The Washington herald., 1909-06-02
HEINZE'SSECRETARY
ORDERED TO TOMBS
Adjudged Guilty OF Contempt
by Judge LaeOmbe.
KNEW BOOKS WOULD BE MOVED
Sanford Robinson, Director of Com
pany, Also Charged with Contempt
Because He Declined to Testify Be
fore Federal GranG jury Court
VIII Announce DeeisiOa To-day.

New York. June George BagIin, sec
oHG vice president Of the United Copper
Company, and r. Augustus Heinze's pri-
vate secretary. was clapPed into the
TOmbs in short order this afternoon for
contempt Of court by Judge Lacombe
after Baslin had testified before the Fed
eral grand jury that he had overheard a
plan being discussed for the removal OF
some Of the book Of the United Copper
Company from the company's Office in
TWO trunks on Wednesday. Nay I9, while
they were under investigation by the gov
trament, and had made no effort TO stop
such removal
Al the tine the removal OF the books
was being planned, Baglin. an officer Of
the company. knew that they were under
subpoena. Despite his plea that he did
not have charge Of the books. he was
hssded for the T0mbs ten minutes after
United States District Attorney Wise had
reported his testimony 10 the court in the
presence Of the members OF the grand
jury.
Books Not Produced.
The missing books were not produced
to-day, but there we're other interesting
s,.ge eelop1nents "a tie case outside of the
quick removal OF M Baglin 10 5aH.
IN his testimony Baglin said that those
whom he had overheard discussing the
removal OF The books were Arthur ?.
Heinze, brother Of F. a. Heinze. under
Indictment for overcertifying and misap-
plying the funds Of the Mercantile Bank:
/ Sanford Robinson, a director Of the con-
pa1y; Tracy Buckingham. TIE transfer
clerk, who has fed to Canada. and one
other man.
| Upon this testimony Mr.. Robinson was
Z ordered before the grand jury as soon as
/ AT. Baglin had been disposed OF. but Afr-
/ Robinson refused to testify on the ground
( that not only he. but Arthur Heinze.
were members OF the bar and attorneys
I for the company. and the conversation
was therefore privileged
May Commit Him to jail.
Judge Lacombe seemed on the point o.
sending Mr.. Robinson after Baglin. but
he agreed 10 wait until tomorrow morn
Z ing when. he said, If the grand Jury
minutes showed the testimony 70 be IS
/ reported by Mr. Wise. he would commi,
/ him for contempt
Judge Laeombe was so aroused BY the
/ Developments to-day growing out OF the
/ hunt for the missing books. that he prac-
tically ordered Ihe United states attor-
I ney 10 bring the matter al once to the at
+ tentiOn OF District Attorney Jerome i
+ is a crime under the statutes Of the State
I 20 do away with books wanted in q court
Z Investigation
( While some OF the directors have sat
isfed the court apparently that they had
+ no hand IN the removal Of the books and
+ have tried their best TO find out where
I they are, any further efforts these di-
/ recto-s might attempt TO make are likely
/ 20 be stopped BY their being shorn OF
/ power as officers at the annual meetine
! Of the company to be held at 3 O'Clock
/ Tomorrow afternoon, when Heinze. whs
+ IS believed TO control the company. (:
expected 10 elect another board
Heiuzes Not Present.
None OF the Heinze brothers was pres
( ent to-day when Baglin was sent to jail
/ One Of the objects the government ha.
in trying to get hold OF the books tha,
! have disappeared is 20 ascertain the hold
! ings Of Heinze and his associates at III,
time Of the pool in United Copper, be
cause It is contended that the alleged
/ overcertifying and misapplicatlon OF III,
mercantile funds by F a Heinze was
part Of the manipulation Of this pool
/ Il was these books that the govern
/ rr71ur on00TT-r ants r-n-n r~-gvxT~e~ Al.
offices Of the company May Is. and s
/ was that day when Il appears the matte,
! Of removing them was discussed with IN,
result that the next morning fifteen wer,
missing and thirty-flve pages had beer
torn out OF the book the accountant,
were actually at work on