New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
AFTER J, R. KEENE
PROCESS SERVERS IN
FAIN SEARCH.
Financier, Subpenaed in Hook
ing Case, Eludes Searchers
all Day.

James r. Keene was sought all over
the city yesterday by process servers
in the employ of Irving L. Ernst, re-
ceiver in bankruptcy for the firm of j.
NJ. Fiske & CO., who were trying to serve
him with subpanas issued by United
States Commissioner Alexander demand
ing his appearance to testify in the
bankruptcy proceedings brought against
the Ffske firm and also to explain his
alleged transactions as manager of the
Columbus and Hooking pool the collapse
OF which caused the failure of three
Stock Exchange houses.
The anxiety of the receiver to have
Mr. Keene served with a subpoena at
this time was due TO the fact that he
had received information that the ia
nous Wall Street operator was about TO
sail for Europe. Up to a late hour last
night the process servers had been un-
successful in their efforts to find Mr.
keene. although he was believed to be
still in his Office on the fifth floor of The
Johnston Building, at No. so Broad
street.
Process servers were not only on guard
here. but also at Mr. Keene's apartments
at the Waldorf and at his country home
at Cedarhurst. Long Island Men were
also watching the steamers which sail
for Europe to-day in the expectation
that he might decide to go on board the
night before. but the old gray fox Of
Wall Street" was apparently too clever
for his pursuers for not once did they
get sight of him. t+
OFFICE SCENT IS WARM
The hottest scent seemed to be at his
office, which was the first place to be
besieged, not only by the process serv-
ers but by a small army of reporters.
He had been seen to enter there earlier
in the day. and no one saw him go
out. although strict watch was kept on
the entrance to his Office and on the
elevators and stairway down which Re
would have to come. it was decided he
was still there. Notwithstanding the as
sertion of one of his representatives
that he had gone about noon
Every few minutes one of the clerks
would come out and assure the reporters
and process servers that it was useless
for them to wait, that Mr.. Keene was
not there and that he had telephoned
that he would not be back that day AS
to his whereabouts they expressed igno-
rance. The watchers. however. kept up
their vigil in the hope OF finally tiring
out the quarry, but if Mr.. Keene was
really within he gave no sign of his
presence.
The apparent anxiety of his repre-
sentative to get rid of the waiting
throng. he even going so far as to re-
quest the superintendent of the building
to order them to depart, served only to
strengthen their belief that "the old fox''
was still within, and determined them to
camp OH his trail until he broke cover
The siege continued until late hour,
and was only abandoned when the su-
perintendent gave notice that he was go
ing TO lock up the building for the night.
Either Mr.. Keene was determined to
spend the night at his office rather than
be served, or he had some way of Ieav-
ing unknown TO those who were seeking
him. Baffled in their efforts at his of
fees the process servers transferred their
activities to the Waldorf, the watch also
being kept up at Cedarhurst and at the
piers of the departing steamers. Rut 4,
was all in vain.
The order requiring Mr. Keene's an
pearance was signed by Judge Adams in
the United States District Court II de-
mands his presence before COMMISSIONS
Alexander at IL o'clock on Monday
morning, and directs him TO produce at
the hearing all the books. papers. memo
randa and other documents relating 10
the Columbus and Hooking pool that he
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