Show IN INV V QUARTERS V Chicago Grain Broker Br ker Who Failed a aFew aFew Pew Few Few Days D s Ago Ag Refused d to fu V Answer Questions IT MIGHT INCRIMINATE HIM EVIDENCE OF FRAUD IS APPEAR APPEARING ING V Chicago Jan Jan 29 George S Mc Reyn fu he grain merchant who failed some days ago refused to an answer answer answer leading questions today during durI g ghis his examination before Referee in Bankruptcy Eastman He stated that he declined to answer on the round ground that his replies s might Incriminate him Upon being pressed by the attorney for the creditors Mr as asserted asserted asserted that he was ignorant of import important important ant phases of his own business Are A e you aware he was asked that bushels of grain are represented by the he loans you have ob obtained obtained tamed from the tle banks No I dont believe Relieve it possible re replied replied replied plied Mr Amount What did you y u figure was the amount of mone represented presented f by the various receipts connected c with the loans V VI I suppose Where is the In grain represented represented represented by the warehouse receipts I cant say V The grain should have been In the elevators should It not hot asked Attorney Attorney Attorney ney Rosenthal who was w s conducting the examination I refuse to answer said Mr Mc Reynolds What became of the grain asked Mr fr r Rosenthal I dont know knew V Would Incriminate Him V Referee Eastman here interrupted the proceedings to inform the witness that he must answer or state that he declined to do for fear of incrimination and Mr then answered I decline to answer because it might incriminate me Mr was asked later if he did not know that the grain was wasi i shipped out ut of the elevators not notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding the fact that It was cov coy covered covered ered by warehouse receipts upon which money had bad been loaned by the banks and he declined to answer it on the ground of possible Incrimination A number of the of were examined during the day but none of them could tell what had hat become of the missing grain |