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Show CLUB OPERATED By GROUP TO TRAPJCT1S Disappearance of Banker Believed Be-lieved Solved With Arrest of Alleged Swindler CHICAGO. Feb 14. One of the alleged al-leged ringleaders of a band of swindlers swin-dlers blamed by police for tho disappearance disap-pearance of C. C Dukes, a banker of Milan. Ga.. four months ago, and the loss by their victims of $1,500,000. was Identified here today as Neal Mc-Dougall. Mc-Dougall. under arrest on suspicion of having defrnuded many Chicago wo-nion wo-nion of valuable J.-welry. Whilo held under the Chicago charges, his picture was broadcasted I and Atlanta police are said to have Identified him as one of a band of confidence con-fidence men, numbering at times nearly a hundred. Six others of the band have been arrested In Memphis, according to reports re-ports to the police here, and another ls fighting extradition from Alabama. An elaborately equipped club was maintained by the band, police reports re-ports said, in which victims were entertained en-tertained while plans were laid to swindle them. |