The Washington times., 1909-09-29

District Attorney Baker
Maintains Conspiracy
Will Be Proven.

Declaring he intends to demonstrate
Henry VI. Lewis Is the head, shoulders,
and body OF the National Trust Com
pany. OF Washington. and conspiracy
existed between his corporation" and
brokers all over the country, United
States District Attorney Bake placed
two OF the FIRMS customers on the stand
in the second hearing of fraud charges
against the company before United
States Commissioner Arson S. Taylor.
The witnesses were Henry A. Wright
a corset manufacture OF Springfield
Mass. whose company, witness salu'
paid $500 to the local company Tor guar
anteeinC 5000 worth Of stock ana T.
c. May, of tho American Desiccatlhs
C-on,nanv. of Newark. y. J. A volum-
nous correspondence purportnS 10 nave
been carried on between the trust COM
NAM and tre two witnesses was pro-
duced Trpon the introduction OF each
letter or paper Attorney Henry T. Davis,
counsel for Lewis, objected s~trenuously
on grounds of irrclevancy and inmater-
fa,itv. Ar objections were overruled by
COMMISSIONS Taylor, and exception
noted.
The Nevark witness. L. c. May. told
IN detau or his dealings with Lewis
compsny. Upon the latters guarantee
that within thirty days the trust com
many would have a guaranteed rating
and A paid capital stock of I,Gp0,OOO,
said Mir. May, he paid Lewis 1920 70
have the stock In the American Des-
locating Company guaranteed. May said
for various reasons he became dissatis-
fed. sold his stock without a guarantee,
and demanded the return OF his Sl,Zo
lie said he received answer that his
proposition would be laid before the
hoard OF directors at its next meeting
At this tunCture Mr.. Baker
he would prove Lewis to have been the
head, shoulders. and body OF the cor
You LETT out the heart retorted Mr.
II did IL because I knew you must
have enough heart to spare or you
wouldn't be taking Lewis case" quick
" responded Mr.. Baker.
You've certainly q lot Of nerve 70 90
or prosecuting the case" answered Mr.
Davis after the way you've failed In
awo day 90 produce any real evidence
NO. ] haven't much nerve to go on.
replied the District Attorney. Lewis
has all the nerve necessary In this
case"
Called At Office.
MI. May continued his recital by say
ing he called on Lewis in the F street
Offices and was furnished with a list Of
rAGA VI AAEAAH ~ AL 9AAaH AL W.
told by Lewis comprised the board Of
directors He Aid investigation by him
led him TO believe the company had no
rating and that its board OF directors
we're unknown in the commercial and
pushes world
Mr.. wright's testimony was even
more a feature than that OF MAY. The
former said that after corresponding
with the National Trust Company for
some time, and wishing TO have some
stock guaranteed, he came to Washing
ton without informing Lewis in ad-
vance, and went TO the local offices.
"When / entered the offices here
said M Wright, Il was met by a man
wis said he was j. n. Huston. formerly
United States Treasurer. asked for
o. +. Johnson, and was informed bv-
MIR. Huston that o. =. Johnson was a
woman I had received many letters
signed with this name, and 4 assumed
] was doing business with a man.
As I wanted 20 see Lewis. and he
vas not in, / sat dOwn and waited.
When he did appear j told him 10 his
face that / believed he was working
with the Baltimore firm. and that COM
missions were being divided between
them. Huston had nothing to saw.
Lewis, however, assured me that NV
sound his sincerity 7 asked for n written
and signed statement 20 the effect that
no was not paying the Baltimore con-
Germ a commission 10 bait me on.
AFTER much scratching and souirm-
ing Lewis ultimately produced s1cb a
statement. After I had paid him or his
company 800 10 guarantee stocks OF nv.
company 1 was unable TO dispose Of the
securities. but finally succeeded in SELL
ing II without the guarantee"
me nearing was resumed his after
noon