The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-25
BAKER TO EXAMINE
LEWIS ON MONDAY
Other Officers of National
Trust Company of Wash
ington TO Be Questioned.

Henry NJ. Lewis. said TO be some
times known as Harvey l.. Lewis, secre-
tary and treasurer Of the National
Trust Company. of Washington. who is
now at liberty on cash collateral OF
81 .OO0. charged with unlawfd1 use Of the
mails. viii be given a hearing before
United States Commissioner Arson 5
Taylor on Monday afternoon at
O'Clock. The hearing will be held in the
offices of Mr.. Taylor, 1407 New YORK
avenue.
United States District Attorney Daniel
w. Baker and his assistant Reginald
:. Huldekope-. will personally present
the case. Correspondents with whom
Lewis is said 20 have carried on an eX-
tensive mail order brokerage business,
and especially those who made com
plant 10 the postal authorities charging
an alleged mulcting by Lewis. will be
called as witnesses on Monday These
witnesses together with other officers
of the company than Lewis, who. IT is
said. may be called. will be examined
by Mr.. Baker and Mr. Huidekoper-
other evidence which the District At
torney says that ne viii produce viii
be all OF the books, papers, and other
effects Of the company bearing on the
case which were seized In the Offices 7Sn
It street when the raid took place under
the supervision of Secret Service men
from the Postoffice Department
Tpon the result Of the hearing TO be
given Lewis on Monday viii not rest,
the question OF his case being presented
TO the local Federal grand jury The
evidence adduced at the first hearing,
which Il is thought by Mr.. Baker, may
take two days, will be presented to the
new grand jury which VIII be sworn in
on October .. The fact that the case
will not be presented to the present
grand jury. which will be dismissed
within about ten days is taken to mean
that the District Attorneys office re-
CARDS the casa as one OF utmost Inn
portance, and that so closely Will the
affairs OF the company and the opera
lions of It's business be investigated. II
will be necessary to have a jury that
can give more than ten days time TO
its consideration.
As at the hearing before Commission
er Taylor, Mr.. Baker himself, assisted
By Mr.. Huidekoper. viii conduct the
only the most important cases are per
sonally conducted by the District At
torney.
close upon the report Of Inspector
Garter e. Keene regarding the amount
Of money that Lewis IS said TO have
coiiecte in commissions during the pas
year came the announcement this morn
ing that d. s. Fletcher yesterday after
National Trust Company Of wash
ingtcn.
Will Furnish List
Mr. Lewis this morning told reporte
Cor The Times that the private mem
orandEm book. In which ne had kept tn
names IF a number OF his customers
had been found and that he has fur
nished the authorities with a duplicate
list Of the names.
Mr. Lewis offered no explanation fol
tho action Of former Vice Presiden
Fletcher in resigning other than e
shTug his shoulders and say:
Reason? Why. you could give rea
ron as we'll as l. It's simply one o
those things that always happens IN
cases Of this kind. Mr.. F1etcher's resig
nation has not been accepted. Their
s. no reason TO accept ~. He has re
signed and that's all there IS to it
and papers confiscated In the raid Of
Tuesday was made yesterday Afternoon
by Inspectors Keene, Barclay, and Rob
eTtson. District Attorney Baker. an
AIR. Huidekoper. It Is said that this in
vestigation showed Lewis 20 have tax
en- in something like $4,000 in commits
sions during the past twelve months
All search for clues which might lea
TO a solution of the disposition Of thes
funds proved futile. Those In charg
been unable 10 locate a penny OF III
money.
As a result Of this failure Mr.. Bake
has changed his original plan to have
receiver for the company appointed.
Is thought probable that Mr.. Bake
viii ask Commissioner Taylor 10 fix
heavier bond than the $1,000 Lewis {
now under.