Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-03
HUSTON INDICTED.
CONSPIRACY AND
MISUSE OF MAILS
Former u. S. Treasurer AS
cused With National Trust
Company Officers.
FOUR PERSONS INCLUDED
I'M THE SEVEN CHARGES
Broker Graham, Count" Dufour and
Harvey M. Lewis Named.
TOOK FEES FOR GUARANTEES
Grand Jury Acts on Evidence
Brought Out in Investigation by
Post Office Inspectors-Bench
Warrants Expected to Issue.

James y. Huston, former treasurer of
the United States, was indicted today by
the grand jury for conspiracy to defraud
indictments We're returned in which the
name of the former treasurer appears,
two charge conspiracy and five alege the
fraudulent use OF the mails. Joined with
NIr. Huston in one of the conspiracy in
dictmerts is Samuel Graham, a wealthy
broker of Montreal, Canada, and in the
other Everett Dufour of Washington and
Baltimore, sometimes called Count" Du-
four. In all the indictments appears the
name of Harvey NJ. Lewis. alias Henry
NJ Lewis. manager of the National Trust
Company, which formerly had offices at
1321 + street northwest in this city.
The criminal charges against the four
men grow out of the investigation of the
conduct of the National Trust Company,
Of which Mr.. Huston appeared as the
president.
Charges in Indictment
The alleged scheme to defraud set OUT
il one of the indictments, and which, it
j. charged, was entered into February 4,
consisted in an alleged agreement by
which corporate stocks, bonds or securi-
tl"S were TO he guaranteed.
II IS charged that Graham under the
firm name of Graham & Co, was to rep
resent himself TO be enga ged as a broker
IA making sales of stocks. bonds and Sc
turItIeS, and to represent that he could
readily sell stocks. bonds and securities
when guaranteed ny the National Trust
Company He was also to make it ap-
pear, IL IS charged. that the company
was a regular guaranty company, and
such guaranty would aid in disposing of
the securities. 1t is alleged it was his
part OF the alleged conspiracy to solicit
ana request various persons to write to
the National Trust Company to have the
securities guaranteed.
Huston and Lewis, in furtherance of
the alleged conspiracy, it is charged
represented themselves to be officers and
directors of various corporations-the Ma
tIona Trust Company Of Washington D.
- the National Trust Company, incor-
I'nrdted under the laws of Delaware; the
Enterprise Trust Company and other
companies TO the grand jurors unknown
Tie indictment charges that all the cor
porationS named We're in reality under
ono management, and that Huston and
Lewis cunspired TO appropriate to their
oUn use the money paid by companies
aai corporations seeking guarantees
without giving anything of value there
tore Graham is charged with sharing
Il lEt fees paid for the guaranty.
Applicants for guaranty We're Informed
is alleged, that the National Trust
Company had a paid-up capital of ST.
'r.GD: that former Treasurer Houston
pas president: that Hosea Il. Moulton was
he trust officer and a director: that
James \. Polk and j. G.. Gray were dl-
rectors. and that the company had cor
poratiOn department., of which Harvey NJ
Lewis was manager The grand jurors
declare these representations false as to
capital and certain officers of the corpora
ton. and that Lewis and Hustu we'll
knew them IL he false.
The second conspiracy Indictment is
similar to the above. with the exception
that Everett Dufour is named as the al
legged soliciting conSpirator. This alleged
scheme was hatched January . 1908, 1t
is charged, and Dufour is said TO have
carried out his part of the agreement
under the firm names of Everett Dufour
& 60. and Mutual Securities Company,
and that many companies and corpora
lions were induced To pay for an alleged
guaranty of their stock or bond issue,
when, il is alleged. they received nothing
IN return. Applicants were charged j
per cent Of the issue. il is alleged. as
advance fee for the agreement TO
gIaIanty