New-York tribune., 1910-01-28
NEW POOL INQUIRY
DEEP HOOKING PROBE
Special Committee Gets Wider
Instructions from Exchange.

The inquiry into the Columbus and
Hooking Coal and Iron Company matter.
which has up TO this time been conducted
hv the committee on insolvencies, a sub
committee Of the Stock Exchange govern
ing committee. was transferred yesterday
nv the governing committee TO a special
committee consisting of Francis l.. Eames
and Ernest Groesbeck, who are members
Of the committee on insolvencies; j. L.
Atterburv, H X. Pomroy and F. l.. Rode
wald.
The instructions given TO the special
committee by the governing committee
were Ito investigate transactions in Sc
curities between any member of the ex-
change or firm represented therein ana
either or all OF the firms who announced
their inability 10 meet their engagements
on January l9 and %. whether said trans
actions were had then or sbout the time
Of said announcement at any time prior
thereto. and 10 make prompt report thereon
20 the governing committee
Under these instructions the special COM
mittee will apparently be empowered TO
carry its inquiries back TO the early
DAYS OF the Columbus and Hooking pool
OF Jnne l. 1909 which was operating on
The morning OF January 10; and, If deemed
advisable to investigate also the operations
Of the 10000 share pool of March l. 1909.
and its successor. formed September l.
1902 IT, as is commonly reported, some
Of the houses in the June pool OF 1o."o
shares were members of the March pool
also.
Charges have been filed against the board
member OF the failed firm OF Lathrop,
Haskins & Co, whose case will be taken
I'D By the governing committee on Febru-
cry . and the board member OF j. M
Fiske & Co, whose defence Will be heard
on February 9. 1t is understood lhat
charges have been filed also against
Thomas L. Clarke and Julian Day. the
Stock Exchange members of Day, Adams
& Co: Albert J. Elias, board member OF
Albert J. Elias & Co, and E. A. Rollins,
the board member OF Rollins & Co. Henry
e Haskins. CT Lathrop. Haskins & Co.,
1t is further understood, will have an
other charge to meet-that OF reckless
dealing-in addition 10 the charges already
preferred. the hearing on which has been
SET for February ?.
4 circular letter is TO be sent to-day TO
the creditors of J. NJ. F'iske & Co, each OF
whom will be asked for his power Of attor-
ney proof Of claim and proxy by number
of the creditors who are advocating the
formation Of a creditors protective assocl-
alton, through which the members would
he kept informed of the prospects for ad-
justment Of their claims and would be en-
abled TO act in combination in such steps
as might appear necessary TO be taken.
The creditors signing this letter are
Cyrus o. Baker, s ]. BurreH, C H b.
Chaplin. H. J. Dielow, D. A. Kennedy, Pat
rick Kelly, Angus McGilway, Everard
Robert, Joseph ]. Steindler, II. +. Yer
milye. John Fountain and J. T. Worth.
Henry d. Hotchkiss, receiver for Lath-
rop, Haskins & Co. returned yesterday
from Columbus. Ohio, where two or three
DAYS ago a receiver was appointed, upon
his petition for the Columbus and Hooking
Coal and Iron Company
Louis H. Moos, attorney for ]. NJ. Fiske
& Co. said yesterday that the statement
made or Wednesday by Irving l. Ernst.
receiver for that firm, that he would call
James Il. keene s witness in an inquiry
relating TO the failure was made without
the knowledge or suggestion of j. NJ.
liske & Co