New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-22
CRIMES.
MERCHANTS CHEAT THEIR CREDITORS OUT or So
900 WORTH or GOoDs-EsCAPg OP THB GUILTY


MERCHANTS CHEAT THEIR CREDITORS OUT or slIj,-
900 WORTH or GOoDs-EsCAPg OY THB GUILTY
PARTIES.
~ rsLEeRAPa.To.rHs
BOsTos Nov q The names Of the parties in Federal
st., OF whose failure a tesgaphed last night,
haze bssn published this ifenoon With the particulars
Of their extensvel ssindling operations. Tho 6rm
Barstow Edison & Co. From what known OF the
transactions, II appears that different partle, have bsen
Uctmizsi 10 such a extent that tue grand total will
amount 10 about fijOD Some tms ago, Mos,rt ii. T.
BarstDw Edison Co came to this cy and made arrange
ments 20 20 into business. Tho members OF tho Hrm
repaired 10 tho Mocanule Agency TO get their names
made good and succeeded IN getting indor,ed by the
agency. They next obtained considerable amount OF
goods consisting Of urs swely, leather stock OF boots
and shOes &c, without giving any security tor them,
from different merchants IN ths c'ty, aud also OF
boot and shoe dealers in Milford, Lynn and other
large manufacturing towns They sncceeioi so
on hand and It IL supposed that thsy then quietly
shipped the goo 70 hewYork City aud disposed OF them
there Al auction, lnd than en with the proceeds Of tho
sale, ia their pockea II has boon ascertDsd that they
have gooe 20 Canada On Monday afternoon last,
of the parties That had furnished tho firm with goods hay
ing Suspicious that all DOT night ystsd he house OF
Mr. Edison at Brooklno IN the evening by agreement and
found that he had decamPed tor parts Unknown several
of the persons yicmizod have visited The office OF Chief
Of Police Kurt 70 inquire what steps they could take IN
the matteg but al have refused 20 give the amount OF
their losses aud her are kept secret We under
sand that pae iewolry Rrm sustained loss Of about
g. 900 and that the value tho smaoai aount Of goods
obtained By Bars0w, Edison Co from any cne hrm OF
rerson vaued at 800. There IL no law existing
under che Of which these parties be arrested
and secured Canada hat strong eofts are bsing made
to f,et out evidence by which they can be arrested either
by criminal or civil process Their ohce IN Boston
Al No - Fsleral st. Edison came TO tins city about
months ago from Philadelphia. Ho then had an unenyi
able reputation. Mr. BarstOw had previously been GU
gaseI In the hoopkir business in this city aud had
bOno An excellent repst before he formed partner
ship with E1son Baritow beng connected with tho firm,
and well known in the city what enabled them 20 got
ndorscd by the Mercantile Agency and also 70 carry on
tho transactions which they did subsequently.
ATTEMPTED WIFI MURDER
NJ rsLEgaAPH rarsUss ' ' ..f
PROyIDKSCE RI, Nov. 2L-Al Valley Falls, near
this CITY last evening RUIN W Cowden Young married
who had parted from his wife called her residence and
ner an effort induce her enter carriage attempted 20
Ont her throat with She struggled desperately ard
.ucessy tor life although terribly wounded In the face
arms and breast until her grandfather and drove on the
rdergus wretch with club The surgeon who attended the
ne husband eiuded arrest until this forenoon when he ap
t,ted near his fathers residence throat
| thoroughly that he will probably die ne PROBABLY par
tialy intoxicated. no
I TRIPLE McRDgR IN MISSOURI.
81 TELEGRAPH THE IhisrSE.
LRAvRNwoRrH. Nov. 2l.-A quarrel has long
ed named Egin keeper OF inn Missouri
(itv and the Titus brothers IN number residing
platte CITY The TITUS brothers We're IN Missouri City Sun
day last when eoient alteration took place heiEeeD them
and Egn In which the hlisT shot and Lled two " The both
els and succeeded 10 making bis and IN oaehng he
house Of bs faher Law W miles IOm Platte Ctv During
The Following night he was traced 10 biz diug Ilaqc d lo
usc wosapopdes. Flgylausmplsd 10 sFedo bis rursress
y int they Nre 800 many ~ Eiod by lp 10 ihe back
vhn' feeiHs sh'if aop yards from tlo house. . IT,.