New-York tribune., 1909-04-21
KEEPS WATCH AT PIERS
ENNIS s STOPPANI RE-
CEITER SEEKS WOWEN.
Senator McCaren Told TO Be
Readp to Pay on SatWday-
Liabilities Going Up.

Lindsay Russell receiver for the detuht'
brokerage firm of Ennis & Stoppah' to'N Ho''N'
of A rumor yesterday that Mrs f. y hHfS'
mother-in-Iaw of Thomas \ Ennis. an" i''
daughters Mrs Ennis and Miss Florence i'lleS'
were preparing to leave the CITY t"-ua! ""
Steamship. and he had the piers
night by process servers
After these watchers had been distributed one
Of the women telephoned denial oil 'ns
story and although Mr.. Russell placed niue
Faith in the rumor he decided that II W"u'u o'
hest 10 take every precauuon to see thdI ''e
women. whom he wishes to examine before the
United States Commissioner do not Est '''
side the jurisdiction of the court before he learns
certain things they are supposed To pe "''e -
tell him. t,..
case unnecessarily" said Mr.. Russell nor 40 !
,yapt to cause them any inconvenience out we
s wish to ask them certain questions. ana we
have instructed our subpoena servers 10 "atc'
..rtafn piers so that in case they contemplate
going away they may he stopped.
From all Mr. Russell could learn ''e ''p'.
that Mrs Riley and her daughters were - S'l'
to-day for Europe or some southern port
s,,lted from story that a woman WI" was u"
Iil.,1 ., ie Mrs Riley had asked a store TO
hurry an order because she was so'"N ~ 7'
yvo1,osda,. other information he received leo
Who have been out Of the city since the 1a'Iure'
,,o,,1d come forward to-day and meet the re-
celver and Ralph Wolf, his counsel.
TreadweH cleveland, who was couhSel i'i NV
failed brokerage firm. denied YESTERDAY l""' nv
had an account with it, and had agreed 10 "lah'
settlement. although such a statement was made
bv a man who in a position TO nave sumo
knowledge of the affairs of the hrm
When Mr. Russell was asked II II We're true
ba
replied with a smile. Il don't think ne VIII
=, a.ar had any stock transactions with
Epris & Stoppani" said Mr.. Cleveland, with
enpbasis. and so far ! know no member
Of nv firm has So. of course, it Is Impossible
for me T. have offered to settle
OFFER TO HELP ENNIS.
In opening the mail of the firm Mr.. Russell
car,s across personal letter to Thomas \.
Ennis from a man who offered 10 lend him
5000 900 to get him out of his difficulties The
letter came from a resident Of Los Angeles who
knew Mr. Ennis in Brooklyn. Until he can get
into communication with Mr.. Ennis, Mr. Rus
sell cannot tell whether he can avail himself of
this assistance or not
orders have been given to the postal authori-
ties to stop all mail To any of the old offices
of Ennis & Stoppani. and 1t is being sent t. the
receiver who goes over it to get some idea of
the methods of the firm.
That Mr. Russell intends to follow up Sen
ator McCarren is shown by the following letter,
which he sent TO the Senator in Albany yes
terday:
have arranged for Mr.. Ralph Wolf one of
nv counsel. and myself to meet you at my
office No. i65 Broadway, Saturday April -,
at lO:3O a. m, 10 close your account with Ennis
& StOppani This has been done by me pur-
suant to your promise at our last interview
that the matter would be closed this week 1
trust the above ARRANGEMENTS are satisfactory.
Senator McCarren owes the firm $4,000. ac-
cording to the books which show that stock
which ne bought in 1907 nets loss of that
amount at present prices. There seems to be
some doubt to whether the stock which Sen
ator McCarren was supposed to have bought is
actually in existence He asked that il be de
livered To him. If Mr.. Russell cannot find It, he
can buy at the market, charging the Senator
the amount at which it quoted in 1907. with
interest which would amount to nearly $500, 900.
From something said by Mr. Russell last
night the inference drawn that the stock
might have been bought for Ennis & Stoppani
by one of the firms of the New York Stock En-
change and carried by it for the Consolidated
house.
STOCK EXCHANGE INQUIRY TALKED.
It is known that the governors of the larger
exchange are interested in the reports that
some of its members had dealings with Ennis &
Stoppani, and they VIII start an investigation
probably If developments seem to warrant it.
The receiver has not announced the names
! of the holders Of any ,of the other blind ac-
| counts saying he did not think it wise in view
of his hope that many of them would be set
| tied There is a suggestion he said that
politicians other than Senator McCarren are
| involved, but We have not gone far enough yet
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