The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
WEAK CASE AGAINST GOSLIN,
WITNESS FAILS TO SUPPORT THE
PERJURY CHARGE.
Another Hearing in the Bankruptcy Case
or the American Finance and Mortgage
Company-En0rt s 10 Bring Gcslin
In Are Not Altogether . Success

OF the American FINANCE ana mortgage
Company-En orts 10 Bring GCslin
In Are Not Altogether . Success.
Another hearing was held yesterday
In the long drawn out oceedings In bank
ruptcy against the American Finance and
Mortgage Company before Referee j. j.
Townsend.
Alfred r. Goslin, the hero Of the B. r. T.
raid Of 1900, Is now awaiting trial for per-
jury in connection with this case. In the
course Of the proceedings he swore that
he had never passed as william H. Spen-
GER the nominal head Of the concern,
whereas other witnesses swore that he did
and that he WAS the only William H. Spencer
connected with the corporation.
c. M Dunn, manager Of the Goslin offices,
testified that Goslin telephoned to the
Eastern Trust Company and said: This
Is William H. Spencer adding that he
would send over the certificates Of 100
shares Of Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
stock for q loan. Thereupon. he said,
Goelin hung up the receiver, signed the
name Of William H. Spencer on one Of the
Eastern Trust Company's slips and filled
in the figures Sl2 800 Goslin contends
that Frederick W. Jobelman, who was in
business with him, was the real William
II. Spencer.
Dunn was the only witness examined
yesterday, and his testimony was evidently
q surprise to Henry c. Quimby, attorney
for the creditors Of the defunct concern,
who had put him on the stand. He had
hoped to establish Goslins connection with
the American Finance and Mortgage Com
pany through d. mn, but the witness would
not admit that he had been present when
Goslin, Jobelman and William H. Shaeffer
another of the company's alleged dummies
bad discussed the affairs OF the concern
and a division Of the profits, nor would he
say he had overheard such a conversa-
ton. although Mr.. Quimby was putting
questions to him from an affidavit which
Dunn had previously made.
At this stage of the proceedings Lawyer
Lppman, of counsel for Gosln, said he
was considering the advisabiBty Of making
a motion to have his client excluded from
any further connection with the case.
ing Of doing the same thing
Upon REORGANIZATION Dunn testified
that he had been in the employ Of Lawyer
Quimby for several weeks az q process
week. He had desk in the office, to which
Jobelman also had key. He said that
he had been present when Mr.. Quimby
and Jurden Seeley, a lawyer whom Mr..
Quimby had retained, talked about the case
Of the Finance and Mortgage company.
He admitted that Mr.. Seeiey had given him
SIS.
he just gave 1t to me- He did not tell me
o. How much have lou received from Mr.
Quimby since MarcL, 1904? A. A hundred or
Q. Did you have, any arrangement with
paid 1or. the work did in his Office.
Q. Did you have IN arrangement with any
would divide wth>me if he made anything
q. Did You understand that there was an
arrangement whereby Gosln. by paving a
from the case? A, secley said something to
that effect.
Q, Were you to get part of that money!
A; don't know. seeley said he would divide
with me.
The witners said he raw Jobelman sign
at least one check with the name Of William
II. Spencer. He aaid he knew that ono OF
in Europe but that he did not see Jobelman
sign It.
1As a matter ~ fact, said Lawyer Lipp-
man, didn't Jobelman use the name OF
Spencer long before he met Goslin and didn't
he borrow money under it?'
Don't recollsct," replied the witness
Dunn was also questioned again about
the rubber STAMPS which he had said Gcslin
had ordered him to have made on Arril
1, 1908. Ono NJ these stamps read, PAY to
the order William H. Spencer. American
Finance and Mortgage Co.. and the other.
PAY to the order 81 any, bank, banker or
witness identified several checks on which
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