Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-27
GIANT SWINDLES
ARE UNEARTHED
Continued from Psre nne.l

| that he (Meyer) was interested in one
Of the pieces of property. and that the
whole proceeding was a matter Of form
to quiet the titles.
Attorney Mcmahon declared he
knew nothing about the case except
that Groves had asked him to appear
as attorney and draw up the papers.
Inquiry brought to light the dis
covery that the papers in the suit we're
never filed in the sheriff's office. There
was no such deputy sheriff as c. b.
Spencer, and the return on the sum
mons that the papers had been served
personally upon all of the defendants,
II is alleged, was a forgery
Indictment Returned
"As the case was reported to the
Portland grand jury and an indictment
was returned against Groves, charging
him with forgery, he was called before
the grand jury as witness, and by
this means was apprised Of what was
going OH.
He hurriedly disposed Of his per-
sonal effects and left Portland before
a warrant for his arrest was issued.
and diligent search failed to disclose
his hiding place"
A telegram received by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Fleming last night said:
"An indictment is still hanging over
A. f. Groves"
Upon receiving this information from
the sheriff at Portland Deputy District
Attorney Fleming Immediately tele-
graphed to that officer in relation to the
case, and it is possible Groves may be
taken back to oregon to face the
charges that now confront him in
Portland.
The district attorney has also tele-
graphed the officers at Seattle, where
it is charged he operated his alleged
swindle
Unearths SwindIes
Deputy District Attorney Fleming.
who up to the present time has had
sole charge of the case, spent the entire
day yesterday in unearthing damaging
evidence against the accused man in
the records of this county.
-Four additional transfers of property
were discovered yesterday by the
deputy district attorney, two of which
took place at Whittier.
The mysterious woman in the case,
"P. Hackett," declares that she par
in the alleged swindle at the
of Groves and Charles Fl.
Brooks, the latter formerly proprietor
of the Van Nuys Broadway hotel, and
who is now fugitive from justice.
She said yesterday that all the deeds
were signed at Groves office, and that
she was unacquainted with the names
appearing in the instruments.
Says She Believed Him
Groves is the woman's brother-in-
law, and for this reason she says she
placed implicit confidence in his manip-
ulations. It was also discovered by
Deputy District Attorney Fleming that
Groves was formerly employed by
while he was in good standing in Los
The discovery made yesterday of the
additional forged instruments also led
to the apparent corroboration of guilt
on the part of the accused by reason of
the fact that they were all mailed to
BOX 144, station c, Los Angeles"
which box was rented last February
by the attorney.
James Hasson and r. C. Milliken are
the names contained in the alleged
crooked deeds unearthed in the Los
Angeles record of property transfers,
while Emma Nelson and James Hasson
appear in the deeds touching the Whit
tier. property.
When the case was called for pre-
liminary trial yesterday morning in
Justice Austin's court, Groves was
not ready to proceed, and continu-
ance was granted until February 8.
Deputy District Attorney Fleming
said last night he would continue the
investigation today, and he expressed
an opinion that 1t is possible there
may be found over one hundred
CROOKED" transactions in this county
alone.
In the meantime Groves refuses to
say anything in relation to his case.
When seen by a Herald reporter last
night in the city Jail, he stoutly de-
MED having ever been in the state OK
Oregon, and he insisted that it was
unfair to question him in regard to the
case.
The most startling revelation made
in the case yesterday, aside from
Groves alleged irregular deals in Ore
gon and elsewhere. is the entry into
the case of the name of Charles H.
Brooks. who is now being sought after
by the United States authorities In
every city of the United States.
His name is connected with the al
legged swindle by Groves sister-in-law.
His relations with Brooks will be
Investigated and interesting develop
ments along this line are looked for.
"UNFAlR," SAYS THE PRISONER