New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21
TREATY. MAN ARRESTED;
SAY HE STOLE 100000
Charged with Disappointing
Money Belonging to Estate OF
Roscoe ConkIing's Niece.
TRAPPED BY USE OF PHONE
Detectives Dash Miles in Taxi
While Howard Conkling Keeps
Up Conversation with Flu
gitive, J. K Kellogg.

John Kensett Kellogg. a real estate
operator, with an office at No. ITO Broad
way. was arrested Yesterday on a charge
NJ grand larceny and remanded TO the
Tomhs in default Of $4,000 bail. Detectives
Leigh and Nelson, who arrested him, maze
the distance from 10Th street TO Houston
street in seventeen minutes TO do it. When
they arrived Kellogg was still engaged IN
he telephone conversation when gave theh'
the signal to start
The man who made the formal complaint
against Kellogg is Alfred r. Conkllng'
nephew of the late Senator Roscoe ConK-
ling. The amount named in the indict-
ment is $3.50, but Howard Conkling' orothef
of Alfred. alleges that the total OF hel-
logg's thefts is between $4,000 and N"'"o
KaIIoeg acted as agent and confdental
man for Miss Laura r. Conkling, the SISTER
NJ Alfred. She inherited an estate esu-
mated at $4,000 from the Ronalds ana
roriIlard estates Kellogg had formerly
been employed as a confidential clerk lor
those estates. Miss Conklng died on July
: 1911 and her brothers, Alfred anu
Howard. were named as executors Oh he'
estate.
II was October before they began TO loon
into Kellogg's stewardship. They iou''N
that the estate amounted 10 S5O"o' IN
stead OF 100000 They also found they
said that no less than $4,000 was due IN
hack taxes. Thousands more. they de-
clare. had been collected In rents ana
never turned in. The Item OF sloo mehtioi'eu
in the indictment is said TO nave oeeh
collected as rent for property al NO -
Bowery last September
Howard Conkling called kellogg's atten-
ton to the shortage and says that the
latter admitted taking the money 70 IN
vest IN real estate in Queens. He oHeTeu'
said Mr. Conkllng, TO return the money
and got two months IN which 10 make
restitution. At the end of two months
he could not be found. and the matter was
laid before Joseph Du Nivier, an assistant
district attorney.
indicted in January.
on January 3 Kellogg was indicted for
grand larceny in the second degree. on
June a. and again on June 81. Howard
Conkling was called on the telephone by
Kellogg. Alfred Conkling, member OF
the New York Athletic Club sailed for
Stockholm Win the OlN IupIt dNA'NNSS' ~
logg told Mr. Conkling that he wanted
TO see him and talk things over. II was
arranged that he should call again al
o'clock yesterday morning.
Detective Leigh, Of the District Attor"
ney's Office. arranged 20 have the manager
OF the Lenox telephone exchange trace all
calls coming 10 the Conkling home at NO.
l57 East 10Th street and inform the person
answering before making the connection.
At $50 yesterday morning Leigh and Nell
son went 10 Mr. Conkling's house 10 wait
for the telephone call from Kellogg out
side taxicab waited. its engine going.
At s45 call came from the corner Of
Mulberry and Houston streets.
IT'S Kellogg said Mr.. Conklng, and
he wants.
But both detectives were running FOR
their taxicab. and Mr. Conkling began his
own work-to keep Kellogg talking until
the detectives got down to Mulberry street,
Before the door Of the cab slammed they
were under way Down Park avenue and
Fourth avenue they sped. From one win
dow Leighs arm projected, his hand clasp
ing a gold Headquarters shield and from
the other Nelson's shield flashed warning
TO traffic men not 10 hinder the speeding
taXlCab