New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
KEENE SUBPGNAED
SURRENDER ENDSD4Y
AND NIGHT HUNT.
Says He Knozcs Little About
Hooking Pool, but Viii
Gladly Testify.

James r. Keene. after having success
fully, although. according to his own
statement. unconsciously. evaded an
army of process servers and reporters
who had besieged his office in the finan-
cial district, his apartments in the Wal
dorf and his home at Cedarhurst. Long
Island. since o'clock on Friday after
noon, accepted service at the Waldorf at
noon yesterday.
After reading the morning newspapers.
and learning for the first time. he said.
that federal subpoena commanding his
appearance before United States Com
missioner Alexander had been issued and
that process servers we're looking for
him everywhere in order TO serve 1t, Mr..
Keene early yesterday morning called up
the offices or Hays, Hershheld & Wolf.
attorneys for the receiver of the failed
firm of j. NJ. Fiske & Co.
Ralph Wolf who has charge of the
matter, had not yet arrived. and Mr..
Keene was asked to call up again. He
did so twice more before Mr. Wolf finally
reached his office at 10 o'clock. the last
time leaving word for the attorney 70
call him at his apartments at the Wal
dorf
DENIES TRYING EVASION.
When Mr. Wolf got into communica-
ton with him Mr.. Keene denied that he
had tried TO evade service of : subpoena.
I understand you have subpoena for
me issued by the federal court in con-
nection with the bankruptcy proceedings
against j. NJ. Fiske &\Co.," he said 10
Mr.. Wolf over the telephone. II have
not tried TO evade service. and shall he
glad TO appear and tell everything
know about the matter. 1 have nothing
to conceal"
Mr.. Wolf assured Mr.. Keene that he
was glad to hear that that was his atti-
tude in the matter. and he added that he
would send man TO the Waldorf i'm
mediately with subpoena.
"Oh. no; no." he said. according to the
lawyer, there is no need of that. am
a man of my word and when I tell YOU
l will be present you can depend 1Ipon il
that I will be there. 1t is not necessary
for you to serve any paper on me.
want you to have my examination sd
Journed for week. however. as I am not
feeling we'll and have made arrange-
ments to go TO Atlantic City for a week
The attorney replied that. although he
did not doubt the fnancier's good faith.
IL would be necessary to serve him with
a subpoena Mr.. Keene wanted TO know
IL the subpoena could not be given TO his
lawyer. Solomon Hanford of No. Al
XToI
it would have to be served on him per-
sonaIly
Well. I Will communicate with Mr..
Hanford and have him call you up" Mr.
Keene then said.
Later Mr.. Keene's attorney called up
Mr.. Wolf and said that his client would
accept service provided he could get an
adjournment for one week. Mr.. Wolf
agreed 10 this condition and sent one of
his process servers to the Waldorf with
a subpoena and also with personal card
from Mr.. Hanford requesting the MOTEL
management to take the man up TO Nj.
keene's apartments
The process server. being one of the
number who had been engaged far into
the night in the hunt for the so-caIIed
"old gray fox OF Wall Street" reioiced
TO think that he had at last got him IN
his lair. But he was doomed TO a rude
shock. for when he reached the Waldorf
he was informed that Mr. Keene was not
in the hotel. but in Atlantic City. or
Kentucky. the clerk was not sure which
place.
SURE KEENE NOT THERE.
In vain the process server protested
that il was only a scant half hour before
that Mr. Keene had been in communica-
tion with the formers employer who
had called him up at the Waldorf on the
telephone. The clerk was equally posi-
tive that Mr.. Keene was not there. and
II was only when Mr. Boldt. the pre-
prietor OF the hotel. was appealed 10 and
saw Mr.. Hanford's card that the process
server was allowed TO go upstairs To Mr.
Keene's apartments.
When the subpoena was finally put into
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