Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09

city. Rev. Mcmahon is pastor of St.
Bidgets 0atholic Church.
Suits Filed in Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, December 9-Four suits
brought by eastern banks against the
makers of notes discounted by P. J..
kieran of the Fidelity Funding Company
Of New York have been entered In the
United States district court here.
The amounts, including protest fees, will
reach nearly 100000.
Philadelphia Can't Find Him.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9.-Eforts
to locate In this city P. J. Kieran, former
head of the Fidelity Funding Company Of
New York, which is in the hands of re-
clever, have thus far proved unsuccessful.
A warrant has been issued for him by
the Ptttsburg police 1t is reported that
he left Washington yesterday for New
York.
The Philadelphia police say they do not
know where he is. and do not believe that
he left Pennsylvania railroad train here
yesterday. as was reported last night.
Cardinal Contradicts Cromwell.
BALTIMORE, December 9.-The at
tention OF Cardinal Gibbons was called
to the following statement attributed to
William Nelson Cromwell Of New York
regarding the failure of the Fidelity
Funding Company Of New York:
'Since the trouble with the funding
company began have been appealed to
by many dignitaries high in the church.
including Cardinal Gibbons, to act In
their interests"
The cardinal replied by saying he has
never had any communication. verbal or
written. with Mr. Cromwell on this sub
Ject. and that he has never had any
transaction with the company.
He had been repeatedly asked for let
tiers commencing the company, he added,
but had invariably declined to give them.
as he had no personal knowledge Of the
corporation in question.
Mrs. Kieran Followed.
Patrick J. Kieran, former head of the
Fidelity Funding Company of New York,
who had been stopping at the New VIII
lard Hotel, left Washington yesterday
morning shortly before noon.
Mrs. Kieran remained at the hotel
Kieran paid his bill.
Just after noon a dispatch was received
by MAI. Sylvester from Supt. McQuade Of
the Pittsburg police, asking him to have
Kieran taken into custody The dispatch
was transmitted to Inspector BOardman
chief Of detectives.
Detective Sergt Barbee found Mrs.
kieran at the hotel. She took small
O'Clock and boarded car to the Union
station a moment later.
Barbee took the same car. Mrs. Kieran
changed cars several times. The detect
i've managed to keep in sight of her.
She boarded train for New York. Bar
bee purchased ticket to Baltimore and
kept her under surveillance.
AS the train slowed into the Monumental
city Mrs. Kieran became nervous. When
the train stopped she alighted and mixed
in the crowd. Barbee saw her make
signal to some one.
Man Boards Train.
AS the train started she climbed back
up the steps of the car. A man whom
Barbee believes was Kieran also climbed
upon another coach farther down the
track.
The detective called upon policeman
at the station to hold the train until the
the detectives purpose. The
train was allowed to pull out Of the sta
ton.
Barbee had no authority to go any fur
Their than Baltimore under his tnstruc-
lions. He Immediately telegraphed to In
spector Boardman the circumstances
Word was telegraphed to the authorities
at Wilmington, Philadelphia, Jersey City
and New York to arrest Kieran. He could
not be found.
According to the belief Of the Washing
ton police Kieran left the train at North
The tremendous scope of the financial
Of kieran, according to dis
patches received in this city is just be-
ginning to come to light Receiver Thomas
Gilroy jr. who is threshing out the af-
fairs Of the Fidelity Funding Company.
is of the opinion that the Surface has
tust been scratched
Stockholders all over the country are
calling for an investigation of the COM
pany. In the list are included the names
of many of the most prominent Catholics
in the country.