New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-18
FROM BRAKEMAN TO BROKER
.poss, AMMoN UNDER ARREST.

BOSS" ANMON UNDER ARRESr'
. w.rs. STREET r1NANc1ER CHARGED WITH
GRAND LARCENY By WOMAN.
The great Boss" Ammon, who. then only
brakeman on the Fort Wayne branch OF inc rein-
svyvania Railroad, managed In 1874 curing .''e
memorable riots Of that year, TO seize chc ch'iic
property of the Pttsburg Fort wayne ano o"o"eo
Railroad and to rule as an autocrat oVFr INC ,"'o
of the road for several days was arres'eo Oh sun
dav evening. for alleged grand larceny at MS
homs on Staten Island. Now r A. Ammon is
M longer brakeman, for during the last decade
10 hos becn considered one of the rising hnanclers
of Wall Street
The firm Of r. A. Ammon & Co., bankers ana
bro,,ers Of No. Wall-st, year ago was con-
s,dorcd one of the rising houses and enjoyed the
PATRONAGE of such Napoleons" as Henry s. Ives
ord his associates The downfall of the youngest
NAPOLEON of them all may have had some III
6uence on the standing Of the banking mouse
At any rate though the firm style still appears on
The door of unluclxy room No. 13 Consohda'ed
Bank Building every one connected WIN 'ho
firm was absent yesterday afternoon.
The charge against Anmon was preferred oy
Emily s. Weed of No. 1873 West One-hundred-ano-
,h;r,;otb.s. and accuses Ammon Of the larceny OF
Eve 81 .oo0-4 achievement bonds The de-
fendanr returned from California last Thursday
ard was not found until Sunday evenlng. wheh
Officer Finecan, of the Harlem Police Court ar
rested him at his home near Tompkinsville Inc
prisoner was anxious TO remain Win MS iaihIV
during Sunday night. and went so far as 70 oier
the policeman 500 for one nights 1rfeoom' ~
was not granted and the luckless Boss had 10
spend the night in dreary cell IN the oreariei
district on the Harlem.
THE STORY OF THE ALLEGED CRIME
The story of the alleged larceny. as tod by F. H.
Cashier. counsel for Miss Weed. is thisi A short
time before February 81 Of this year. Theodore
Weed. a retired merchants and attorney for Miss
Weed. his invalid sister, was applied TO by X A.
Ammon for n loan Of S., 900. The applicant SAID
he did not desire TO the money, but only 10
deposit il with his bank, so as to uphold ms
credit He used the expression THAI nc only
wanted to fash the coin before the boys
Weed did not have the money, but Ammon had
asccrtaned that Weed held some bonds belonging
TO his sister, and declared that those bonds would
do as we'll rs cash Weed agreed to lend the
bonds. if it were shown him that they would DC
secure, and Ammop made statement OF his IMAM
cial condition. He claimed that he owed not
cent in the world, that he had made say, ooo lat
GEAR had an income from commissions OF sou
a week, sl40 a week more from interest account,
On these representations, the five Sl,p0O ponus
were handed out to him and he deposited snem ~ i,
his bank collateral having $1,000 auae oiva u
his personal deposits. Weed. in returH rccelvs u
n rcceipt with u written promise that the bonus
would be returned within year.
ROASTING OF A HANDSOME INCOME
Inhis statement Ammon had claimed to have In
vested $4,000 Of his years earnings in the III
Dorado Gold Mine, Placervillc, Cal On March
- he went to California. and took Theodore
Weed with him. While he was away his new
partner E. A. Weed, brother Of Theodore looked
over the books and found that Ammon's state.
ments had been without foundation, that ne mao
no such income as he had claimed that he was in
debt. and that the S. 600 on his stock sheet was
deposits of customers for margins Inquiry al
the bank proved that Ammon had drawn $4,000
of the $1,000 which he had borrowed only to
flash before the boys Mr.. Castnef was IN
formed, complaint was maze before JushIce DHn r
in June and warrant was then lssuen lof AN
mons arrest The warrant was served as soon
after the prisoners return as he could BE- found.
Ammons mining trSnactlons aise leo MN I'M,
Major f. W. Morgan and D. W. {. Morgan, Wit
had the option for the purchase OF inc ~ Doraa.
mine, to organize company wlt I'M ~ curt"l 81
$4,000 to the stock of the company. Ammor
procured So, 500 from number OF New torK anc
Psburs investors and nrsng gave b
Money if the stock certificates were not ISSUED
pefore June ! this year. 1t is charged agains
him. that while in California he gave the Morgan
the $4,000 as his own money, and afterward suet
them there for possession of the mine: Georg
III. Ingham Court Commissioner at Placervile
two weeks ago obtained judgment against Ammo,
for s2O3 and sac IS costs for fees, and. accord
ing TO The Ell Dorado County Repubhcan o
September 6, the defendant skipped the town ;
week ago last Wednesday d. II. McClelland
one of the investors with Ammon holds
Judgment obtained here for $3.50 60 for none,
Entrusted TO Anmon for Ell Dorado stock
Yesterday morning the case came up befor
Justice Murray, at the Harlem Police Court, ant
Ammon was released under bail until oclocl
Friday morning.