New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-25
Taken After He Buys
Yacht in Florida
Has S14,905.
PUTNAM CHECK
FOUND ON HIM
Prisoners Wardrobe Is
Worth HundredS-"Ad'
Signals May Be Clews.

TAMPA Fla, Feb. 24.-John Grant
Ian or man sufficiently like the
..g.,va Wall Street swindler TO be his
..rAls was arrested in ST. Petersburg
", near here. just as he was about
:, .nbark upon a luxurious yacht ne
purchased to-day for cruise IN dis
-snt waters.
The pol;ce who seized the man also
.r,ropriated the yacht. a wardrobe eH-
..1.,ve enough to clothe the male CON
,irrsnt Of 8 Broadway chorus Sl4'9Uo
/, ,s.b a certified check for So'so4
n.vsble 20 bearer and other bits OF
,,opsrtv Of varying worth that Will 20
long way toward settling with the
,,..;,,s LYMAN Is credited with swlnd-
v-r - The tune Of 100000, Il the pO-
p,e are correct in their belief they
have the right man.
The prisoner was susve and seif-con-
e5snt when arrested. In response 20
m questions put TO him he only sm'iea
.,s looked off in the direction OF the
water he had hoped 20 be traversne
nj. morning. That was IS near 10 d
rsplv as his iuquisitors got.
r,s4 how the detectives here sue
ee.ded in tracing the suspect is not
70, clear. Il is believed, however that
lvnans plan Of communicating with
he wife in New York by means OF
email classified ads in the daily
,,ners furnished the key 70 the situa-
.m. IN accordance with code believed
% have been agreed upon by Lyman
and his wife before his hurried de-
nsryre from New York three weeks
sgo. when the demands OF his install
msat investors became too jnsistent.
Thus. q recent ad for ar English valet
mesnt nothing 20 the average reader,
but 10 Mrs. Lyman well. it carried in
formation that Federal prosecutors
would give considerable 10 get.
One of the most important features
in the LYMAN Identification is the Ger
ufed check. which is drawn on the
Manhattan Company Of New YORK,
hank with which he did business dur
ing bis prosperous days. There are
numerous Endorsements on the back OF
The check, the last Of which is John H..
Putnam & CO.." the fraudulent concern
Of which he was head.
Lyman ran a prosperous and con
startly growing investment business
N stocks and bonds Of more than
doubtful value under the firm name OF
John II. Putnam & Co., with oiilces AZ
S Broad Street. New York. The bust
ness might have continued TO enrich
is originator had IL not been that one
q the investors. who investigated ms
1trsvacant claims, went 20 the post
tSce department and complained.
The man arrested IS clean shaven,
bit the police claim that he was seen
recently IN Tampa wearing q small
beard Ike that worn by Lyman. Inc
authorities also say that a man an
svering Lyman's description and be-
leved to be the one under arrest re-
Gently expressed a trunk from Tampa
% Jacksonville. The trunk still IS un-
claimed at Jacksonville, where II was
sen, addres cd 10 "A. Cisco
A man whose name was given as
Olsen" was on the yacht when the ar
ltst was made to-day. lie told the po-
Ice he had no idea where the vessel s
new owner intended 20 take her. II
vas said preparations were being made
10 load a large amount Of provisions.
Search for Lyman began last Sunday
on sdyices from New York. Pictures
o. Lyman were published, and late to-
dsy police az St. Petersburg, Fla, were
tformed that a man whose appear
shse eorresponded with the pictures
vas aboard a yacht in the harbor there.
he arrest followed. The prisoner was
Assn 10 jail in 81. Petersburg.
was announced the man would be
ise, pending word from the New YORK
authorities.