The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-14
FROM ARNOLD'S OFFICE
lMPLICATE A STATE LEGISLATOR

who are anxious that the names d. no
como into the possession of others an
| determined to protect these peop.e. l tel
| you. there is no chance for the Grand Jur!
| to do anything that will interfere with Johr
| J. Ryan & Co. for we have done nothing
that makes us offenders of the law
| While Ryan sat in the witnesS-room yes
| terday afternoon man. who refused tt
| tell his name, stated that he was an in
| vestor of several hundred dollars in f. j
Arnold & Co. and that he had 500 on de.
| post with Ryan.
Il do not wish you to understand that ]
| am making any complaint he said. ad-
| vested s100 with you. l never could figure
| out how you could pay any such percent.
age as you have done and keep II up Would
| you mind enlightening me on that point?'
| TELLS A PATRON HOW
DIVIDENDS COULD BE EARNED.
Why. certainly replied Ryan. You
must understand that racing properly con-
| Quoted nets far greater percentage of prof,
legitimate transactions. We have our own
race track. orr own poolroom and other re-
sources for earning money that no other
Embarrassment company has had.
Last week man in Philadelphia tele-
graphed to US 5000 to bet for him on GER
tain horses; He instructed us to put $500
structions. The horses lost. We had his
5000 Is it not plain to you that We could
afford to pay big dividends on business thus
easily obtained? Then. too. 1 want you to
money. We hav,' not had high-salaried
men in all cities working for us"
CATION of the affairs of the defunct Brooks
Commission Company. the International In
vestment Company and the National Turf
Investment Company YESTERDAY. Several
witnesses were examined concerning the af-
fairs of these companies. Among them
were three stenographers from the Interna-
tional-Misses Esther Chamberlain. Mar
garet Eatherton and Lulu Beard.
STATE LAW DEFICIENT
IN REFERENCE TO FRAUDS.
1t developed yesterday that Circuit At
torney Folk has for some time been in fire.
quent consultation with Federal authorities
concerning "get-rich-quick' concerns 1t Is
said that he found the State laws made
quate and suggested Federal action. 1t was
United States District Attorney Dyer and
Post 0ffico Inspector Dice that the latter
advised the Post-O Office Department to pre-.
vent tho rse of the mails by E. ]. Arnold
& Co.
Mis-, Graham. who gave her address as
No. 3477 Cook avenue and stated that she
magazine was brought to the Four Courts
by a Deputy Sheriff yesterday afternoon.
be called before the Grand Jury. She was
quickly admitted to the Grand Jury room,
The subooera duces tecum for the books
served W on Assistant Manager Fou.e yester-
day morning when he appeared at the
Four Courts.
lie accompanied AsSlstdHt SlTCult AttOE-
ney Fickeissen and several Deputy Sheriffs
to the offices of the firm in the Benoist
BUILDING. and assisted them in finding the
records and papers wanted. They were
loaded into an express wagon and conveyed
to the Four Courts. Deputy Sheriffs carried
them TO the Grand Jury room. and the
greater part of the day was spent by the
grand jurors and Circuit Attorney Folk in
examining them.
STENOGRAPHERS ARE QUESTIONED
ABOUT ARNOLD'S AFFAIRS
Miss Bertha Kerr. cashier: Miss Catherine
Harrison. stenographer: Miss Olive Wilcox,
check receiver: Miss Nancy Peete. check
inspector; Mrs. Davie, Assistant Manager
Foute's stenographer: Miss Sullivan. chief
OF sterosraphers. We're the witnesses ex-
amined yesterday by the Grand Jury as TO
the affairs of f.. j. Arnold & Co. They
were closely questioned as to correspondence
and were called Upon to identify certain
books. letters and kilograms thSt had been
brought in on the subpoena duces tecum.
Each of the young women received vouch
ers for two days attendance at the invest-
CATION and went to the City Hall. where
they were paid s.