Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-19
FUGITIVE BROKER
BROUGHT SOUTH;
LODGED IN JAIL
HARRY D. BROWN is RETURNED
BY DETECTIVE
SAYS REPORTS OF PROFITS WERE
EXAGGERATED
Prisoner First Exposed by The Herald
Seems to Have Fared Badly
During Northern
Flight
\ TARRY D. BROWN, better known

TT AIRY d. BROWN, better known
as Hurry Up Harry" the 300
IL per cent broker, who was arrest
ed several days ago in Oakland, where
he fed from Los Angeles several weeks
ago to escape arrest on three felony
charges and who is said to have swim
died clients out of more than $25O0O
by bogus investments, was brought
back to Los Angeles early yesterday
morning by Detective Bruce Boyd anu
locked up in the city jail.
The specific charges against BroWh
are embezzlement of $4,000 from Nettie
E. Hammond, who is said to have been
persuaded by the brokers' smooth talk
to invest her money I'm his glittering
schemes. and the passing of checks FOR
$4,000 and $1,000 on Joseph Rittigsteln,
jeweler. The checks were returned
by the bank on which they were drawn
with the Endorsement, mo funds" The
warrants for Browns arrest on the
foregoing charges were sworn to before
Police Justice II. II. Rose several days
after The Herald had published COM
plete story exposing Browns swindling
methods.
Says Reports Are Exaggerated
According to the detective who
brought Brown back from the north
etn city the prisoner made few state
ments regarding the charges against
him. While the accused maintained a
studied silence during the trip he Is
said to have told the detective that
the amounts of money he is alleged to
have obtained from his clients We're
grossly exaggerated; that the invest
ments were legitimate, and that ne
(Brown) did not have any money AS
TO the charges of passing the worth
less checks, he would make no state-
ment
The broker was seen In the city jail
by a Herald representative yesterday
afternoon. Hurry Up Harry" was not
in a good humor, and while showing
much outraged gentility could not con-
ceal his nervousness.
Brown was unkempt and shabby. He
wore a badly soiled collar, which
seemed too small for him and over
which his fat neck lay in rolls. A soiled
black string tie. looped in careless
manner, partly showed beneath his
souble chin, and his shirt evidently
ad seen much service. His thin hair
Ly in a struggling manner over his
.artly bald head, and his suit of
slothes was dusty and In need of press
Ing.
Brown glanced around the gloomy
corridors of the jail. brushed his hands
nervously across his forehead, shud-
dered slightly, then admitted he was
the broker and asked what was
wanted.
d" Not in laxative Mood
When told that statement was
wanted from his for publication a
hard CLINT came into his eyes, his
mouth closed with q, jerk, then after
slight hesitation he announced that
he had nothing to say until he had con-
suited an attorney.
Then, evidently deciding that his re-
fusal to talk might work to his dis
advantage. and thinking he could
smooth over matters by conversation,
he pleaded overwrought nerves and
lack of composure and asked to be eX-
cused from an interview.
"There is no use jumping on me-" he
began. Il know the papers have print
ed a number of stories about me and
have roasted me without mercy.
realize that l am the under dog and
ask that the. newspapers make it as
easy as possible for me.
You see, the affair has affected me
considerably and / hardly am able to
make any kind of accurate statement.
If you will wait until tomorrow, after
I have consulted my attorney, whom
have not selected yet, will give you
facts in the case that will place me in
a better light.
81 do not care to discuss my flight
from Los Angeles to the northern city.
That is old stuff, and what is the use
in raking up things that have been
published before?
Always Maenanmous
Now. you see, ] am treating you fell
lows all right. | did not come out
here and say, I will not talk and turn
around and re-enter my cell" Here
Brown illustrated what he might have
hxy aqcI1n1iDn SnnPrinpr
turning on his heel and walking away
several steps INSTEAD | act like a gem
tleman and ask you to excuse me from
making any statement"
Although Brown at first seemed de-
termined not to talk he could not re-
sist the use of his oratorical powers to
try to persuade his listeners that he is
a near-saint in distress.
"Will your creditors get their money,
and are you contemplating any ar
rangement whereby a settlement with
them will be niade?" he was asked.
81 refuse to answer that question. .
was the reply, but might state that
do not think so. | will not answer
any more questions of that nature"
will you tell something about your
flight to the north--some of the Incl
dents that occurred on the way?'
''No. That is passed now and / do
not see the necessity of bringing up
all that old matter again." was the an
swer.
why did you leave Los Angeles?
Did you think by remaining away
from this city for short time. your
justed and you could return when ev-
erything was all right?"
s'J cannot answer that question.
think YOU people should have some re-
gard for my finer sensibilities and not
ask me such questions" he said