The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04
BUCKET SHOP SECRETS TOLD
NAIER AND Bryce FURNISH
run IMPORTATION.
Tom Marin Also Sa Hand IN WashlRsisn
70 Relate NhaI lie knSWs 10 the
Grand JuFy. bat d Not Called west.
eSn Uulon OmelaIa PIT On the RacE

10 Relate AhaI tie knows 10 the
Grand JuFy. bat d Not Called west.
ern Unloa OmclAIs Put Sn the RacN.
( WASHINGTON. May The Grand Jury
Of the District Of Columbia. which is max
ing an Investigation into the relations Of
tho Western Union Telegraph Company
and the Marin fast wire. heard to-day
several Of tho officials Of the company
from New York city and Frank Maier.
who was the active man behind the bucket
shop service The Government. assisted
by the New York Stock Exchange. is en-
deavOring to find out just what knowl-
edge the officials Of tho telc raph company
had Of the use 20 which ns wires were
being pa, by the Marin Mater combina-
ton
The Government Ia seeking 10 ascertain
also who paid for the wires leased from
the telegraph company and for the ticker
service used IN connection with the fast
Marin wire Tue two tsckers from which
the Marin Maier people no, thar New
yo,L Sol F,ch.n.. ,,,o, ,,io,. ,v.r. in
the names Of W 4 Bryce and n "
Murray The Department Of Justice has
heard that payments were made for this
ticker service by Mailer himself and this
i one Of the things that they will ask
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jury here 20 Tar a. the telegraph com
pany is concerned. relate almost entirely
70 the leasing Of the companys wires
for bucket shop purposes in the District
Of Columbia. II evidence is Ob'ainsd
that the officials Of the company knew
Of the purpose 10 which the wires were
being put they may be held ~ q party 10
the conspiracy against the United States
Government
W A. sawyer, district superintendent
Of the Western Union in Philadelphia.
vas the first witness before Inc Grand
saylor. general superintendent Of the
company a. New York; z. N milford,
manager % the New York ONCE 81 the
Western Union and n. A. Kftchin. chief
CLERK Of the Western Unions Leased wires.
After the Western Union ofiicers had
been examined MaieT was called He
was in the Grand Jury room no, mere
than twenty minutes and after he emerged
! the Grand Jury adjourned Mater has
told the Department Of Justice frankly
all the arraugemsnts he had with the
telegraph and telephone companies. Eiv-
! ing up his contract and receipts for money
hs had paid.
". A. bryce. the man IN whoae name
the ticker a % Broadway stood. vas
on hand but vas not called, The ticker
has been IN HE name since April. 1877.
and the harrin-Maier outfit have been
paying him so a week and HE Office rent
% allow the ticker aud leased wire to ~
Operated from his ofice.
Bryce says that he was first APP
preached Ia regard % the insialla-
ton Il the ticker bv Peter j. Nor
rspn. former telegraph operator.
wh1 first established She fAst wire ser
vios. He saws that the ianitOr oi q blild-
ing in Broad street where he had his Office
~ the time came ~ him and asked him
II he would like 10 make a little extra
money He said he would. and a little
later Morrison appeared and asked 20
havs the ticker installed. Bryce readily
consented 70 rent ONCE spaoe A. SO a
week
MorrisJn explained 20 him that he
wanted the ticker ~ that be could get
quOt1ti0n- nov and then whsn he was
operating IN the market Bryce says
that shortly after this MorriFon and
George " Miller the latter Icing super
intsndent u telegraph u the CONSOLE
dated EHchanEs came o. his Oiice and
installed ths ticker
Tom Marin. tho other member - the
fast wire combination, also was on hand
to-day and apparently willing 10 ted all
he knew 10 the Grand Jury. lie was not
called. ard spent his time walking up and
down the corridor ~ tho court house clad
ia a frock coat aud a shining silk hat
The Government agents have discovered
that the ticksr a. 70 Montgomery street.
Jersey City. from which the Marin Mater