About one week before the arrest the concerns were placed in the
hands of the sheriff of New York County, and, following this, it is
declared, disclosures were made which hastened the arrest of the men
involved.
Banks and firms in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and London, it is
declared, are known to have suffered through the alleged operations of
the men, who were aided by companions in the different cities.
Most of the concerns, of which there are at least twelve, all declared
to be fraudulent, are in Chicago.