New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-12
William T. Wintemute Arrested
in HE Office Here for Using
Mails illegally.
SAY 700 WILL COMPLAIN
Alleged to Have Swindled Titled
Women in England and to Have
Cleared 100000 in
Few Months.

| Whitehall Building. No. II Battery
Place yesterday afternoon by Detectives
WILDER and Talt. of the Central Office
The arrest was made at the request of
W w. Dickson. postoffice inspector in
| charge. on a warrant issued by United
| States Commissioner Shields.
Wintemute's arrest was the result of
more than q month of rigid inquiry con-
Quoted under the direction of Inspector
Dickson, who come to this city at the
end of June for the purpose of investi-
eating fake mining companies that had
been using the mails fraudulently. The
unusual size of Wintemutes mailing list
he had over 1900 persons on his
books. according to Dickson-aroused the
suspicious of the postoffice authorities.
They found that the circulars sent out
by the promoter advocated the purchase
of a safe and sure investment in the
form of stock in the Gold Run Mining
and Tunnelling Company of Boulder.
Col, whose property was said to be OF
almost incalculable value.
One circular in particular which caught
the eve of the inspector was printed in
lurid red type with a picture of White
mute. also in red. at the top of the page.
This circular bore the caption. straight
in the Eye" and advised prospective in
veStors to exchange any worthless stock
they had for Gold Run stock. which
could be done by adding 10 cents share
to the worthless paper held by them. In
other words. the Gold Run stock sold
for 10 cents share. The bid for in
vestors closed with the words: Il am
looking you straight in the eye. Look
at me-
Property in Boulder.
The properties as we'll as the officers of
the company were in Boulder The of
ficers. according to the circulars sent
out. We're: President. E. A. Austin: vice
president, J. Bergin: treasurer. A NJ.
Sawyer. all of Boulder. and F. b Tiff
fany. the secretary. who is said to live in
Colorado Springs. The company was
ca pitalized at s.. Ooo,O tO. in shares of the
par value of 81 each. and operated under
the laws of Arizona.
The man Immediately responsible for
Wintemute's arrest is John A. ColliCott.
OF Boston. who is said to have bought
many shares of stock in the company.
In return for his money. the inspectors
said, ColliCott received enthusiastic cir
culars telling him that many tons of ore
had been taken from the mines assayins
as high as $50 a pound. or at the rate of
$40 600 ton.
When the detectives and the postal in
spectors entered Wintenute's offices. on
the third floor of the Whitehall Building.
they took him completely by surprise as
he was preparing to sail for Europe
within the next few days. according to
Inspector Dickson. In the otnceS WIN
him at the time of his arrest were two
stenographers and two clerks in the en-
ploy of Wintemute. and they were ike
wise aghast when their employer was
arrested
When informed that he was charged
with a fraudulent use of the mails
Wintemute turned white and reeled. as
though he would fall to the floor. When
he had partly regained his composure ne
begged the detectives and inspectors not
t. allow the fact that he was arrested TO
get to the newspa pers. as he did not
want his wife to learn of It.
After Wintemute had been taken to
Police Headquarters, where he was
locked up pending his hearing before
Commissioner Shields this morning, De-
tectives KinCaid and Roddy examined
the books and other papers OF the Gold
Run Company and carried away more
than half a ton of printed matter in the
form of circulars and records. These
were taken to the Post Office Building.
Agency in London.
According 10 the postal authorities.
Wintemute has been conducting mining
schemes for six or seven years. and has
offices in Pittsburg, Philadelphia and
London. besides his hea dquarters In this
city Through the agency of his London
Offices, Wintemute is alleged to have
swindled two English women, Lady
Tankerville of Glendale. Tunbridge
Wells. England. and her niece. Miss Hen
rietta Elout, out of more than $4,000.
The two women are said TO nave in
vested that amount OF money in Gold
Run stock at the solicitation Of one Her
man l.. Warza WAX formerly interested
in religious work in New York. who
acted as Wintemute's agent
When the two English stockholders
gave evidence Of becoming distrustful
as to the value of their holdings. War
zawiak. according to the inspectors. adj
,-ised them to hold on to their stock
slnder all circumstances. until January
1910. saving: Il wish to reassure
Won that il will he much to your in
terest to hold on to the shares you Nave
plIrcha sed. and in due time you will Ger
tainly reap a harvest
Soon after this Wintemute and an.
other officer in the company gained
complete control of the Gold Run com
nsny say the inspectors, and then
started in to boost the sale of stock II
is alleged that within A few months
Wintemute and his PARTNER disposed of
almost two million shares of stock at
an average price Of more than 50 cents
a share. our of this. it is stated by the
inspectors Wintemute deducted 2h per
cent as his partners share and pocketed
the difference
According to Inspector Dickson, before
Wintemute gained the controlling power
in the Gold Run company. he represent
ed to the company that the stock was to
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