The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
Case and sII|
CURR|['s GLENN
INDICTED
Junior Partner Of Busted Brokmor
Firm Charged With Convsstlr
Customer Funds to Own usa
and With Conspiracy.
Latter Accusation Also Made Asain(
Employes-All Summoned 70
Appear in Court Today. &

Three warrants, issued by Justico
Stein late Wednesday afternoon, are
the fruits of the grand jury investigo<
ton recently conducted by the tustioof
and Assistant Prosecutor Aldrich into
the defunct brokerage Arm of CameE-t
on Currie a Co. Two of the warranto
are against Louis III. Case, f0rnok|
partner of Cameron Currie and ar
tive manager of the business, a0G
charge him with unlawfully conver(
ing to his own use funds entrusted u
him by customers of the fern. Th9z
other warrant charges Case and ork7'
former employees of the firm with COZ
spiracy TO defraud the Arm. CamerUQ
CurFie himself is the complainant e
the conspiracy case.
The other defendants aret Herbepu
b, Page, No. ago Hurlhut-ave., proo3r
dent Detroit River Canoe works, for
mer,y head bookkeeper for Cameron
Currie & Col Ernest Kraetke, No. sos
HuTlbut-ave., vice president Detrotk
River Canoe works, formerly cashier
of Cameron Currie & Co; William q.
Rowley, No. 95 Belmont-ave., formerly
telegraph operator with Cameron Cur
RE & Co. and now with Hayden, Stone
e. 90. In like capacity; Frederick 4.
Dolsen, No. 102 "Reminiscences.
formerly telegraph operator with Cam
eron Currie & Co.; Robert L. Edwards:
and William III. Stritzkie. former
clerks.
The warrants were Immediately
placed In the hands of the police for
service. but none Of the defendants
was placed under arrest. They were
simply notified to appear IN police
court Thursday morning TO answer tho.
charges.
In the conspiracy warrant, Cameron
Currie charges that $4,000 was fraud
ulently converted by the defendants
"by depositing checks, drafts and 9TH
er property of Cameron Currie In the
banks OF the city and elsewhere and
| by sending these and the proceeds
thereof in cash to Hayden, Stone =
| Co., brokers In Boston, and to other
| brokers in New York and In other
cities In the United States to the cred
1t of Cameron Currie & Co.; and by
fraudulently making orders without
any payment thereof whatever to the
firm of Cameron Currie q Go. for cap
ital stock in various corporations.
which were the subject of purchase
and sale upon the stock markets in the
name of fictitious persons and various
other persons, without the knowledge
and consent OF such PERSONS
The alleged fraud fraud covers Z
long series OF transactions. 1t Is charG-
ed that Herbert B. Page, In his opera
lions, used the name OF Edward J.
Cruise: Robert e. Edwards the names
of John Pontius aud Fl K. Williams;
Ernest M. Kraetke the name OF n. w.
Mette; William H. Stritzskie the name
OF William Kline. William q. Rnvley
the name Of George M. Taylor, and
Frederick T. Dolsen the name OF Geo
Oliver, which Is declared to be flptt,
tious. Another fictitious name, alleg'
ed to have been used by Herbert Page
is that Of William II. College.
Mrs Currie left hurriedfy for Mis-
souri, last Saturday after consulting
with Assistant Prosecutor Aldrich, In
his home itw as stated that he is ex-
pected hack during the day, The
object of his trip 10 not known.
James A. Curtis, OF Crosse Pointes
president of the Federal Goal CO.,
and Harvey Miller, No. 269 Waterman
ave-, xice-president Of the Waterman
Marine Motor Co., are the complain
ants in the separate warrant against
Case, aud the warrants are based on
testimony given by them In the grand
jury investigation. Curtis alleges
that on July 8. 1908. less than week
before the failure, he gave Case a
check for $4,000 with instructions
that II be used to purchase 200 shares
Of Bittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago q
st. Louis railway stock, but that In
stead Case fraudulently used the mon
ey for other purposes. In support OF
the allegation thee heck itself win be
produced in evidence. That 1t was
to be used for the purpose stated is
shown. 1t Is claimed. by the fact that
this notation appears on the corner:
200 p, c.. c. St. l."
Miller alleges that he gave Case
check for s1,212.5c on Jan. 10, 1908.
for thep urchase OF stock. but that
Case converted It TO his own use.
Case received the news that war
rants had been issued for him vew
calmly and refused TO discuss the mat
ter. All interviewers were referred TO
his attorney.
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