The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-15
GRIFFINS FLEE TRIAL;
JUMP $4,000 BAIL
SOciOlOoist and Wife. accused
of $500. 900 Swindlc. Gone
May BE in Canada.
BANKER SAID TO BIZ LOSER

\ wealthy brooklyn banker whose
name has not been disclosed is said 20
he 100000 poorer to-day as the rest t
OF the sudden disappearance of Francis
H. Griffin. society man and socioogist
and his wife. Mrs clara r. Griffin. I've
Griilns failed to appear yesterday wher
they were called for trial before judge
Gruhb in the United States District
Court ON a charge Of getting sbout
100000 from their trusting friends by
means OF an investment scheme in which
the mails were used extensively.
Grim is under $4,000 bail and his
wife under sl0.0o0 ON the Federal charg B..
Both bonds. furnished by u surety COM
rany when the Ggiilns were arrested last
May. were declared forfeited by Judge
Grubb The unnamed Bro klyu banker is
said 90 have secured the surety company
from loss. Mrs Griffin is also unde
$4,000 bond on u charge of larceny,
pending in the county criminal courts.
Whether the same surety was given in
this case is not known.
Post Office inspectors are said to have
traced I'll" Gr.fiins from Chicago TO some
point IN the direction of Canada. II the
Griiiins nav" crossed INTO Canada they
cannot he brought back for trial Such
a contingency. * Is Whisp, red viii be q
Win ale reluctant TO tppcar in court as
witnesses and tell Of now they parted with
sums ranging from $50 10 100000 to help
finance 81. nogrtphc bureau operated or
imagined 10y the C;rifiins
The tiritlins are said To nave told their
financial hackers that tn" stcnographic
bureau was doing secret work for the
Government in sherman law pros, cutlouS
and that IN consequence they were uu-
able 10 go to the banks for loans mas
much as many OF the financial institu-
lions were closely allied with the inter, SITS
under investigation. They ar, said to
have borrowed slno. coo from one man
whose name has never been brought out.
S50.0n0 from Miss g NJ CROWN of a.
Court street BROOKLYN. forinerlv score
;aty 10 the late MAYOR Gaynor, Sl.Uro
from Mrs. r.. j. Barker of Baldwin. l..
l., and various sums from other persons.
including Mrs Charles II. Dele Of the
Hotel Gotham and John r Boyd OF y, W
ark. y. j.
Mrs. Griffin. IL y sad, did not connuc
her activities to tn, wealthy. She is
said to have got $4,000 from Mrs cath, r..
inc I. Kennedy. housek,"p'r Cor th,
White Rats Actors Union ot America,
at 900 W,>t FortN-siNth street. Mrs
Kennedy. who knew Mrs Griffin when tn.
latter Mas country giIl in R',chertowu.
Mas. also raised $4,000 among her
friends
Assistant United States Attorney Julian
HdTtridGc told brand new story Nester-
day concerning the activities IL Mrs Grif-
i'm II is said to illustrate Mrs Griffin :
generosity in giving those who worked for
her an opportunity to make money Mrs
Grim J, . = said. learning that her seam
stress had saved little money by dint ~
much tiIGnl'ty, told her OF a man who
was in the ,uildiug trade and was willing
t" pay high ate of interest To make
her story moro realistic Mrs. Griffin. II rs
alleged. pointed out TO the seamstivss one
day a man whom size described Is the
builder The man, ii j. said, WtS one ~
Mrs. Gr!fn's victims and had called to see