The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-03-16
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New York, March I6.-l Whitaker
Wright, the London promoter, who is ac-
ouscd Of being concerned in colossal
frauds in connection with the organiza-
ton OF various corporations, was arrested
Sunday on the arrival OF the French liner
La Lorraine, from lIayrc.
The arrest was made by central Office
detectives At the Office OF the London
police Wright was taken TO police head
quarters and later to the Tombs police
court, where he was arraigned before a
magistrate and turned over TO the United
States authorities. He was taken TO Lud-
low street jail. With Wright on the
steamship was a tall good looking woman,
who said she was the niece Of the pris,
oner. The name on the list was Miss
Browne.
Wright when told he was under arrest
showed no evidence OF excitement and said
he was a friend OF King Edward His
principal concern was 10 avoid publicity,
and he asked that his arrest be kept from
the newspapers.
Wright and his companion were en-
tered on the original passenger list as NJ
Androni and Mile. Androni. That Wright
did not expect TO be arrested is shown
by the fact that after the steamship left
liavre he told the purser that a mistake
had been made in making the tickets out In
the name Of M, Androni. Ills name was
accordingly changed and appeared on the
additional list as Mr.. j. w. Whitaker
and that Of the woman was Miss +.
Browne
The financial crash Of the companies
iloatcd by Whitaker Wright came in De-
ccmber, 1900. There were II of these,
including the parent company, entitled the
Iondon-Globe Finance corporation, with
total capitalization OF 6o,675,ooo.
Wright was the managing director.
Few milionaires lived in the same
princcly style as did Wright. In Park
Lars, London, he had a miniature palace,
in the drawingroom OF which was a copy
OF the famous cabinet Du Roi of Louis
XIV. II took three years to complete il
and cost many thousands OF pounds.
London, March I6.--John Flower, the
chairman of the shareholders committee
which instgated the prosecution of Whit
aker Wright, the director Of the London
Globe Finance corporation, who was
arrested yesterday on his arrival at New
York from France, says:
Il see Wright is quoted as saying he
had powerful protector in an exalted
quarter. That statement is not new to
u.s. 1t is the keynote Of the whole case
Prior 10 the failure of the London Il
Globe, certain persons maintain, Wright
had in his possession letters from lead
ing members of the English royal family
showing they were mixed up his transac-
tions. We have no documentary proof
of this. Wright himself is probably the
only man in the world who could prove it.
IF he has such letters they ought to
be in possession Of the New York police,
as we suppose they searched his effects,
and Wright is not likely to let such a
powerful weapon of defense out Of his
personal keeping. Within a few weeks
the chief issue in the Wright case will
be the question of the completely or other
wise of the most exalted persons in tho
empire in Wrght's schemes. Wo do not
anticipate any difficulty in obtaining his
extraditon, but If what Wright's friends
maintain turns out to be true his genuine
prosecution will become an extremely del
icatc matter. We believe, however, that
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