Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 279, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 29, 1958 Page: 27 of 37
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" It has been going on in one
ment.” He ordered the weekly remit-
tances sent him by American Express
and all his communications were by
cable. He thought that by avoiding use
of the mails he could escape a mail-
fraud charge. '
In that Hartzell was wrong, because
his activities stimulated his followers
to write letters. Postal inspectors heard
of his scheme and set out to gather
evidence, but they ran into a wall of
silence. Nobody would discuss the
scheme, nor admit having contributed.
Hartzell claimed his conviction was a
frameup by international bankers. But
his last appeal was denied, and in 1935
he went to Leavenworth, whence he
continued to issue statements that
settlement was imminent His followers
still believed him!
Not until the schemers’ office in
Chicago was located and all records
confiscated was there an end to the
swindle. Hartzell was charged with a
second fraud. The same British officials
produced the same ancient records.
Again, no victim of Hartzell’s fraud
would testify against him. "I haven’t
changed my mind,” said one witness.
“The deal is still as strong as the Rock
of Gibraltar.” Other witnesses, con-
fronted with evidence of their dona-
tions, said it was their money and they
could spend it as they pleased.
Hartzell was convicted a second time
and returned to Leavenworth. In 1936,
he was judged mentally incompetent
and transferred to the Medical Center
for Federal Prisoners in Springfield,
in his’cause.
The man on trial would hardly have
been recognized as the farm boy of
1922. He wore the finest clothes, had
acquired a British accent, and appeared
a debonair man of the world. His
followers approved. To handle such a
big deal, they decided, a man ought to
look his best
Hartzell was convicted and sentenced
to 10 years, but his attorneys appealed
and he was freed on bail. Postal in-
spectors assumed Hartzell’s conviction
would mean an end to the fraud, but
they were mistaken!
A new office was set up in Chicago
and a selected list was solicited for
more funds. Some 70,000 donors came
across with $350,000.
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new cell tissue.
In most corns, by the end of
the third day this new tissue has
grown to the point where it
can be lifted out.
RA EANWHILE, Hartzell set up luxurious
quarters in London, engaged
the finest tailors, and hardly
would have been recognized by his
followers. For nine years, he stayed in
London carrying on his scheme.
Periodically, he cabled home news of
his fight to force a settlement. Many
dates were set, but something always
intervened. He blamed the Morgan
interests, the international money lords,
the Bank of England, and Wall Street
for blocking action. The stock-market
crash of 1929, he said, was a direct
result of the impending settlement
In time, every important world event
was tied to opposition to the Drake
deal. Hartzell counselled his followers
to patience and secrecy—and to keep
the money coming. This they did. In
slightly' under nine years, American
Express delivered $730,000 to him!
But postal inspectors had not been
idle. In 1931, five of Hartzell’s principal •
agents agreed to, cease their activities.
Surprisingly, this action only stimu-
lated Hartzell's swindle.
Nobody would believe the movement
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— ARTZELL WENT to TRIAL in Sioux City
ri . in November, 1933. British
officials testified that the statute
of limitations on probate ran out after
30 years and Drake’s estate wouldn’t
be reopened. The actual will of Sir
Francis Drake, duly probated, was in-
troduced in evidence. But Hartzell’s
I dupes attacked this as a plot to balk
settlement; they refused to testify
against him and protested undying faith
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Mo., where he died in 1943.
But postal inspectors know that the
Sir Francis Drake swindle has cropped
up, on a smaller scale, in both the
United States and England for 300
years—and they won’t be surprised if
some con man tries it again!
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was a fraud. Thousands used up meager
savings, other thousands mortgaged
their homes to finance the scheme.
Alarmed at this, American authorities
sought help from British officials. But
Hartzell had violated no British law.
Only one weapon was left and it was
used: Hartzell was deported as an un-
desirable alien, and postal inspectors
were waiting when he arrived home
in 1933. He was taken to Sioux City,
la., where his agents posted bail.
Then Hartzell called a meeting of
his followers and told them what they
wanted to hear: settlement was near
at hand. They must have faith; they
must not believe the newspapers or the
“lying officials.” Then the hat was
passed and the members contributed
$88,000 for a defense fund.
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Local collectors conducted the meet-
ings and told of Hartzell’s plans to
force a settlement of the great estate.
Donations were accepted weekly, in
any amount. The reward at final settle-
ment, Hartzell said, would depend
entirely on how much was contributed,
but he hinted the return would be
$5,000 for every dollar invested!
Through the field agents, Hartzell
fed news of his “battle” with the British
to the local chapters. At first he only
hinted at the size of the estate, but
eventually he disclosed it would exceed
22 billion dollars. This, he said, was
such a huge sum that its transfer would
shake the world’s money structure, so
the deal must be handled secretly.
The meetings grew large and fervent
as members discussed their great
wealth when the auspicious day arrived.
Hartzell sent word that news of the
movement had leaked out to the
“money lords," who were organizing a
campaign to oppose the settlement It
would be a long, costly struggle, but
Hartzell would never give up. His
followers trusted him implicitly and
dug down for more money. They
treasured their receipts — signed by
local collectors but never by Hartzell
—as they would government bonds!
Hartzell’s agents made weekly collec-
tions on a commission basis. He told
them he wanted $2,500 a week and they
could keep the rest. Nobody knows
how much was collected, but Hartzell
got his $2,500 a week.
In order to push Drake’s case more
vigorously, Hartzell announced he was
going to England where he could “deal
with the prime minister and parlia-
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H ad rr not BEEN for a suave stranger
who called on his mother one
day, Oscar M. Hartzell probably
would have lived out his life peace-
fully on an Iowa farm. The stranger
told her a simple but convincing story:
An organization had been formed to
recover the estate of Sir Francis Drake,
which he said had been confiscated by
the British government. The famous
explorer’s will had been tied up in
court and never probated. In the 300
years that had elapsed, the estate had
grown to vast proportions; a huge
fortune awaited those who would help
Drake’s heirs to force a settlement.
The stranger induced Hartzell’s
mother and many of her neighbors to
invest $10 to help fight the cause. They
never saw the stranger again.
But Hartzell was so impressed that
he spent months learning all about
Drake and the Elizabethan period. He
went to Chicago and, in 1922, announced
formation of the Sir Francis Drake
Association, whose purpose was to
wrest the vast estate from the British.
A bluff, hearty man who looked fresh
off the farm, he went out to enlist
members. He said he had located the
heir to the Drake estate, and anybody
who helped in the necessary litigation
would be handsomely rewarded.
Hartzell was so unsophisticated and
honest-looking that nobody doubted
him. Even he was surprised at the
number of people who fell for his story.
He quickly set up an organization that
included seven Midwestern and four
Southwestern states. Local chapters
were formed in numerous cities and
weekly meetings were held.
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