The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-26
INVESTIGATION OF
NOTED sHREvE CASE
The Alleged Jewelry Fraud in
Hands of Grand Jury
VALUE OF GOODS $4,000
commencement Programme for Univer-
sify of Alabama--Report That Tai
lassee and Montgomery Rail-
road Is to BE Sold

Montgomery May 5.-(special.)-
win witnesses from the four corners
Oh the United States, attorneys with
the authority of the Attorney General
OF the national government and the
most expert semi detective legal abil-
ity In the employ of the department
OF justice at Washington on hand. tho
bankruptcy fraud cases. in which seven
members of the Shreve family and 9TH
ers are said to have been implicated,
are now under investigation by the
grand jury of the United States court
for the. middle Alabama district.
Judge Thomas G. Jones Is presiding.
The prosecution is in the hands Of
United States District Attorney Am
brecht of Mobile, appointed special as
sistant Attorney General of the Unit
ed States for the service, and Paul
Mertins of Montgomery, given like au-
thority. They are assisted by Special
District Attorney r. M Smith of Mo-
bile, appointed for the cases, and who
was with Mr.. Ambrecht In the con-
duct of the Honduran lottery cases
so effectively carried out by the lat
ter in the courts of the Gulf City. Mr.
Ambrecht is greatly pleased with the
selection of Mr.. Smith to his help here
The charges contend that the
Shreves and their associates were
owners and conductors of stores that
failed; that prior to failure goods were
removed, but still thought to be in
the bankrupt stocks that these goods
were later sold for profit when they
were by right of the bankrupt stocks
and should have gone. to the payments
of the debts of such. The value of
goods said in this way to have been
taken from rishtful owners runs as
high as $4,000 most OF which was
jewelry, it is charged. All the defend
ants are out on bonds Of $4,000 each
They were arrested In all parts of thu
country, some as far away as San An
tonic.
Witnesses, mostly merchants and
employees of wholesale houses, are here
or on the way from Cincinnati. New
York, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio,
Winston Salem and Henderson, N C.
Great quantities of goods said to have
been taken from the stocks are held.
They will be part of the exhibits. The
defendants are represented by strong
lawyers and when the time of trial
comes a hard fight is looked for
Commencement at University
President John w. Abercrombie of
the university Is offering a number of
notable attractions for the commence
ment which begins May 20. Sunday,
when Rev. George w. Mcdaniel, d. d.,
pastor Of the First Baptist church
Richmond, Va, preach es the commence
nent sermon. The invitations sent out
indicate that the programme has been
selected with unusual care ana with
view to the most practical side of
the situation.
On Monday. May 80. Frank H. Crock
ard. vice president and general man
ager of the Alabama properties of the
United States Steel corporation, will
deliver the dedicatory address for tho
new engineering building, while the
same sort of speech for the geological
biographical building will be by DR..
Joseph A. Holmes of the United States
ball between the Union university team
and the Alabama boys and tho pres
idents reception will wind up the first
day.
After a business meeting of the society
of the alumni on Tuesday, Gov, Thomas
R. Marshall of Indiana will deliver the
grafton in Clark hall. After that will be
the alumni banquet, and in the afternoon
another game Of ball between the same
teams. The evening will be given over
to a concert by the Glee club.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees will take place Wednesday, June
!, at a. M, just after which. at 1890, will
be delivered the commencement exercises
by Elmer e. Brown. United States COM
missioner of education, Washington. De-
grees will be conferred at lao o'clock,
and a third game of ball at p. m. The
general reception in the evening will COM
pete the programme.
President Abercrombie Is preparing
many surprises for those who will be on
hand. The work done on new buildings
and grounds during the year has been ex-
tensive Gov. B. B. Conner will have an
commencement that will be of great in
terest
Maude Adams to Open Season
Under the management of Klaw & Err
LANCER Maude Adams will come to the
Montgomery theatre for the opening of
the 1910-1911 season, these managers hav- 1
ing been cut out of the Grand theatre as
a result of the Independent movement Of
which Jake Wells is part. Shows at
the Grand will be under the direction Of
the National Theatrical Managers asso-
citation. Both theatres will keep open
house for companies, each receiving those
not affiliated with the controllers Of tho
other house.
Railway to BE Sold
1t Is understood here that the Tailassee
and Montgomery road has been sold, or
will be, to the Union Springs and North
ern. This is short line from Mistead
to Tallassee. The Union Springs and
Northern recently began an extension
from Fort Davis to Milstead 30 miles,
and the idea of the sale Is to build on to