The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-04
fairs of the Dick Bros. & Co.. about which
James T. Roberts gave the sensational

| fairs of the Dick Bros. & Co.. about which
| James r. Roberts gave the sensational
| testimony.
DICK AND GRAHAM
REFUSED TO COME
Circuit Attorney Folk attempted to get
Evans +. Dick and George S. Graham to
come to ST. Louis to testify before the
Grand Jury concerning the alleged ire
gular transactions in connection with the
| s1airS OF Dick Bros. Il Co as related ny
| james I. ROBERTS in his Grand Jury tes-
| timony. but they refused.
Mr.. Graham was the Philadelphia at
torney for Dick Bros. and. according to
Roberts came to ST. LOUIS with Evans
X. Dick to investigate the charges he mad
made against BLAIR.
| . When they refused to come to ST. Louis
1t was impossible for the Grand Jury to
take up any further the cases tnat in
volVcd the Dick Bros. transactions
Roberts charges that Blair obtained
money IRON Dick Bros on nearly twenty
he IS alleged TO have swindied the Blow
estate.
Blair is cousin of the Dick Bros. and
1t has been stated without contradiction
UP to this time that his alleged shortage
with the Philadelphia iinanciers has been
made good by turning over ilte insurance
policies. Roberts charges that Blair
shortage with Dick Bros. whom he rep
resented as agent in st. Louie: making
loans Tor them and attending to their le ga
James 7. Roberts is also an attorney.
He began his career in the office OF seq
don Y. Biair. working there nearly year
as cierk. and afterwards having desk
room III their suite of offices.
Roberts declared that 1t was while he
was engaged in looking up case for u
client that he first came across papers III
Blair's safe that caused him to believe
that Blairs transactions with DICK Bros.
L. Co. were not entirely regular
Blair's accuser did not hesitate to say
that he made it his business to inquire IN
to B:air's private affairs and examine the
papers whenever he had the opportunity.
TOLD BLAIR WHAT
HE KNEW OF TRANSACTION.
When he had secured full information
bearing on the transactions with DICK
Bros. Roberts says he confronted Blair
and told him all he had found out. He
states that Blair at first was sarcastic ana
told hin to 30 10 Philadelphia and zen
Dick Bros. il he wished to DO so. he
says he told Blair that ha would not do
that unless Blair persisted in his alleged
wronsding.
Roberts says lie found later that Blair
had uttered other forged deeds, and that
he then went 10 Philadelphia and toio
Dick Bros. and their attorneys al about
the matter. lie declared that Evans X.
Dick at first was angry and refused To
believe him. but that he later consented
to accompany Roberts to ST. Louis, bring
ing George 5. Graham here to make the
investigation.
He declares that Graliams investigation
resulted IL finding that Blait's irregular
transactions amounted to about S34JVn.
After Blair had made his settlement with
Dick Bros. L. Co.. Roberts says he FOUND
that blair had also uttered false deeds OF
trust in connection with his management
of the Blow estate.
He went to Edward s. Robert, who had
just succeeded William Taussig as CO.
trustee with Blair in the Blow estate. anu
informed him of his discoveries. He stated
that Robert made an investigation ana
tons amounted to S630D. This amount.
Roberts declared, he understood had also
been mace good in cash.
In substance. the charges made by Rob
erts in his Grand Jury testimony against
Blair were that all together deeds and
mortgages amounting to $4,000 had been dl
forged. OF these he charged that $4,000
was obtained from Dick Bros. & Co.
and S60OOO from the Blow estate.
Roberts also charged that notarial and
an attorney. Roberts believed that these
offenses We're barred by the statute OF
limitations.
Roberts is said to have given to the
Grand Jury the names of several men
who went TO Blair's assistance and maze
gcod the alleged shortage in the Blow es.
tate. As result of this testimony hall
dozen men. well known in the city's
financial affairs. We're summoned as
Grand Jury witnesses.
When the stories about Blair first be,
CAME current On lIe StiStt 'iI'S
sensation. Eugene C.. Brokmeyer print
ed the charges in the Missouri Republican.
On October % Blair was conveyed to the
Four Courts in the Suburban Railway
Company's private car. Kinloch. He in
tended to apply to Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Dalton for 4 warrant charging
Brokmeyer with criminal libel and slam
der.
About a week before, Mr.. Blair fell
from a ladder at his home. "Airdrie.' i'll
Kirkwood and sprained his ankle. He was
still una BILE to walk when he visited the
Four Courts and had to be carried from
the car.
In taking Blair from the car his foot
was accidentally struck against the door
1t caused him to faint. He was not taken
TO the warrant office on the third floor.
but was carried into Captain Reynolds
office. where Doctor Holman, who accom-
panied him. revived him.
Blair was visited in the police station
by Mr.. Dalton. He stated that the injury
had caused him such pain that he would
be unable to attend to the business that
but would send his attorneys, Judges
Harvey and Seldom. to see Mr.. Dalton.
Thus far no application for Warrant
against Broltmeyer has been made.
Although Circuit Attorney Folk had de-
cided to call the attention of the Grand
Jury to the Blair case. into which he had
his assistant. Andrew c. Maroney. make
personal inquiry, the visit of Blair to the
Four Courts fastened the Investigation
and ii was only n few days later that
Roberts appeared before the Grand Jury
and told his story.