Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-07

A Drfuuitcr Who Invested In Lake
Erie Securities.


~ vi. ~, rus, M this time.
I'M ~ ,.,,.a
Wheh the defacauous anu Div''N''e9
of trust by those who have charge
OF other neanle's money are unusually
niort,,,,, "a, o,,,toh has been nre.
pip"tliui' q suit WHICH "as p'eH
pared by Messrs. Baldwin q Black
mar. counsel for the Produce Ex-
change % ~ ,eculiar interest. on
eo...,..., 90 80 ~. .,,,,,,.. ,,,e,,,.
''1P''i'"cr ., 1879 One so,
bers were thunderstruck when they
read on the bulletin board an official
noflce ai,,,od h,, Precedent Alexander
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oIr' ahhouhelhs thut " maj ~,
1os.er, counsel 70 w ~ ,Aeiltnse' NJ
uSsaiHpeu win Sls-,v.v Mnls' he ~ -,
rom the gIatuisg Iuu, VI M'ii ~,
~ ,NeS Oh Nil inc tit"i'eiS arc '
'"ieu'
~ COUNSEL he hal ehtlre charge OF
tta'S'lhb nne proueSus Vi we statu'.s
tullu, "hn by ah eitp'Tate sys'eth ot
IYrseiaes, by when ne illslheu mort
sases ana registrar . eertlllcates' ne
Pvekettl tae money belonging 20 me
iaii wiioh ne was suppos.u 70 nav
iI,Nehleu. ana turned over me loigeu
IilpIighses 10 the eNuhange' Just Pc
LII III, rvs'er > crime was uiscoVereu pc
e,,t, the pisnVne7t nhgrtBisv V ~, ~
s ,, Bais9W' Larpeque Cnoate,
nau rupped MS einpivysFs OF lirke
sums tnrough rauuuleht morts iBes,
ana rosters manner when talking
, apgus vac case nrst aroused lne sus-
pI.i1h oi some Oh uhe fIouuce eNehahse
~ u i.
lhey asked roster 20 meet them win
uls InortsaEes on september 20 ana
~ over nus accounts WIN uhein' lie
uiu liot eolle ana ms never peeii ehp,
Upon examination ne was iounu
~ nlVS operated JUST as IS del dld'
ny lursilg transfers OF thortsases'
Anter ms night roster was heard or
w ',pain alfi Canaua' ana me frouuce
eESchahge trustees communicated with
tnin Several Hiles IN reghru TO the
~, 1vtu.ll OF some OF the stolen property
ivy Vlu NOT set inuch assistance rom
nun; however, ana, as ne always Kept
nhiSIg out OF rcach OF eNtIadl ION, they
1 i, 70 trace tle missing iulus as nest
lhey could. When they caSne to OK
over MS check books they discovered
IN entry or $2a'OVO. which he hnd de-
posted 10 HE credit lie then drew
eheck Tor 10000 10 the order OF 4 llrm
uI brokers', VINO bought WIN H. AT Fos-
trs alreetlon' elghi NOOo per cent
hIle bonds peyahle III lp2O TnoEe
poilus were lost sight OF completely for
more IMAM SIX years and all Efforts TO
hnd thern Were unavaillng
ile erie railroad company was no.
tlnyu not 10 pay the interest coupons
without notice TO the Produce eN-
ehanse, ana II was thought that when
interest became due and the coupons
were presented for payment the holder
or me missing honds could be discov-
eleu, ING coupons were allowed to &C.
tuilluiale' however, from l6SS when the
oonus were bought until few weeks
uso' When the fronuce exchange was
nouneu uhat Application mad been made
ior the payment OF me interest, II
was iouhu upon INVESTIGATION that rhe
NV nrn Of strong, Harmon Mat
lhewsoh, wlth oilcts at No 40 William
street street had prosecuted tho 9 upons.
lhey were immediately. notified that
the eNohNnse would claim the bonds,
anu lne aecrued interest ana were
put mo possession OF the Iacts sur
rvuhalhB uhelr purchh'e ny Foster.
ihey were Nlso torpleden TO turn over
we money % Fnelr cHent
Stroig' Harmon Matthewson
e,9llned s'Ft t1e ponds helorged TO
uueht Whuse hhihe they declined TO
TsNeNl, saying unht ne had advanced
tSter cAIhnn difeclly or indirectly
holder without notice under the law.