Cleveland, Aug. 29—Walter C. Smith, 39, alias Albert Wilson, of North Carolina, is said to be under indictment in Atlanta, Ga., on charges of using the mails to defraud, was arrested here today and is being held for the federal authorities in Atlanta. The losses, it is explained, are approximately $112,000.
Smith was recognized by detectives from pictures in a police circular as he was walking through the public square.
Smith was indicted in Atlanta in January 1922. He was arrested in New York but escaped after having jumped his bond.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, August 30, 1924
newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=AUGUST+29%2C+1924
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