Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-20
PETER SCHWAB.
The Bankruptcy Case OF a Noted Gin
eiHnati Distiller-SiDgular De;
VelOpments.
A Supposed Package Of Greenbacks
Turns out TO be Nothing but
Bits OF Paper.

tISCINNATI, January 10. - Peter
Schwab, formerly OF Ontario. Canada.
but for some time a distiller in this city.
has gone into bankruptcy. Within the
last few weeks the United States has
been trying to neship the ease, on the
ground that Schwab did not report all
hIs assets. In the cOUrse Of this effort
sworn testimony was taken before the
Bankruptcy Court yesterday, which re-
vesls a state Of circumstances in relation
10 revenue matters in this city both siu-
gulAr and Interesting. It seems, accord
ing 10 the evidence Of Edward ~. Roth,
proprietor Of the st. Nicholas Hotel, in
this city, that last June a sealed package
was given into his hands to keep In bis
safe 10y Schwat, Joseph Williams and T..
=. Saunders, and indorsed: Not TO lie
delivered to either of the parties unless
all are present" Saunders and VIII
hams both told the witness that the
package contained money. Sci sab af-
Jerward said il contained bits Of TAPER.
Yesterday, in the course OF the examin-
alton, this package was opened, and was
found 70 contain only pieces Ofnewspa-
per. The witness stated that the above
parties delivered the package to him af-
ter the consultation in private room in
spoke of Williams ana Saunders as. per-
sons who could be bought, aud that this
package would prove it. Williams tes-
titles thatSchwab solicited the interview.
and that arrangements were entered into
in which six thousand dollars were
counted out aud put in an envelop, TO
be deposited in Mr. ROths's safe until
certain case against Mr.. GOf and other
distillers, pending in the United States
Court, was decided. Witness went
down with Schwab, who deposited a
package similar to the one containing
the money. T. p. Saunders and w. p.
Pate, Of Patrick, Indiana, were present
al the interview. The money was to be
divided when the defendants to the suit
mentioned were acquitted. Saunders
was TO get four thousand dollars and
Williams and Schwab one thousand
each. Witness testified that Pate was
not to have any Of the money, but that
be represented himself as GOfss friend.
Mr.. Schwab testified that the worth
less package opened was the package
he had deposited; that there was an
other package like this, containing
money, which was said 20 contain six
thousand dollars, but this was not the
package; he said that having a suit In
the United States Court pending
against him, be had been troubled by
what he termed these blackmajlers:
subsequently,, Mr.. Williams saw wit
nes>, aud told him he had a
case .Orked up against a plankrosd dis
tillery, that OF A. p. Williams; that a
good deal of money might be made out
Of il, and wanted witness TO join them, |
10 which he agreed. He testified that
subsequently lac met Saunders and VII
liams, the ether witness, at the st. !
Nicholas Hotel, and there fixed up the
package and told the proprietor of the
hotel the witness would be subppnaed
in court and would expose these black j
mailers, as he called them. When he
got on the witness stand he was not ex-
amined ss TO the witnesses, but after |
ward told Mr.. Roth he was sorry he
could not expose them.
Joseph williams testified that he made
several efforts TO get Schwab 70 come
70 the st. Nicholas 20 meet him and
Saunders, snd to open the snvelop, |
buI without success.