The sun., 1905-09-05
BELDsBERE FOR Big SWlNDLE.
MARSHALJ, SAID TO HAVE RUN
FAKE INSURANCE SCHEME.


Surname Arrested Hero-Throo mus
tual Fro Companies EIc Organized
Are New IN ths Hands Of Reoeivess.
Acting Captain McCa, uley. In charge OF
the detsotive bureau at police headquarters,
received on Saturday letter from Thomas
A. MoQuaid, superintendent OF the Depart.
ment OF Public Safety o1'Pittsburg, request
Ing the arrest Of A. G. Marshall.
Maryhall, It was said. was wanted there
for embezzlement, for obtaining money
under false pretenses and for pejurTy IN
connection with the writing Of upward OF
q, ,0OO, 900 Of fire insurance. Marshall was
Q director OF the lafayette, North American
and Duquesne Mutual fire insurance COM
panies and Is charged, among other things:
with absconding with premiums collected
by himself and received from agents In all
the principal cities Of the country.
The letter also said that Marshall LETT
Pittsburg Aug. Il and had been traced to
New York by the police Of the first named
city. Detective Sergeant McConville took
up the trail here and located man whom ne
believes to be the one>wanted in the SHARON
apartments, at Tooth street and Manhattan
avenue.
Last night he went there to get him, but
received no response to the bell. MoCon.
Vile then posted men at the entrances ana
went up the fire escape. He found his
man In the apartments with his daughtsr'
q girl 0 years old. -,
At Police Headquarters the prisoner said
he was Arthur j. Marshall. married ana Q
broker. He protested that bis arrest was
q mistake and that he had neither identity
with nor knowledge Of the A. @. Marshall
wanted in Pittsburg. He is about feet
inches tall, we'll dressed and wears
valuable diamonds.
Some Of the companies With which A. G..
Marshall was connected are now In the hanos
Of receivers because OF his alleged defalca-
tions. y.
PrrrssuRo, Sept. IA. @. Marshall and
Frank D. Dunbar. alleged directors and
officers Of the Duquesne Mutual Fire In
suranoe Company. the Lafayette Mutual
Fire Insurance Company and the North
American Mutual Insurance Company, are
wanted here for alleged defaloation and
fraudulently accepting money for nre
insurance which was never put 10 tho
proper use.
E. l.. Chambers Of New York was In
Cnar80 Oh tn0 COMPANIES Aooo ohN ~
over the affairs Of the companies to Harry
E. Holman Of Pittsburg, the receiver. In
formations were made a week ago by Silas
M. Conkle, charging the officers OF the
company with embezzlement Since then
half q dozen informations have been made
against Dunbar and Marshall.
Conkle, section foreman ON tho PENN
sylvania Railroad, was induced to invest
q 800 In the Duquesne Mutual Fire In
surance Company, for which he was to get
a half interest In tho business and job.
He discovered, he says, that ito operations
were fraudulent and informed on bis part
ners.
For many days after the disappearance
o! Dunbar and Marshall, Receiver Holman
received through the mails from agents
sums OF money for insurance placed by
agents amounting to $4,000.
The agents are alleged to have written
up 81 100 900 Of insurance within few
weeks, most OF the business coming from
towns around New York. Since Receiver
Holman has taken charge he has heard
from almost every section Of the country
regarding the operations Of Dunbar and
Marshall No fire losses were paid, and II
Is alleged no efforts were made to carry on
the business in fair way.