The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19
Fugitive Was Receiver of Cash
Buyers Association.
HIS ACCOUNTS BADLY MuDDLED
f,rSdsfors who Failed to Receive
Sntisfa elton From Him Prior TO
HIS Disappearance From Seattle
sued the American bonding ana
Trust Company, which Caused
His Arrest in Ell Pnso, Tex

The news OF the arrest at Fl Paso, Tex,
on the charge OF embezzlement, OF j. W.
Harvey. formerly of Seattle, contained IN
a special dispatch to the Post-lnteihsehcer
yesterday morning, was in the nature OF
a surprise TO those who knew him mere
For some months II has been known In
certain circles that the American Bonding
nud Trust Company detectives were after
him, but so long a time has elapsed since
his disappearance from this city That All
hope OF ever hearing from him again had
been abandoned.
A. l.. Campbell local manager OF the
bonding company, when seen yesterday
admitted having been advised OF the ar
rest He was reticent regarding the al
legged crime, but said II was In connection
with the rsceivership Of the Cash Buyers
Association. The arrest he said was made
by the Ei Paso officers at the instance OF
one OF the cornpany's detectives. who had
followed Harvey for some months Har-
yey will be brought back here and prob
nbly prosecuted on a charge OF emoezzle-
mcnt. More than this Mr. Campbell ala
not care Ia say. further than TO confrm
the dispatch that Harvey was arrested
on his return from wedding tour.
j. w. Harvey, which is the name he went
by here. and not Louis j.. contained in
the FL Paso dispatch, prior TO about
year ago had been resident OF Seattle
for some yeare He cierked In several
he lost his position with a local shoe
company.
For several months he was about the
city doing little or nothing until the fall
1ire of the Cash Buyers Association,
which was engaged in the commission
business on Western avenue. about Feb
r,iary 1893 Harvey was appointed re-
ceiver by the superior court and In an
administration of about two months. IL
Is stated. disposed of tho assets and dis
bursed the proceeds. taking certain sum
himself for services. Later he left for
parts unknown. No statement OF his re-
ceipts or disbursements, 1t is said. were
filed with the court, and inasmuch as the
court had not yet fixed any compensation
for his services his action was considered
by the creditors OF the association as ir-
regular.
Harvey mt the time Of his appointment
by the court, furnished a bond In the sum
of 5000, with the surety company rs
eigner. At the time OF his departure, II
Is said. he gave II out that he was going
away on n business trip. After awaiting
n reasonable time for his return the court
appointed Attorney J. II. Powell receiver
I'm his stead
when took hold of the associations
affairs" said Mr. Powell last night, ~
found all the assets had been disposed
OF by Mr. Harvey and accounting
made OF anything have not done any
administering. for there was nothing left
20 need my attention. What Harvey did
with the money collected we have never
bean able To find out. He left here with
out receiving his discharge receiver
from the court or making any statement
OF his transactions.
1.-THE creditors who failed to receive n
satisfaction OF their claims from Harvey
then brought action TO recover from the
American Bonding and Trust Company.
and II In turn began a long search for the