The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-03
COPPER COMP PANY'S
AFFAIRS ARE
CLARIF led
eAGLIN, WHO WAS PLACED IN
TOMBS, RELEASED.
Director. Who Is In Prison For Al
legged Contempt Gets Until Fri
day to Answer Charge.

New York, June 2.-The affairs of
F. Augustus Heinze and the United
Copper company which have kept the
federal authorities busy because of
the disappearance of the companys
books needed by the grand jury to
clear up loans alleged to have been
made by Heinze while he was head
of the Mercantile bank during the
panic of 1907, were clarified some
what today and yet seemingly compll.
Gated
George Baglin, second vice presl-
dent OF the United Copper company.
and secretary to Heinze, who was
placed In the Tombs yesterday for
contempt of court. was released today
IL Is understood this action followed
his removal from the board of direc-
tors. While no announcement to this
effect was made. meeting of the
stockholders was held and this result
ed In the election of board in which
Baglin's name does not appear. Mr.
HeinZe was reelected n director, as
was Stanley Clifford OF New York and
the following new names appear:
David MichaelJohn, Butte, Mont;
Richard Kilroy. Butte, Mont, A. A.
Durham, Salt Lake City. NJ. M Joyce,
New York; George Lane. Montreal:
VIM. T. Byrnes. Montreal. and Adrian
Wyckofi. Newark. n, j, These men
presumably replace seven old direc-
tors, including Baglin and John Mac
GinniS, Chester Glass, Sanford Robin
son II. G. Abel, w. j. Curtis, and Col.
d. S. Warlield.
F. Augustus Heinze was not present
at the meeting, but his representative.
holding a proxy for 100000 shares.
was on hand and 1t is presumed there
fore, that the board is under Heinze's
control
While the stockholders were meet
ing, the disappearance of the books
was being further aired before Judge
Lacombe In the United States court
Judge Lacombe agreed early in the
day To give Sanford Robinson, who as
a director. Is In prison for alleged
contempt, until Friday to answer the
charge.
The grand jury minutes were read,
giving some details of Baglin's testi-
mony concerning the disappearance Of
the books This showed in effect tnat
on May 10. he had been instructed by
Heinze and Robinson at the com
pany's offices, to find the janitor and
arrange to remove two strong trunks
that had just been taken outside He
did so, and the trunks We're removed.
They contained the books Of the COM
pany sought by the grand jury. Where
they were taken TO, Baglln said he did
not know.
Robinson. 1t will be recalled, re-
fused to throw any further Hight on
the whereabouts of the books on the
plea that he was privileged to take
this attitude because of his position
as counsel 1t Is this stand which now
threatens him with contempt and Will
be heard on Friday.
Arthur p Heinze, who was present
when the books were taken away and
who also took the same stand of privl-
lege as Robinson, may be considered
further. According to information
given out at the United States dis
trlct attorneys office tonight, Hcinze
Is not registered with the clerk Of the
court Of appeals at Albany as law
yer. although he graduated from Col
umbia and practiced until about 1891.
Another angle In the Heinze tangle
was heard today in the first eXamina-
tion In bankruptcy into the affairs OF
M, Rothenberger and company, de-
funct brokerage firm, for whose fail
ure 1t has been charged that F. A.
Heinze was responsible. Heinze will