New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
W|NTEMUTE WOULD TALK
Breaks Silence When Starting
for Tomhs in Default of Bail.
MINING PROMOTER is SAD
Tells Friends, Clients, Brother
Elks He Deserves, Not Cen
sure but Confidence.

William T. wintemute, promoter. arrest
ed on Thursday charged with using the
United States mails to defraud. could not
get any one to go on his bail bond for
$4,000 Yesterday after his arraignment be
fore Commissioner Shields. who demanded
that security Marshal Henkel escorted
the accused man to the Tombs. where he
spent the night. The complaint against
Wintemute was not made by the Dowager
Lady Tankerville who was alleged to be
one of those who had bought some of
Wintemute's gold mining stock but by
the postoffice inspectors. on circular
mailed to j A Collicott, of Boston. in
January, 1909.
The promoter came down from Police
HEADQUARTERS to the Federal Building be
fore noon He is tall, powerfully built.
has plenty of hair, a complaisant mus
tache and radlating smile This smile
departed when he was held in $4,000 bail
for an examination on October IL. with
permission TO make an application for a
reduction of bail on Monday There was
much telephoning to friends and business
associates, but none came forward with
the required security Then closing time
arrived. and Wintemute. looking sad and
in Centre street.
Before going, despite the demand of his
counsel that he say nothing for publica-
ton. Mr.. Wintemute broke silence with
bitter emphasis. He said:
Let me say to those who are and we're
my friends: If you condemned without
knowing all the facts in the case you are
unjust and our friendship is better lost
hay We
done nothing to deserve your censure, To
my clients who have intrusted me with
their investments: Let me say that the
confidence you have placed in me was not
undeserved. This will appear when you
know all"
The man in charge of the postoffice in
spectors. Warren Dickson, said that the
promoter got about s1.3Oo.000 for mining
stocks in the last ten years In 1906, 1t
was said, he operated at No, 60 Wall street
under the firm name of Norman W. Nc
Cloud & Co. There are about seven hun
dred complaints on file against Wintemute
in addition to those of Collicott and the
Dowager Lady Tankerville who was said.
with her companion. Miss Henrietta Elout.
of Glendale. Tunbridge Wells, England.
to have paid $4,000 for stocks on In
verted Jew, who was repudiated by GER
tain ministers in the Presbyterian Church
after he had been supported by the Rev
DR. John Hall, of the Brick Presbyterian
Church.
1t was said Yesterday that Wlntemute
would repudiate Warszawiak an agent
The latter IS in this country at the pres
ent time. Lady Tankerville bought her
ipin w
shares in the Gold Run Mining and Tun-
mel Company, from Warszawiak. There
was an amended complaint against the
promoter handed in when he was ar
raigned in the Federal Building, and in
this CoIlicott's experience was the basis
for the charge
In the circular to Collicott il was said
that the Gold Run mine was producing
tons OF ore running $40 a pound. and that
high grade ores of various values amount
ing TO $500. 900 had been shipped. This. the
postofTice inspectors say. was false. and
hence in violation of the federal statutes.
In the possession of the inspectors is
list of the foreign investors in the Cold
Run gilt-edged promise. They live in
England and Scotland, and Lady Tanker
vile ard Miss Elout head the list the
largest contributors. The others gave
from $500 to $4,000 each. or q total of
$4,000
Lady Tankerville is the mother Of the
Earl of Tankerville. He spent many years
here as Lord Bennett. He married
on October "a. 1895. TO Miss Van Marter
at Tacoma. They engaged actively in mis-
sion work on the Pacific Coast. Winte-
mute's offices are at No. u Battery Place.
There was no business done there yester-
day. The books and papers were all at the
Federal Building