The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
BUNCOED BACK BAY FOLKS
ROY BROkER MISSING AFTER
STEALING S.yOO.OOO OR 50.
Robert r.. DaSie Lived in Breekiln~ ana
Had Once In state street-sasd %
Have Trimmed Harry Lauder-lsss
lionti> ami Then borrowed on 'E.nl

BosroN. Dec Robert r. DAvie. q
bov stock broker with offlces az IS State
street. IL missing from this city. With
his vanishing a month ago sums estimated
at from 500 OBJ 70 $500 ooO have disap-
p.arad
Davi. il ~ wears Of age. one Of shs
Youngest and most successful men on
S'a's street Work on n fine house being
ere, ted for him IN the Weston colony has
ceased
/ In. pohce have a warrant for ths
/ Youthful brokers arrest. charging him
with ia. larceny Of $1,000 worth Of stock
from Mrs Hannah l. Greenwood OF
~omervli" She complained 20 the polics
ah"Ht Four months ago and when an In
! -p"ct"r went looking for him he found
, that Dsvie had jumped IN. town. II WAS
r"porfsd thai the firm nf Abbott 4 Coyns
81 - Broadway New Yors. knew some
d hing about Davis but tins concern denied
! Any knowledge OF INN Whatever
MANY firms and brokers are losers
through Davies speculations His &C
ualn'anC.ship consisted OF the best clasa
" bankers. He counted his friends in
! the Back Bay and Brook line by the dozsns
! Among thos. swindled by him il william
/ n. Jack son. vino occupies an old mansion
out OF an even slOo.OOo.
Another victim was Harry Lauder. the
Scotch comedian Davie entertained
/ Lauder az his home in Brookiine ~ too
many prominent people were present To
do honor to the comedian
! The alleged separation OF Lauder from
his funds took place at the second dinner.
The comedian is a cautious investor and
it had been his boast for years that thu
man who could trim him did not exist.
Davie was put up for membership in
an exclusive club in the Back Bay. Hh
membership application was not acted
upon because some weeks ago certain
prominent men became suspicious OF
rhe Young broker. shortly before his
departure for Mexico. where he in to-day,
Davis gave a dinner AZ his home at which
were present nearly all the Boston and
Brook line pastors Of prominence.
| Two wears ago Davie married Anna
Cotter. the daughter Of James z. Cottev.
wealthy lawyer. For SIX months the
couple lived together at los Winthrop
street BrooSline II vas presumed that
they were happy. Suddenly the young
bride packed zap her belongings and left
for her fathers home in Hyde Park. To-
dsy her father was dumfounded when
| info rmsd Of Davies disappearance. He
would not talk at length regarding his
| -on- in laws domestic troubles.
NV daughter lived with the young
man for some time following the we'd
ding Mr. Cotter said Then certain
things aros. which led her mother and
myself 10 believe that he was not a proper
man for a husband We told her then
that she could come home At that time o.
never she returned TO u-
! The. disposition OF the money Davie got
i one Of the mysteries OF the case
thorough invest CATION has been maas
throughout the Boston financial cistric.
and no trace of speculation on the young
mans part. save for legitimate deaIs in
volving perhaps s5O.0n can he found
Th.. theory that he has taken an enor
nous slim with him seems dsproved by
-torV told by a Congress street broker
to-day
! a week befor-. he went AWAY RObbv
came IN to m. and legged. almos, on
! his knees Tor a loan Of s5'- this nan
said He even offered - give his Tar
coat a. security Tn" man VINO told this
J story - the yorug hrok"r'- victim 10 the
extent 81 thousands Of dois-s
! SOM. time. ago psvi. went 10 William
! n JACKSON and ASKED for a loan 81 i0D
/ shares Of stock which IN. latter held IN
! the American News iompany Jackson.
who was Interested ia the young mans
Career and believed in him. assented H.
! held about iuG shares DavIe secure1
| uo--.--iou uf over thousand shares in
stead uf a hundred. too. them TO trust
| compsnv and borrowed 49, mn on them
| For a time Jackson tried 70 hush up
tn. matter. believing tina: Davie would
| -trai ghi..n thing Az present the mat
ter IL in the courts the bank dlsikins To
pocket 'he loss and Jackson claiming
that lin. stock was stolen from him
| Desiring TO purchase real estate IN
Weston. Davi. approached the owner and
stated that while he did not have tho ready
money a. IN. tims. hs desired TO purchase
the PROPERTY and wanted 20 begin build
ing operations AZ once The ownsr
I a--entrd
! When ~ came IAN. for Dave TO pay hs
! told III. owner -ha, he would have tbs
money for him she next day and anksd
! him TO leave the deeds with him. The
owner did 30 DAVE promptly took them
and put hem up security with bank
for a $1,000 loan
! pavi. got Job with the State strest
/ firm Of X I. Day A Co. rs bond clerk
40 rapid was h~ success THAT he wes
! offered a high salaried place with tbs
stock brokerage firm of Wigxin Elweil
when me- was ~ years old A member OF
he Day arm to whom he went for advice
said az The time -By all nneana take II.
| my boy You have chanc@ that ! never
knew bsfor. 10 come 10 a man under 10
years Of age
DAvie took the chance lli'ls orE: q
wear later he started IN business for hirn-
self with an Office n - state street. mis-
Office later evolved into s'iite.