Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-24 | Page 1 | Swindlers Who Got Away with Millions Section

SWINDLERS WHO GOT AWAY WITH MILLIONS clue to the perpetrators of crimes committed in paris and london americans who defrauded the foreigners kaw york may 24 sui rounded with fircak secrecy is said to have made before united states cora shield in tilia city by french consul for extradition papers bearing the names of the participants in hie recent enormous alleged humbert crawford in paris and by which alie perpetrator are alleged to have netted nearly while the sleuths of continents leave been watching every port of arrival and departure since the which exposed alie affair occurred in paris not the trace of the participants is known to have been secured the air of excitement about the french consulate where clerks and representatives of a law firm were engaged for hours in drawing up the papers leach to the belief that definite knowledge had been as to lie hiding place of the alleged leis in it conception alie plot to borrow money on the estate of a fictitious new york millionaire was one of the boldest on record its operation extended over a period of twenty years during chich thone participating lived in lucli a lavish manner that it is not believed they carried away lauch of their gains