New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-06
ARREST IN B. R. T. CASE.
ALBERT r. GOSLIN TAKEN INTO Gus
TODY IN PHILADELPHIA.

SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO HAND UP A PRE-
SENTIMENT AND SEVERAL IN
| DICTMENTs TO-DAY.
The announcement was made at Police Head
| quarters last night that H. c. Williams. alias
Albert R. Goslin. of No. II Broadway, had been
| arrested at the Continental Hotel Philadel-
| phia. He is charged with conspiracy to depress
| the value of the stock of the Brooklyn Rapid
! Transit Railway. Goslin, who was arrested In
| connection with the E. s. Dean & Co, swindes
| was indicted by the Special Session Grand Jury
| appointed by Governor Roosevelt to investigate
| the slanderous reports circulated about B. r. T.
| with the idea of depressing its stock.
When Special Deputy Attorney General John
| Proctor Clarke, who prosecuted the before
| the Special Grand jury seen at the West
| Side Republican Club, Broadway and Eighty
| third-st, last night. he said "Gosn is mem
| ber of the Dean gang Captain McClusky q
little ahead of time in making the arrest, but it
| is all right"
When asked concerning the indictments found
| by the Special Grand Jury. Mr.. Clarke said:
| The Grand Jury will present number of in
| dictments to Justice Fursman tomorrow morn
| ing at 10 o'clock. 1 cannot say anything more
| although l would like to, but circumstances pre-
| vent me-"
In reply to question, Mr.. Clarke said he
| satisfied with the results.
1t is understood that one or two of the men
| mentioned in connection with the depression OF
| the stock of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
| pany in December last have been indicted, but
| that the more prominent have not. 1t
| discovered that while several we'll known bear
| operators have done their utmost to depress the
| stock. they have confined their efforts to
| channels which cannot be considered lille
gitimate. 1t is said that these bears furnished
thA i,,crN oil, halo
| rumors that afterward were circulated, but that
| they kept within the letter of the law. Some
| of the smaller fry" were careless enough to
| spring the story that they had the appli-
| cation papers for receivership. and it was this
| story that hurt the stock more than any other
| 1t is understood that the Grand Jury became
| satisfied that the evidence prepared by Messrs
| Nicoll, Lindsay and others sufficient to
| warrant an Indictment, and the names of ali the
| alleged guilty persons will be made public in
| Justice Fursmans court this morning.
There a good deal of wild talk at the
| time the Grand Jury was impanelled," said one
| of the interested lawyers yesterday to a Tribune
| reporter, about the ones criminaly responsible
| for the circulation of the receivership story The
| whole matter sifted. Some of the brokers
| whose names were connected with the affair
acted within their privilege. 1t is thing to
| say that Central stock. for instance, will fall
| off points tomorrow. That be simply
matter of opinion. 1t is quite another matter
| though, to circulate the story that you have
seen the legal papers for application for a
| receiver for the Central. That is actonable
The jury went over all these features of the
| case and it also considered that the influential
| brokers were he ones who pushed the little
| fellows on The former kept technically clear
of the law, however, in not actually circulating
| the story OF the companys intention to apply
for a receiver
| have been watched with unusual interest. On
| Monday, February ., Governor Roosevelt ap-
| pointed John Proctor Clarke the associate coun-
| sci OF the Mazet Committee as Special Deputy
Attorney General to prosecute the Different
| interpretations were put upon the Governors
| action in removing the from the control of
| Dstrict-Attorney Gardiner, who at the time
under charges brought by the City Club for
| maladmnstration OF his office. The jury was
| composed of The following:
Emanuel w. Bioomingdale. Joel B. Fisher.
william /. Brown Morris I Gofds1ein MnHes
| Howard X. Burras Edward R. Lyon.
JohP x; Connon Toey' HGmolas aGn oDon1eli poo1di
Henry Thompson. John H. Knoeppel
Arthur F. Wood. Robert w. Rutherford
| Henry Evans. William Milne Grnnell
1ncius NJ stanton oscar B. Weber
An interesting feature OF the case is the posi-
| Bile award of the reward of $4,000 offered by
the company shortly after the December panic
| for evidence that would bring about the con-
viction of the persons guilty of circulating the
| damaging rumors against the company 1t is
| possible that the proceedings before the Grand
Jury involve the distribution of this reward. 1t
| was said last night that If conclusive evidence
had been given by any of the witnesses. these
| persons might have legal claim the reward
Efforts were made last night to Clinton L.
| Rossiter president of the Brooklyn Rapid
| Transit Company, and Timothy S. Williams for
merly its secretary, and of it's vice
| presidents but they could not be found.
special dispatch to The Tribune from Phil
| adelphia last night says:
| According TO the local police Gosin came TO this
| city with his secretary. whose name is Atwood
four four days ago. He secured rooms rs at the Hotel
| served in their apartments in an effort to keep
| arrested until the New-York authorities had been
| communicated with and warrant received. The
| ing, and when he went out of the hotel he was
surprised by the sight of the warrants Apparently
| he regarded the arrest with little concern.
| conspiracy in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock
business l heard that / was INDICTED this after
aer e &s With 10 the Of
Police, he was locked up. All that Captain Miller,
! of the Detective Bureau, would say concerning
| that he had Deen told that he engaged in
| transaction in New-England by which he had
| that he is known by the of c. B. Williams
| Detectives Donaghy and McKenty propose TO lay
claim to a big reward of $4,000 which it is under
| stood, was offered for Gosn 1t is believed that
| Goslin told of his indctment by brother
| in New-York, although he said nothing about It.
| arraigned before Magistrate Jermon tomorrow
| morning. and will then probably be returned to
| New-York
| Arthur Ranslegh Gosn gained some notoriety
| In August. 1896 when he arrested charge
of swinding ]. r. Willard & Co.. who acted as his
| brokers. He represented himself 1t alleged
| son of James Talcott, wealthy merchant
| Goslin about year later gained still greater
| Dean Company, the swindlng bucket shop con-
| Germ. He was arrested In May 1887, and was IN