New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-02
DREW Sl5O,OOO FROM HER.
WARRANT FOR II. j. HUME.
Brother of Mrs. Norman L. M"nro,
VidOzo Sags. Got Fortune.

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Behind the bare facts that Mrs Mary L. Jex
had obtained a warrant for the arrest of Harry
J. Hume. charging the obtaining OF S36Oo0
under false pretences lies a story OF woman
from whom her entire private fortune was
drawn. and who was led on by the hope OF re-
trieving that loss TO the investment OF trust
funds in stocks which her plausible agent never
purchased. Hume, the agent who is nrothei
Of Mrs. Norman L. Munro, widow OF the pun
Usher lived the life of man of wealth on Mrs
Jex's money she charges deluding her with
tales Of the wealth she would gain If she only
followed his advice while instead of investing
her money in the Pittsburg Coal and Coke Com
pany he did not buy stock at all.
Coupled with this charge. still graver' one
foreery-rnay be brought. AS security for some
of the loans" Mrs. Jex made 10 her agent she
rec eived a note for some $1,000 drawn by Hume
to her order, and Endorsed apparently by Mrs
Norman L. Munro Mrs. Munro through her
lawyer David May. of Howe & Hummei' de-
MES absolutely that she ever Endorsed THIS noter
and is defending a suit brought by Mrs. Jex
through Headley NJ. Greene to recover this
money.
Since il became known that a warrant had
been issued for Hume there have been strong
efforts made TO effect a settlement Behind
Hume's sister AS to that, however, Mr.. Greene
will not say and will not disclose the identity
Of the man who is making the overrures' MI
Greene declares that he will not settle out OF
court, nor for less than the full amount
That there is in connection with the story OF
the business relations between Hume and MIS-
lex a romance. in which he wooed the WIDOW De-
fore she made him her business agent was de-
clared yesterday, but this is denied by her
lawyer.
JEX GAVE HIS WIFE 100000.
Mrs. lex is the widow of William Jex, of the
defunct Wall Street firm of Otto G. Meyer q
Co. When he died. in 1886, he had given Mrs.
Jex some 100000 in her own right, and lett an
estate of about $4,000. which by careful
investment grew to about $4,000. Then.
some time in 1899. the widow met hume
who had a real estate Office in the Home Life
Building at Broadway and Twenty-tnlrd-
st. He was full of glowing accounts, her
LAWYER saws of great fortunes he could make
if he only had little ready cash to invest
Pittsburg Coal and Coke, for instance, was low,
but he had inside information that it was going
I'D He also knew many good things IN real
estate, of which he could not take advantage
because he didn't have the cash. Mrs. Jex' Keen
on a bargain furnished this cash, in small lots
at first and got good returns Ihen the
amounts she furnished became larger and the
returns dwindled. But there was always rea-
son-such good reason. To recover the money
already gone the widow kept investing more and
more heavily. until she found all her own money
was gone In desperation, her fears and hopes
played on by her agent, it is charged, she took
the trust funds-the money from her husbands
estate. which belonged to her four children-and
sent it after the rest. with the same result.
AS security for all the loans" Mrs. Jex was
told she had bonds and securities on deposit in
the vaults of the Colonial Bank So implicitly
did she trust her agent that she never thought
to examine those bonds. Her children, however,
began to ask for their part of the estate and she
told them what she had done. Mr.. Greene was
consulted He and Mrs. Jex went TO the vaults,
which were held il. Hume's name. after getting
a writ from the Surrogate. The securities
duly stamped and sealed were memoranda Of
properties for sale Her faith in Hume vanished.
HUME's WHEREABOUTS KNOWN.
The District Attorney was consulted. and a
warrant was obtained from Magistrate Flam-
mer on Monday for the arrest of Harry ]. Hume.
who has been "out of town" for some time. His
whereabouts are known, and unless the settle
ment is reached he will undoubtedly be brought
/ here under arrest, Mr.. Greene says.
Mrs Munro could not be seen yesterday. The
summons and complaint in the suit brought
against her to recover the money for the note
( she was alleged to have Endorsed were served on
( her while she holding a reception. David
May, her lawyer. said last night that there We're
/ two Humes both brothers who he understood
! were jointly concerned in the note and in the
| business dealings with Mrs. JeX. Mrs Munro
! positively denied that she had ever Endorsed the
| note.
! Alexander Simpson, of No $50 Newark-ave.
| Jersey City counsel for Harry j. Hume. said
last night that his client guilty of no Grim
inal action, and that the matter in question was
/ simply one for decision by the civil courts
! Mr.. Hume he said was shooting TRIP
| in the South and had telegraphed yesterday
/ that he would return in two days
Hume was 4 claimant for the estates of Lord
! Hume of England. He and his family had
| strong hope of acquiring the English millions
! According to Mr.. Greene these JeX transactions
| are not the first questionable business in which
| Hume has been concerned time go h
/ acquired 5000 from another client of Mr.. Greene
| the latter sad. in a real estate deal, in which
! Toledo man going to buy some Contra
! Park West property. Hume, Mr. Greene said
| supported handsome country place in Pough
/ keepsie, and town house, He kept horses. anC
| would drive to his stables wearing a fine over
coat, then would leave that and go downtown
saying he had no money to buy clothes enough
STURGIS ASKS FOR ELIGIBLE LIST.