New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

The explanation OF the problem OF the van
ishing man. as The Thinking Machine stated
il was luiicrouslv simple. After Carroll had
so 11lercilesslv smashed Swaync's hyppthc-ls
OF a defalcation. by appearing IN person with
the bonds and other securities the secretary
had stalled out moodily, and now he was III
The Thinking Machine small reception ROOM
staring gloonily at the floor.
Nv first diagnosis fits the case, remarked
the di1ninutive scientist: IDLE curiosity with
complications You see, Mr. Swaync, You
business men are too practical: II 1 may -
so. You in this instance could rot or would
not see bevond the obvious. a little magma
-ion would have aided you-lrnagl1atiun
coupled with knowledge OF the rudiTlentary
rules OF logic. Logic doeSIl I make mistake.
II Is as certainly infalble as that two and
Two make four not sometimes but all the time
Briefly | knew from your first statement
of the case that Mr.. Carroll was co1npaTa-
tivelv poor, despite the fact that he IS the
head OF this great company IN fiile's -HIiIe
cases out Of a hundred every man wants TO get
rich. Mr.. Carroll had increased the earnings OF
his company; but he had not increased ms
own, therefore let us credit him with desire
TO get rich II he did not have such desire
he would not be in the position ne no" h9ids-
The moment we allow for this, and also allow
for the fact that the securities were returned
intact. We have the solution OF the entire
affair | am admitting that not only did Ar-
Carroll disappear from his private once at
the times YOU specify; but that he was also
gone from that Office practically all lhe tiilie
he kept the door locked.
In the stock markets q have Just enough
ACQUAINTANCE with them to know Inat money
begets money! 1t IS possible TO maze 0I loST 1i
millions IN an hour. Therefore II MI NdIIo!i .i
could pet all the securities Of the company
into his rossession for an hour, and cared 10
do 60 he could work wonders IN the open
market This is precisely what he did by
trick we'll saw, he got them together IN d
Wv which could not arouse even your SuS-
Il on
inference IS that he made money by the use
of those securities for that hour-the lacI
that he brought them back shows that ne uiG
not lose money. or he would not nave mao
them SO, that's all OF 1t: MI CaIlIll ,'STS usGi
the firms money to make money ior iiilSe'i;
Technically he has committed q crime; put
"Tt i a crime them" demanded Swayne
He was the criminal then, when he accused ,i
me of-of stealing the United states bonds:
..Ry accusing YOU of approprldtlng or mis-
,,lacInr those bonds he did the necessary
thing" replied The Thinking Machine thAt
IS distracted your attention and gave MN
self, even IN your eyes, the best poSslpe eA-
cuse for getting all the securities together'
without even gliInmer OF hight as 70 ms Pul-
pose when he got them Mr. oaTrolI Is a NeIy
remarkable and very able man; he knows
Whit he wants, and he knows how to get IT,
In other words, he is tremendously resource
full" A.. -,-;,,..,.
l.aice "a 1lse the securities. say IN a market
transactions" Swayne insisted
"c;rnnlv enough" was the reply don't
know. but | dare say through d window, IL IL
Is a simple matter to stand on a window sii
and wing vour5elf to the sill OF the next WIN
d. Tartictilarlv when a man has the steady
nerve and strength of this man II per
chance the next room was unoccupled' you
sef. how simple it would have been tor Mr..
Carroll 10 leave his Office and remain away
for hours, with the door Of his private once
locked behind him There IS really no mystery
about the affair at all. 1t IS SIMPLY question
Of how much the transaction netted MI 'di-
roll" ,..-- e tho
An hour later the board of directors oil tne
C,rrolI-Svvavne-McP NJ Partland Company met III
the room adjoining Carrolrs private oiiIce.
The call had been ISSUED by Swayne without
Insulting President Carroll. The secretary
etated the case pithily. violently even Car
roll listened to the end
Il am very glad that the directors nave
met ne SAID then Is he rose. have COM
,n;,ted a crime technically, as Mr.: Swayne
eays BY that crime have made a little more
than two million dollars. The TREMENDOUS
,,(,,,er which the millions of securities OF TINS
ro,nnanv gave me allowed me to turn tne
market upside down, to manipulate 1t at wlii'
then 10 withdraw This company IS old 1t
|,~,ns,rH,stiye II this thing becomes known