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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA "MORNING NEWS" October 6, 1933 ODELL “SEEKING HABEAS CORPUS on" “SWINDLING CHARGE: ‘Hearing Today ; at Noon Be.’ |. fore Judge | Meldrim .. Thomas ODell, alis aliss B: z Bradley; served notice yesterday that he in- q tended fighting # charge of swindling 8 New York man cut of $100,000 at Deland, Pis.. when he Sled ep ap- { plication for a writ of habeas corpus ; directed to” police officials who are jee holding him here for Fioride suthori- : “Spent wes sdentified late in in the ‘ afternoon by the viclim of the al- _ Jeged ewindle, who arrived from New * York on the southbound Eastern Air Transport plane. -The victim ed himself as “C. W. WOson” at a j hotel. but it is believed he w avatd- ing pudlicity by giving a fictitious heme. Police said bls name was du Meldrim signed an order di- ng Police Comumissioner Joha E. , . and Chief of feause bet @. AL. i. Weber te tiv aaepn settee = g oO : 3 od Li 2 i=] cause before him in Superlar Court POD ay Ty UT Se boleins In the meantime, however, a , tive warrant was issued here un i which the authorities hope to hold -ODell until extradition can be ar- ' vanged. ' i In the petition for the writ af . habeas ua, filed by Attorney Bd- “win J. Fel O'De)) complained po- ‘lice have refused to fix the amount of his bond. although be has told _them he is ready to secure bell for any reasonable amount. Ascordin his ition, police are holdin L. P. Whitfeld,' mansger af the Atlanta office of the Burns Detective Agency, -requested O'Dell'e arrest Wednesday night, and the arrest wae made by Chief A L. Hildreth at tha, + Bradley to a local hotel, and it ‘Was at Ars thought tet tbe tran wes in Savannah, A Burns agent ie credited with havi ‘ing Iccated O'Dell at Tybee, although Mr. Whitfeld last night would nefther deny bor sffirm the estory.- Acoani- ing to the account, the agent posad ‘as an invalid. suffering hum--: page. He became acquainted --withl ciice and others at the resort, and showed a pictur of the man wanted, and asked if he d been ‘a “confidence game ‘At ar. Whitfield . lett: fot Ath isis or “gctecaottie early last’ pt prevwae ection wih the’ cane, .: : es ots 3 P PE EF WE JACKSUTVILLE, FLA, OCT 6 sevveteniaad © he RUOTNNEN AREA MOTE oP lee teeta