The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12
N HIS HAT AND POCKETS.
,rTrC1IyE PALMER SAYS u. NJ.
!" rJELD DID BUSINESS.

N. ,I,,m- to Have discovered Half
Nm,,n OF the Missing Securitics-A"-
.,s,,e Guuid Does Not Credit tho story.
~, o'clock Yesterday morning, by the clock
Az rity Hall, Lawyer Joseph l. Green mo-
e..,.ii,oI tho MYSTERIOUS Client. tho great
"..ow, whose advent he has been
mi ,u'riv shadowing for several days. Lawyer
o.,.n who is n small. thin young man.
,,s hugo roach OF dark hair built
WV tho ton of his head to the right. has been
."u,n, about a man who had consulted him
'",o how TO reach tho creditors Of Field. Lind
=. WiecLers 4 Co., with view to putting
a.-, in posscssion Of valuable information
. 'p.n, several hundreds of thousands Of dol
~, a, missing securities which should have
~, among tho assets OF That firm. Further
%sn .Iis Lawyer Green refused to say. and
Vs., limo I, seemed that Lawyer Green was
S',nc n keep tho secret under his roach.
;,,rinr tho world in state OF baflled and ex-
rcsrated curiosity
d., Yesterday. at the hour mentioned. and
h. room o. the Stewart building, with no sus-
ri,ious aids OF half lights and cabinets. Law
-, C;ro,n pro!uced his man. Tho mysterious
.,,ort nroyed to be very much in the flesh. He
~, IN tho room with a considerable super
.,rcture uprilrd upon the broad foundation
that rcsted In the chair. He seemed to DO
.hort 40 wears Of age. good naturcd. shrewd.
an, vouble. He had scant rod hair. a big red
r,orstache, and n broad and rosy eXpanse OF
ia.s. He had small. quick gray eyes. His
,o,,. rolled unanimously over his low collar
both before and behind. His namo was Fred
,rick Palmer. he Is private detective. and he
lives at 3l4 East Forty-second street. though
hs SAWS he spends a good deal Of time with
friends In Staten Island. He says he was born
IN Ireland. educated in England. and few
rcars ago he came t. this land of liberty.
seeking fame and fortune.
81" said Mr.. Palmer. am not one OF those
detectives that go about listening at keyholes.
lrecarl that as most contemptible. most de-
spcable. make financial cases my specially.
lcould give many references. but l do not
think this is the proper time
After putting these meagre lights upon his
mast career Mr.. Palmer proceeded to sketch
in brilliant. hut elusive outline the remarka-
bic discoveries he claims to have made.
IN the evening" said he. of one Of the
days Just before the Fitzsimmons fight. was
in the Hoffman House CATS. As Is usual at
such times there was quite sporty crowd
there. fell into conversation with those
present. and, after discussing the fight. the
talk driited around to tn" Field. Lindley.
w,eche,s 4 Co. failure This gentleman was
an officer in an out Of town bank. He had been
itnSing heavily. and he said that the failure
Wis fraud and steal. and that he knew
Vaere IA lot Of the securities had been hidden
"Hs was in no condition to talk then. so
madc an appointment for him to lunch with
Ina and twn"f my associates the next day. lie
came. and til" result was that iegan the in
vestigation- which have put me In possession
OF the information rs to the whereabouts OF
between S4JO0w and s.j5u.OOO OF the assets
OF the firm which ar concealed and Kept from
the creditors
- rauAot at present Giro the minute details
g the search an"ii. result. simply say that
Mcsc assets axe N stocks bonds. and gold
setItcates. ana that they arc in several bnnks
SS saSs..,ss ami IipGs s They weIe mot
t.re in some cases by himself and in other
a,es Ky persons near to him md acting for
Am; They are not reported because. a, YOU
a'toIrn1 goods. But they are simply put in
im safe Keeping and receipts hav" been Giver
ior tAen the bankers not knowing cNnctl,
Snat Is in he envelopes Tor which they haV.
Tbs is not an unus, lal way Of doing things
srlieid gave cer,ain iol Of sccnri les TO ;
ktnd OF his to put away io- h In. This irien,
Els them in an env6.oI. takes the envelope
baHkst WHO f t i an ieHd of a M i
ne The transaction would not appeal
uon the books. yet there Il nothing un
usual about 1t. These hidden assets are II
SSs ma honds OF toHncyi an
certificates. Now l have In my possession
I H.. arhs %, Of several receipts and checks
TONS sn that far owar showns he u
dwlat | lay. Through Mr.. Green have put
myself in communication with several OF the
sEgilors repres enting about 100000 OF the
Inc way IN which these Compartments Of
.st.swer' made show, how .shrswd Field
f,liGre wa, u Deliberate fraud and that when
iehi saw the crash coming ho hid away thi
money against a rainy, day. The, conceal
Mast year. rs n2arlyaS can get at il.
As soon a, mad some detInit Information
went. to 500, Mir Could. the asnigner
" The assignee. Iii. Co"dw in advanced
me- so tGr rXrenscs. and then seemed
, ..I, no iulthor interest in the matter;
sa 81 c caIia" Wat On SH un. "HIs o maG
sh', Wli'nE Tor Lis firm of (anderpocl. Cum
~. uoonwr. wrote me n letter promising me
ed fa IsG Hna ten CENT OF a. ree0y
.onolhihI un.e~S succeed 10 puttinl, him In
WIN Iha' contract am -atisiird.'
pr rallAo produced t!!c rontra.t t. the terms
ecnlInucl:
t Wae UPON the face OF things Yet. / suggest
Sa. A " Field hid most 0! his business N his
~" iln rock T.. ii", probably made tho en-
t t,e' .'Gk All night in th" hooks. ana then man.
N Nn ,c stocks in such II manner that he
M r", ",Hr 10 Ert hem out Of sight 1t does not
riI," .r' lnW 10 hid it.. am able to prove that
r y, are At least >l5O.UGO 10 $4,000 worth
for nSST's mat shofla he addci to tho S37. 200
GG'''',' Wy Tie assignee. There may be a great
I"ni n w. a!scuvered before got through You
+ ',e azure MAS for nearly 81. 300. 900
Tina ""nr .t'cn out this much at the presen,
Green 'i IN DeI,fnsn feared l had put Mr.
I'm, t y, nad light and | wanted to correct
nut i, 10 I az heNt week will DO nbls TO give
inI" 'ciosure ul wholesale fraud and thiev.
co Mt Gould went down to Tuxcdoto do n LITTLE
Ni"'hning and WAS not at his Office Yesterday
=, ~ MIhle clerk. Mr. Garrison, heard the st"r,
u II ~: iamnr'S disclosures without being /,
We least rAcitcd. '-'"s ~
Va We have ,een Mr. Palmer" said he. "an,
Inclined to think that the whole story is
lac, lac. The books Of tho firm show that "A (unn
ian Mas doing. the business When Held Wa
IIenulh" all his energies to recovering his lns
n"f.uheS why should he have laid asiI
IIh"y And then what could he 30 vii
ss"yES ami bonds after the failure He coul
H. negotiate them without sure discover,
tIs In .nH no trace OF any missing securities /
,HIGf Cunning. tho attorney for Mr.. Goul,
,or W. have investigated Mr.. Palmer and h
ltI III ana "" find no reason for believing thu
lin uhue, wrote him that letter. promisi
hnn, nis expenses and 10 per cent. under Il
itmc - ui IN" court. provided he found an
p,nss' brrausc We did not wish to leave an
tra' Tt ouan,uin"d IN the Investigation. The col