The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-17
FRANCIS /. HARRIN ARRESTED
ONE or THE CHIEF FIGURES IN
STOREY COTTON 90. SWINDLE.

Caughtin B1rsle. where RE Arrived Three
Days Ago. by y. O. Inspector COrtelyOu
-vVilI.Be TsSkcn to PhIlsdelphia To-day
-svtndled People Out Of 81. o
BUFFALO. Nov. le.-Francis Il. Marin,
n Of the principal figures In tho Storey
Cotton Company Of Philadelphia. in which
gulible Investors lost about t2,OOO.OO0 In
1905, was arrested tonight in the lobby Of
he Genessee Hotel hero Marin dlsap-
peared from Philadelphia on March II, 1906,
whom the Post Office Department ralded the
Storey Cotton Company, and since then he
has been In Europe. He oame a to
America a few weeks ago, n the search the
Post Ofioe authorities have kept up for
nearly two years was ended Tonight with his
arrest.
Marin arrived in Buffalo three days ago.
He registered at the Genesee as James
Johnstone, N. J. Bickery, chief post Cf1Je
insp ector at Washington, had been keep
ing trace Of Marrin. since his return, and
this morning Inspector Cortelyou, who has
charge Of the Philadelphia district, came
to Buffalo to get his man.
Cortelyou was handicapped because he
had never seen Marin. He had a news
paper out OF him, however. Once in Buff
fslo he communicated with Inspector Hugh
K. Coohrane, who has charge OF his dis
trict. Mr.. Cochrane asked Chief Of De-
tectives Taylor for assistance. and Detec-
tive Helmlund was detailed with the post
Office men.
Mr.. Cortelyou went to the Genesee and
looked over the register, and though. he
did not know Marin by the alias of John
stone, he recognized the handwriting.
The quartette began a watch that lasted
several hours.
In the afternoon Marin came down
stairs and went to the reading room. In
his mail he received a Cincinnati news
paper. which he read and threw into the
w-astebasket. The address IN the news
paper he carefully tore of n put IN his
pocket. and went out for a walk. He walked
up and down Main street for q few blocks
and Cortelyou followed. In a few minute
Marin returned to the hotel and went out
again. This time Inspector Cochr ane fol-
lowed him. Marin walked out g enesee
street about two miles on one sid of the
street and back on the other.
NLen Marin returned IL was dinner
time. He bought a new - AZ er, lit a ciga-
rette and settled Himself on ole OF Il e diyaLS
IN IIb lOlpY. NOEltlyCu al TtdCt tA , iii.
One OF the aliases Which arrin Las used
IL that OF Judge Franz in stone, and 80
Cortelyou addressed lin. lie insI ector
took OF his nose glasses and took u seat
beside Marin.
How do you do. Judge?" said ortelyou.
Narrin looked from behind his Lar or sur
prised.
Pretty good. How are you? How'd
you know I Was Judge Stone?' he queried.
oh, I've met You before replied Cor
telyou. Il know who you are"
With that Marin cast deception to the
winds.
do the police or the post office people
know I'm here?" he asked.
L guess not " said the inspector.
well, l intend to get aW ay from here
very soon. I've cut the old gang. Haven't
seen any of them"
well. | guess you Won go just yet,
Judge aid Cortelyou. I'm a post Office
inspector. There are several other officers
here in the lobby with me. / have a war
rant for your arrest.
Its all off," was Martins sole comment
as he laid down his newspaper and went to
his room with the officers.
He did not attempt 70 conceal anything.
He consented to waive extradition, did not
want an attorney and said he wanted to
get back to Philadelphia as soon as the
inspector could take him. Since 1905, he
said, he has been in Europe. While there
he was mixed up in several automobile
accidents, which the post Office authorities
heard about. He visited London. Paris,
Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam.
MaTrin's share Of the swag of the Storey
Cotton Company was ato u $500 ,0Gn. On
his person were found check books OF Lon
don and Paris hanks. How much of the
money he has left il yet 10 he learned.
Martins other alias il Thomas Harper.
Under that name he recommended the
Storey Cotton Company to investors who
had been referred to Judge Stone at out its
responsibility. Marin will be arraiCned
before a Federal Commissioner tomorrow
morning. He spent tonight at police head
quarters. He will probably be taken TO
Philadelphia tomorrow.
Tie Storey Cotton ComHan sT rang NJ in
Philadelr in in 1902. IL rurT orted 10 do a
speculative business in cotton and aid ~ or
cent. a year dividends out of its car ital
until 1905, WI en- tie Tost Office men raided
it.. 1t had of ces in Cleveland, Pittsi urg.
New York, Cincinnati, ] liverpool, London
lO,COO reorle who thougl Z Il ey were in
vestors and about 81 goo eco was tai on in
on the scheme--S2 eco Geo was aid out in
dividends to halt tie such ers. and WI en-
the crash came II o promoters skiI ed with
the ott er s. COO, 900.
Stanley Francis. one OF Marrin's pals.
was sentenced 20 five years imprisonment
and a S. 900 fine. Fiv others, one of them
a woman, Sophie Beck. skipped with Mar
also interested in the PrOvident Investment
Bureau, another fraudulent affair. in con-
nection with which his partner, Harry
Lattimer, Is now out on bail.
Marin was originally a lawyer in Brook
lyn. He was indicted, but never tried
there, for defrauding a woman out of
$50, 900 In the settlement of an estate.