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Show PLOT TO MULCT 'BOOB' REVEALED Ohio Farmer Is Dupe of Get-Rich-Quick Gang at Florida Resort NEW YORK. Feb. 22 A plot to mulct the "booboise" which might; bavi been Invented by an .minor of; get -rich-quick fiction was revealed by the Burns Detective agency here Tuea-j dav With the arrest at Mobile. Ala, of; seven alleged wire tappers, believed to be mi mb ns of a gang which fomerl j operated in New York. As told b Sherman Burns, Barney ( Knapke, an Ohio fanner, was the ichosen dupe of the gang He was win 1 tering at an Orlando, Fla.. resort when.j a week ago he struck up a park bench ... .... ilntance with .1 fellow resoi tec PAIR "FINDS" WALLET. The next day thej were stroll inc along the beach together when they discovered a large wallet, half burled in i he sand. Together they opened it Thej found $130 in cash, a $10,000 fl-delit'v fl-delit'v bond and certain credentials. A man came hurrying toward them a few moments later The wallel was Ihls; he had lost it. When the tinders ret used to accept the $130 as a token i Of grattlude, he offered to invest it for th m In slocks on which he had a 1 lip. The ltrut ua ine ?ioo ouuuitu, next it amounted to $1,500 and on thej third Farmer Knapke and his new ac quaintance were told to call at the stock exchange" and collect their, winnings 1106,000. They called; saw the money , had It in their hands for a moment But a thev prepared to earn it away, the; head of the "exchange' detained them GOES HOME FOR MORE "Gentlemen, the money is yours." he, said "But. before I pay ll to you 1 must require that you deposit $25,000; with me as evidence of your responsi Mllty." Farmer Knapke pladh put up $10. 1 000. Hin friend didn't have any money. 'so Knapke Journeyed to his Ohio home for tho remainder. There his lawyer convinced him that be was bo-lng bo-lng defrauded. He came to New York. COD lilted the detective agency, and n Itrap was laid which resulted in the arrests ar-rests at Mobile Tuesday. |