New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-31

which came from his decea sed wifes relatives ana
was held by him IN trust for her children; oWncu
piece of property near his house, anu @ hu tV ~ ~ f
that man named Rutan was anxious To Duy tnls, ms II
| would agree 20 take a Purchase-llohe l"i t'Hv ~
| dl So and | thought Scoyll acted as mJie !i
agent | have never seen the houses or even tuo
nroner+v but a month or 80 so ago Scovll brought
me A check signed by Rutan for F20.Ouo' slN IhE
that the latter wanted 20 pay oh the mor'g'ge.
He added that Rutan had borrower lhe "'"''
from the Willes estate
As 70 the stock transactions, NJ Day -. L.,
D." et me say decsNely that never knew ~
nrrcha4ed a luCle share on his own account Hc
inld me once that having a little loose money ue
had bought some puts and calls, SAYING thai III
tI's ,onr-. of sIx months he could always make
iittle Something / warned him that he would get
caurhf but did not think there was cause eAough
for me 10 discharge an Old clerk on tndt account
As to my own transactions. | Occasionally pir-
chased stocks IN comnanles organized 10y me, OF vi vi
which am counsel or director: but as RUE III
no other companies. These stocks ! have Always
purchased for cash. and uurug the past ~lA mon 'l'
/ have allowed ~covil. whom employed aS citiE
in the matter. TO purchase these stocks from any
hodt he chose lie told me he would ike 10 ruoloy
ON one occasion one of my tenants named Met leili
hut / have no idea as To whom else he employer,
though thIuk 10 likely that notices nave b'rh sent
70 this office by th' brokers' | have sold no secul
es of any sort for the last year and have not sod
$4,000 worth IN the last two years,
HOW sCJvIL OBTAINED TUE sEcCu1is.
3" How were the theft, effected E
keep my pr ucipal securities in the safe deposit
vaults of the Mercantile Trust Company Ihe'e
of course are untouched. som" other c'rtihcd'''
of stock keep in TIN box ina the aIge office safe
THIS box is opened only by one key. which +, in my
possession. The only way Scoyl en- have o'-
tanned these securities was by means of a second
key surreptitousiv obtained. or by removing them
when was in tie room and sent hm to yet "ther
paper, Then ln got Them photographed hld
copies made and pIt t.e lori, papers n''N' keeping
th,. genuine ONES. Ihc securities hr made aN''
with that could he sold without lur-eN hriN-
necessary are cheap ou.s principally W4ld-H N'
LOUIS and Pacific. and Rochester tnl IItj0'nrH
Iha-, Ve % brokers certificates. huI jhrI U"I'l
,Iu ,. small as tine stocks have recently d''I ln'u
considerably. some of tu" other STOCKS, -". ID IN
the IhIrI Avenur Railroad. the JuIird states
Trust Company lud tine American Fr' insurance
had had IN that box l0t twenty years. 300 'l'
others SINCE they were issued FINALLY Irt Wr say
that ~coNil never h5d power of attorney ioW u'.
never had authority to draw 'h"t Do nN H'n'
never uJd luv Ncy to tine box save When Nt, pres
pui and never had tlo 1uthuUtl to pledge N',uI
Itics 100 luN name. Further J newer myself W"l' %
loan or pledged any of these stn.te h,''i
bought -turA+ uu "a uHrrIu or pIrtt". hu'h' 'l
stocks .u plympuf. have always bought iU' Il
t,-tm,ut- uut for speculation. II ant oi THESE
broker. received uN .hrc,t they vr'r i"f efo' N-
pur.Ils.d lud paid l0r ont oft uy .o1-n D1.h. 'u"
tlins iuure. \nulr ui These brokers NHn h1N"
received ml -rrufIt., rfri NfIulifI '' nr iH'.
Dee WIS huvIua or selling stock lor ur. or tH1' nAd
any INTEREST Whatever u 10f of On" u'u*riI"h7
be- had with ~crtl Ius s t' say thr .r1,t eN.
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