New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
'Hick' Captors Got His
Cash, Says Fugitive,
Brought Back.
DECLARES HE'LL
RESUME BUSINESS
Was Preparing to Go to
Honduras When Caught
Locked Up in TOmbs.

Dr.. John Grant Lyman. master 0,
get-rich-quick finance. purveyor OF
stock hazards 20 the unwary and fugi-
tive from justice, arrived ere las.
night from Florida and was locked up
in the Tombs. lie will be arraigned
to-day in the Federal Court and heli
in high bail
Lyman, mountain OF man, tower
ing above the three United States mar
shals who brought him here, was the
most serene prisoner to enter the Fed
eral Building in many years. His
loose fitting tweed overcoat accentuated
his great lulk The marshal hand
cufed 20 his right wrist seemed like
pygmy.
Photographers surrounded him as he
was led 10 the Office OF the United
States Attorney. but he didn't vince.
He declined to pose. but said he had
no objection if they fired away
To reporters he remarked that he
had nothing 10 say. Asked if he wished
TO make a statement in his own behalf,
he replied, "Ilardly that"
Lyman had talked freely. however. on
tho two-day journey from Florida. and
gave his custodians some interesting
sketches Of his career and Of his hopes
for the future. When the Atlantic
Coa-. EXPRESS stopped at West Phla-
delphia his wife. whom he had not seen
I'm three months. entered his car. and
the surprise made him exceedingly
cheerful
Will Resume Business.
When the express was few hours
out or jacksonville. Lyman keepers
asked him about his case, and were
astounded b. his declaration that his
firm. known as John II. Putnam Co..
Of Gs Broad Street, was no, insolycnt,
and would do business again when he
got out Of this mess" He declared
that he would move 10 have the re-
cciver dismissed al the earliest oppor-
tuuity.
This bankruptcy proceeding never
should have been instituted said Ly-
man. 81 can pay up my debts and I'm
going 10 do it. II they had given me
only SIX weeks longer before raidins
nv place ID have made a million,
squared UP everything and ris@ed going
TO prison later"
LYMAN vas a careful reader Of news
papers. They kept him posted on the
activities Of his pursucrs. and even
after his arrcs, in Florida he read
much about mis- case.
II cant understand these dispatches
cont 10 the New York newspapers"
he said. They say that $4,000 in
cash was found on nc when that gang
bounced on me on my motor boat. That
was true enough. but had more. What
became Of the envelope containing the
twenty $1,000 bills that was in my
pocket when they searched me? Thus
far they have not accounted for it down
in -. Pctersburc
Lyman Informed his travelling COM
panions that he was arrested long be-
fore he had a chance 10 come ashore
Arrest Like Parade.
"Thcrc were six OF 'cm came aboard
nv boat" he was quoted ss saying.
There were tho chief OF police, two
town fremcn. two citizens and dep
utv Of some sort One Of EN- pulled
Gun and the others vent through me
an al once. While one wa going
through my trousers another was
searching my undershirt. When they
decided 10 take ne ashore and lock me
un told one Of them 20 take the shot
gun he found on board and start the
naradc told 'cm If they could only
get the Salvation Army band 10 lead ne
could have fine march up the main
street"
LYMAN said the palatal yacht he was
credited with buying was motor
launch for which he paid S400. lie in
tended 30 get better one for $500
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