Evening star., 1923-08-18
BROKERS' RECORDS
THROWN IN SEWER
E. NJ. Fuller, Indicted Bucket
Shop Head, Clears Up Dis
appearance of Papers.

NEW YORK, August 1S.--Penetrat-
ing the ever-deepening maze Of evil
dence concerning tho Sc, 100000 fall
ure of +. NJ. Fuller IL Co, federal
officials yesterday made the first of
series Of startling disclosures
culled from the confessions of Ed
ward NJ. Fuller and W. Frank Nc
Gee. partners in the bucket shop
brokerage through which 1000 Gus
toners lost their investments.
Developments OF the day included
publication of the bandruptS' sworn
statements that records Of the buSi-
ness had been thrown into Il sewer
by their attorneys. William ]. FaIlon
and. Eugene +. McGee.
Fuller told his whole story before
the federal grand jury, which al
ready has indicted him, his partner
and their two lawyers. The attor-
neys, Fallon and McGee, were served
with summons to appear before Fed
eral Judge Goddard next Tuesday to
show cause why they should not be
| imprisoned indefinitely for contempt
of court, as their broker clients have
; been.
Fails TO Appear.
FaIlon. also indicted for attempted
bribery in another bucket shop trial.
pear before Referee Qlney i'll the
Dillon & Go. brokerage bankruptcy
case.
W. +. Niece. twice witness be
fore the grand jury. was summoned
| by United States Attorney Hayward
| from the secret prison where he and
Fuller have been incarcerated since
| they were removed from Ludlow
street Jail and then from Governors
Island. and grilled from S o'clock
until after midnight.
The contempt action was based on
afidavits signed by Fuller, his part
| rer McGee and Ernest Eidletz. once a
| chauffeur for King George Of Great
Britain. and more recently an invest
iGator tor Fallon and McGee. the at
| turneyS.
Only a slice of the Fuller McGee
! confession was contained in the af-
| fidavits. however. Their complete
! confession. which prosecutors assert
| lays bare names and deals that will
| send a shudder through Wall street.
| is expected to become public early
| next week when additional indict-
! nents will be handed down by the
| grand jury.
| Records in Case.
| Fuller clears up some Of the mys-
ltcry surrounding the missing book ).
| records and checks of the bankrupt
| business in an affidavit dated August
IA. All were in the offices of FallOn
! and MCGEE from April Il 10 May s.
! il was set forth. including the noted
! Link folder record of transactions
! with Frederick Link of Westmorc-
| land. Tenn. principal witness against
| the brokers.
On May 5 was Fuller's written
! testimony. all the documents hut the
| Link folder Were removed at Fallon's
| direction from the attorneys office &c
! the adjoining office OF Joseph NJ
| Shalleck. Fuller averred that on the
| same day Fallon. with McGee's con
sent. saw that parts of the, Link
folder were torn up and thrown into
| a lavatory near the Offices.
| Fuller's statement was corrobo-
| rated in the affidavit of his partner
LMcGee adding the information that
he had destroyed the first part of the
Link folder on advice of his counsel
| Fallon and McGee.
| Eidletz signed an affidavit bearing G
out the testimony of the brokers and
placing responsibility for disappear
lance of the records upon the should
crS of his former employers.