The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
ST. Joseph Grain Man Surrenders
and Gives $4,000 Bond
After Some Delay.
CREDITORS REMAIN SILENT.
Officials. However. Summon
Them 70 Give Testimony. and
Inner Workings Of system
May Be Exposed

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
! 81. JoSeph 40. Sept. Bul.etlr.b-
/ Harroun vas released lat. tonight. hav-
/ Ing provided Sl5.U. bond.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
: 81. Joseph Mo. Sept. is-w. T TT,r-
FOul. repUted TO be a millionaire ard with
business relations which reach the most
/ prominent OF ths cities - ~. United
I States. tonight sits alone and secluded
! from his former friends and business ass0-
! ciatcs. behind The bars @, the E-eh.u4n
I County jail
! From all appearances unable 10 furnish
| bail amounting 20 sl5oro. be has been per-
! rniticd by his erstwhile friends 70 remain
/ n the custody Of Sheriff NJ Z. Spencer
since 10 this morning. when The former
/ king of the St Joseph gain market
walked into the Courthouse and delivered
] himself up under three charge of forgery.
! fled as informs;ions in the Criminal Court
this morning by Circuit Attorney /. e
Gabbert
Harroun went to Chicago yesterday in
the hope OF procuring SUFFICIENT funds 10
staye Of the more than half million dol
lars OF Indebtedness which stared him in
the face as the result Q: bills q !aiirg and
warehouse receipts which he IL said to
have deliberately forged and which is not
denied either BY himself or by his atto=-
neyS.
GRAND JTEv TMPASELED.
This afternoon = .rsc!aI Graac Jury vas
impaueIed iu the court or Criminal Judse
r. J. Ca=;eel. and by strict Instruction u
the Judge. and notwithstanding the e,cor;-
70 p Efa - -E- aT 1~TF
by failure to app ear before III. Circuit At
to-ney. or before n. Grand Jury. these
twslvs men. all n. whom are well known
and respected citizens of Buchanan COun-
~. are sitting the case 20 it. very dreg.
Under tho direct supervision - Assistant:
Circuit Attorney James OCcuno-. whose
superior o:.,csr = interested IN important
criminal cases Tow on trial
Harrola arrived from Chicago 81 9
o'clock this morning. and vas net by his
VIE. who accompanied him 20 his home.
Shortly after arriving at hs reSidenc.
lis attorney. Il 4. Brown. wes reache9
by telephone. and Harroun'- det"rTriaat tion
20 deliver himself 20 the Sheriff was an
E0Enced.
TAKEN TO JAIL
Three in'ormat!UU-. charging him with
forging bills o. lai'ng % the Burlington
Route. had been fled in the Criminal
court. and (, was under these charges that
he surrendered 20 sheriff Snencs-. He vas
e; once admitted 10 bail IN the sum OF
$500. but az i2.a5 rome OF his friends had
appeared. - he was taken TO .ail after
writing a note 20 his wife.
The special Grand Jury was irrpausl.d
al 10 ,. m and under stringent instruc-
aH-.
si1er the case-
A; This ;i,ne representatives of hanks n
=. Joseph. Kansas city. Atchison. s.;
Louis New York. New orleans and chi
cago. representing loss from fraudulent
pape- supposed 10 Approximate clos. u
5, c'.o.;. have not appeared as prosecuting
witnesses. aad subpoenas were issued ,or
their !egal representatives to appear before
the specis! Grand jury.
Il Is said that there has been obtained
by common consent among the creditors
an agreement 20 forestalI criminal pro
c-edings. in order to sivs Hsrroua an
opportunity 70 resume business in the
grain market. With the hope OF eventually
settling all outstanding accounts. The
action Of the Circuit Attorney Is said TO
b. irrespective OF the wishes OF the parties
ulF-Sl4E iHbcE-Stsu. Ou' IN EespoHse TO pub-
lie sentiment and the duties Incumbent u
on him.
ATTORNEY ADVISES BANK
Hsrroun's attorney. X A Brown. IS also
the legal adviser Of the Too,ie-I.rnon
Bank. the only st Joseph concern AFFECT
ed by the proceedings. IL i involved for
N.5,6si. which is ncw fully protected A.
cOrcins to the statement of the bank OF
fc.als
In the criminal proceedings begun To-
day. Albert r Duncan. member Of the
from Buchanan County. -
Locking after the Ha-rvun interests
Tomorrow morning there Will be a Meet
!ng OF representatives OF all IN. Interested
creditors. and statement OF assets and
liabilities will be made public al that .
time. Il IS stated thar The assets amount
20 very little unless Harrot.r has ba.r 3
aols 10 -ai-e some funds on his recent
trip