Show HEAD OF fiRM OFER ER mm ARREST Stock Brokerage House of Eastman Company New NewYork NewYork York Suspends tr New Ne York y ik Aug 5 suspension of or orthe the firm of or Eastman Co stock bro brokers brokers kers was announced on the floor of or the Consolidated stock exchange today Robert E Eastman head of at the firm was arrested in Chicago last night after atter A A Knowles president of ot the Merchants National bank of ot New NewYork NewYork York had gone to Chicago with evi evl evidence dence against Eastman Eastman said s that his troubles were due to an overdraft of on the Mechanics National al bank The New NewYork NewYork York police staged that John T Garri Garrison son sen the other member of oC the Eastman firm told them that Eastman had taken from their office In Garrisons absence Statement by the Company At A t the office of or Eastman Co the following statement signed by John T Garrison was issued Robert E Eastman left lert New Ne York on July 29 In the absence of ot his part partner partner ner and as already announced in the press was arrested in Chicago yester Joester yesterday day He took with him the books of or orthe the firm and it is therefore impossible to give gle any an accurate statement as to the firms liabilities until Mr Ir Eastman returns to New York Found Partner Gone The firm has been doing a general brokerage business for about five years ears past Last Saturday Mr Garrison who spent most of or his time on the road sell sellIng sellIng Ing securities and promoting enterprises In which the concern was Interested returned to New York to find that his partner had left leU the city during his ab absence absence sence On the Consolidated exchange It was said the firm had done practically practically cally no business for two weeks and that most of at Its accounts with members of or the exchange had been closed the few remaining being quite small in hi amount |