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Show Xeiv York; Feb. s, Several firm: merit "sever" condemnation" for their connocrion with the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron I'nol which collapsed col-lapsed op January IS, causing Hire-; stuck exchange failures. Xothlns more dratie than 'this can le found In the wordiiiK of the report of thc special rnmmlttee of the exchange made public tonighr afirr nn investiga- : tlon of the fiasco. ; Th report iert the names of nil the participants and the number shares they subscribed" for und shows j that In reality two povls existed. Tho names mentioned Include tome of the best known firms doing business on the exchange, in addition to Lathrop, 1 Hasklns aud company, J. M. Flsko & Co., and Roberts, Hall ana Crlss. who were forced to suspend by reason of their entanglements In "Hocking Coal" stork. Tho parties to the two pools are j given as follows: (red N'o. 1) New-' berger, Henderson and 1-oeb, . 500 shares; .1. M. Flsko fc Co., :j.0ii0 shares; Maikoe and Morrison. 500 shaies (assumed by--Lathrop, HasklnK C- Co.), .lames R. Keene, 3r,no shares; I.nthrop, Hasklns & Co., 5,(m.i.j shares; Rollin3 & Co, 1,000 shares (for account ac-count of Lathrop, Hasklns & Co.); Day, Adams & Co,. 2,000 Ehares, (for account of Lathrop, Hashing & Co.): Jewett Bros.. IJIOii shares, (for account ac-count of Lathrop. Hasklns &. Co.,) A. J. Fiske & Co., 1.000 shares (for account ac-count Lathrop HaskiiiR & Co.); total 16,500 shares. (Pool No 2l Atwood. Violet & Company. 1,00-X shares; U'r.gner, Dickinson Dick-inson Co., 1,000 shares; Bishop, Ilmber & Co. 1,000 bhares; J. M. Fiske & Co., 4,000 shares; James R. Keene, 4,000 shares. Iathrop, Hasklns Has-klns & Co., 7,000 shares. Tucker, Anthony An-thony & Co, l.OriO shares (for account of Lathrop, Haskili & Co.. Van Schaick 1,000 share (for credit Lathrop, Hasklns Has-klns & Co. ) ; total," 20,000 shares. Hugh F. Criss. board member of the firm of Roberts, Hall and Criss. became the "specialist" In the stock says the report, after an interview with James R. Keene, supposed manipulator man-ipulator of the pool. The interview was had in the presence f member:: of the Lathrop, Hnsklns & Co. firm, the pool managers, and Cries, the report re-port adds, received a check for $23,-000 $23,-000 for any contracts he might make for tho pool. Much of the evidence taken by the committee is admitted to be conflicting conflict-ing especially that relating to the distribution dis-tribution of pool orders. |