Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-31

Griffin Halstead, we'll known as bro
ker in Washington, charged with en-
bezzling stocks valued at $4,000, the
property of Hubert kleinpeter, was ar
raigned in the Police Court this morn
ing. He pleaded not guilty and was
held by Judge Kimball in $4,000 for
the grand jury. Mr.. Halstead waived
all preliminary hearing.
When Mr. Haistead came to the Po-
lice Court he had not been arrested nor
the warrant served upon him. He noti-
| fed the Office Of the United States at
| torney when he was informed that a
| warrant for his arrest on the charge Of
embezzling the stock had been issued
that he would appear in court this
morning voluntarily. He was accom-
panied by J. William Henry of Lewis
johnson Company. brokers, who went on
Mr. Halsteads bond; William Curtis
Hill, Henry Hall and H. Prescott Cat
LEY, Mr.. Halstead's attorney, and T.
Perry Myers.
| Griffin HaIstead was the head of the
stock brokerage Arm of Griffin Halstead
& Co.. which recently became insolvent.
| The failure of the firm was reported
January II
| The complainant is Hubert kleinpeter,
chauffeur for Mrs. Mark Hanna of 1855
| 18th street northwest, the widow of
| Senator Hanna
| The warrant charges that Griffin Hal
stead, agent in the employ of Hubert
| Kleinpeter. did feloniously embezzle and
wrongfully convert to his own use one
\ certificate of stock of 100 shares of
| stock of New York, Ontario and West
| ern railroad all of the value of $500
goods and chattels of said Hubert Klein
peter under the care of said Griffin Hal
| stead, by virtue Of said agency, with in
tent to cheat and defraud the said Hubert
Kleinpeter.''
Story Told by Kleinpeter.
The story told by Fleinpeter to the
| office of the United States attorney for
| the District, and upon which the warrant
was issued, was to the effect that the
| chauffeur had bought his stock for about
5000 about five years ago. using the
earnings of lifetime TO make the pur-
lchased that some time ago he had de-
posted the stock with Griffin Halstead
! with the idea that he was to get an in
iterest on the stock, and that he had
never seen the stock since 1t had passed
into Mr.. Halsteads hands, nor could he
recover the stock or its value from Mr..
| Halstead. 1t was also said that Klein
peter had met with some success at
playing the stock market, and that he
| transacted his business through the firm
| of Griffin, Halstead & Co. kleinpeter,
1t is said, made repeated demands for
.,
Halstead. Since the report of the failure
| OF the Halstead firm Klenpeter reao ubletl
his efforts to obtain the stock, and finally
! went to the United States attorneys Of
flee and obtained the warrant last Fri
day
kieinpeter has wife and three \small
children and lives on the Murdock Mill
road, Tenleytown. He said last night:
| Mr.. Halstead was recommended to
me by several prominent business men
as one of the most reliable brok-
fers with whom TO deposit my stock
did not know anything about the bro
Ikerage business. and took their advice.
bought the stocks about five years ago
and paid little more than 5000 for
them. This money / had saved from
the time i had started to work. 1 always
had the greatest confidence in Mr.. Hal
stead.
THE matter was given into the hands
of the District attorneys Office Friday"
Statement by Halstead's Attorney.
The report that warrant had been
Issued for Mr.. Halstead was a great
surprise to his friends. of whom Mr.. Hal
stead has great number In Washing
ton They insisted today that they did
not believe that Mr.. Haistead had acted
lin any way dishonorably in connection
with the stock transaction for Hubert
iKleinpeter.
MIR. Halstead refused to discuss the
the talking to his attorney, Mr.. Galley
The following statement was issued by
Mr.. Gatiey:
'It is not my purpose to try this case
in the press. but under the circumstances
i feel. in justice 10 Mr.. Halstead. a brief
statement should be made.
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