New-York tribune., 1902-11-23
ACCUSED OF $4,000 THEFT.
LAWYER ARRESTED. CHARGED WITH TAX
ING PAPERS FROM ELECTRICAL
SUPPLY COMPANY.

Charged with the larceny Of papers and stocks
valued at $41 900 belonging 10 an engineering and
electrical supply corporation, Henry Franklin.
who said he was a lawyer, born in Russia, and
living No. 126 West One-hundred-and- TWEEN
ty-seventh-st., was locked up in the Oak-st
police station yesterday.
He was arrested "A search warrant issued
by Magistrate Brann, and served by Policeman
Kesselmark, of Essex Market Police Court. Eu-
gene G. Bell. who is in the electrical supply bust
ness at No. Gouverneur Slip, and who lives at
No. 90 East Eighty-sixth-st., is the complain
ant.
While the prisoners pedigree being taken
by Sergeant Butler a crowd Of lawyers and
friends of Franklin filled the police station. One
Of them got Magistrate Hogan TO go to the sta
ton. and he accepted Louis Cohen of No. II
Livingston Place, as a bondsman for Franklin's
appearance this morning.
In the warrant it said that the alleged theft
occurred on December 26 1901 at No. PSI
Water-st. At this address there is a seven story
brick building. now occupied by Evans, Almirall
& Co. and another smaller firm. After fire
there last March, Eugene c. Bell & Co. the
police say. failed their stock suffering big dam
age Evans AlmiraH K Co bought "A motor
and a big safe from the Bell company, leased
the building and began in the same business
soon after the fire. Franklin was Bell & Co.'S
attorney. the police say.
Eugene g Bell when at his home last
night said he thought his place was set afire
and that the papers which were in a strong box
in the Office safe were extracted by some person
who knew the exact situation there. He said:
The fire took place December %, when
We were very busy and one could ever ac-
count for the origin of that fire. It looks ike
an incendiary fire TO me. There were powers of
attorney. deeds for some lots in Bellport Long
island. two certificates Of stock. of the +.
C. Bell Manufacturing Company and the other
Of another company; some He riP@ Ttaioe PS
pers and some othe legal papers Inc certlH-
Gates of stock were worth S3Soco ana Ihe me III
surance papers $1,000 .,,
we heard nothing about the papers until
about two weeks ago, when man kneW'
and who will be in court tomorrow morning,
calIed on me and told me that if l went 10 see
Franklin in the Pulitzer Building, where ne mao
an office I could learn something OF value ABOUT
some papers in which was interested saw
Franklin, and he told me that lot 9yuo ne c"II9 sI
13rd the napers I Aanted. L told him TO mo
them but he called me up a few DAYS ago ana
said he needed money, and Woulu IKE me 10
have it ready at once nlaue ouL :. a. 3a1 $3.50
for the amount and then told Maglslrate Ildlli
~, e+or,, 7 got a search warrant, Whlch was
mt in Mr. Hesselmarks hands he Went over
10 the building with me. but Walted ouIsiue l
earr seated at A. desk Franklin and the man
Irbo bad first told me Franklin could tell me
something about the papers l named tLe
check for $500 10 Franklin, but ne lo4d NE ne
ba5 had good deal Of trouble IN the matter
- Ia he wanted more money l said All
right and let in Hesselmark. He searched lot
+traa hours and examined every nook, corner
ard desk but found nothing, though ne leit
4-1,a[, irop hox alone. Franklin said he had
,,o+ +be kew for II. but finally opened II ana
+oolr ont bundle Of papers. he walked qulchly
across the room, and saw. MN osLLIS ,
Iire, +ben found them 70 be the bundle that
had been ken from the saft during the hre