and 30 10 ot of his lily associates elates to sere syne from sewn se to 10 years ears cars each In the Colo Colo- Colorado Colorado Colorado rado state slate prison Eight other r members ot of the tho cons con convicted group ot of s swindlers received eel sentences ot of fler fa om 3 to 10 Scars icara cars each DInger Is 73 yearn old 1 those hoo who ho were Here sentenced to 10 serve I Som om sewn seven se cn to 10 years cars were I AV A W V Duff called the lieutenant ot of o the confidence hast men Jack French who ho has t wealth I Ity liw land Cle Ohio A B H Cooper Little Rock Ark George GeorKe lIp lip Belcher Deicher Beech Steve Stevo J Oleson Oleon John H It Foster A II 11 Potts Rob Hob Robert Kob-ert Kob rl ert C Da Davis DaI I George Gorge Walker alker 0 G Ii H lIams Walter alter outs W J L J- J Straub and 0 G C Bailey HI 11 ID D I n ILMI L Tho Those sentenced to sen serve sere e from three to 10 leers were ere I lack Jack a John Allison Jack Jacl Hardaw-av Hardaw lohn John Allison W M II Dougherty Straub Walker Williams and Bailey ey The jur jury jurs had recommended len len len- lency tency for a Allison and Dougherty Gro Grove Grose e an eon eon- e eO with I II the others last lai March Mareli I was not O sentenced I Dr DEPhillips D B E appointed bY bythe the court to in estimate 1 an s mental condition yesterday esterday re- re reported re reported ported to 10 the court that Ihal ties I Insane Ills It an will III be glen given gl en a jury trial to 10 determine deter deter- determine determine mine whether or not ho lio will III ROto po go poto goto to an nn Insane asylum as lum The Tho 20 defendants were here ere con con- con on three counts charging conspiracy conspiracy to com commit mil confidence gaming find and conspiracy j L a l to commit grand Brand larceny larcen W Under the tho law la Judge Dunklee could have Imposed sentences ranging from one ono to ten years In Inthe inthe the penitentiary The prosecution of ot the bun o men attracted widespread atten- atten attention atten attention tion throughout the country countr The Tho COM case began lost last summer when hn Phillip Van Cise district attorney aided bv by b Colorado state rangers a and nd scores ot of Denver Denser Dem er citizens cItizen S sworn Sorn orn In as deputies 11 swept ell do don doon n on the haunts of o the confidence men and rounded up the tho alleged members ot of the bind band In raids that I all nil one night and part ot of the Iho next da day The 20 defendants were ero found guilty on March 28 last after afler the tho jur jury had been out more thin than hours ha biasing ha Ing taken ballots The trill trial lasting basting two months month was a called ailed the most Important In Ihl I legal history of Colorado Victims of ot the band came ome to toI toDen Den Denser Dener er from different parts paris of ot the country and ond testified to 10 having I lost from Crom to 10 54 each On One of ot th the witnesses came cime hero from England to tell lell of ot hohe how ho heI he I contributed 25 to the the confidence dence men Many other I did not come here hero for the trial I Len neamy Reamy formerly a mem- mem memI member member mem member ber of ot the confidence men s orran- orran orrin I turned stale states slates evidence 1 Much credit for tor trailing and trap trap- trapping trap trapping ping the confidence men was w is gl ghen glenby I by District Attorney Van Yan Clop Cise to J JFrank Z Norfleet ot of Hale Center as Texas fea pre previously a tlc tlc- vic vic-Im tim o of the confidence men spent 1 two 10 1 0 years earh In tn tracing the tho leaders finally locating than Hum In Dem Denser Denier er erco co |