New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
MORE BIDDISON DEALS
ELLEN PECK DR4UN IN.
Name of Woman NoSc in T0mbs
appears IN Brokers Papers.


1,sre5 n TIE Tornbs n default q sIe.eoo bail.
xhoued zhz: he had apparently had dealings with
r1ie- Peek the aEed Confidence Queen who IS
,u n the Tou-bs awaiting trial On q charge Of
s--t-6lsag a real estate firm Among Biddison's
e~sc-s VaS a deed which 2urp0r1sd 70 convey a
tra-s % 1-5-7oe acres q land n TIE Sandy River
5ss--5-r --e-tuczy from Eliza Knight 10 Ellen
re-s ..- Knight was one Of the aliases % the
ASSISTANT District Attorney NlE6leae-ger spent the
--i-a 6z- SONG cve- the r4Vers and securities
r7--d - 5-d6lson's of1cs and some OF the revegs-
.l--s sy--T-isils Net The least interesting
,r-- numerous letters which BiJs,scn had written
e. BUSINESS associates who had not paid him for
tas5s n al these letters B,zdison threatened 70
tesa re matter - u-s~-ct Attorney jerome unless
8 prompt settlement vas made
B--dis-7 Ei-8 arrested rad CT hand a ict OF
clr-=ss u,t u them were o. companies about
Ehca --le or nothing Is known. and whose value
: --a. s-lsrCal Some O. the securities which Mr..
E-5-s7esEe- Colz5 are follows. $4,000 shares
Jscs TI- Copper Company Of Arizona. 5000 shares
southern ard Western Construction Company %
So1th Dsk05z- leo, shares Excelsior Copper Gem
PAN Of Artzous. 5.0o5 shares American Eagle Gold
Mines Consolidated st. 100 shares Kelley Creek
,7o.5 Mining ard Milling Company Of British Co
lEIntia- Ioots shares Elizabeth Gold and Silver
Nzn-1g Company OF Iowa. $4,000 shares New Dis
cove-y Gold Company. $4,000 shares Oars Ainins
Company Of Missouri 5000 shares Interstate Co
a-=ratlve Company. l5.00e shares Montana Idaho
Ming and Commercial Company, 5000 shares Ind
s7 Group Copper Mining Company Of South Da-
kcs and 500 shares Consolidated Gold and Copper
Mining Company Of South Dakota
P5ziSon also had On hand twenty--lna 1900
eer6s . the Central Coal. Lumber and Construc-
non Company and several bonds Of the United
sls-es NH and Lumber Company. OF which
e organizer and president Other bonds in
Ms possession were OF the Pennsylvania EndoW-
n7s-- Company. The Tacoma. Lake Park & Co
lu-tis River Railway the Chicago Dock and In
Eos---en- Company and The Wyoming & North
western Railway Company
QUOTATION OF BONDS FINED
etrer written By Herbert Biddson. the brokers'
soy 10 MS father from Dayton. Ohio, on July Is
iaz-- seemed 70 show that TIE knew that the
hc-5s C ire Central Coal- Lumber and Construc-
r.a1 Company we're quoted At a fictitious price IN
ne lists - curb securities sent out ny New York
brokers. TIE son speaks Of deposi-iag one Of the
hcrds Is security business deal, and tells his
father that the recipient Of the bond viii write
- re company for information as 70 The value q
re bond Young Biddiscn then tells MS 1a1leT
70 z-sve- the query and say the bond Is worth s.
-S.z- TIE letter Wilcox " he adds. meaning c P
WOE The alleged mythical president OF The Cen
--al Cosl. Lumber and Construction COMPANY
t. went 20 say that he Wol-G see 70 Il
--s- ne bend vas never presented al the New
YORK ce=ce Of the company FOR payment NO EVIL
5e--e was found II snow whether CT not the fatiler
v-c-e ~ his son directed
From number Of receipts found among f7l-11--
s,--s -e7e-s i vas learned that the broker was
81 --z habit q lending bonds Of the Central eoai-
-----e- and Construction Company ana OF t"S
MS rs-s0-s high rates Of interest me c-I-
----a- usually had the option o. purchasing me
b775s Z - so desired OF. what seems more hAe-H
70 ~ we're able 10 dCG a customer Tor them
--= e these receipts was from Dr. G y Morton
--- -zs recently indicted IN connection Win 0ei
-4- --a 77-rkersze transactions and Is at present
svs--t-z t-iaL According % The receipt blooIsoI
ss5 turned over 10 Morton five Tinted STATES MN
sos 7gr7re- Company bonds and 5ofH spares o. me
I'd stock II - Norfolk Z western f-zl-IOa0 IN
,s-- The stock. which was billed -ceIaulte0-
vas =z--ed a & thousand and the whole Gece-i.'
.sra7 for $ 500 This would seem 20 connect biU-
olson vich the Colonel oo-3ez anu 80 = - !
rsrz seton snin6Ies in Norfolk & Western secuTl-
-ss --- which the perpetrators are at present
serving terms IN sing Sing
THREAT ENED WITH PROSECUTION
Several agreements were found between Bddison
and Afa--=tcre Meyers. who Is awaiting tlal III
~ ----rs Il was Meyers who gave Assistant DIS
r-r- attorney Kindleberger the information aoou'
MADISON which led TO the Iatter's arrest one letter
vas found which Biddison had written 10 Georee |
n Dresser IN regard 10 certain bonds in the latter
-a=s=szf-- Riddison reminded Dresser that A |
Peg-f-s S-fr-ev had gone TO Sing Sing for not re-
t--r--z three bonds OF the Central Coal, LUMBER
er5 --re-~uc.ior Company, and threatened 70 call
ur- HI District Attorney unless Dresser sent oacA
ninz Bonds al once or paid for them
one -er-Ear paper. which did not seem 70 nave !
s-r financial aspect. was a petition addressed 10
queen Victoria and the Prince Of Wales 1t puf- |
ported 10 ~ q sort q memorial advising them
that The Undersigned believed in the monarchlcaI |
form OF gove-nTnenr. and would be sure 10 consult
thei- ROYAL hlzhneSses any subjects OF interest
Il -7tr countries which might come within their
power 10 deal with. Il signed with the follow
ing names. Marcus Hanna. John Sherman, Grover /
Cleveland. John G Palmer, John D RocAeieleF' /
George n Pullman. Simon P BUc=ner, Jo-n h /
-snre-. Lyman J. Gage and John c. Carlyle The |
asst named was spelled given, not carlisle Inc
signatures were apparently ali II the same hand
writing
Numerous letters which were also found among !
ne brokers' rapers showed that Biddison had /
cone business At various times IN the DISTRICT OF /
Columbia and the states OF Pennsylvania, Florida
Kansas California. Michigan. Virginia and west
Virginia Tennessee. New York. New Jersey Min
neso-s Missouri Maine and Massachusetts He
rad maps and abstracts Of title for property IN |
each states. and also letters from residents
II each q them. many Of whom he was evidently
corresponding with in reference 10 buying some or
ais alleged properties
WEALTH ESTIMATED At Ss0o.O0o.05o-
One sta.z-aent was found which gave esti-
nate q B.dcison-s total wealth IN various prop
e-Cies about $50 900. Among the papers were
he advance statements Of the Consolidated Gold
and Copper Mining Company, Of Pierre q D.
which, il appeared, was organized by the prls-
one- It's capital 100000. 10 be sold IN shares
q z each This deal was outlined in 1901
ctaer papers showed Biddison 70 be the presl-
Cert q the United States Mil and Lumber Com
p%oy . District OF Columbia corporation, capital
zee al E5O0,t10- Bond coupons Of this company
were marked for payment at the Union Exchange
6&nE. Of this city According 10 other papers the
er-soaer also president OF the State Mutual
~ls Annuity Company, and numerous blueprint
1Nfe and abstracts OF title made IL appear that
Saoosoa owned and controlled large tracts OF
&c Il various parts Of the country
tFon other papers and letters it was shown that