The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03
CHARGES
HUME WITH
LARCENY
Widow Says Promoter Secured
$4,000 That Was Left in
Trust for Her Children.

New York. Dec. 3.-Detectives are
looking for Harry j. Hume. promoter
and real estate broker. who has offices
I'm the Home Life building. at No 257
Broadway. and who is a brother Of Mrs.
Norman T.. Munro. widow Of the pub
Usher. A warrant for his arrest has
been issued on complaint or Mary
Louise Jex charging him with the lar
ceny OF $4,000. the proceeds Of her late
husbands estate which she held I'm trust
for her four children.
Mrs Jex Is the widow Of William Jex.
who at the time of mis- DEATH. In Decem-
ber 1895. was n commission merchant I'm
Wall street and a member of the pro-
duce exchange. Among other property
ne left a fine country place at Palisades
I'm Rockland county. Mrs. Jex was the
administrator of her husbands estate
and had absolute control of all his real
and personal property. She met Hume
about two years ago In connection with
a real estate transaction and II Is alleged
that he exerted a strong influence over
her. To Magistrate F1ammer In the
Tombs police court Mrs. Jex said when
applying for the warrant. that until she
had proof OF his deceit with reference to
his business dealings she believed him
TO be the soul OF honor
STORY OF COAL TRUST.
In the affidavit upon which the war
rant was issued. Mrs. Jex alleges that
in order 10 induce her to let MIN have
the $4,000. Hume represented that he
had contracted with one Loyal L. Smith
to reorganize the Pittsburg Coal and
Coke company with other coal com
panies into gigantic thrust. and that
bonds and preferred stock OF the com
pany to a large amount had been
r. tna ff
payment for his services. He said that
the stocks and bonds could not he
hypothecated until the reorganiza ton
and merger had been effected. when they
would be OF great value.
The affidavit further sets forth that
Hume represented the stocks and bonds
TO be Theoretically sealed In package
deposited in a safe deposit box In the
vaults Of the Colonel bank, at One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street and Seventh
avenue. Mrs. Jex saw the box placed
there Jointly I'm her name and Hume's
and was given a key to the box. There
were two locks and Hume had the other
key When she asked Hume TO let her
see the contents Of the package before
n was locked up ne told her, she al
ieees. that the seals could not lawfully
he broken until the reorganization was
effected.
DAUGHTER HAD DOUBTS.
Mrs. Jex's confidence I'm Hume was
not shared by her eldest daughter. Mrs
ida c. Basne. Of Richmond Hill l..
The latter recently demanded an ac-
counting and Mrs. Jex was forced 10
tell what had been done with the money.
She also told Of the stocks and bonds
I'm the safe deposit box which she held
as security. When Hume was sought
for by the legal representatives Of Mrs.
Bayne he could not be found. Mrs. Jex
was thereupon induced 10 GO before the
surrogate Of Rocklsnd county and obtain
an order 10 inspect the box In the safe
deposit vault The two sealed packages
which she had seen Hume put IN the box
were stnl there hut when the seals were
broken the packages were found 10 con
tsin nothing but a lot Of worthless mem
orands