New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
FAKE STOCK SCATTERED
n. & ". BOOKS STILL OUT.
Millions of Certificates. but Mono
Wanted IN Seton's Ror.

ms seton norfolk and Western stock forgery
Is rapidly unfolding itself gigantic plot. in
which a large number OF persons were concerned.
to food the country with bogus stock principally
OF Western and southwestern steam and cleo
trio railroads Ptnkerton men and the police.
with representatives OF the District Attorneys
Office opened Seton's box in the Standard Trust
Company yesterday and found IL filed with GER
cifcates Of stock
The box about three feet square and a
foot deep. and contained stock worth millions OF
dollars. IL Il had the value Seton claimed for IT
The two boxes containing something like
S4.SO0.oG0 OF bogus Norfolk and Western stock
were not found. however. and this Is matter
Of deep concern 10 those In charge Of the case
and 20 Wall Street. which has become irnoued
with the idea that there IS grave Danger OF q
food of forged stock
Assistant District Attorney Garvtn learned
yesterday that Seton had been for at least three
years gathering this stock tosether. In add.
ton 70 this. the wide rannincations OF the con-.
spiracy. spreading over the whole country ana
involving half hundred persons. many oe
whom. doubtless, will never be brought 70 tas-
tioe began unfold themselves In al shsig mas
nthoencs OF detail After . wearing Gay OF crosse
examinations. Mr. Garvtn satdI Tho case -
Developing most Satisfactorily"
Harry G. Thomas manager OF the Harni,tou
Bank Note. Engraving and Printing Company
the concern which nnado tho bogus Norfolk anS
Western certificates. gave q great deal OF vaiu-i
able Information TO Mr. Garvtn yesterday, anf
is expected TO Do important witness asAtuSe
Seton whan hs Ia put trial Before Eoina
into Mr.. Garvtn's room hs told tbs reporters
something OF his dealings with 5ston. rs
began by saying that he bad made Q corrplseA
and detailed staesmens 20 tho District Afsor.
ney. which hs wsA psrteoty willing TO have
made public.
The statennsut hs said oovsr~d Us entire
transactions OF the Hamilton company Win
Seton from ths tirne chs order FOR 600 loc<
share Norfolk and Western stock certificates
was received down 60 the present, Ia danis1
that hs had ever made any 5o-shars csr,fn.
Gates for Seton. and contnusds
have known Seton FOR about three ysays srf
during all that time have been doing work for
him. making stock certificates Of various steam
and electric railroads. mostly IN the West and
Southwest There were no oassiacatss fop xvv.
York companies.
Were your relations with Seton oe A sspe.
cially friendly natursP' he asked
Make no mistake" he said. and htz eyes
snapped viciously he spoka Il have no
friendship for Seton and he has for me.
Our relations were OF a business nature he
continued.
Harmon 8. Graves. Of Lester. Graves q Miles.
the attorneys for the Hamilton company. was
asked last night Il the transactions OF which
Mr. Thomas spoke appeared on the books Of ths
company. He replied that all the books had
been turnsd over 20 the District Attorney. and
that information now IN his hands
Thomas denied knowing any OF the other men
who have appeared IN the case He said that he
had never met Humphreys and that hs did noe
know Andrew d. MeIOy. the man who introduced
Seton to Barnard and Clark. Nor did he know
Clark Of that firm. though both OF them spent
last summer ar Bath Beach.
While Clark was making these denials Meloy
appeared also 70 be connected with WhitlOck ~
Hall whose Offices ere onry a few feet from
those of Barnard & Clark. There It was said
that Meloy had desk room. and he sent tels-
graphic dispatches from the Offices OF Whitlocs
& Hall to Charles l. MeIoy. IN 4th-avs. Pitts
burg. In one Of these he said: DALEY oannoa
deliver stock His offer bluH" 1t was in
Pfttsburs that f. L. Green. who took ths bogus
stock Of Duke & Co. OF Cleveland was sup
posed have his origin Clark acting as
spokesman for Meloy yesterday. said that ths
newspa permen could not him
SetOn's trial on the Galveston Railway SYM
dicats charge IL set for tomorrow. but it will
be postponed until Tuesday, Mr.. Garvan. who
has charge OF the case. ia going 10 Albany to-
morrow In connection with the Patrick case
Besides Thomas. Mr. Garvin had before him
yesterday Samuel J. Humphrey who Is held IN
the Tombs In default OF $1,000 bail as an accom>
plice OF Seton Humphreys had been I'D hefore
Mr.. Garvin previously and strenuously svadst
the questions that were put TO him. Yesterday
hs thought better OF it and told all he knew.
Jesse Epstein, Setcn's counsel. cau1s In FOR his
share OF questioning. Seton IN Epstein's
Office for an hour on Monday afternoon befors
half dozen others was Andrew ID. Meloy. who
aids I'm the attempt 70 put out the forged stock.
ia expected TO be an important witness assatnS1
Seton.
After 8IeIoy was called 20 the District Attor-
news office Barnard & Clark felt &c Incumbent
upon them issue a statement explaining their
connection with The case. and IN this statenlenc
they make their first public acknowledgment OF
Meloy's connection with them. speaking OF him
as manager Of our office" In a supplementary
talk A. T. Clark. the only member OF the firm
OF Barnard & Clark who has permitted himself
10 be seen since this affair became public, said
with much feeling that Mr.. 1felOy was "a nan
OF unconscious rectitude.'
Up TO the time of the issuing OF this statement
Meloy's connection with the firm had been of a.
doubtful nature. In the beginning OF the case
Clark said that Meloy introduced Seton TO them-
The next thing was TO deny this statement and
say that he only knew MsOy casually. On Fri
day he made AN absolute denial that MelOy had
any connection whatever with the firm