The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
QUEER DOINGS WITH DRAFTS
TWO ARRESTS FOELOW Mn.
MEEkERS OPERATIONS.


MANY Drafts Have Deeu MaTketee'.
Charles NJ Meeker. describing himself
AZ a broker. of oOO Lewis avenue. Brook
lyn. and Albert C. Thompson. who SAID
he was a salesman living Ia South Orange.
were locked up az Police Headquarters
last night charged only with acting in
concert in the larceny of sSl5 from the
Peoples Rank % Fast Orange. Accord
ing 20 the complaint they Deposited with
the Peoples Rank draft Tor EI07 drawn
On the Commercial Banking Company.
y A.. % Londrn, England. and received
tSIS in exchange This draft. the COM
plant charges. - bogus list 81 other
London drafts including the fi0I and
footing up ESO0.OOO was found on Meeker
The arrests were made by headquarters
DETECTIVES McConvills aud Nelson on
complaint Of GeorR. Garrabrant MN
ager 81 the South Orange branch 81 the
Peoples Bank GarraDrant says that
the draf; was returned IN the hank with
a statement that after the draft had been
issued payment had been stopped by
Meeker
McConvilIs and NELSON'S work was
done IN con junCi ION with the William ,
Burns Detective Agency. which ~ dong
the work for the American Bankers
Association. The police SAY that 50 far
The American Bankers Association -
Interested IN similar operations tn the
extent ~ about S.OOO
Thompson was arrested first and was
taken ~ the once oG L.. " Cannon,
manager for tho protective department
20 the bankers assocIaiIon He made
voluntary statement He SAID that he
had hecorne interested m the International
Realty and Development Company %
Leesvills La. IN May. 1910. and arranged
tn sell some stock for them
On his return to New York he found
that IL was going 10 he hard Ia sell the
stock without considerable advertising
expense Shich the company did not wish
to assume. A Mr. Ph,lHPson introduced
him to Meeker. Who offered To get him
SIS ON worth 81 drafts On he Commercial
Banking Company for a 10 per cent com
mission. The company told Thompson
In 60 ahead Thompson says that he was
short 81 money at the time. and on his
request for loan Meeker gave HIM the
draft for EI"7. with the understanding
that n he was unable To cash u he would
return Il "a MeeksT
Thompson took the draft to the Orange
hank and Manager GaTabrant held It
up until he could cable 20 London. He
received a favorable answer and de-
posted she money To ThOmpsOn's credit
the neMt day Mcs'onvills says Thompson
drew u all out within week Me~ker
later asked Thompson for sI:O. got Il.
and when Thompson wanted u hack
M~eker gave hum Sto and a 80 grip and
railroad tickets worth SEQ ~ which '",ild
ne used On the way Snuth Thompson
said he understood that the EIn7 ~ had
resolved was 10 be considered as a com
mission 10 himself from the London
banking concern for getting them the
business
Meeker gave Thompson m" seS.NoO
worth Of drafts. Thompson SAYS. and
h. turned them over to his company
They haven't been used. Thompson ex-
plAins. b~cause the local hank ~ I.es~vill-
has a capital 81 only tjO00 and - a ma
tional hank and cant lend more than ~
ps.r cent 81 its capitalization.
When Meeksr WaN arrested no told
Met onvilIe that he had a letter ~ credit
from Mr.. Perkins an oric'a of the
London banking house. which permitted
him 20 draw on the institution tn the eN-
tent ot aSoO an
McCunvills adds 90 this that Perkins
- Henry T. Perkins whom he arrested
som. time ago IN this country Park ms
then p,Irported To he president II the
london Commercial Banking Company ~
th. CITY ~ Mexico II. was charged with
attempting tn obtain ou'ce furniture from
New Y ovlS dealers by drafts on the London
Commercial Bank ing Company "f the City
IL Mexico Perkins was discharged for
lark 81 evidence"
When Meek -r a. searched a letter " a.
found written ON stationery bearing this
heading:
London Commercial Banking Co.
= A. Capital o. .su. O0.0D
The concern ~ az ~ Abchurch Lane,
I london. and the letter informed M~~ker
that u had been elected Co membership
IN the spanish Chamber ~ Commerce.
Mo- 'onviI. says that Mr. Hardis
manager 70 Brown Bro~ bankers 81 the
city. tells him the Brown Bros. firm has
Let tiers from all over thu United States
inquirinG a. to the status 81 the CONNER
cial Ranking Company ~ London. Brown
Brna.' London agents had oallsd nj the
address given on ths stationery several
times and always found Mr.. Perkins Out.
Mssker also had a type~rittsn docu-
ment telling him. We have issued the eX-
change below the date The first item
hat followed was A G. Thompson !
October u. ISOe. IO5- The long list Of
flGuFs. tosaissa 1880 The paper vas
signed Percy =. Morgan, cashier An
other similar paper dated February brings
the total of the fgIres given up To the /
IL fsOO.OOO.
McCOnville says that a man ~ under /.
arrest down IN Ts line. Tex. for negO- |
tiatinG four similar drafts on the same
London concern tota'ling ESQ A..
Tsm 4. johnson Mere again
Ex-Msyor Tom l.. Johnson ~ Glove
land - ~ the Prince George Hotel With