New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-30
ARREST NINE PRESIDENT.
Ise0oiafc Used Name Of Harris,
Gates & Co., 1t Is Charged.

william II aIco1utt, OF the Rossmore Hotel
who says he Is a mining operator and president
o. the olzobojo Mining Company. with Offices at
No ia LAberty-st.. arrested yesterday on
a charge OF larceny The complainant is John
wEyatt, a saloorkeeper, Of No. 300 Lenox-ave
Mcolutt was held in $1,000 bail
y-hyatt alleges that WILLIAM II. McNSutt, W.
J. Randolph and A w. Jones. while acting and
oonspiring together, die commit the crime OF
grand larceny" Jones. he says. he met in his
saloon, and the two became friendly. Jones
he'd told him that he was EMPLOYED by Harris
Gates & Co. at No. is well-st.
The AFFIDAVIT tells OF Jones saying 10 Whyatt
that he could pick Up some stock on which ne
could make little money. He was willing to
let friend 60 in." The AFFIDAVIT continues In
part:
Jones then showed deponent a prospectus OF
the Central Idaho Gold Mining Company ana
said: Mr. Gates IS very anxious TO locate inns
stock as there are only about sixty thousand
shares Of the Central Idaho Gold Mining Com
pany stock standing out, and there is a hg ,lt
between The O1Obojo Mining Company ana the
Harris-Gates company to get the stock IN
have located gentleman that has thirty uhou-
sand shares OF the stock and was up 10 see
him and I asked him what he wanted Tor the
stock: and, being somewhat Of an ignorant fell
low, he did not know the value OF the STOCK as
the stock was left TO him by his uncle
The afsdavft tells OF meeting Randolph at No.
them thirty thousand shares OF stock. Deponent
finally said he would look I'D the stock, 10 see
what It was worth. The affidavit goes on;
Upon leaving the premises Jones said to de-
ponent: Let US go down TO the president OF
the Okobojo Mining Company, who IS MI. NC
Mutt and ask him what he VII give for twenty
thousand shares OF the Central ldaho NllniI.S mrs
Coupany stock" ThereupOn Ceponenr ana
Jones went down 10 the Offices Of the OkoooJo
Mining Company, at No. ia Ldberty-st Jones
had a conversation with William H. McNult
who represented himself to be the PRESIDENT OF
the OkobojO Mining Company, in the presence
OF deponent. The said McNUtt SAID thal lhe
stock had been selling for 81 a share, but thaI
he would give deponent Sl.25 share Tor any
stock ne could get Of the Central Idaho Mining
Company. McNutt said that on account OF
our organizing this new com oany, also ouylIle
the mines Of the Central ld-lo Company, we
sc verv anxious 70 -et mo est Of the out
standing shares OF the Cen IDAHO so that
we car have a clear sweep Q. q. The mines OUT
Where
The following day Wyatt says, he agreed
with Jones to so to Randolph. and then went
again TO the hous at 10. 109 West One-hun-
cred-and-nrst-st. RandolTl wanted 30 cents
share for the stock. but after some bargaining
agreed to take 80 cents share Deponent
paid Randolph $500 in cash and gave Ran
dolph a certified check for $1,000
Whyatt tells OF going with Jones ana NC
Mutt TO the Office OF the Corporation Trust
Company, looking for Mr.. LOwther, secre-
taTy OF the OkObojo Mining Company. Inc
president OF the Corporation Trust Company
has made affidavit that If one William h
McNutt represented that he able 10 have a
check czshed at the Office Of the said company,
said representation was untrue" he was put
Of from time TO time and received no money
for his stock Finally he was unable 10 IND
either Jones OF McNutt. He charges McNutt
Jones and Randolph with the larceny OF 5000
"A. w. Jones' was never employed by Harris,
Gates & Co., according TO an affidavit accom-
naming Whyatt's