The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-13
GRAND JURY BEGINS INQUIRY
INTO DEALINGS OF TURFMEN

sparkled brightly as he moved about the
room.
William II. Thomson. cashier of the
sistant treasurer Of the Mercantile Trust
Company. also were witnesses. Mr.. Thorn
son stated before entering the Grand Jury
room that he knew nothing about the af-
fairs of Arnold & Co.
Mr.. Mafitt stated that neither Arnold &
Co. nor Ryan Co have ha,,, eyer rr.f had d.oac ae
pany. Il, therefore. know nothing of their
business Methods said Mr.. Maffitt.
While it was not positively stated that
thomson and Mafitt as to their knowledge
of the affairs of Arnold & Co. and Ryan
& Co., it was generally believed that they
were summoned on this account.
FOLK. ORDERED INVESTIGATION
BEGUN TEN DAYS AGO.
Assistant Circuit Attorney George Flick
eissen has been working to obtain evidence
ana9s ans donS
the last ten days. His inquiries have been
carried on quietly. and he has been at the
Four Courts but little of his time.
Circuit Attorney Folk. before his depart
ure last week. instructed Mr.. Fickeissen to
keep up his investigation and obtain all
information possible Fickessen VI was alt alto. @.
when E. j. Arnold & Co. suspended opera
tions, and it interfered with his investi-
cations considerably.
take up the investigation Immediately. As
sistant Circuit Attorneys Hancock and
the building soe about 1850 ono O'clock. An hour @
later he summoned Deputy Sheriffs Horan.
McAuliffe, Watson Heet and Garvey to the
offices Of Arnold Co. in the Benoist
supply of blank subpoenas.
Upon his arrival at the offices of Arnold
& Co.. Mr.. Fickeissen found that the ar
rangements Of the apartments with doors
opening from one to another precluded the
possibility Of him catching any of the per-
asked for the help Of the sSars a "s ofee fHs' ne
found DETECTIVES McGrath. Mecarthy.
quickly brought the detectives to his as
ststance ALSO.
sUBPoENAs ARE FORCED
ON ARNOLD'S EMPLOYEES
stationing detective or. Deputy Sheriff
at the various doors. he instructed them
to permit no person to pass. Then enter
ting the offices himself, he approached the
young women and men and asked them
their names. All but one refused to an
swer.
'All right John Doe or all right Ma
~ Doe will do just as WELL" answered the
hustlng Assistant Circuit Attorney. Here's
your subpoena. --.a
And there in the presence of the sur
prised employe he would d-~rfreoout the sub
poena. place 1t in his or her hands and then
call upon Deputy Sheriff to take charge of
the person. In this way all of those who
were brought to the Four Courts from Ar
mold Co.'S office were served with SUBJ
poenas. Their corr; ct names were procured
later.
The Grand Jury can proceed. IL evidence
to substantiate the charges is obtained. un-
der the statutes covering fraud, conspiracy
to defraud or obtaining money under false
pretenses according to representative of
the Circuit Attorneys office
II indictments are found under the statute
covering conspiracy to defraud each de-
post of money by each depositor Is a sepa-
rate offense. The penalty for this offense
is one years Imprisonment.
GRAND JURORS REMAINED
UNTIL O'CLOCK
The Grand Jury was engaged until nearly
o'clock last evening For half an hour
after Misses Gaffney and Foreman of Ryan
e. Co.'S office, the last witnesses, left they
remained In session. 1t Is said on the best
of authority, however. that this time was
not spent in voting upon the question of
returning an indictment against any per-
son Immediately. The time was taken up
IN general discussion of the affair and
the evidence thus far adduced.
1t is believed that evidence that certain
sums OF money have been sent to other cit
brought out. Reports to this effect have
been heard by representatives Of the Cir
cult Attorneys office. who would most like
ly bring 1t to the attention of the Grand
Jury. II this can be proven. It is said,
cases Of fraud will not be hard to make
The Grand Jury will to-day, no doubt. ex-
anime the hooks of Arnold Co. Assist
ant Manager Foute stated that so far a he
was concerned the Grand Jury could ex-
anime the books. Whether Manager Gill
Will agree to 1t remains to be seen.