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, VOL.' XXXVI.
NUMBER 167.
HARPER SERVED
WITH SUBPOENA;
IS ON WAY HOME
FORMER OFFICIAL TO APPEAR
BEFORE GRAND JURY
REFUBE3 TO DISCUSS EVENTS OF
LAST WEEK
Says He Is Not Familiar with What
Has Transpired—Knows
Nothing of Os.
wald
IF* Associated l'iw«-l
BAKEKSFHiiLI), March 16.—A. C.
Harper, former mayor of Los Angeles,
passed through Bakersfleld this even-1
Ing, departing at 10:30 p. m. en route to
Los Angeles In answer •to a summons I
served on him this afternoon at Jl)»i
bungalow on tho Facltlc Siißiir coruM
tlon's factory site at. Corcoran. rawr]
Harper refused to answer <iuu^|
that had anything to do wlthfigenH
cent resignation, the events thalffiMMM
to It or what is to be his teHmON
when haled before the grand J«QBrJ I
. "I cannot* tell you," was his ,rc]w
to these questions.'. 0
He would not discuss his plans. lie
talked at length, however, on topics
that were foreign to the recent sensa
tion. ■ 7 ■
. Accompanied by his wife and four
children, his mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Harper and his brother
ho arrived from Corcoran at 7:30.
"Has your silence anything to do
with any agreement you may have
with the .district attorney's office?" the
former mayor was asked.
"None whatever," he replied. "I was
.served with this subpoena, and that
was all there was to It. I had no con
versation other than '. that with the
representative of the district attorney."
• "What will be your testimony before
the grand Jury?" he was asked. —
"I can only refuse to talk," he re
plied. "I wish I could tell you every
thing about this affair, but I cannot."
Mr. Harper said ho was not informed
as to the events that had occurred
in Los Angeles and knew nothing con
cernlng^the whereabouts of Nick Os
wald. " 7
OSWALD GONE, HIS
LIEUTENANT ARRESTED
AND HELD IN JAIL
Vfcing of "enderloin" Slips Through
Officers' Hands — Warrant
Charges Him with
Perjury
A determined search is being made
■ for witnesses to testify before the spe
cial grand Jury to be selected by Judge
James of the superior court Thursday
to Investigate protected vice In Los An
. geles. : With the arrest of one man and
the issuance of warrants for at least
two other persons work in connection
with the Inquiry may bo said to have
already begun. ,
Police and district attorneys officers
■re making a search .for Nick Oswald,
formerly "king of the tenderloin,"
I whose testimony, it is believed, is abso
lutely-necessary, if results different
'. from the outcome of the recent Inves
tigation arc hoped for. Oswald's where
abouts are,' It i 3 said, unknown, rumor
■placing him in Mexico or the high seat..
A warrant for his arrest has been out
• since Saturday. .; He is, charged with
perjury, presumably, committed when
he was a' witness before the last grand
-jury.
' Oswald Gets Money "
. Oswald sold out his Interest In the
■Pacific, Athletic club several days ago
and Is i said to have been making■ ef
forts to dispose of other' holdings' of
late. ... v.. „-■ -■: ■. , •
■ Alfonso Durand. who, it is claimed,
occupied the position of lieutenant
under Oswald, was arrested and placed
In the county Jail yesterday. He is
charged with conspiracy to defeat the
end of Justice by avoiding the service
of . a subpoena to appear before the
grand jury and tell What he knows.
William Lawrence, . alias W. L. Senner,
alleged to be one of Oswald's partners,
Is also wanted, a warrant having been
issued for his arrest; yesterday on a
'similar charge to that contained in the
Durand complaint.
<■ ' With few, exceptions the thirty m<»n
whose names were drawn from the
grand Jury box on | Monday had , been
rorved with notices yesterday to appear
In ■ Judge Jamea' i court nt • 10 1 o'clock
Thursday, "when nineteen of their num
ber will -he selected to make up the
body of special investigators. The Jury,
it Is expected, will organize Immediate
ly and begin work at the earliest pos
sible moment. , ' •■; : .■ '-'■ \
INVOLVES PERMANENT
ROUTING OF MACHINE
Correspondent Shows That Outcome
of Present Campaign Will Have
Profound Influence on Pol.
tics of Country
Congratulations , have . l^rn^^ming;
from many sources to TjfqßPM on
' the result of the peopleHJOTßwi a
decent city. Among tho^H ■Him-;
the Interest taken In frpgjplgSwtag
campaign by the pecMJMß^ra§BßMjßi
California la the follo\S HfflHl
W. Clark of San 3*clrmEßmußflgiMtsK
"1 want to congratuVHpni WH-Mtf
success that . has attendea elWrxs
in the recall campaign.' lnj/rehovt time
you have done more gooa^han Carne
gie with all his money ever did or can
do. > You ; have . started something that
no one can stop. Don't stop until Al
exander, ■■ the ' choice of the decent ele
ment, is In the mayor's chair.
' "Shall the people or the corporation
made machine rule? That is the ques
tion. ;\ if the •'< recall makes: Alexander
mayor :it will '- break the power of j the
machine > nowi'i.nd forever, and '. sound
: the » death ; knell , of. crookedX politics .In
every city in the United' States, ,•.•■
";.- "It is doubtful iif .; many. of. those !en
gaged^" in \ the. ;. recall I movement t realize
fully v the [ magnitude < of i their; task * or
<ConUuued on !'■(• Five)
LOS ANGELES HERALD
A CHALLENGE
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1
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"Nothing Succeeds Like Circulation
The Herald proposes that the controversy concerning the
respective circulations of The Herald and the Examiner
be settled by those most interested. The following let
ter, together with receipt from the First National Bank \
which follows below, constitutes a communication which
was delivered by The Herald to me Los Angeles Exam
iner on Tuesday afternoon, March 16, 1909:
March 16, 1909.
Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, Cal.: . •' / , >
Gentlemen—Some months ago The Herald, the Times and the Express of Los Angeles
signed an agreement to have their circulation books examined by a representative of the As
sociation of American Advertisers. The agreement was submitted t6 you and you refused to
join it. ■':'';;rl
■ The desire of the papers that did sign the agreement was to have the representative of the
»est known circulation experts in America, whose certificate is accepted as absolute evidence of
* newspaper's circulation, examine and certify the circulation of the leading daily papers of
this city so that advertisers might know exactly the value of the space that they were buying '
in these papers. ' , ' £§$is£%k
Your refusal to join with The Herald, the Times and the Express in thi*f| ■ Pre" i
vented it being carried out at that time. You have since, through your reprejjyga||p«, con
tinued to make claims concerning your own circulation which The Herald na^^^^^^)t c"'
lievc are untrue, and statements concerning The Herald's circulation which TheMß|BHHjyvs
are untrue.
3 In order that the public may know the exact truth concerning the present dailjlpaid cir- ,
culation of both papers delivered at homes within the limits of the city of Los Anjfeles, The |
Herald hereby proposes: \ >".'••,. :.'-;^
That both papers shall submit their circulation books to an examination by some disinter
ested and qualifjcfLacrson or persons, to be selected by the following department stores and
large advertisefi city of Los Angeles, to wit: BROADWAY DEPARTMENT
STORE, THE^BWFLSTREET STORE, BULLOCK'S and HAMBURGER'S.
That 111djflfi| <SJHfl|t' the person or persons so selected by these advertisers as to the pres
ent actual dfx|||M|J£|^railation of your paper and The Herald, delivered to homes within the
limits' of thc§3»|MiMsjj|Kngelcs, shall be accepted as true and published by both papers.
The HeraKr*uirtfcer proposes that if its present daily paid circulation delivered to homes
within the said city Hinits is not greater than that of the Examiner it will pay all the cost of
such examination of the books of both papers; should its said circulation be greater than that of
the Examiner then you are to pay only the cost of examining your books.
In order to show its good faith in this proposition, The Herald has deposited with the
First National bank of. this city $500, to be retained by that bank and used for the purpose of
paying the cost of the proposed examination, provided you accept this offer of The Herald
within three days of the date hereof. . . -.Vv/--.''■_'■ ?;v:f, *
The Herald encloses herewith a copy of the receipt of the-Fust National bank, showing
that it has received and holds, subject to the terms of this <mgP« $500 referred \o htrei'i.
kVflHßpny yours,
d J.BT. ALLEN
£f HBusiness Manager.
LOS ANGELAS, Cal., March 16, 1909.
The First National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal.;
Gentlemen—The Herald company herewith hands you. $500, which it desires you to hold
in escrow for the following purpose: - v':
v," It will on tomorrow publish a challenge to the Los Angeles Examiner to have the circu
lation books of«.*he Herald and the Examiner examined by a representative of certain promi
nent local advertisers for the purpose of ascertaining the present daiiy paid circulation of
the two papers delivered at homes within the limits of the city of Los Angeles, and offering, if
its challenge is accepted, that should, the present daily paid circulation of the Examiner de
livered at homes within such limits prove to be greater than that of The Herald, The Herald
will pay the cost of such examination of both papers—the money deposited, with you to be
h^^a^iirl used for that purpose— should the daily paid circulation of The Herald prove to
U^M^asr' than' that of the Examiner, then the Examiner to pay the cost of examining its own
9Bfl| challenge is not accepted by the Examiner within three days, then you are to re
ajjwilifiKSoney to The Herald company. Yours very sincerely,
IPl^jlP . • ,' ' HERALD, COMPANY.
. /: he First National bank has received from Herald company $500, which it holds subject
to th%directions contained in the foregoing letter of Herald company.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES. (
• By STODDARD JESS, Vice President. H
HOTEL GUESTS NARROWLY
ESCAPE DEATH IN BLAZE
San Franciscans Forced to Flee from
Burning Hostelry Without
Dressing
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—
Flames were discovered breaking from
a window of an upper story in the
Hotel Bristol at the corner of O b ar
rell and Taylor streets at an early
hour today, when most of the guests
were asleep.
All were quickly aroused and most
of them fled to the streets without
waiting to dress.
A heroic rescue of an aged woman
was made by Fireman Albert Morri
son, who broke down the door of a
room on the third floor and found Mrs.
Avery Lathrop, 65 years old, uncon
scious from the effects of smoke which
had entered through the transom. He
carried her to *cc place of safety ana
she was soon revived.
The tire was extinguished before
much damage had been done to the
building.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JURY IN
COOPER TRIAL TO BE LONG
NASHVILLE, Term., March 16.—A
set of instructions of 30,000 words,
probably the largest ever given to a
Jury In Tennessee, will be read by
'Judge Hart tomorrow In the Cooper-
Sharpe trial for the murder of former
United States Senator fi. W. Car
mack.
Attorneys on both sides swamped
the court with requests for instruc
tions.
Stock Dividend Declared
.. BALTIMORE. March 'V 16.—A stock
dividend .of ,S6O a share was deolared
today by , the board of directors of th 3
Consolidated /■'Coal •company, .condi
tioned ;on the ,' stockholders ' voting to
Increase i the "- capital •> stock ■ from * $10,
--200,000 •to >. J18.400.0Gu. The size; of the
dividend amazed financial circles."? and
when the fact became known there was
a; scramble to buy a the stock, ?,, which
rose Iby leaps' and t bounds from', 107%
to V-7V4. ■ >;••; -,:;'->v.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1909.
SAYS TREASURY OUTLOOK
IS BRIGHTEST IN MONTHS
Assistant Secretary Authorizes^}
merit Aimed to Show MarlM|
Improvement M
HI HTi>H
WASHINGTON, March l^^Clir*
ing the outlook now ,Is better than&Jn
months, Assistant Secretary of Em
Treasury Coolidge authorized a state
ment »~lay giving figures to show a
marked improvement so far as govern
ment receipts are concerned. It says:
"So far from the treasury being in a
desperate way, the outlook ,Is better
than for months. The revenues of the
first fifteen days of March have been
$26,430,756, as against $20,785,256 for the
corresponding period a year ago, while
the excess of expenditures over re
ceipts - for the same period has be'en
$1,509,243, as against $4,874,743. ■
"The ■ revenues for • the first fifteen
days of j March were greater than for
any corresponding period in ; the : last
five years. ■,
. "The new administration comes into
office with % the general „ fund: of: the
treasury in as good condition as it was
at the beginning of the administration
Just ended." i : .< i._'.' - ■ , ,
FARMERS OF COLORADO
CONDEM SUGAR AGENTS
Co-operative Union Denounces Tactics
of American Company Rela
tive to Beets
PUEBLO, Colo., March 16.—The state
convention of thu Farmers' Kducation
iil and Co-operative union, which met
here today, adopted a resolution con
demning the action of agents of the
American Sugar company in trying to
force tlie farmers to accept a sliding
scale for their beets.
The action of Pueblo farmers de
manding a fiat rate of $5 a ton for beets
was Indorsed.
Threats are made that If the Ameri
can Beet Sugar company does not grant
the farmers' demands no beets will be
grown this year in the Arkansas val
ley.
SAYS CLASH IN BOGOTA
WAS RESULT OF TREATY
Citch Declares Riots Were Due to
Dcialistic Protest at Tripartite
Agreement
llPnow YORK, March 16.—Consul
General C. M. Sarria of Colombia today
gave out a telegram just received by
him on the situation at Bogota, where
rioting has been in progress. It read:
"Buena Ventura, Colombia, March
16.—The rioting in Bogota was of a
Socialist character without political
complications. It was an outcome of
the submission of the tripartite treaty
between Colombia, the United Statas
and Panama to the Colombian congress
for ratification.
"The entire country denounced this
| demonstration. Those responsible for it
are prisoners. President Reyes re
nounced the presidency, but the entire
nation acclaimec and entreated him ta
continue in the presidency. He there
upon reassumed office.
"John Jorge Holguin was made min
ister of war, and in case the president
should retire he will exercise the ex
ecutive function.
. "Bogata -' has been declared under
: martial law. The rest of the republic
remains tranquil.". . „ .iiSSSS
•; ■c • » —
Secure Second Conviction
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—As a
result of the determination of the war
department to put a stop to the sale of
uniforms and government clothing in
the vicinity of army posts, J. W. Mitch
ell, keeper of a resort on Pacific street,
was convicted today under the law
which prohibits the selling or purchas
ing- of soldiers' clothing. This is the
second conviction of the kind this week
and a third defendant will be placed on
trial tomorrow for having taken a sol
diers' clothing In pawn.
Growers Fail to Agree
SAN JOSE, March 16.—After being in
session all forenoon, the growers were
no nearer an agreement than they had
been in the morning. They adjourned
this evening to meet at some future
diiU* to hear the reports of committees
which were appointed to investigate
abvera] plans which were proposed to
maintain a steadier market for*, dried
fruit*.
Scene Posed to Depict Busy
Hour in Broker's Office and
Herald's Expose of Brown
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WALL STREET IN
GRAVEST DANGER
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LOS ANGELES MAN FLEECESi
MERRY LItTLE BROWN MEN ARE
THE (MINERS
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Bf6ker Say* H« Pay» 312' Per Canton
lnv«itm«nu and That Japtnes»
Get Profits—May Trim
Morgan
The fat man is Harry D. Brown. The politio^of the telegraph key
betrays the fake, as no telegraph could workmth a key on the edge of the
table. ; The telegraph "set" is an old-fashioned "box relay." On the black,
board is written "wire trouble" in a hand anything but that of an expe- :
rienced operator. Brown's long suit was "a direct wire to New York."
The! headlines '. reproduced are those of The Herald March 4 and March v
7. Persons swindled after that dctj "have only themselves to' blame. V
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CUBANS AGAIN
START REVOLT
RURAL GUARDS ARE AIDED BY
PEASANTS IN MUTINY
American Intervention Agaij^MMfc
Possible — Troops Pursue l^tur.W
gents— Gomez will&'^^^ffii
Firmly I
MANILA, Marcli 17.—A belated dis
patch from Lake Lamm reports that a
band of hostile Moros attacked Lieu
tenant Furlong's detachment of con
stabulary at Bordong on March 8, and
after a sharp flght, eight Moros and two
members of the constabulary were left
dead on the field, while two soldiers and
one civilian were woutded.
A company jot the Twenty-fifth In
fantry and a detachment of scouts have
gone to the aid of Furlong's forces.
. .The day after the fight a constabulary
soldier deserted after stealing five rifles
belonging to members of the detach
ment.
[By Associated Press.]
HAVANA, March 16.—Tha first real
uprising against the new Cuban re
public occurred last night within a lit
tle more than six weeks after the in
auguration of Gen. Gomez as presl-
How serious the movement is It Is
impossible to determine.
A sergeant of the Rural guard, sta
tioned at the town of Vi'eltaa, in Santa
Clara province, with a party of seven
men, some other members of the Rural
guard, and a number of peasants took
to the woods, and troops are in pur
suit.
While the movement apparently Is
unimportant numerically, all indica
tions are that It Is part of a widespread
conspiracy.
Its nature is indicated by a dispatch
stating that a special train carrying
a detachment of Rural guards under
command of MaJ. Gen. Monteaguedo
was proceeding as rapidly as possible
for Vueltas.
President Gomez declared his inten
tion of suppressing the rising and
making an example of all concerned.
Me ordered the rapid concentration
of troops In the vicinity of Vueltas to
surround the fugitives.
Orders were issued to the troops to
take no prisoners if they encountered
resistance and not to cease the pursuit
until all had been killed or captured.
It was learned later that a con
spiracy had been unearthed in which
the Rural guard was implicated.
At Placetas a former captain of the
guard, La Vastlda by name, and at
Vueltas Corporal Richardo and two
civilians were arrested on the charge
of complicity in the insurrectionary
movement.
Limit Liquor for Women
/ PBTALUMA, March •. 16.—The new
liquor ordinance now before the board
of trustees makes It unlawful to Bell to
any girl or woman intoxicants in larger
quantities than one ' glass' at t any - one
time..; A fine of $100 to $250 or fifty days
in the county jail, or both, may be Im
posed upon violators. Nothing is said
in * the : ordinance, as to ' flow long i a
period of , time shall j intervene between
classes. *,-,.;; ;.■ ■;'>/-.fv.v . ■ •.•\V . / '.' .' -
bliMjii-ili VyUrUtL.5». ON TRAINS. 5 CENTS
JAPANESE LURaTtp
BY PROMISE OFI
HlirF RFTSIRNSi
' IIUjJL-,'l\L".*'lilUjl
OF VAST-PROFITS
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clitterinVappeals'issuEoito
',;■■:;'" WAGE workers'
1 Jo^k.'.' ' ' "if '
'NitlvflSHßl finally rGroV«TBu«.
ii<a»iJlH B^igat'Q" FollowB and
Ira Hfl3«& Most Unfavor'
Hft Report
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Wednesday, possibly light
showers in the morning; brisk south
winds. Maximum temperature yester
day, 60 degrees; minimum, 48 degrees.
,'V- ■ LOCAL V;i\
Mayor Stephens Issues statement showing ab
solute loyalty to Alexander's cause,
k Tlehenor tells story of bis relations with the
Continental.
Z Twenty women, arrested in cafes, appear for
rtrlal. |
Police commission revokes license of notorious
International restaurant.
Charge against Assistant Police Surgeon
Wiley likely to be dismissed.
National Guards will ' participate in Norrls
and Rone parade.
Tells strange story of being kidnaped and
imprisoned.
I Los Angeles charitable associations wish In
digent consumptives from east barred. .
Practical demonstration of wireless telephony
given at Hollenbeck hotel.
Intimations made that compromise may be
effected as regards proposed contest over
Baldwin's will. .■ _- • ■■
Recall means permanent downfall of ma
chine rule. . -. ' :
City's finances at unusually low ebb.
I j Mrs. E. A. Hansom, famous philanthropist,
expires.
Ruby Castleman refused new trial.
Carlson Insists that his witnesses were forced
to leave town. MBbd£9hk.
Job for one day with rallroß^lujlMS' proves
expensive luxury. FSvSm^&y
Conference exercising greSgSMlßiyselection
of consolidation commlttaßWjJCiftlMir^,^^
■ Physician testifies as Ra( ttnsttt^i'Tb^iWV in
spirit wife. S
Grand Jurors in Carson,Triev^aecla^Wsouth
ern Pacific guilty on flfteeivprounts of giving
secret rebates. ■ %r
Mrs. Duden, alleged slayer on ' trial In San
Diego, to plead self-defense. N
1 San Joaquln county votes to build 238 miles
of macadam roadway.
Police and cracksmen In San Francisco en
gage In lively gun fight. :.. „.!
Many hotel guests In San Francisco narrowly
escape Injury In big hotel fire, and escape
without dressing. s -^: •.«%;
Veniremen for Calhoun'a Jury expose secrets,
and detectives tell of methods of prosecution
in ascertaining opinions of talesmen.
Woman's hat cause of blockade In Frultvale.
Former Mayor Harper of Los Angeles served
with subpoenae In Corcoran and leaves for
Los Angeles.
LEGISLATURE. j
Direct primary measure, before state legisla
ture, to be adopted or defeated by senate to
day, outcome depending on vote of one man,
who Is ill at home.
Anti-slot machine bill adopted by senate.
PollcyhdßfjJkJSwmltteemen placed on trial
in New mfeMMriit of conspiracy.
, Instructflß :: HHge to jury in Cooper trial
at NaaiwjAl'lMtps extremely long.
MUM EH^^declares women allure
and HJBBHEJftBtKM virtuous pastors, and
warnsMA!M&L{#f&*i&yi9Miwits to beware of wiles
or getvPtearf wH^n
TartrtiHtasMre^^^ie presented in congress
today. >': '• ■":;-: .
Bill postecfl used In Chicago to aid fight
against whtrVplague.
Detective from New York found to have been
murdered while running down "Black Hand"
In Palermo.
Arrival In New York says clash in Bogota
was due to Socialistic protests at ratification
of new tripartite treaty.
lOBKIUN
. Insurrection again breaks out in Cuba, mak
ing second Intervention of Americans possible.
Rapidity of Germany's naval construction
alarms Great Britain to determination to keep
pace with fatherlanl.
j Former President Castro of Venezuela ac
cused of authorizing murders.
- Bourse depressed. by, prospects of war In
Balkans. '. '■ . . . ■
*|^ CENTS U
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300 PER CENT
BROKER DROPS
OUT OF SIGHT
MANY INVESTORS MOURN HIS
SUDDEN DEPARTURE
H. D. BROWN LEAVES FOR PLACE
UNKNOWN
Man Who Accepted Moneys with
Which to Purchase Stocks Leaves
Without Notice to His
Clients
HARRY D. BROWN, the corpulent,
sleek "300 per cent" broker who
maintained a suite of offices in
the Union Trust building and whose
doubtful dealings with Japanese and
American patrons were fuly exposed by
The Herald March 4 and March 7, is
missing. Warrants for the arrest of
Brown are in the hands of detectives,
and several hundred former "clients"
are in mourning.
The police believe Brown cleaned up
$50,000 before he left Los Angeles so
.suddenly that his creditors were dazed.
Worthless checks reported to the police '
yesterday swelled the sum of Brown's
[alleged embezzlement by several thou
sand dollars.
■Recording to the complaint filed
■arch 6, Joseph Rittigstein, a jeweler
■ the O. T. Johnson building, cashed
Pa worthless check for $3000, Last Mon
day Brown purchased $1000 worth of
jewelry and paid for it with another
check equally worthless.
H. W. Ramsey, one of the proprie
tors of the Arizona bar, holds checks
drawn by Brown for $4100. Ramsey
says the check was returned to him
by the City and County bank, on which
payment was refused.
Dr. Nettie Hammond, who has offices
in the Union Trust building, says she
has lost a considerable sum on sup
posed stock purchases she had made of
Brown. She also says she led many cf
her friends to invest their money with
the "300 per cent broker."
Clients Feel Bad
All day yesterday a procession of
"clients" filed through the corridors ot
the Union Trust building and gazed
sa:dly into Brown's offices, then in pes
session of a constable.
The police have telegraphed full de
scription of Brown tr. San Francisco,
Bakersfield, Fresno, El Paso, Yumn,
San Diego and Detroit. They say there
will be no difficulty in apprehending
Brown owing to his peculiar physical
characteristics. His apparent weight
is 225 pounds and his height but Itttra
more than five feet.
Deputy District Attorney Donncll
yesterday issued twp complaints
against Brown. Immediately following
tho issuance of the complaints war
rants for the arrest of the broker wern
sent to the detective department anil
Detectives Jones and Boyd were de
tailed on the case.
According to Rittigstein, one of the
victims. Brown appeared at his placo
of business March 6 with a check for
$3000 and asked the jeweler to cash It.
"I demurred to cashing a check for
such a large amount," said Rittigstein
to the deputy district attorney, "but
he declared that he had ample funds
in the bank, and because of it being
after banking hours was unable to get
it honored at the bank. He talked so
earnestly and seemed to be sincere that
I cashed It.
"Monday morning he appeared, and
after looking over my stock bought a
number of articles of Jewelry and ten
dered me a check for $1000 as payment.
He insisted that he had plenty C
money in the bank and said the paper
was as good as gold. I accepted tho
check, and because the one given ma
Saturday had not been placed in the
banl. I sent both checks to the bank,
only to find they were worthless."
Brown Disappears
Brown disappeared suddenly, and
despite the efforts of his many victims
to find him is still at leborty.
"He is thought to have left the city."
said Deputy District Attorney Donnell.
"The detectives have the warrants for
his arrest and are making every effort
to find him."
Last night a close watch was kept
on Brown's house. The place vras Illu
minated until a late hour, but no trace
of Brown was found.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Detectives
Jones and Boyd, together with Herald
representatives, visited the place. A
careful search of the house from cellar
to garret failed to reveal any trace
the missing broker. He is thought .
have boarded a train or boat for >•'
Diego and to be making every effor. ...
get into Mexico.
Brown's home at 547 Kingsley drive "3
furnished in the most lavish manner.
When the officers went into the houso
at 347 Kingsley drive they found Mrs.
Brown and a woman friend seated in
the outer reception room. Both Mrs.
Brown and her friend were exception
ally affected, and while Mrs.: Brown
seemed to feel dejected by the stories
concerning " her husband, withal sho
tried to pass it off.
Mrs. Brown, in answer to an Interro
gation said she did not know where her,
husband was, but believed he had gone
to San Diego.
"You know," she said, "I wouldn't
say anything that might injure my
husband, whom I dearly love. Of
courso I may have to stay here without J
hearing from ,him, and as I have >no
money it may entail hardships on me. \
"I believe that Mr. Brown will return
here, if he has to, with enough funds
to take care of all that is coming in the
way of debts not paid.
"I am surprised that Mr. Ramsey, a
particular friend of .Harry's, did not .
come out tonight. I fully expected; he
would be with you, because I know he ;
would stand by me.
"I rather feel that my husband is In
San Diego, and while I said yesterday
that I saw him at. 10 o'clock in the
morning, J find now that I was mis
taken; I know now he did not leave
until after 2 o'clock." ,'i'Sk
Both women apparently were very
refined and were most beautifully
dressed and ready for the trip to San
Diego In an automobile which had been 'i
secured for their journey south. .
Because Mr. Ramsey did not appear,
at the house Mrs. Brown refused to
make the trip. . , , ;' ■' >-.
Three attachment suits were filed In"
Justice Summerfleld's court yesterday
by creditors of Brown. V; ;...,< >••
The total of the attachments Is $259.
and the levy was made on the furnish-^
ings in Brown's offices,' 411-14 Union ß
Trust building. -■ J. , F. Corneau, ja i dep
uty constable, was placed in charge as
keeper. .•-"..:'■..' ■<■■"■■' '■:• i; '■»',-. ■;■;"';*
H The creditors, -who seek to recover In*
tfli3
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