The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
GABRIEL HINES
STILL IN HIDING
Wright, Mock Purchaser of Kra=
gems, Eyades Service
of Writ
Creditors, However, Are Deter
mined TO Make the Faker
Talk Under Oath

sleek Gabriel Hines and W. II.
fright the mock purchaser Of Kra-
-ens. lodged slI day yesterday United
states deputy marshals who We're en-
deavorinE TO serve a federal court writ
commanding their presence in court to
explain their connection with the con-
cern after il had been taken over by
the creditors. Warned by the attitude
OF the creditors. both local and eastern.
and fearing that the inquisition- of the
witness stand might force him TO dis
close his disposition OF the misappro-
priated moneys received prior TO the
bankruptcy, Hines is believed to have
determined TO remain IN hiding until
after the case is heard April IS.
Local merchants down town and in
Van Ness avenue and Fillmore street
yesterday expressed much sympathy
with the action brought by the eastern
creditors TO probe the manner IN which
Hines had brought about his failure
and then obtained control Of the store
~ what was practically 35 cents on the
dollar. Before his bankruptcy Hines
received, in the four months he Oper-
sted down town, approximately $300.-
900 in cash. For 90 days prior to the
failure he had paid no one. and when
ihe crash came he claimed that his
assets were nothing. A discrepancy of
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eastern creditors TO have existed in
Hines accounts. and their attorneys
declared yesterday that it would be
proved that Hines kept the money.
GAINED THROUGH CUNNING
The $4,000 for which the store was
knocked down at the creditors sale
and OF which but $4,000 in actual
money was transferred is charged to
have been the money of Hines gained
through the cunning failure and
manipulation
Board OF trade officers deny this,
Trustee Charles Havens and others de-
claring; We have had positive as
surance that Hines is not connected
with the sale"
There was much of an air of mystery
maintained by the local creditors COM
mittee, and they declined to give the
names Of the real principles in the
trausaction. although admitting that
Wright was merely a hgurehead.
The attorneys for the eastern credi-
tors are Schlesinger & Dinkelspiel and
5ellett and Meyerstein. These two firms
represent creditors with claims Of
more than 100000. or exceeding half
the amount Of the failure.
ACTING FOR HINES
Overtures were made yesterday to
these attorneys by the creditors COM
mittee OF the board of trade for an
agreement which would permit the
continuance of the sale on the condi-
tioh that all money taken in should be
held pending the adjudication of the
suit This proposition was taken un-
der consideration and is to be decided
at conference held today
Attorney Bert Schlesinger said yes
terday that his clients in the east were
not satisfied with the representations
made by the local creditors that Hines
was not connected with the auction
sale, and said that IL 1t were found
necessary in order to get to the bot
tom Of the transaction all those con-
cerned would be placed on the witness
stand and required to bare the names
Of the real purchasers These persons
would then be interrogated as TO their
participation in the deal and made to
give the reason for concealing their
identity. Who these persons are is
known, and It is possible that II will
be & difficult matter for them to prove
IN court that they were not in reality
acting for Hines.