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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
CREDITORS ASK FEDERAL COURT
TO DECLARE ARNOLD BANKRUPT

Sale Sale. attorneys representing Frank
]. Kuhn. John Berding and William
Dohogne. creditors Of and investors with E..
j. Arnold & Co.. yesterday fled in the
United States District Court a petition ask
Ing that the corporation be declared a bank
$50 and Dohogne's 5000
The petition is as follows:
-, In the District Court OF the United States for
trict of Missouri ""'e'oi LIS
To the the HoroIabie Elmer b. Adams. Judge of
Distrct of Missouri: ''A'es ior saio
and The Msn' Mps5ision Of Frank Kuhn John Berdins
Louis Louis In said District of Missouri respectfully
city Of st Louis State Of Missouri 0 have. e. , fof
icg the date of the Ming Of this petition. p.ef had
sneT in PRINCIPAL place OF business at the city OF
ss uR. said 8. Arnold Shs Sh0a1anf ana dol a.
the o. = Alsoid Rssaes' CO. n business under
yHur rnog get0nss ne are creditors Sf the said
amounting am. in the asgezate IN excess OF securi
your petitioners. Gains are as follows:
J. Kuhn in the sum Of Of twelve wei % hundred d dollars
81. 400, for money deposited with them, which
ing % to repay repay on demand % st any time:
Cd with said = + Arnold { Co... wSsi, sum sn0tis the
said E. J. Arnold Co. agreed In writing to
repay demand at any time
The claim Of William Dohogne amounts to two
hundred dollars CS200), and is for money deposited
with said E. J. Arnold. which sum the said E.
j. Arnold Il Co. agreed in writing to repay on
demand at any time.
And your petitioners further represent that said
=. J. Arnold Co. are insolvent and that within
four months next preceding the date of this pc
tition said E. J. Arnold and l. A. GIL partners
as aforesaid. committed acts OF bankruptcy. in
that
They did. heretofore. towit. on the -
day of February. l903 and while insolyent, pay
to Bertha Ruehl OF the city of St Louis
souri,, the sum Of fifty dollars S5O. with intent
to prefer said Bertha Ruehl over their other
creditors.
In that they did. heretofore towit, on the -
day Of February. 1903. pay to Charles Hilger OF
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furniture in the other office having disap-
peared as if by magic.
Early yesterday morning G.. J. HUFF. agent
of the Arcade building. got wind OF the
fact that attachments We're to be sued out
against Arnold & Co.'S furniture and office
fixtures. He looked up w. q. English. who
was the East st. Louis agent Of the con-
cern. and asked for an immediat settle
ment for rent.
English said he had money. but would
get him bill of sale for the Office furni-
ture and fixtures. This satisfactory to
Huff. and English departed.
A short while later Constable Walmsley
OF Jrstice Driscolrs court appeared and
levied on the furniture in the ante-room to
the main office of Arnold a. Co He held
attachments secured by painter and a
saloonkeeper for alleged debts. and also a
writ of replevin for three pieces OF furni-
ture furnished by an East St. Louis con-
cern.
The main branch office of Arnold & Co
was locked and the Constable could not
levy on property supposed to have been
there.
Yesterday afternoon HUFF became anxious
about the bill of sale. which takes prece-
dence over writs of attachment. and crossed
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

Though F.. ]. Arnold & Co. claim to have
been on the turf for five years. it was not
until the Kinloch meeting last summer tnat
they became known ds heavy operators ana
wise bettors.
When the horses went back to Delmar in
September Arnold got busy. He won gooo
bet after good bet. Tom Kiley was given
credit for putting Arnold wise hlsy
has always been known as very keen ana
shrewd orerator, a man who knew every
thing that was doing" and did most Oh
it himself.
As was told in yesterdays Republic.
Arnolds money wds known as sott snap
by bookmakers with whom he bet until ne
got Kiley. With that shrewd manipu,a.of ,
in charge his money was full of dyna-
mite Bookmakers had so many not
ones handed them that they feared 10
take it.
Arnold always got all the worst OF the
betting If he started to bet on morse
the price was at once reduced TO an aosuru
degree Ii a horse legitimate even
money shot he went to / TO 3 as soon as
Aronlds money showed itself. If he started
a horse of his own that was a legitimate
S-to-l shot, even money was all that WAS
laid.
ARNOLD GENEROUS TO EMPLOYEES.
Arnold paid literally for all services done
him. If an owner made him bet on MS
horse and he won he would make the fei-
low a handsomer present than any man
alive One owner. of whom the writer
knows. made Arnold win handsome bet
one day The man would have been glad 10
get $50. Mr. Arnold was not piker. he
gave the man S5op
The Arnold stationery was perhaps the
finest ever used by a business concern III
America. Whoever wrote his Circulars ana
letters was an artist They are dreams OF
epistoiary beauty. concise, complete anu
convincing. He paid the best price lor e.eis
thing. ana spent money as II IL was Wd.ee,Ii
Arnold became so imposing ana poten.iatl at
a figure in local racing iast September 'nae
the owners of the local tracks felt that tne
great influence of any one man Wouio pe
detrimental TO the best interests of racing;
There was some friction, and Mr.. Arhoiu
pulled up stakes and went to Chicago.
II was said that the local track owners
and Judges found that when Arnold pet OH
with him pulled to Arnolds choice and
'shooed" him in.
Judge Brady soon stopped this. and Mr.
Arnold. whose honesty never was Ques,
toned in this line, became angry anu
''iI GAINED FAMB IN CHICAGO.
1t was in Chicago last October that Ar.
mold really gained his greatest NEED OF
fame.
He had grown up here and turf people
We're accustomed to him and his ways anu
he really was only growing. He won one
bet on Fitzprilar at 10 TO l which shocKe9
Chicago. The colt should have been 3-to-l
shot hut the bookmakers underrated him
on what he had done in ST. Louis and laid
an absurd price. Arnold bet huge amount
on him. and cleaned UP some 10000 on the
He followed this up with a huge winning
on Ethylere, who was also heii at a false
price on what she had done in st. Louis
He then made minor winnings on Bessie
Mccarthy and Felix Bard and Mary Nc
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the river to the st. Louis office of Arnold &
Co. There he was informed that the bill of
sale mad been mailed him and would arrive
late In the afternoon or the first thing this
morning.
With this information Mr. Huff returned
to the Arcade building. He thought he
would take look at the property which
had been turned over to him. When he un-
locked the door of what had been Arnold
& Co.'S private office he found nothing but
the wall paper and a Kinloch telephone The
place had been stripped of every particle
of furniture and office fixtures. 1nvestiga-
tfon revealed the fact that the furniture had
been there the evening before when the
scrub woman cleaned the place. and that it
had been removed by someone during the
night.
Mr.. Huff was angry and consoled himself
by looking over the fixtures In the ante
room where the Constable was camped.
The latter was awaiting the arrival of some
member of the firm on whom he could serve
his attachment pagers.
Mr.. Hun expects the bill of sale this
morning. and then he will seek to get the
fixtures and furniture. The Constable Oc-
cupied the office all last night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
ARNOLD'S CAREER ON THE TURF
BRILLIANT FOR A BRIEF TIME

I Cafferty It was from this three weeks
campaign that Arnold reaped most of his
| beneficient free advertising.
The Chicago papers starred him. and dis;
Of nothing but IA A.noid.s mold n success. cess N''' ''io
| WON BIG BETS IN CALIFORNIA.
| Though the stable of horses which Arnold
sent to California seemed to outclass in
number and quality the horses at San Fran
cisco. they did not win anything like the
number of Races expected of them. Peaceful
| Ethylene. Maximus and other good ones
went wrong. Bessie Mccarthy was the best
| winner OF the stable. but did not do any
Still, it Is said that Arnold was wonderful
ly successful in his betting operations on
Who Is in Tee
calling the horses just as they went over
the line In San Francisco.
I'm twenty-five bets he made" said the
poolroom man. "he won eighteen. No mat
ter how they run. he lands on them. have
an awful time protecting my money from
One day last week. when Bessie McCar-
1ay to beat sGt at even money
betting 81. 900 on Wolhurst. and that horse
was beaten by his own mare. Arnold did
bet a small sum on WOlhurst to divert at
tention from his heavy secret play on Bes-
sic Mccarthy, who won.
Arnold could not make the money neces-
sary to pay, investors promised dividends
by bookmaking. 1t is said. and his stable
could scarce win enough to pay expenses.
When he resorted to betting ne found him
self in sore straits to get bookmakerS to
accept his money He could only get It on
at rufnous price. and could only bet a
tithe OF the sum necessary to win his ex-
penses. In other words, It is thought the
game was too small to support his concern
MONEY WAS INACTIVE.
II ts figured that at one time Arnold had
per week. The combined wealth of all the
legitimate bOokmakers In the United States
does not amount to that much. During
eight weeks OF the spring meeting at the
Fair Grounds the cream of the local racing
season: Arno1d's bookmaking department
won 10000. an extraordinarily good show
ing. Yet his bookmaking profits in two
months were not enough to pay his divi-
1t is estimated that to pay office, adyer-
tising, stable. racing. bookmaking expenses
and dividends Arnold was obliged to win
$1,000 day from August l to December l.
Turfmen recognize that this is an utter i'm
possibility.
In 1891 Mike Dwyer had his own race
track. his own judge and starter, the best
STA. stable s, IN IL the East yet in eleven weeks he
owned the track and stable and appointed
every employe on it,
According to statements made Of Arnold's
capital. his bookmaking department could
keep every dollar It took in and never paw
one out. his horses could win every race
every day on any one track, yet he would
not make enough money to pay his ex-
penses unless he could win bets sufficient to
make up the deficit
What rendered the cooper ative enter
prises absurd in the opinion of bookmakers
wa, that no man operating as Mr.. Arnold
dfd last year could use more than 800 900 at
any one time.
Barney Schreiber. on a capital of $s50
did bigger bookmaking and racing busi-
ness by two-thirds than Arnold did on 81
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BUSINESS
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The Polar Wave Fuel and Ice Company
Incorporated with capital stock of 81. .s00.-
90 and will elect officers to-day.
A. b Lewis tes:ifies at FitzGibbon's trial
that the city printing could be done at
cheaper figure than the contract price.
Two women who were searched in the
Fifth Police District holdover were found
with revolvers In their stylish box coats
Mrs. koerner declares In warrant that
clsirvoyant kept money she used in follow
ing her instructions.
Louis Wolff and Miss Walton, whom he
is charged with attempting to- rob at a
dance. demonstrated styles of dancing in
the Court of Criminal Correction, and
Wolff was held on the charge.
The St. Louis Butchers Union sent a let
ter TO the Police Commits sioners. insisting
trat Sunday laws. as applied to all business
and amusements. be enforced.
The "woman's department" an important
auxiliary of the turf-investment business,
used with effect in soothing the women
patrons who are clamoring for their money.
Society of the Free Tn mixers and mem
bers of the G. A. r. will attend the funeral
OF Frederick Marx this afternoon
Democrats change date of city primaries
to March 10.
The improvements to the interior Of St
Alphonsus's Catholic Church. which will
cost 5000, are nearing completion.
Three creditors institute suit in Federal
Court TO declare Arnold & Co bankrupts
St Louis University students will present
The Greek tragedy. 'Hermengild," at the
Germania Theater tonight.
Prosecuting Attorney Williams and assist
ants announce their intention to prosecute
all cases of gambling.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
ARNOLD MADE A "KILLING." i"
Won Large Sum on New Orleans
Race Yesterday,

REPI -BLIC SPECIAL
Hot Springs. Ark. Feb. 11.-E J. Arnold,
whose failure is reported throughout the
country. made one of the biggest sensations
of the season to-day by beating the price
on Sue johnson at New Orleans and win
ming a small fortune.
The other rooms laid an ante-post price Of
to l against Sue, and Arnold sent his
commissioners out. He wagered several
thousand at that price. When the betting
to /. and Arnold had already bet his
money The horse came home an easy
winner.
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ARNOLD NOW A DEFENDANT
IN COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Continued From Page One.

| pany stated that on Tuesday $4,000 had
been paid back to investors. and the amount
returned Wednesday fell short of that about
$4,000. He said that but three withdraw
ais by mail We're received, but that deposits
came in from the country to the extent or
s750
At John J. Ryan & Co.'S Manager Depp-
Ter stated that Ryan would return from
Newport Ky. Thursday. The filing OF no.
tices Of withdrawal was continued until the
closing hour. but the crowds did not seem
as large on Tuesday.
The scenes about the offices of the larger
companies were dramatic in the extreme.
With drawn. anxious faces and eyes that
seemed not to have known sleep for several
days. the investors who had no other money
than that deposited with the turf COM
panies, and would perhaps suffer in conse-
quence of their losses the pangs of hun
ger. or the embarrassment of debts, stood
in groups discussing their dilapdated af-
fairs.
SOME TAKE MATTERS
IN PHILOSOPHIC WAY.
While many who were not dependent upon
the money they had invested for their daily
wants took the matter philosophically. and
exhibited considerable good humor. the
others cursed the companies. Inc women
were fearful and hopeful by turns, accord
ing to the rumors they overheard in the
crowd
The prevalence of women in these places
was marked, and their appeals to male
companions In misfortune for advice. infor-
nation or assistance. was heartrending.
At Arnolds and at Ryan's women em-
ployes dealt with subscribers of their own
sex. trying to sooth them with assurances
that their money was safe and would, in
time. be returned to them. So well did
these employees do their work that some
who had come with tears in their eyes
went away smiling without having even
entered withdrawal notices.
Among those who called at Arnold's were
a large number of persons from outside the
city. One man. evidently a cattleman from
the Territory, with his trousers tucked into
his boots remarked in the elevator:
They used to say that thar's a sucker
born every minute, but I'm now Of the opin-
ion that there is one born every second,
after seein' this mob"
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RYAN is DUE HERE TO-DAY
Says Arnold's Action Will Not AT.
feet His Concern.

John ]. Ryan sent the following dispatch
to The Republic last night in response to q
message sent him:
Cincinnati. O.. Feb. Ito The Republic, St.
Louis: The Arnold & Co. proceedings will have
no effect on my company. Our track, poolrooms
and books are still running and Will continue
70 do 90, as have plenty of capital to work
With. VIII be in st. Louis tomorrow CThurs-
day) morning, but will return here tomorrow
night. as tine important part of my business ID
at the Cincinnati end. J. J. RYAN.
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On the Fourth street side were the pri-
Eate offices. Immediately behind was the
receptfon-room. This was crowded with
patrons yesterday, who were too busily oc-
cupied seeking information to spend any
tine examining the furnishings. On the Lo-
Gust street side of the room was a space
inclosed by brass cage in which were two
windows. At one OF. these was Mr.. o. F.
Deppler. the manager; Sat the other Miss
Forman. the cashier. 80
At desks throughout the room, in the
front offices and in the mailing department
were seated many young women. Invaria-
bly, they were neatly dressed and almost In
variably they were good looking. That
their appearance was calculated to make an
impression upon susceptible male visitors
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ure at seeing them in a softly modulated
voice. and would then explain why the con-
Germ had suspended payments
Towards the middle of the day a dis
tinctly strained atmosphere developed
around the Office. however. and her efforts
were of less avail. The position occupied
by the lady managers" however. and the
parts they have taken in 1uieting callers
have been a feature of the recent run on
such concerns.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
WOMEN AND SPLENDOR IN TURF COMPANIES OFFICES,

seems most likely as they were all smiles
and graciousness to likely depositoTs.
CUSTOMERS ARE ENTERTAINED
IN LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS.
Miss Gaffney's desk was surrounded by
polished brass rail and had two leather arm
chars at It's side for the beneht OF Vlsltors
Patrons We're admitted separately within
the railing and were there reassured by the
manageress. Miss Gaffney wa; diplomacy
Itself In dealing with the women. and III
every case she seemed to send them away
perfectly satisfied.
In response TO question. Miss Gaffney
smiled trifie weariiy and stated that she
had found no difficulty in dealing with the
women patrons so far.
All the ladies nave been most reason
able" she said. ''and when ! explained to
them that run, once started. would cause
the firm. in which they were equal part
ners, great trouble. they invariably acqui-
esced in our policy. ] had only to point out
the situation for them II be reassured at
once. l have been talking pretty steadily
for two days now. but 1 have met with the
greatest good feeling on the part of our lady
patrons.
Sometimes 4 woman has come here in
something OF a panic. but she has never
gone away in that frame OF mind The men
have been a tribe moro unreasonable. But
| have not failed to reassure all those who
interviewed me here
From the atmosphere throughout the Of
flee 1T was clear that the policy OF the place
was TO make the visitors as confident as
possible in the resources or the concern.
steps. greeting visitors cheerily and steer
ing them into the reception-room. Here
Manager Deppler and Miss Forman were
busily writing checks and rassing them to
callers 1t was explained that these were
dividend checks and not the principals Of
the depOSitors.
SMILING DE;NEANOR AFFECTED
TO CHEER DETECTED INV k;STORS.
The young women employed in the con-
cern went around wearing their brig ltest
smiles. in strong contrast 10 the luSubrious
countenances of many OF the callers. Little
piles of bills of considerable denomination.
were stacked on the cashiers desk In plain
view. In another room checks could be
cashed bv presentation. This was .robabiy
done at the office. instead of at the bank.
TO show visitors the amount of money the
firm had on hand.
At ali offices this same atmosphere and
the same desire to impress. Indirectly. the
visitor with the vast resources of the firms
We're shown. Flowers stood about in the
reception-rooms. and the whole surround
ings seemed carefully studied out with one
design-to impress the caller.
At the Arnold offices Miss Grahame Occl-
pied the position held by Miss Gaffney at
the Ryan concern. Miss Grahame took
more active part in the firms reception or
visitors than did her counter 'rt. however
She would walk forward tc . ieet callers,
grasp them by the hand, express her pleas
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
FURNITURE is TAKEN FROM
ERNOLD'S EAST SIDE OFFICE

bill of sale which has not yet ma
terialfZed. two wrts of attachment and one
repleyin sui; have been filed aga!ns: the
East ST. Louis Office by persons other than
investors to whom it is alleged the con-
Germ owes money
To meet all of these demands there is
furniture in only one of the two offices in
the Arcade building. East st. Louis the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Mrs. Anna Gerstel. the East St Iouis
bankrupt, is ordered to pay $4,000 to her
creditors or she will be sent to jail The
court utters a scathing rebuke against her
efforts to withhold the money from her
creditors John Gilman, who bought in the
bankrupt stock. is bound over to the Grand
Jury.
Operators continue their arguments be-
fore the strike commission. emphasizing the
statement that they are contendins for the
right OF Individual liberty as against a
mere policy of regulating wages and hours
Formalin is used successfully in the
treatment OF a case of blood poisoning in
Connecticut. after all hope of saving the
patients life had been abandoned.
Colonel J. J.. Morris, one OF the most
famous Western scouts and Indian fighters
dies at Albuquerque. New Mexico.
Coroner Dawson spent two hours gather
ing up enough Of the body Of George Rue
at Decatur to hold an inquest. Rue blew
himself into the other world with ten pounds
OF dynamite.
Fred Eaton was killed and two others
were badly injured in a passenger wreck
near Plattsburg, Mo-
The Texas House engrosses the bill regu-
lating the quarantine of cattle in the State.
The Kansas Legislature has killed the
bill to grant women the privilege OF voting
for presidential electors.
The new Western Independent Telephone
Company proposes to connect st. Louis and
Eastern Missouri towns with Kansas City.
J. p. Seiger of Burlington. Kas.. is found
dead in a Kansas City rooming house, which
indicate foul play. 1t is thought he was
drugged and robbed. Two bellboys have
been arrested Seiger's pockets were turned
wrongside out when he was found.
FOREIGN.
decree of divorce is granted to the
Crown Prince of Saxony. on account of his
wifes elopement with NJ. Giron.
The Humbert family appears in open court
at Paris for the first time since the fugitives
were arrested in Madrid. They are trying
to implica.e high officials in their troubles.
SPORTING.
The Westminster Kennel Club opens its
annual bench show at Madison Square Gar
den with more than 200 dogs on view.
Cyclone Kelley will box Mike Schreck at
the West End Club tonight.
Committee In charge of the great Olym-
pic games officially notified the Worlds
Fair that the games have been awarded to
st. Louis in 1904.
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the city Of *. Louis. Missouri the sum OF ~
hundred dollars $500. with intent to prefer said
Charles Hilger over their other creditors
Wherefore your petitioners pray that service
or this petition with a subpoena may be made
upon f. ]. Arnold and L. A. GIL, as provided in
the acts Of Congress relating to bankruptcy.
and that they may be adtudged by the court to
be bankrupts within the purvIew OF said acts
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~ FassaE OF STOCK IssEp BY e. week
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seems most likely. as they were al! smiles
and graciousness to likely depositors.
CUSTOMERS ARE ENTERTAINED
IN LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS.