New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Boy, 2 Hrs. ON
Hartman Job;
Stole $4,000
Leroy Gardiner Is Accused,
hut Denies Guilt of Bond
Theft or That He Ever
Worked With the Firm
Crilled by Prosecutor
Admits Stealing Pills to
Get Money for Movies;
Cooney Here From West

A ruddy-cheeked, fifteen-ycar-old
boy, charged with stealing $11S,0o0
worth of financial securities, sat for
two hours yesterday in the office of
Alfred J. Talley, Chief Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, and denied fatty he
had ever even been in the employ of
the firm that complained against him.
Leroy Gardiner, of 81 East Broad
way, was the boy. He was arrested
last Monday night, held at the Chill
dren's Society home, arraigned Tues
day in the Children's Court and re-
manded as Juvenile delinquent.
1t is charged that IN the two hours
he worked as messenger for Harri
man & Co, brokers, on March 20 last,
young Gardiner got away with $4,000
in Liberty bonds and $4,000 in high
grade oil and mining stocks.
Gave Name of Shea
The messenger who obtained em-
ployment in the brokerage Office gave
mis- name as Dennis Shea and his ad-
dress as 159 West Eleventh Street.
That address proved to be St. Vincent's
Hospital Prior to his defalcation,
curities and then received the $11S,-
900 bundle.
Detectives Maringola, Gilfallon and
Shea, Of the Old Slip Station, after
running down the antecedents of every
Dennis Shea in the city discovered that
young man of that name was a SOL
dIer at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, He
was brought here and told the police
the only messenger of his acquaintance
vas LEROY Gardiner.
Gardiner, Mr.. Talley said, was lined
up with ten other boys and was iden-
tified by three employees Of Harri-
man & Co.
~ never stole them. never worked
for Hartman & Co.." was the boys
unfailing answer to Mr.. Talley's ques-
tions.
Has An Alibi, Too.
He had an albi, too.
From March 26 to April /, ne de-
clared, with the exception of one day,
he was confined to his home with the
grip.
Where were you that one day?''
If. Talley asked.
~ went to report to the probation
officer."
Leroy said that last summer, while
Company he has desire to see q new
aim featuring William s. Hart.
Il didn't have any money" he ex-
planned, $50 l copped a $3.50 box of
pills and peddled them on the street
FOR the, price of ticket to the
movies"
"You stole from the drug store, but
you didn't steal from Hartman & Co.,
is that it ?" Mr.. Talley inquired.
~ never worked for Hartman & Co.
quoth Leroy.
"All right" said Mr.. Talley, and sent
him back to the Children's Society.
Raymond F. Cooney, who was arrest
cd in Indianapolis on an indictment
charging completely with Donald C.
of securities from Henry L. Doherty &
Co., was brought back to New York
yesterday and questioned by Assistant
District Attorney John T. Dooling.
Dooling Tells Of Confession
Dooling said Cooney admitted he re-
ceived Cities Power and Fuel Company
ad interim certificates, worth $4,000,
from Burgess and that at BURGESS in
stance he exchanged them for short
term notes at Doherty & Co.'S office,
signing for the transfer as the repre-
sentative of Gliddin, Davidge & Co.
He said he did not know the securi-
ties were stolen. He said Burgess gave
him less than $400 for his part in the
transaction.
, Mr.. Doolng also continued investiga-
tIon of the two thefts of securities,
totaling S18O,O0o in value, from Halle
& Steiglitz. Four men are under arrest
in connection with this case and a
fifth was examined by Mr.. Dooling
Yesterday