The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-18
BRIBERY TAX FOR
BANK EXAMINER
STATE OFFICIAL RESTED 3le
MINING COMP nHts OFFICE
DETECTIVE HID BE 1
HIND DESK.


81 the state contto oilers ONCE was ar
rested yesterday afternoon In the Of
lice OF Joseph shanfeld g Co, %.
broad street, and was taken to and
.EhaId at police Headquarters on the
itJcharge of attempted extortion.
Freeman had charge of the exanln.
alton Of the books OF Arms dealing
4 In stocks In the financial district, and
/, was a trusted man in the controllers
omce.
The arrest was made by Detective
Sergeant "A. w. Thor, Of the head.
quarters force who was hidden be.
hind the desk Of Joseph shantield
when Freeman, it is charged, ac.
.Ecspted $50 in part payment Of $500.
which Mr.. shanteld says was the
price set by him for relieving his firm
from the payment of the stock trans.
fer tax.
Freeman denied that he extorted
1.-The money from shanfeld, apd said
after his arrest that shantield slip
ned the money to him voluntarily,
The money was found in his pockets.
The numbers Of the bills had been
i given TO Acting Inspector Dunn, Of
the detective branch earlier in the
day.
Joseph shanasld & Co. opened their
ofhces on June /. They are fiscal
agents and are employed in pronlot-
ing and selling the stock OF the Arl'
iona Copper Belt Mining Company,
the oficers of which are Denver men.
The stock Of the company has par
value OF 81, but It Is now selling at
at 25 cents share. Under the stock
stransKer law a revenue stamp cost
ing 2 cents must be attached to each
share OF stock sold, exchanged, or
given away. In selling thousands OF
shares at small figures this two-cent
tax amounts to proportionately
heavy charge on the market value Of
the stock.
!. says immunity Was offered.
The visit Of Freemand to shanheld
i & Co. yesterday afternoon was ar.
ranged after three former visits made
to the firm by the tax inspector, &C.
cording to Mr.. Shanfeld. Before this
tlnal meeting came about Mr. Shan
Eheld reported to police. headquarters
that Freeman had offered to relieve
him OF paying the tax on the stock
of his company aud to protect him IN
his reports to the controller II he
would pay 5000.
Acting Inspector Dunn assigned
sergt. Thor to the case, and Thor
arranged for the passing OF the bills
and their Identification. He was hid.
den when Freeman entered the Of
Ace and heard bits of the conversa'
ton that followed. Freeman talked
In a low voice, and it was Impossible
for the detective to hear all he said
Thor, however says he did hear
Freeman say:
"This will make you all right"
/ Then he heard Freeman ask Shan;
'iheld when he should return, and
shanfeld said, Monday Freeman
replied:
"Well, I'll see you Monday.
This signal Of departure was the
cue for the detective. He stepped
from behind the desk and stood beside
Il Freeman, who did not see him for
several moments. At last becoming
aware of the detectives presence.
Freeman exclaimed:
whats this, shantield?"
J. "a case OF pinch" replied the de:
Elective. "1'm from headquarters"
How about this, Shanfleld?" ask
ed Freeman.
tits up to the detective" replied
shanfield. "I have nothing more to
do with it,"
4 ION the way to headquarters Shan;
field says Freeman asked him several
times to drop the matter. He said
that he had been married just recent
ly.
At headquarters Freeman gave his
age as SO and said that he lived at
'146 Bay Thirty Fifth street, Benson.
hurst.
MT. shanfleld said to reporter
last night that he was sorry for Free
man, but he felt that for the sake of
people in legitimate stock 5busfness
extortion should not be overlooked.
Asked the company's Advice.
"A man or firm selling stock for
: small sums per share can, afford, fnan'
cial1y, to put up a few hundred dol.
lars to avoid the tax levied under the
law. But my company does not desire
to eyade any law and certainly not
to pay graft. When Freeman first
made the proposition 1 wrote to the
officers of the company in Denver
and told them Of it. Their instrlc-
lions we're explicit. telling me to fol,
low the law In every detail. They