New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-29
FLAGG'S AID 0LDT|NER
Joshua Brown Blew the Interna-
tionaI Zinc Bubble Years AGO.
Nicely STILL IN ToMBS
Former Publisher Holds Confer
ence with Officials, but Denies
He Intends to "Squeal."

Since the arrest OF Jared Flagg. the %
per cent broker, many persons have been
curious 10 know more about the identity 4
Joshua Brown, the self-described South
ern gentleman from Tennessee" who was
arrested with Flagg and his seven asso-
ciates. II was learned yesterday that the
Southern gentleman" was the head OF
Joshua Brown e. Co, OF No. IS Wall street
who sold worthless stock IN international
Zinc back in 1900. Dr. J. Grant Lyman
owned the controlling interest a. joshua
Brown & co.
Those who have cause 10 remember DR.
Lyman read I'm yesterdays papers that the
doctor. while under arrest IN San Fran
cisco for using the mails TO Gofraud. es-
caped from a hospital where he vas being
treated for a broken ankle and made a
wild dash in an automobile through the
mountains In the direction OF Oregon. lie
was accompanied by young woman.
Both Or. Lyman and Joshua Brown dis
appeared after international Zinc failed az
joplin. No. in 1901. Brown apparently
hadn't been heard from until he bobbed up
as one OF the ''cappers" for Flagg. lie is
under $500 bail. John r. Mcintyre 81 his
counsel Mr.. McIntyres associate counsel,
Irving F.. Burdiek, admitted yesterday that
their client and the head OF the Joshua
proVn &, Co of 1909 were one and the same
Mr.. Brown was the dupe OF this man
LYMAN. and when he found what Lymans
game was he told Lyman 20 stop using the
name of Joshua Brown & co. or he would
shoot him" said Mr.. Burdick. Records OF
the case in March, 1901. show that Joshua
Brown &. co. had been using the name Of
the wade & Guthrie Company Of Wall
street I'm booming International Zinc, and
discontinued the practice only after pro-
ceedings had been threatened.
=. Tennyson Nicely, the bankrupt pub
Usher and the dinner member OF the
/ Flagg brokerage house, is still in the
Tombs. lie was brought down 70 the fed
eral building yesterday afternoon, ana was
closeted with Abel !. Smith, Assistant
: United States Attorney IL was learned
/ that Neely wanted the government 70 see
about getting a lawyer for him. IL was
reported that Nicely would become A gov
/ eminent witness. He denied this, however,
/ and reiterated his faith IN the honesty Of
/ Flagg who a few hours before said re
/ wouldn't 20 on Neely's bond for $500
/ norton OF the securities valued at
: $1,000. that Flagg said We're missing from
: his office, We're found in the broker
strong box at the federal builulng The
shares found aggregated I'm value Nl-h
/ FIagg's counsel isn't inclined to give out
the brokers' sensational afidayits showing
conspiracy until he has looked into them
/ tboroughly Il understand that these am
dayits are predlcated on statements made
/ by Walter and David Il. Blair, Of No. .
/ Broad street. members Of the Consolidated
/ Stock Exchange, and that's about al !
know about them" said Mr. Mcintyre.
! FIagg promised last Monday that ne
would publish the papers, and that as soon
as they were made public a certain mem
her of the Consolidate Exchange would
promptly resign.