The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-03
HElNzE's RECORDS WERE SPIRIT
K, ED AWAY IN THIS MANNER,
ACCORDING TO BAGLlN.
PRISONER is RELEASED
Stockholders of Company Meet and
Elect New Board of Directors of
Which Baglin Is Not One and He
Is Freed From the Tombs-Heinze
Is Reelected Director of Concern.

New York, June 2.-Affairs of +
Augustus Heinze and the United
Copper company, which have KEEP
the federal authorities busy because
of the disappearance Of the company's
books needed by the grand jury te
clear UP loans alleged to have beer
made by Heinze while he was the
head of the Mercantile bank during
the panic of 1907, were clarified some
what today, but are yet seemingly
complicated. George Baglin, second
vice president of the United Copper
company and secretary to Heinze,
who was placed in the Tombs yester-
day for contempt of court, was re-
leased today. 1t is understood this
action followed his removal from the
board Of directors.
While no announcement to this ef-
feet was made, a meeting of the
was held and this re-
suited in the election of board in
which MI. Baglin's name does not ap-
pear Mr.. Heinze was reelected a di-
rector as was Stanley Clifford of New
York, and the following new names
appear:
New Names.
David Michaelson, Butte, Mont;
Richard kilroy, Butte; "A. a. Dun
ham, salt Lake City; M. M. Joyce,
New York; George Lane, Montreal;
T. Byrnes, Montreal and
Adrian Wyckoff, Newark, N. j.
These men presumably replace seven
Did directors, including Baglin and
John MacGinniss, Chester Glass, San
'ord Robinson, Fl. G.. Abel, M. J Cur
lis and Coils Warfield.
f. Augustus Heinze was not present
1t the meeting, but his representative,
holding a proxy for $1,000 shares, was
IN hand, and it is presumed, there
ore, that the board is under Heinze's
control
While the stockholders were meet
ng the disappearance of the books
vas being further aired before Judge
4acombe in the United States court.
udge I.acombe agreed early in the
lay to give Sanford Robinson, who |
IS director, faces prison sentence
or alleged contempt until Friday to
nsWer the charge. The grand jury
We're read, giving some details
T Baglin's testimony concerning the
isappearance of the books. This
hoWed in effect that on May 10 he
ad been instructed by Heinze and
robinson at the company's office to
nd the janitor and arrange to re-
1ove two strong trunks that had just
cen taken outside.
He did SO and the trunks were re-
loved. They contained the books of
ne company sought by the grand
Try. Where they We're taken to Bag
n said he did not know.
Gives No Light.
Robinson. it will be recalled re-
lsed to throw any further light on
le whereabouts of the books on the
lea that he was privileged to take
lis attitude because of his position as
'unsel 1t is this stand which now
lreatens him with contempt, and
i'll be heard on Friday.
Arthur r. Heinze.' who was present HI
hen the books We're taken away,
I'd who also took the same stand of
'ivilege as Robinson, may be con-
dered further. According to infor-
alton given out at the United States
torney's office, Heinze is not regis
red with the clerk of the court of
'peals at Albany as a lawyer al
ough he graduated from Columbia
I'd bracticed until about 1891.
Another angle in the Heinze tangle ,
as heard today in the first examina-
On in bankruptcy into the affairs !,
M. Rothenberger & Co, a defunct !,
okelage firm, for whose failure it
.s been charged that r. A. Heinze
Is responsible. Heinze will be :
He'd as witness at the hearing on !.
lesday, June 8,