New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
M'DOWELL NOT FOUND.
PTNKERTON DETECTIVES WATCHING
PIERS FOR HIM-TWO OF HIS
FRIENDS LOSERS.

Eager inquiries were being made yesterday for
Henry 5. Mcdowell at No, ~ Libertyst., where
he has had offices for several months, with the
name of the United States Trust Company, OF
Philadelphia. marked on the door The only
person to be found in charge of the offices early
in the day was a who has been employed
there as stenographer She said Mr.. Nc
Dowell had been away week. and she old not
have the slightest information as to where he
was or when he was expected to return. Others
said that Mcdowell was being sought for by the
police Of Philadelphia, and that securities OF the
trust company were missing to the amount OF
$50 900. Bank Examiner Albert l. Taylor ana
Banking Commissioner Frank Reeder, of Ph1ia-
deIphia. as well as Charles l. Brown assignee
for the defunct concern, have asserted that the
amount will be closer to S2oO,0W.
Mcdowell it is said. went Philadelphia
several months ago and made the owners of
the United States Trust Company believe that
he had backing for millions, and that if he
were pIaced at the head of the concern he
could do an immense business. He presented
several thousands of dollars in securities
bought one thousand shares of the trust com
panys stock and elected president, as ne
desired Then he induced the company 70 IN
crease its stock from ten thousand TO twenty
thousand shares. The new issue he brought
here to sell.
few DAYS ago State Banking Commissioner
Reeder began investigation OF the coHl-
pany's affairs Mcdowell, it is asserted, told
The Bank Commissioner that the company had
over $50 OOO in gilt edge securities An exam
ination. however. showed that the only asset
was q Ions ,ve due mortgage for 5000 Nc
Doweu got wind OF Commissioner Reeder's in
vestigation and disappeared.
1t was reported that Mcdowell had victinlzeu
several of his NeW-York friends, Iheodore r
White jr and Nelson : Easton VINO nave
offices in the suite occupied by the United states
Trust Company. in Liberty-st being hatheu,
They said Yesterday afternoon that they hau
made small deposits in the trust company NC
DoweH was in the city Monday, to be eX-
amned in proceedings brought by a credltor'
but he succeeded IN having the examination put
off until Wednesday, He failed L appear on
Wednesday, and sent a telegram from Albany 20
Mr. Easton sa ~ng he about to take
much needed rest.
McDowells family left their home in Bronx
Vile week ago and went to Boston MIS-. NC
Dowen is a daughter Of Colonel Charles A
Fuller. of Boston Pinkerton detectives were
said to be on the watch for Mcdowell at the
steamship piers yesterday, suspicion that ne
intended to take passage for Europe II vas
said that one of his trunks had been sent 10 the
Cunard Line pier
district messenger to No. - Liberty-st. for a
satchel yesterday. and that the messenger to0h
the satche1 across the river and left ii to be
called for at the railroad ticket office in Jersey
City. The railroad employees at the ONCE Tatly
contradicted the report last evening. ,-
Mcdowell is a son of the late General Irwin
Mcdowell. His mother was a daughter OF t1enry
Burden. Of Troy. In recent years McDoWeH
mas been engaged in several enterprises that
failed He started newspaper, ran theatre
floated a play and active In some land
schemes He was interested in the Theatre Of
Arts and Letters in this city few years ago
He tried the practice Of law at times