The San Francisco call., 1909-06-02
ATTORNEY ACCUSED
..Of Baking TRIAL
Judge Dunno Orders Grand Jury
Inquiry Regarding Payment
to Stop Prosecution
Witness Against E. c. Brace
Fails to Appear to Prove
Alleged EmbezzleH1ent

The sudden and unexplained disap-
pearanee of George w. Vredenburgh
of New York, who came to San Fran
cisco to prosecute the charge of en-
bezzlement against Emory c. Brace,
president of the bankrupt Brace An
fenger furniture company, led Judge
Dunno yesterday morning to order a
grand jury investigation. The case was
on the calendar for trial. Vredenburgh
arrived from New York Saturday and
is believed to have jumped out Mon
day night. or early yesterday morning.
During Vredenburghs stay here, it is
said. negotiations were conducted by
Friend B: Brace. brother of the ac-
cused man, looking to the payment of
a sum of money to Nredenburgh. Facts
tending to show that D. s. Dorm, at
torney for Emory c. Brace, engineered
the monetary settlement with the OBJ
1eet OF averting criminal trial, were
brought to Judge Dunne's attention.
inquiry FOR GRAND JURY
In accordance with the courts df-
.rection L will refer this matter to
the grand jury for investigation" said
Prosecutor Ferrari. Il think the con-
duet of Attorney Dorm warrants in
quiry.''
The charge OF embezzlement against
Emory c. Brace arose out of a trans
action in June of last year. Braces
company received two carloads OF ex-
tension tables from Vredenburgh TO be
sold on commission. The defendant
rs alleged. to have delivered the tables
to Frank ", Tenwinkel in satisfac-
ton of a; debt. The tables were worth
about $4,000. 1t is believed that .Vre-
denbprgh received that amount, as well
as his expenses; as reward for his
failure: to prosecute,
MONEY PAYMENT OFFERED
Attorney Samuel 1. Nj. Samter. who
was originally retained by Vreden-
burgh as special prosecutor, displayed
intense disgust when he found that his
client. had disappeared. He took the
witness stand and said that Attorney
T. c. West, who. represented Brace,
proposed to him several weeks ago
that Vredenburgh be paid TO drop the
prosecution Samter testified that he
answered, No. sir, yon can not talk
money TO me-"
Chauncey H. Stockley. who was for
merly an employe of the Brace An
fenger company. testified that he heard
FRIEND b. Brace say to Vred denburgh
that he wished to fix the matter up.
You will want $4,000 cash in hand
to settle this thing" Vredenburgh re-
piled to Brace, according to Stockley.
Stoekley also testified that he spoke
about the matter to W. w. Parker
a friend of the Braces, and said that
he believed Vredenburgh would take
.s2.5oe.
ATTORNEY REPUDIATEs LETTER
Stockley said that Attorney Dorm
had him write a letter TO Vreden-
burgh telling the latter he need not
come out here. as the matter could be
settled This letter was not mailed
however, Steckley said, his wife advis-
Ing him not to send IL, although Dorm
asked him to mail 1t. Stockley pro-
duced the letter and 1t was impounded
by the court.
Dorm took the witness stand to ex-
plain the matter. He. stated that he
knew OF the first part of the letter, but
never saw the second page upon which
Vredenburgh was advised not to leave
New York.
Judge Dunno increased Braces bail
from 81. 900 to $4,000.