List of Bogus Firms.
The following is a list of the concerns, the names of which have been learned by the police:
- National Fire Proofing Company, New York and Chicago.
- Federal Trust Company, New York and Chicago.
- Keystone Structure Cleaning Company, Philadelphia.
- McGuire, Johnston & Co., New York and Chicago.
- Hessley, Johnston & Co.
- Hessley & Johnston, Chicago.
- A. A. Hessley, Chicago.
- George F. Johnston, Chicago.
- C. F. McGuire, Chicago.
- F. L. Cunningham, Chicago.
- Chester E. Broughn, Chicago.
- Lincoln Gas Light & Coke Company, Lincoln, Neb.
Another concern dealing with alleged spurious bonds of Custer County, Idaho, the police declare, was under the direction of these men.
It was the old-time favorite method of kiting checks and drafts among the banks and private individuals of the city and country that was used, and there is no doubt that it proved successful in this instance. Although it is believed the men did not obtain great riches in their operations in Chicago, it would have been only a question of time when they would have become wealthy, so apparently easy was it for them to get funds.