New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
SIMMONS WAS GUILELESS.
A CONSPIRACY. HE SAYS, TO DEFRAUD
HIM OF $4,000.
HE TELLS STORY OF NEAT SCHEME IN WHICH
HIS MONEY WENT QUICKLY AND IMPLICATEs
II. NJ HAIGH AND ID. l.. KALLAM.

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HIS MONEY WENT QUICKLY. AND IMPLIcArEs
H. NJ HAIGH AND d. L. KALLAM.
WHO ARE ARRESTED.
There are two men locked up In cells In Police
Headquarters whose arrest late yesterday after
noon. removed a load OF anxiety from the MIND OF
II. f. Simmons. president OF the Prosser Falls ana
Priest Falls Canal Co.. at Tacoma. Wash Inc
prisoners are Henry NJ Haigh. a lawyer. with an
office at No CT Exchange Place, and David l..
Kallam. OF No. 22o Broadway.
Mr. Simmons has office at No. 253 Broadway.
and he says he Is the victim OF a scheme In which
Kallam played Of the leading roles, to de-
fraud him Of $500 Haigh was an active operator
In the scheme. but whether he was partner OF
Kallam's an employe, only an innocent victim
of the latter IS not at all clear from Mr.. Sim
mons's story. The $4,000 represents the face value
Of notes signed by Mr. Simmons and indorsed 10
Mr. Kaam. This was done. according 10 All
agreement. which allowed Mr.. Kallam to hypothe-
cate the notes raise money for the mutual pene-
TT of Nessrs. Simmons and kallam. MT Habh
loomed In view when Mr.. Simmons discovered that
his notes were being peddled about New-Aork lily
and that Haigh had some Of them and was oher'hs
them for sale at 25 per cent OF their race value
The of the contrast were being lived not up 10
at ALL Mr. Simmons found. He had not reaiized
cent on the notes himself. and the prospect OF
having to meet $1,000 Of his own paper was no,
pleasant. Mr. Simmons sought Inspector McLaush-
lin and told his tale and the arrest OF Halsh anu
Kallam yesterday afternoon resulted
Mr.. Simmons said his company had issued oohds
early last summer for $4,000. These BONDS were
sold under contract abroad but before the money
was received Mr.. Simmons found the need OF reauy
money. He consulted his broker. Charles Low ol
No. 80 Broadway. Low said he knew mat Da''u
L. Kalam also wanted loan. and Low expressed
the opinion that Kaom was In position 10
handle paper for the benefit of Mr.. Simmons. sim
said he
office on July 49, There, besides kallam MT
Simmons was introduced to Mr.. western VINO
was said be the president OF the Honesdaie saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, or Honesuaie'
Penn. Kaam said he vas president OF the com
pany which building railroad In West VIZ
ginia and that he wanted money TOT the te"'-
porary use of his company. He made this prop
osition He asked Mr. Simmons TO sign four notes
for 5000 each which were drawn up ana da'er'
The notes were payable 10 NJ. A. Smith, AT Sm''h
Farm and Dairy Company, No. 4'I Columpus-aVe''
and were Endorsed by Smith to Mr.. Kallam The
notes were for four months each. Mr.. kallaH'
agreed that the notes. when they naturea, "oI III
be renewed for four months more II necessary, ne
also agreed that the notes should not be USED eA-
'T rPnd err a contract with Kaam, Mr. simmons
signed twenty notes under blank da,e
SCI 600 These notes simmons said were , 10 or
placed in the hands OF MT low' f., an alan Mr.
Low verbally agreed to he careful 10 take VI
Kr@m F on A%rn isf ' "s While there he
that these notes were being hypotheca,ed ana thht
Henry VI Hagh had some OF them ann Wa
Offering them FOR sale for q per cent OF thcir FACE
yaIue This brought Nr simmons back to New
York early in December ana atef cn ro see
Mr Haigh about IT, Haigh. according TO SIM,
mons offered Mr.. Low $1,000 or the paper NJ ~
per cent OF Its face vaiu" , .....
When Inspector Mclaughlin heard simmons
story he detailed Detectives OBrlen hcAu'ey ~ ~
C'uff and they called on Justice CRAZY IN ue
Tonbs Court yesterday. Grady advised INC ln'he
date arrest OF Kalam and Haigh on a charge OF
conspiracy 10 defraud The detectives. after halkh
was placed under arrest. secured the 'V" OF ho'eS