St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21
"OE9E WUz TREE Nv Us. !"
S. NJ. H0UcHT0N. OF THE GUARANTY
LOAN, UNDER ARREST
BACK FROM HOT SPRINGS.

the County Jail-he Is Charged
With Grand larceny In Con-
nection With Menage and
Streeter-Detailso of the Trial.
From all appearances Mr.Streeter will
not be the only one who will have to
stand trial for embcZzling money from
the Guaranty Loan company. Menage
Is away and Streeter is under trial. The
second vice president Of loans is under
arrest. which makes the third of the
famous combination that aided in the
ruin OF the mammoth company to be
placed under the ban. The latter per-
son is none other than S. NJ. Houghton
He was brought back from Hot Springs
yesterday morning by Sheriff Eye and
placed IN charge of the officials of the
county Jail. 1t appears that he was in
dicted at the same time that Messrs.
Menage aud Streeter were declared to
be instrumental in the looting of the
company. The indictment was kept a
secret, however. no doubt for the reason
that Mr.. Houghton left the city about
the time the bill was found against him.
He was located recently, and several
days ago Sheriff Eye left the city In a
quiet way, having in his possession
bench warrant for the arrest of the
gentleman referred to.
The exact nature of the indictment is
kept a secret, but it was learned yes ter
day that Mr.. Houghton was charged
with grand larceny in the first degree,
connecting him directly with Menage
and Streeter in the stealing of $4,000.
There is alsU second indictment charg-
ing him with conspiracy, Houghton's
arrest created considerable surprise
when it was learned by the principals
i'll the trial under way before u6ge Rus.
sell. Mr.. Streeter's attorneys and the
defendant himself did not appear to like
it at all.
The state sprung trump card in the
Streeter trial yesterday afternoon.
T.. II. Carroll, young carpenter, was
placed on the stand, and swore that a
man by the name of Robertson had
Loan company. Here book of blank
notes were brought out, and he wit
ness signed his name to 200 of them.
There Was no amounts written in the
notes. and he had never known any
thing OF them OTTER that time. Carroll
said that he received $50 for his work.
John Elvin, cOmpoSitor living in
st. Paul, was shown several notes, and
identified his own signature upon
them.
''How did you come to sign these
notes" asked Mr.. Peterson.
The witness replied that he was asked
to sign by man named Robertson, who
worked with him upon a Minneapolis
paper Ill 1888. He testified that he
signed some 200 blank notes. He was
paid double days wages for his work.
''Did you afterwards find out any
thing about those notes?" was asked.
''Yes, sir. l came in possession of
some property. and was sued on one OF
the notes Ill Nebraska"
Witness stated that ne was not asked
about his financial standing.
+. l.. Mason, telephone operator at
police headquarters, and Z. Ii. Scots
took the stand and swore that the sig
natures upon notes shown them were
not theirs.
G. II. Hamline. clerk in the employ of
the Minneapolis Trust company, re-
ceiver for the Guaranty Loan company,
was called to the stand, and testified to
notes whose makers could not be found.
He stated that the total of 'Menage"
pa per Oh the market was SLOT, 1924.