The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-18
FOLKE LOCATES
ARNOLDl'S MONEY
100000 Belonging to Turf
Investment. Company
Tied Up.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Circuit At
torney FoIke announced today that he
would tie up 100000 which it had been
learned that A. E. Gill, manager of the
E. J. Arnold Turf company has on de-
post in a bank in Hartford, Conn,
where GilPs family resides. 1t is said
the money was held on a telegram
from the chief of police at Vicksburg
to Chief O'Neill.
Instructions have been received from
the postoff1ce department to hold all
mail addressed to E. J. Arnold & Co.,
or E. A. Gill, manager, or E. P. Faule
and G. P Faule, assistant manager in
st. Louis; the Christy Syndicate and
Investment company, or Thomas
Walsh; International Investment COM
pany, or E. j. Hogue, or E. j. Haw-
thorne, assistant manager National Sc
curities company. Letters which have
come for E. ]. Arnold & Co. since
last Thursday will be sent to the per-
sons who sent them, although they will
probably go through the dead letter Of
flee first.
Representatives Of the circuit attor-
ney's Office raided the offices Of the
international Securities company, in
the Nelson building. this afternoon, and
took possession Of the books of the
concern and such papers as could be
found. It is said that Manager Hogue
has left town.
Circuit Attorney sFolke today raided
the Office of the National Securities
company, a brokerage concern, taking
the firms books and records to the
grand jury rooms and leaving a de-
tective in charge of the premises.
Charles HI. Brooks, president of the
company, was put under arrest, and all
the office employees were summoned be-
fore the grand jury. The grand jury
resumed it's investigation Of turf in
vestment and brokerage companies this
afternoon. The following companies
were the subjects of investigation: Gel
la Commission company, Rialto Grain
company, Leftwich Commission COM
pany, National Securities company.
Victims Hold Meeting.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17-Nearly a hun
dred persons claiming to have been
made victims of the get ich-quick'
turf concerns, whose offices were raid
ed last week, gathered at the Harrison
street police station today to attend
a meeting called by the police A the
time the meeting was called 1t was an
nounced that plans for prosecuting the
arrested men would be discussed and
means of getting back investments de-
cided upon. AS fast as the persons ar
rived today they were told to go to
Inspector James Stuart at the postoffice
or to the office Of the states attorney,
where plans of prosecution would be
discussed.
Anticipating federal action against
them the concerns whose places were
recently raided have given orders that
their mail be delivered to other ad-
dresses. After sorting over the ma
terial5 taken in the second raid of
Harry Brelaski's place yesterday after
noon, the police assert that evidence
was found that investors lost at least
$17,5OO in addition to the $20,500 known
to have been lost when the first raid
was completed.
New York Police Busy.
NEW. YORK, Feb. 17.-CentraI Of
flee detectives today raided the offices
of G. E. Rand & Co., turf spectators,
at No. 169 Broadway, and arrested the
members of the firm, c.. E. Rand, who
described himself as an owner of race
horses, and Joseph Reagan. The priS-
oners were arraigned in the tombs po-
lice court on the charge of attempted
larceny and were held for examination
tomorrow.
The concern was one of the many
advertising infallible schemes for oper-
ating books on the race tracks and
holding out promises of profits of 8
per cent a week as a Bait for investors.
Its sphere of operations was principal
ly in the West. rs
After the arrests Capt. Langan, of
the detective bureau announced that
this was the beginning of a campaign
which he intended to continue until he
had driven all similar concerns out OF
the city. ~
Benedict & Co. Still in.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17ABenedict & Co.
received another consignment of cash.
according to the police, from W. S.
Curtis at New Orleans, and said they
would pay off every subscriber if they
demanded it, and would still continue
to do business despite their arrest
Scores of persons stood in line for
hours at the offices of the above con-
Germ waiting to get their certificates
cashed. Over 100 persons had been re-
funded their deposits during the day