Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
HEARING POSTPONED.
Members of Mexican Mining and Ex-
ploration Company Under Arrest.

James V. DlgnoWlty and Edward K.
Sumerwell. the former a member of the
Mexican Mining and Exploration Company,
with an office at 1881 F street northwest.
and the latter an attorney of New York
were arrested in Baltimore Saturday night
by Detective Pratt of this city on a warrant
alleging a violation OF section $40 of the
code. The warrant was issued from the
Police Court on complaint of Arthur NJ.
Davis, a member of Clark & Company in
vestment brokers. who have an office in
the same building. is'co
1t is said that Dignowity, who is second
vice president of the mining company
sought to get possession of the books of his
company, which. it is stated, are in rooms
occupied by the Clark Company, several of
the officers of one company being stock
holders and officers in the other. Senator
John p Jones of Nevada heads the mining
company, and among those who are inter-
ested are Senator NJ. c. Butler of South
Carolina, Admiral w. S. Schley Mr.. j.
X. Cowen of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company and Mr.. Eugene Davis of
this city.
nowity and Sumerwell visited the offices of
the two companies and removed papers
belonging to the Clark Company. They,
however, claim that the papers which they
took possession of were the property of the
mining company.
The mining company, it is stated. several
months ago placed large portion of its
stocks in the hands of Clark & Company,
and a difference arose between the officers
of the two companies since that time,
and Dignowity claims that he was unable
to see the books of the company until
alleged, he took possession of them Satur-
day.
After their arrest Dignowity and Sumer-
well returned here with Detective Pratt.
They sent word to their counsel Attorney
Frederick L. Siddons, who later submitted
of 70. oh, Of oil tc TO, tbofy
appearance in the Police Court today. At
torney Henry E. Davis, counsel for Clark
Company, and Mr.. Sddons requested
a postponement today, and Prosecuting At
torney Mullowny agreed to a continuance
until Thursday
The warrant sets forth that "a certain
body corporate duly incorporated and doing
business in and under the name of Clark
& Company in the city of Washington Dis
trict of Columbia, investment brokers' was
the owner and in possession of a certain
writing, to wit, book or record containing
accounts of the business of the said body
corporate, and particularly the accounts of
bills receivable and bills payable by it, and
evidencing the financial relations and obi
cations of the said body corporate so be-
ing the owner and in possession of the said
writing, one James V. Dgnowity, and Ed
ward X. SumerWell with intent to injure
the said body corporate, the said writing
aforesaid took away and concealed, to the
threatened defeat and injury to the rights
of the said body corporate in respect of it's
financial relations and obligations afore-
said
Mr. Eugene Davis received a telegram
from his attorney in New York this morn
ing that James " Dignowity was arrested
while at breakfast at the Herald Square
Hotel on warrant charging him with
criminal libel.
The telegram stated that the warrant was
served by the sheriff of New York county
and that Mr.. DignOwity was lodged in
Ludlow street Jail. Mr. Davis explained
that he filed the complaint in New York
last week He said that he had asked
damages in the sum of 100000 in tort
This has no connection with the arrest of
Messrs. Dignowity and SuInerwelI here for
extracting from desk the papers of Clark
& Co, Mr.. Davis said this afternoon