The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16

a Globe had anL in It's lockers
yet it w4s yer half a million
pounds 81 So on at every settle
meut. The gg-se n-Geut's decision that
the directors as a body could not be
proceeded against does not prevent
Wright. as the prime factor in the rot
ten conditions which existed before the
failure, being made to take the re-
sponsiblity."
Attorney General Finlay. in the house
OF commons this afternoon. said the
crown would pay the cost of the extra
dition of Wright and the payment by
the crown Of the whole expenses of the
proceedings would be considered. His
prosecution. however, would be left in
the hands of the official receiver of the
London & Globe corporation.
HE BROUGHT LITTLE MONEY.
New York. March 16.-Whitaker
Wright arrested yesterday was taken
to the federal building today to be ar
raigned before Commissioner Alexander.
Miss Florence Browne, said to be his
niece, who arrived with him yesterday
and who saDpeared from the Abe
marie hotel later in the day. went to the
Office of United States Attorney Henkel
with her counsel. She was not a pris-
oner.
Miss Browne. while she repeatedly
asked to be excused from answering
questions. made partial replies when
questioned by representative of the
press She said she was the niece of
Whitaker Wright, but knew nothing
about his financial affairs
Mr.. Wright, she said. did not bring a
large sum of money with him.
1t is not the custom of English peo-
pie to travel with large sums she said
They secure letters of credit or drafts
instead Of carrying large amounts of
money I have only a small sum with
me, enough to carry me along, but of
course I am able to secure any amount
1 need for any purpose"
Miss Browne said she would return to
England very shortly.
WRIGHTsS SIDE OF IT.
New York March 16.-On his way to
the federal building Wright made a
statement. in which he said:
L shall waive all eXtradition formal
ties to go back to England as soon as
the government natures all arrange
ments
This story about the amount of mon
ey lost IS all bOsh.' he said. The
amount lost altogether did not exceed
$4,000 000 This all turns toward the
time when the crash came. The divi-
dends paid out under a secured capital,
consisting of mining property, We're
more than the capital itself of the Globe
company The Boer war with its finan-
cial Irregularities contributed largely
and was chiefly responsible for destroy
ing the value of mining properties at
time when our assets were invested.
This is a scheme or plan to destroy for
the time being the market values of
mining properties.
THE Globe company would today be
on its feet had it not been for the sub
way, the underground road in London,
but unfortunately in an unwise mo-
ment. the Globe became interested in
it and the crash came. The money was
legitimately lost This occurred two
years ago. I went over the books care
fully myself with the receiver and the
matter was laid in all its entirety be-
fore parliament.
The attorney general for the crown
told me himself that 1 had a clean bill
of health and was not culpable in any
way. I am an Englishman by birth
am an American citizen. have three
children living with my wife in Eng
land and three are buried in Philadel-
phia, Miss Browne is my niece and is
nv sisters child She came here to
visit friends in Philadelphia I came
here to examine mining properties.
Wright was arraigned before United
States Commission Alexander and the
hearing was adjourned until Wednes-
day. Maurice Untermyer appeared for
the prisoner. Asked whether he waived
examination, Mr.. Untermyer replied; =
"On the contrary, and I wish to add
that my client states that personally ne
would take a steamer Immediately II
England and answer these charges, put
on advice of counsel he VIII wait fur
ther proceedings on the part Oh Lne
British government. Mr.. Wright also
denied that he is a fugitive from JUS
tice He has been absent from England
three weeks in Paris. but insists he is
not a fugitive from justice"
Charles Fox, legal adviser of the Brit
ish consulate, asked for an adjournment
for two weeks pending the arrival of
papers from England This was op-
posed by counsel of the prisoner, who
after consulting his client said:
u think an adjournment until Tues
day or Wednesday will be sufficient
Mr.. Wright insists he is willing to re-
turn to England at once"
Commissioner Alexander then set the
hearing fer Wednesday. Nothing was
said about bail for the prisoner.
When asked directly whether MI.
Wright was going to waive extradition.
Mr. Untermyer said the adjournment
was taken that they might consider
what the-r would do
The formal complaint against Wright
charges him with fraud in publishing
false statements of accounts of the
I L.ondnn and C.lnha cornoration.