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NT ane 2 = eam 4 ated S) - PRIVATELY PAID DRY ~ AGENT HELD IN JL _ Undercover Man Locked Up - + in Danville, Va.; Wanted | tas Rum Case Witness. - ' “HIRED BY COUNTY HEAD —————— . Special to The Washington Post. . Dapville, Wa., Sept. 22.—0. o. -¢ Gobdén, who for the last two weeks yas been operating as an undercoves ‘> agent between Gretna and Reidaville, KN. C., te in jail here pending bis re-1 moval to Topeks, Kans. where he tai aaid to be wanted as a witness in a: a Major prohibition case. Bought by . Federal authorities for more than 6 ee: Goben was arrested at Gretns 3. P. Plournoy, Depertment ot! gustice sgent, of Washington, D. C. after the Federal authorities had ers from the local police chief, ; "-H, Martin, that Goben was in this wection. His bond was set at 65,000 and he was lodged im jall after fall- ure to give it. . Goben's arrest hes ended the trafl: ef Department of Justice men which haa extended in many States. He. was recently employed as an under- cover agent by a group of Pittsylvania ' - County citizens through Prohibition | Inspector W. T. Shelton, who refused to have anything to say about the matter or to supply the names of the county citizens who employed Goben. Tt is learned that they include edu- cators, bankers, town officials and ministers. Goben claims to bave been promised 9150 and expenses g week. alresdy had purchased & quantuty , of liquor which has been turned over to Inspector Shelton pending arrests. : -".Goben claims to have prevented a° ‘yourder and robbery, which was ; plenned by gangsters of the Middis ! _ est. Upon his report, before his are rest, that he had gained the con- fidence of such a trio by becoming friendly and “operating” with ther and that it was planned to kill a store \ Proper at Gycamore after robbing . im, Sheriff Charles Murphy, of Chat- ham. arrested James Barber and ZB. R Btoneback, of Omaha, Nebr., who are jn the Joca) jail charged with plot- ting to murder and rob. Both have confessed, according to Chief Martin. | Barber was arrested at the same time ‘ eb Goben. = .- oo Ly +. | Goben claims to have operated in, gnany States as & private undercovet)| Q: agent. He is & former Federal under- ; wae _———e i te a | 62-24) 72-4