Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-12
ARRESTED I'm CINCINNATI
William d. Harrisand the Charges Against
--.s'f-- ~ Him
Friends Here Dany That He Ii Guilty
of Any6WsOng DOing-The
I Gas Patent.

Word was received here last evening OF
the arrest in Ginelnnau OF Mr.. william H..
Harris of this city, whose arrest was made
on requsitisn from New York, where ne
is charged with grand larceny in the first
degree. He was arrested at boarding
house in that city, where he had been stop
ping for some time, and when arrested ne
made no effort to conceal his identity. Ac-
cording to the dispatch received harfls
was in Cincinnati some months ana ga'hed
the confidence of a man named Granville,
who Is the inventor of typewriter bearing
his name Harris, the dispatch says. started
to organize a mammoth stock company 10
manufacture the machines, and subscribers
We're about to pay up their stock when
Mr.. Core of the Grand Hotel warned Gran
vile against Harris and brought the COM
pany to a sudden termination
Then Harris left the Grand Hotel, whore
he had been stopping, and went 10 the
Gibson House. He returned 10 w ashihstoi,
soon afterward, so the dispatch says ana
when he reappeared in CINCINNATI lew
weeks ago he had plenty of money Mana
ger Shears of the Grand Hotel. 1t Is SAID.
claims that Harris operated fuel gas
scheme in Maysville. KY, ana that Gin
cinnati capitalists lost money IN IT,
A Star reporter called on Mrs. Harris at
the Grammercy this morning. but she de-
clined to discuss her husbands arrest ana
business she Sdlu, Ho"eNSi' ehi'
she had glanced over newspaper accounts
Of her husbands arrest and said that mos,
of the statements made therein were apso-
lutely false.
is a native of Cleveland. Ohio lie came
here about three years ago and lived on
n street until a few weeks ago, when he
went to live at the Grammercy, on YER
mont avenue opposite the Arlington. 1t Is
said that he owns considerable property,
10th in this city and Baltimore, and Is an
inventor.
At the suggestion Of Mrs Harris a re-
porter called on Judge Milligan. law clerk
in the Post Office Department, an intimate
friend of Mr.. Harris. and was told some
thing OF the man who Is now under ar
rest.
One Explanation.
He says that Mr.. Harris is innocent of
any wrong doing and that his arrest Is the
result of an effort to get from him his
patent for fuel gas manufacture. and also
to compel him to take UP some stock in
two companies, in the organization OF one
of which he was instrumental. The ar
rest, he said, was made on a requisition
| from New York, which is based on war
rant sworn out By a man named Bland.
| who is a stakeholder in the American Gas
Company and the General Electric Light
| and Gas Company. The former was IN
| corporated under the laws OF kentucky
| Harris, he said is the patentee of new
process for the manufacture of fuel gas.
| In this city a. company was organized and
| 1T was the company's intention to raise a
| sufficient sum, to- enable the company to
| manufacture the gas and he was to re-
! ceive a royalty on the patent
Persons wing subscribed unloaded the
| stock TO outsiders, and as sufficient sum
| was not paid in, the contract was an
| nulled and Mr.. Harris then made con-
| tract with the Jersey City company. Under
| this contract n plant was built at Can.Steo,
| n. v, and successfully operated. tho gas
| being furnished al the rate of 80 cents pei
| 1000 feet This company did not extend
| the works as 1T had agreed to do, ana MT
| Harris was about to go into court at Gin
| cirnatti to have the contract annulled when
! he was threatened with this prosecution
y Bland, he said, Is one of the stockholders
| and what money he paid went to the com
| pany and not to Harris. He also said that
| Bland tried to unload his stock. between
/ $1,000 and $1,000 worth, on Harris, but the
| latter, OF course. refused to take 1t.
| The plea new Is" said Judge Miihgan
| that Harris defrauded these people with q
worthless patent. hut he said the plant M
| Canisteo has proved the value OF tho
patent.
| Concerning Mr.. Granville, Judge Milligar
| said that Mr.. Harris had paid the latter's
| expenses and fed and clothed him FOL
weeks at n time An effort was made t1
organize the company to manufacture thu
typewriters, but Granville backed dowr
| for some reason.
| In conclusion. he said Mr.. Harris had
! spent fully $4,000 on the fuel gas patent
and all his gs have been fair and
honorable.