New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-17
DR.. VENT ONE 4CCCSER.
HypotheoGtion Of Ne5c-Jersey Water
Bonds Alleged.
WARRANT ASKED FOR LAWYER.

Apracstion was made Yesterday 20 Na-istrate
Whit-aan. IN Jefferson Market Court. by J. Camp
bel Thompson. = "a z-yer. Of No. GO WaIl-st.. for
warrant Tor the arrest Of Cecil Campbell Higgins
also a law-er, % the same Wau-s.. address. fo-
alleged grand Larceny. It was charged thar Hig-
gins had hvpotheca:ed fourteen s. 0sl bonds Of the
5irts1n Manc- WATER Company. or Long Branch
= =. M Thompson was accompanied IN court
- d. John L Wentz. OF Scranton Penn. vice.
president cf the company. who is well known in
mis- city ard elsewhere the owner ard ex-
hibitor Of prize winning horses; Joseph J. JerTnyn
also OF Scranton. treasurer q the company and
rhe largest heir 81 John Jermyn, the Pennsylvania
Goa operator. who died two years ago. and Well
.rgton Ia Monte. secretary Of the company.
The Tintern Manor Water Company is capital
Ted Al s2.eoo0oo. ana controls seYsrs, subsidiary
companies. the Long Branch Water Supply Com
pany. the seabriEht Water Supply Company and
the Middletown and Deal Water companies. which
supply practically al or the Long Branch. Sea
bright. Red Bank and Asbury Park region. In
1900 Higgins was secretary and Dr. Wentz was
treasurer Of the company. In that wear when
Dr. Wentz expected to be abroad for several
months. he sent Higgins. il was alleged IN
court. an open order for hundred bonds q
s. OOo value each but later changed the order 70
ninety bonds Il was declared that Higgins is
sued tho original number and converted ten 81 the
bonds his
II alleged that another and similar occa-
sion Dr. wentz sent an open order for i've bonds.
thinking they might be needed while he was away,
and that Higgins also converted the proceeds OF
four Of these 20 mis- own use eventually account
Ing for Of the bonds. making a total Of four
teen bonds OF a total face value 81 Sl4.eeo not
accounted Cor.
Il was declared 20 Magistrate Whitman several
weeks ago that two years had been given 70 Hig-
gins 70 make good the bonds but that he had rot
done and that a warrant wanted Tor MS
srrest. Magistrate Whitman issued q summons
and NJ. ThompsOns clerk waited four days n anc
about HiEginss Office. waiting for an opportunity
% serve It Il declared he avoided service but
the summons was served day when he vas
in The building lie did not respond - The sum
mons. however
About three weeks ago lawyer received from
Higgins letter written aboard the Washington
porrant business in Kansas CITY. Los Angeles ana
Sar Francisco and would have 10 attend 20 i be-
FORE ne could return 10 NeW-York-
Roher- e.. Mact o-niCk A lawyer said ne repre-
know why he had been wanted in court. nor why
The summons had been issued. he asked that no
W. rant be issued iJ 0ny would involve extra
ditior II served. he expected Mr. Higgins To re
here soon. ,-,-
attorney. M Thompson. were reluctant 10 Wit n
draw their application for the warrant bue nnal-y
did so on the assurance Of Mr.. MacCorrnirk that
Higgins would he here April . Magistrate
Whitman gave notice that II Mr. Higgins did not
appear IN court on that day the warrant would
be issued.
Magistrate Whitman vas told that ten Of the
bonds given collateral 70 J q sinclair. a
stone dea Ie-. al Thirty--inrll-st- and the North
him hlt declined 20 explain his uart IN the trans
acton until he had consulted With his attorney II
was said that bonds were hypot heated IN
Pennsylvania and two with New-York lawyer.