New-York tribune., 1900-03-15
TELLER TELLS OF THEFT.
.n,uTs STEALING MONEY OF DEAN
coMPANYS CRIBERS-IENERAL
BURNETTS DENIAL.

,o-,, Of Samuel Keller. the witness wao on
r-assqv said that James B. Kellogg asked him FOR
- .. different times in order 10 prevent the pos'al
aao,,ls from nolesting the business Of the Dean
-.nv Is secuted at the Office Of Henry l. Bur
~. ,--ste5 states District Attorney f E Bald
u n General Burnett's stafr. said yesterday:
? heard Keller give hts testimony en- the stand
..s savs that Kellogg asked him for the money tor
the oes P~ not say mat he it paid over to any
ere fOr The PqrIosg Isoee o cot the money from him
go have kept IL himself II IS extremely DOUBT,
~ Z q T5@ only way the postal authorities could
s5ferfere with the company was 70 issue 'top
and net fpom 4ns 2ne nT@ Ts
The story Is tnprc,,. ne h ~ ,;,
n -harge Of the detective work mere az me tlIne I'M
rneT - the Dean company was operating are now
p t,sra never was the slightest suggestion that
rhe Dean company had & ever & paI at, any 1[aoes 10
Tho rrfal Of Kellogg was continued yesterday be-
- recorder Coff with Keller on the stand. Yer
-, n Davis. counsel for Kellogg. conducted the
oss-sxarninatton Keller said that no inducement
49, offered 70 him for testifying against Kellogg
= -ts- ne was voluntary witness. When asked
~, he volunteered he said
@saarsuse after the case was dragged through
..s nol.ce courts for long time things began to
~ as though the whole matter would be placed
~ my shoulders. Then the first thing l knew l
.e indicted 7 kept paying witnesses until l could
-. saor5 II any longer When I quit paying money
-. clerks and even my own brother-in-law. be-
car 70 write thres tening letters 10 me You told
- ,ourself once there was nothing in the case,
bu; was indicted"
v.,,e- men gave A short history OF his business
.,attons with Charles Weinnlann prior TO his going
into the Dean company. under the firm name of
csr,,el Keller & Co. They dealt in discretionary
oos Eis testimony brought out the fact that
ne arsa sent OUT circulars similar to those of the
Teau company. In reply to questions Keller said
,.a, Keller Co started out TO do an honest bust
charge
,ba concern on October p 1896. after he (keller)
had gone 10 the Dean company. The business be-
gan about that time Keller said, and the Dean
ooupany and Keller & Co. went out OF existence
On the same day. Keller went On 10 say that ne
and Gosln simply changed places, and that ne
,,+ s9o oso into the firm Of Keller & Co, and took
oct an equal amount
Whose money did you put into the business?
asked M Davis
II belonged. technically, 10 the subscribers of
the Dean company.
DIDN'T il belong absolutely 10 them
Yes"
-Didn't you steal il from them"
IF vou put Il that way"
"Didnt you steal itT
You knew the money was used n Goslin in the
san, aPs.z KeIleF company
-Ane he knew it stoen?'
And he was stealing money through the Keller
company"
Yes
Then the Sam Keller company was a thieving
concern as well the Dean corporation?
Yes
and sl0OOeg out Of the Dean company ana
that Re paid debts with II, about S0go OF II gong
- fl,e sorrh where Keller asserted, presi-
dent Of the Sheffield Savings and Trust Company
Al the time he arrested, he said ne nao
Saa0q in safe deposit vault
How much did the Dean company take in dur
ing the first week of irs existence, and what was
done with - asked Mr.. Davis.
AbG1I.-sz5eea. -It.ssas used to pay drafts from
Z '-,r~fonaers The week took IN about the
same amount
Keller still the stand when the case was
adjourned until to-day.