New-York tribune., 1909-01-19
?. J. KEIRAN GIVES UP
APPEARS IN PITTSBURG
WITH BAIL BONDS.
Calmly Transacts Business. Eats
Dinner and Takes EUening
Train for NezC York.

by Telegraph to The Tribune
Pittsburg Jan 1S.-P. ]. Keiran, president Of
the Fidelity Funding Company of New York
now In the hands of receivers for whom the po-
lice of at least two continents have been search
ing for the last few months. arrived in Pttsburg
this afternoon. walked suavely past the scores
Of detectives who have long since forgotten how
he looked. and gave himself UP to the District
Attorney of Allegheny County first. and later
presented himself to the Police Department. To
each of these departments he presented an iron
clad bond. signed by the United States Fidelity
and Security Company of New York, to cover
his troubles here
This done, Keran wandered into the Fort Pitt
Hotel, had early dinner, and while the Dis
trict Attorneys office and the police depart
ment were still gasping he took compartment
on the evening train for New York.
He had bail bonds in every pocket and If re-
ports from the police are to be believed he has
lost none of his assurance. keran easily
at the top of the Allegheny Mountains tonight
on his way to New York before the police and
the District Attorney were aware Of what had
happened.
Il going to New York. will reach there
Tomorrow morning and will take up the tan
gled threads Of the Fidelity Funding Company
business and other small matters which appear
to have gone astray during my enforced alb
sence"
This is what District Attorney William A.
Blakeley at midnight figured out Keiran had
said TO him. Yes. that's what he said" said
Blakeley. II remember now
BY midnight Pittsburg was enabled to get a
few facts the remarkable visit Of Keiran
The Pennsylvania Railroad people say he left
the city the st. Louis express which pulled
cut of Pittsburs at 7:1O o'clock tonight and will
reach Jersey City at a. m, OF thereabouts-
Geld facts in the matter are about follows,
as told by c. A. O'Brien, the attorney who en-
tered all the suits against Keiran: About noon
O'Brien called up by phone by the local
firm OF Raymond & Zacharius and told that Mr..
Kerar was In town. was then really within
hearing distance of the phone, and was ready to
give all bonds necessary. Mr.. Keiran wanted to
meet OBrien in the office OF the District At
torney at o'clock TO have all these bonds
certified so that there should be no comeback
At o'clock Mr.. O'Bren on the spot and
in came Keran. with Harry Diamond, the at
torney Everything shipshape. With Dia-
mond Keiran then visited the police station
Walking into Magistrate Frank Brady's office.
he laid down bail bonds certified by the District
Attorney. Brady will not talk to- night further
than to say: Yes Mr.. Keiran gave himself up
to-day He has gone TO New York"
Keirzl1f authorized the Following statement be-
fOre ne leIt
"As soon as I heard Of the trouble into which
I appear TO have been plunged I converted
everything I had into cash. the equivalent
thereof and am now prepared TO talk to my enc
mics I am going to New York 70 take up the
trouble there. ! will contest the bankruptcy
proceedings Of the Fidelity Funding Company.
and It will pay dollar for dollar. Nor will any
man or church with which have done business
suffer one cents worth"
Keiran, according TO Diamond would not tell
where he had been.
Complaint made against Keiran here on
November IS, charging him with larceny by
BaiIee and the certified to the Com
mon Pleas Court In this case day Keiran
furnished bond for $1,000. The other charge
against Keiran was made by the Rev. A. Ka-
zinsky pastor OF Polish Catholic church at
Braddock In it he is charged with converting
to his own use the proceeds of notes given for
life insurance premiums amounting to $4,000.
He gave 81 900 bond in this also.
Patrick J. Keiran disappeared while the affairs Of
the Fidelity Funding Company were undergoing
investigation by a receiver who was appointed on
October IS. The receivers Investigations showed
that the company apparently owed about S5O0,0OO
while its amounted to less than 100000.
Before ne disappeared Keiran declared that IT
would be found that the company really had sur
plus of 100000.
The operations of Kelran's company extended
throughout this country and some cities In Canada
The business was conducted solely with Catholic
individuals and institutions.