The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-16
|LYMAN'S WIFE here,
IGNORANT OF FLIGHT
Comes on Liner From Eng
land-ShOcked by News Of
Disappearance.
SHE rs LEFT PENNILESS

\ pretty little English woman. de-
scribing herself as Mrs. Leontine T..
Lyman. wife Of Or. John Grant Lyman.
the missing broker. wanted here and In
Los Angeles for using the mails to de.
fraud. arrived here yesterday on the
American liner 81. Paul from Liverpool.
In her arms she carried her four
months-old son. Grant Lyman, a chubby
y%oungster On whom she lavished much
afYcction.
Mrs. Lyman, left here for England on
the 81. Louis on January s. while DIR.
Lyman. posing as JOhn II. Putnam. was
still running his brokerage business at
6S. Broad street and taking in thousands
Of dollars daily from investors who de-
sired to buy oil stocks on the install
ment plan. She went back to England
to get her mother. The elderly woman,
dressed in black. WAS with her yester-
day when Mrs. Lyman was recognized
by Post ONCE Inspector Robert j. Pol
lit. who had gone down the bay In n
revenue cutter to meet the st. Paul on
another case.
Wts~ Mute Whem Questioned.
Mrs. Lyman oxpccted 10 meet her hus-
band at the pier and she was shocked
to hear that Dr. Lyman had disappeared
In order TO avoid arrest. Mrs. Lyman
left the baby in charge Of her mother
and at the suggestion OF Inspector Pol
lit went up to the Federal building In
n taNicab. There she saw Prosecutor
Stanton, but refused to give him any
Information. saying.
II know enough Of the law here TO
realize that a wife cannot testify against
her husband. I'd rather not answer any
questions. Yes, ! married DIR. Lyman
~ Hampstead. l. l."
When Prosecutor stanton found that
Mrs. Lyman was MOI TO be- swayed from
her plan 20 he silent he allowed her 10
20. first having served hcr with a sub
ppna calling for her appearance before
the Federal Grand Jury at II o'clock
this morning.
Before leaving this city in haste Dr.
Lyman turned over "a Louis II. Thonet
mas 81 John II. Putnam 4 Co..
$1,000 in cash TO No given TO Mrs. Hy-
man at the pier. Thonet several days
ago turned the none over 20 John l..
I.y,tlc. who was appointed receiver In
bankiu ptcy for John H.. Putnam 4 Co.
As a result Mrs. Lyman found herself
without, funds when she reached here
yesterday. After recovering from the
shock caused by the news OF her hus-
hands disappearance she seemed TO take
her predicament coolly.
saga Lyman Enticed Away wife.
Lyman. according to Prosecutor stan
ton. met his present wife In London soon
before the " ginning OF the European
war and cnticed her away from her
husband. capt. Iockett. AN English army
officer. nov fighting In the trenches. A.
ter the couple had eloped to this cOur-
try. iDckctt, II IL s,id. secured "A divorce.
which left his wife free TO marry Lyman.
on reaching this country Lyman. &C.
cording 10 information obtained by AR
stanton. took the woman to the home
OF Mrs. Ellen Peck. the "confiderce
queen" IN Nyack. y. ". n later +,
"A house in Freeport, l.. /, where the
child was born.
Mrs. Lyman. although without funds.
does not lack shelter. AZ Lyman took
tho r~tecaution to pay the rent OF the
furnished apartment At 1o3 East Sew
cnty-hfth street several months In adj
vance. She will lind. however. that all
tho effects owned by her husband wer.
rem wed II, the receiver. These INCLUDE
soric s%ilv.rwarc. u pair OF silk pajanIs
and a baby carriage.
I'm his search for assets Receiver 1.yt-
,lc made the discovery hat Lyman,
while running the brokerage Offices ur-
der the name of John ". Putnam AZ 6S
Broad street. was also posing az Charles
curtis, "A dealer IN hardware n mill
~supplies. In this role. Receiver Ly,tle
Saws, Lyman had desk room in the
office OF r.. q. Shepard. a real dealer
i'm hardware At lO2 Chambers street.
ON the door Of the office appears the
sign charles curtis 4 Co. hardware
aud mill supplies.'
saw Mystery In "Curtis."
According TO J. Palmer White. a real
estate dealer who has desk room in the
same office. charles Curtis" a big.
we'll dressed man. with a heavy black
n,ustachc. was always a good deal Of a
mystery to him and to Mr.. Shepard.
curtis" rented the desk room on pe-
ccmber .. Mr.. White said. telling Mr..
SHEPARD that he would not he In the
office much. a. he expected to travel
through New England, selling his mill
supplies.
subsequently. Mr.. White said. a young
man appeared who said that he was
Iyman's representative and that he was
going to take charge Of the office part
at the time and travel the rest Of the
time. lie gave his name AZ Harton
and. according To Mr.. White. was we'll
versed in mechanics. Now and then he
would call at the Office for the mail
addressed to Charles Curtis. although
there never WAS much. ON one occasion.
Mr.. White said. there we're two letters,
one apparently. from f. ". Rliss 4 Co.
munition manufacturers OF brooklyn,
and the other from Montgomery 4 90