New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
HEINZE GETTING EVEN.
HIS Brother Says That Is Why He
4Uoids Process Serpers.

Solely in order to get square" with the law
firm of McElhenny & Bennett. who are anxious
to serve him with legal papers in the Amalga-
mated Copper case, F. Augustus Heinze is evad-
ing the process servers. according to a state
ment made to a Tribune reporter yesterday by
A. B. Heinze. his brother When the Heinze
brothers were attending their mothers ru-
neral at Greenwood last Thursday, process serv-
ers of McElhenny & Bennett attempted to serve
r Augustus Heinze at the graveside. So in
ulgnant was the Montana copper man at this
treatment that he swore that he would never
De served with the papers if he could helm fl
As told in yesterdays Tribune F. Augustus
Heinze is now believed TO be undergoing a siege
at his brothers house No. DO Nadison-ava
SIX process servers are continually on guard
there trying to get within reach of Heinzs
According to A. B. Heinze these men have been
surrounding the house for several days past
puC thelr presence only became known 70 the
puonc yesterday when McElhenny & Bennett
requested the police not to interfere with then,
Previous to this, according to A B. Heinze the
0I'icers on post mad threatened the process serv-
ers with arrest If they did not move on
The Heinze home is closed for the sun,-,ar
and the front door is boarded up A 2. Hatnza
returned there however. after his rnotnar,s
FUNERAL and it is believed that his brother ac-
companied him
A B. Heinze declares positively that Fr,5a,
night some one surreptitiousIy enterad +ba
mousse oy rear window. and made a thorough
search OF the third and fourth floors F,varv
door on these fOors Mr.. Heinze says was found
Wide open. although they were previously closed
% POSITIVE was A B. Heinze that an intruder
had broken into his premises that Yesterday
morning he telephoned to Police Captain Cot
treh, of the TenderloIn station, and PatroIman
Sager was sent to the house The policeman
made thorough search of the premises, found
a broken window lock and the opened doors. out
no other trace Of an intruder Sager also de-
clares that he did not see ?. Augustus Heinze IN
the house.
A b. Helnze kept a careful watch all last
night to See that the visit was not repeated
When a Tribune reporter called ar No 900
Madison-ave. yesterday. he was told that A. B
Helnze would be interviewed in the vestibule
The servant carefully closed the front door after
her While she went to summon her employer
ana when Mt Heinze appeared in the vestibuIe
he took care to close the front door behind him.
rs your brother in the house?' the reporter
asked.
Il shall not answer that question" said Mr.
Heinze but If he is, these fellows out there
will never get to him.
How long VIII your brother hold out9"
- 4"Ns d. i4e CttH' ana Jnlnk tnat VIII be
a long time" answered Mr.. Heinze. IF they
had tried TO serve my brother in my office be-
fore Thursday, he would not have refused ser
vice; but after the disgraceful and dastardIy
attempt TO serve him at our mothers grave, We
VIII give them all the trouble we can. Why,
my brother has no other reason to evade service
We are not afraid 10 appear in court. for We
have a good The whole suit is only a
scheme on the part of the AmaIgamated Cop
per people In the first place there is only about
$1,000 involved, instead of the S5.C0O,OOO they
claim. Then, according 70 the United States
mining laws. We had a perfect right 10 follow
our own vein. even under another mans claim.
Only jury decide who is in the right, and
my brother is not afraid TO go before one"
win your brother attempt 10 escape from the
house,
II he is here. he may do So was the reply.
We will give McElhenny and Bennett all the
trouble We can