New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-16
LAW NI'ELLIGENHE.

SUPREME COURT-SPEcIAL TRRM-APRiL l5-Befors
Judge DAVIES.
CHARGES OF MERCANTILE FRAUD TO THE EXTENT OF
100000 PROMINENT DRY GOODS MERCHANT
ARRESTED.
MOncrief Mitchell ct al. sst. Nose. Bet.msn.
On Monday night Mr.. Moses Betman, al extensive
dealer in dry goods, doing business at No 50 Liberty
street was arrested and lodged in Eldridge-street
Jail, ON charge of fraud, preferred against him by
Messrs. Moncrief Mitchell, Gideon Pott and james
Pott, and subsequently released on =, 900 bail.
Mr.. Bettman is charged with having, during the
past three four months obtained goods credit Of
merchants in this city to the amount OF OOO and
with making preparations TO fail with the intention Of
avoiding portion of bis indebtedness. His creditors
some sixty in number-have held several meetings
lately to decide upon the proper to pursue in
order to the payment of their several claims.
The complaint of the plaintiffs and the affidavit of one
of the defendants clerks upon which She order Of
arrest was granted, are IA follows:
The complaint Of the AbOvenamcd plaintiffs sp~c show.
to the Count that they importing dry goods n.hant and
That about the 9th Of January 1857 dcndsnt applied
the sount aud 100 81 eight
month. fm February Il 1851 for which .sid plaintiffs received
the prn.ory said Defendant dated trhrary H. 1857
eight months after date and which plaintiffs
hold ready he delivered the Court direct that the
sale snd delivery Of said good. by plaintiffs na uudor tho
supposon and belief the part Of the plaintiffs that said
B-ttn.l defendant bought the in good faith and with
the honest intention paying for the and that he
solvent and would be- able pay for the a. the maturity
Of said cdt and that said Btnan did not al the tine o such
yurcha disclose anything 10 plaintiffs either Of th-n 20
induce thm 20 SUSPECT 70 tn" contrary that plaintiffs
relying solely upon sh belief and upon the general good credit
II said B,ttma in this market mad. the said sale aud delivery
And plaintiffs further show the Court ifrmsor and
h-f that said defendant guilty Of fraud in contracting
such debt the purchase -sid goods aud that he pur
chased them without intention Of TOR the that
be had ~ the time such purchase fully cOncUct-d aud
dsfrsud ssid plaintiffs out said goods And plaintiffs
further show 10 the Court, upon information aud beli-f
that the sad def ndsu has removed sat d-po-d Of large
portions Of his property and threatens and Is sbost 70
the intent defrnud his creditors that about
thedy Of la7 the said defendant in furheace " his
signed large OF linens sud crap shawl. value Of
upward Of $1,000 and which al the recent
cas Vi said heitnn and bad In bn unpsek-d
Tn their original in which he rchasc them the
sls suction; that sid Eo. sccoisy -ld
crhces and the proceeds Paid -sd dri-d,nt that said
goods ~rr- sent ciadr.iIn-y and Ia the Of Mas
and further plaintiffs state information and belief said
d--ndsn IN urthrranc- and .zd orgins rautu
nt design did after making such purchase and other and
unusual purchases rOnn merchants this like
credit a shout right months sell large the goods
purchased 10 hr snf udy yiduls cr-ds of
from nine o sixteen months and for prices AZ
which nc had 90 prrhaci .ad goods and hr
and furherapce Of said Fraudulent de-gn said dndsut
has about the - DAY Of - 1857 sr, portion of
goods belonging 10 the stock Of def Including sad
soods hssct and ountS shout With the
ietioI OF the to hs in fraud q
the shts u h. eors and farther plaintiff. spou
fruion and belsf that ssid 6sfsdsnf stated
enl be world aud bad inended to Appropriate
q . psOpes to the Payme cf hi. db nd ths in. ers