The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-25
Nab HARVEY, M'NUTY WITNESS
REFERENCES TO BANKERS MER-
CHANTS REAL ESTATE co.

Get on the Nerves OF a Manufacture for
whom q Procession OF Highly RECON-
mended Men From Jersey Desired to
Get Some Dollars for Future Services.
Two men, who describe themselves as
William n. Harvey, a broker, living at the
Hotel Winthrop, 2OSS Seventh avenue, and
Jean Yates, salesman. Of 1,s West Ninety
seventh street, are locked up at Police
Headquarters charged with grand larceny
as a result Of a transaction hat took place
yesterday In the offices of the Crawford
Dental Manufacturing Company, on the
twelfth floor at Al Park row.
The pair we're arrested by Detective
| Sergeants McConville, Green and Funston.
According to the story given out by MoCon-
vile at Police Headquarters after the ar
rest two men called at the office of the
manufacturing company last October and
represented themselves to be William l..
McConnochie and F. A. Ernst. They saw
Lyter H.. Crawford, the president OF the
concern, and said they were experienced
stock statesmen and had a large clientele
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They
said they felt SURE they could dispose of a
large block of the Crawford company
stock, at least So, 900 worth.
President Crawford wanted references
and they referred him to the Bankers and
Merchants Real Estate Company Of Grove
and York streets, Jersey City. Mr.. Craw-
ford told the two to come back in the course
OF a couple of days and in the meantime he
wrote to the Bankers and Merchants
Real Estate Company and got fine REFER
ence 3 and recommendations for the two
men who had called on him. The letter
recommending the pair was written on the
stationery OF the Bankers and Merchants
Real Estate Company and was signed e.
Anon johnson. secretary and treasurer.
At the top Of the letter head was printed
the fact that william Harvey was the presi-
dent OF the Bankers and Merchants Real
Estate Company. Subsequently. Mr..
era wford talked over the telephone with a
man who represented himself az President
Harvey He recommended McConnochie
and Ernst highly, told what good statesmen
they were and added that it would be neces-
sary for Crawford to advance the pair Il
little expense money, about $3.50 to 5000.
TIL two men called at Crawford's Office
a day or so ago, got $40 for expenses and
started out to sell stock, Mr.. Crawford says
he hasn't seen or heard of them since. One
of the checks that had been given to McCon-
nochie for expenses came back Endorsed
by William Harvey d Son. Both McCon-
nochie and Ernst had told Crawford that
they lived in Bayonne, but he has been I'M
able TO get any trace Of them there.
Some time ago two more men called on
Crawford and mad the same kind of a prop
osition. When asked for references they
gave the Bankers and Merchants Real
Estate Company. They we're invited to
go to-Jersey,
Last Saturday Harvey and Yates called
at tho Office. Harvey, however, repre-
scented himself as Joseph j. Hyer." Both
told Crawford that they were experienced
stock statesmen and told how they did the
work. They described to Mr.. Crawford
how they struck a town, corraled the most
prominent citizens. made themselves good
fellows and in this way became acquainted
with the residents with money to spare for
investment. or course, they needed about
$50 to 5000 for expenses to begin with.
Crawford asked for their, references
and was not much astonished when they
gave the Bankers and Merchants Real
Estate Company, and referred him TO
William Harvey.
Crawford told them to call again on
Mond ay and they would talk the mat
ter over. They called as agreed. Mean
while, era wford had consulted Inspec-
tor Mclaughlin. and Detective Sergeant
McConville was concealed in another room
to get a look a. the pair when they came
Yesterday. McConville says he recognized
Hyer as Harvey, whom he had reason to
lt'll|llltiH
The pair we're told to call again yester-
day. They did and McConville. Green and
Funston we're in an adjoining room. Two
bundles Of money containing s75 each
we're fixed up, one with McConville's name
on it and the other bearing the name of
Green, 1t was arranged that George Rus
sell, the cashier Of the dental concern,
should hand the money over to the pair at
a signal from McConville. This plan was
followed and az soon as the two got the
money the three Central Office sleuths
| stepped out and nabbed them, The pris-
oners objected and declared that their in
tentions were honest.
You represent yourself a. Hyer,T said
McConville, adore Sing the one who had
given that name."I know you to he Harvey"
Til, man then admitted, so McConville
says, that he was barney and denied that
he had ever represented himself a. Hyer.
J They were taken to headquarters and
locked up, the specific charge against them
reading: Grand larceny, acting in con-
cert and by trick and device, stealing SIS
! each"
McConville saws that at the recent trial
Of William Howard McNutt. convicted
of swindling, Harvey went on the stand as
a character witness for McNutt and gave
the latter a fine certificate. So did ex-
Coroner O'Gorman.