The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-29
EARNEST WORKERS.
Some of Those Who "Worked"
the Public Now in Jaii
SECRETARY SIMPSON Is MISSING.

Therefore the Warrant for His Ar.
rest Has Not Yet Been Served.
His Wife Says He Got None of the
Swas-Harris Prepared for Flight
When Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, April e9.-The heeoed
certificate holders of the Beneficial Order
of Earnest Workers have decided to
deal summarily with the officers of the
swindling organization, and with this
end in view they have secured the ar
rest Of two Of the supreme officers of the
order. Those arrested are Edward W.
Harris, supreme president, and Henry
G. Gurk, supreme treasurer, and they
are now locked mp at the central station
awaiting the action of Magistrate Pole,
before whom they will be arraigned for
q hearing. The warrants charge con-
spiracy and false pretense, and were Is.
sued upon affidayits made by DR.. A. II.
r, Leuf, who claims to represent several
certificate holders.
Prepared for Flight.
The officer who served the warrant
had some difficulty in gaining access to
Harris house early yesterday morning.
The servant girl informed him that
Harris was not at home, but the officer
forced his way into the house and went
direct to Harris room, which was
locked. He waited until Mrs. Harris
had completed her toilet, and then made
the arrest. Upon entering the house
Sergeant Cunliffe had observed four
Saratoga trunks which were awaiting
the expresslnan.
The wisdom Of the speedy serving of
the warrants was shown by the packed
trunks in Harris hallway, fer If ne had
not been apprehended yesterday morn
ing the probabilities are that he would
have been in parts unknown during ths
day.
Harris Asks for Police ProEecTIom..
After Harris was locked up the officers
visited Gurk's residence, and took him
into custody. He made no attempt to
hide, nor was any denial of his presence
in the house made by the person who
answered the bell.
Later in the day the two men were
taken to the Central station, where they
will occupy cells until the time is ar
ranged for their hearing. 1t is known
that Harris anticipated and feared some
outbreak by his dupes, for on Saturday
he visited the City hall and asked for
police protection. He was afraid that
he would be waylaid on the streets or
that the victims of the organization
whose claims matured on Saturday
would visit his home and assault him.
There is also warrant out for A,
Jordan Harris, the supreme secretary,
and the three men will be given hear
ings at the same time.
Says Simpson Was mot in It."
The warrant for the arrest of William
j. Simpson, one of the chief officers of
the Benevolent Order of Earnest Work
ers, and superintendent of the New Jer-
sey department, has not been served
yet. Simpson lives at Dudley, a station
on the Pennsylvania railroad a few
miles outside of Camden. He was not at
home last night His wife told Police
man Miller, of Camden, who is ono of
tho dupes of the order, that her hus-
band had secured but little of the stream
of dollars that poured into the treasury.
She said the head officers had held back
her husbands salary, and that he was
mot in it" in the distribution of doodle.
She was very anxious in her inquiries as
to whether he had been arrested and
professed to know nothing of his where
abouts.
Application has been made to Judge
Butler by A. FL. P. Leuf, M. D., repre-
senting II, 900 certificate holders in the
Earnest Workers" for the APPOINTMENT
Of a receiver. Judge Butler Will have a
hearing on the matter Friday morning.