The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-14

| bUiIc' MaftulaN wills utItllueu w
Attorney John II. Scragg and lIlmcs
| by Attorney W. w. Baylor.
| Macaulay was arrested last We'd
| nesday morning at Harrisburg and was
brought to this city. Elmes was arrested
here. The latter was paroled in the
| custody of his attorney until yesterday
ana Macau!aN was released in the
custody of Detective Mulhall, of
Wilkes Barre, to enable him to be
present last Saturday at Harrisburg,
where 'hc had some litiga ton to look
after. growing out of his attempt to
get charters in this state for the COL
liery Engineer company of Scranton,
Pa, and the International Correspond
encc schools of Scranton. Pa, by both
of which titles the International Text
Book company was known legally be-
fore they We're chartered as the Text
Book company, and by which names
the departments of the company's busi-
ness are still known all over the coun-
try in a business way
DETECTIVE MARSHALL.
The principal witness yesterday was
St. Elmo Marshall. of Wilkes Barre a
detective connected with the Barring
agency, of that city. In November, he
was put 20 work on the conspiracy
case, and Went to Chicago, where he
secured an introduction to NIacaulay.
He pretended to have some money he
wanted to invest, and Macaulay
agreed to let him in on Il scheme he
had under way. Macaulay explained
that he had been employed by the
American Correspondence school and
had advised Il number of the students
OF the international schools of this city
not to pay for the books they had re-
ceived or for their scholarships, as
they did not have to. and his
school would complete the course for
them with the books on hand for Il
much less figure than the International
company could. The International peo-
pie brought suit against some of these
Macaulay said, and he defended them
and upon examining the charters of
the Colliery Engineer and International
companies. he alleges he found cor
tain defects in them end thereupon pro-
ceeded 10 obtain charters for himself
IN Illinois for the coilery Engineer
company of Scranton. Pa, and the In
ternational Correspondence Schools of
Scranton, Pa
Marshall agreed to take twenty shares
III each of these companies, and Mac
aulay explained that they had the In
ternational Text Book company, of this
city. in bad place and it would be
compelled to settle. He said that at
lirst he thought $4,000 would be
good price. but later, after viewing the
great possibilities of his scheme, de-
rideG that $4,000 would be the price
the International people would have 20
pay to get him out of the field.
At the same time he was endeavor-
Ing to get charters for the two COM
panies at Harrisburg, ana Marshall
went with him to that city, where
tlueS came into the scheme, as one of
Macaulay's attorneys in the litigation
which cnsued by reason of the Text
Book company lighting the charter up-
olications.
ElMlIS WAS THE AGENT
Ellnes became the agent used by Mac
aulay 10 bleed" the International cora.
pany, as he expressed it. ElInes WAS
in this city while negOtiat-
Ing with Il. j. Foster licc-president
OF the Text Book company. for money
About the same time Mucauluy was
placed under arrest at Harrisburg. De-
tectiVe Marshall he considered his part
ner in the scheme, and To him he turned
over all Of his papers and letters after
his arrest, for safe keeping, thus throw |
ing evidence directly into the hands OF |
thos" who are roSrCuting him.
Marshall testified that he was In !
Scranton once for Macaulay, and Was
told by him to see Attorneys Hill !
Walker and Grambs, who had some |
connection with the business. In iIill ~ |
Walkers Office he got the key of the |
postoiiice box of the bogus lnterna. |
tlonal Correspondence schools, the in !
lehtlon being TO claim all the mail that |
came to this city addressed in that !
no matter If it was intended |
for the real International school