New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-07
Foreign Markets..
Einspciai irregularities.


Financial irregularities.
The financial eccentriCities OF Ii. W. FITS
bee led to his arrest on the charge OF obtain
ing goods by false pretences made BY MI. ).
II. Hubbard furniture dealer, corner of Ram-
mart and Perdido streets The clICumstaH-
res. as stared by Mr. Hubbard. are that FRS
he.. bought Of him furniture. including two
rolls of mating. 10 the amount Of 500,
giving his note for that amount payable in
two months, and depositing as security
West Virginia railroad bonds. represented
to be worth eighty per cent of their face.
few dsvs before the two months eI-
pired an Intellectual attempt was maGe to
get the note extended ten days. Two or
three davs afterward party who buys
furniture called on NJ. Hubbard, informing
him that he had agreed to purchase lot
OF furniture from Frisbee, and recognizing
il As some of Mr. Hubbard's stock, assured
the latter gentleman that he would not buy
it unless it had been paid for. The reason,
he said, for this caution was that
some time previously he had bought
from tho same man. for $40.
quantity Of furniture which he
bought for $500 from the Mitchell d Ram
melsburg Furniture Company. end had
never paid for. This fact was not discOv-
cred until the money was paid over to FRS
bee, though it was known that the turnl-
ture had never been put up, but was sold
lust as it came from the dealers warehouse.
Upon knowledge of all these points,
Mr.. Hubbard advised the party to complete
the purchase and delivery of the furniture,
and notify him of The time OF delivery, so
that he could be present and take the
money. Mr.. Hubbard was present, and
meeting Frisbio, presented the note which
was due that day, but the latter declined to
nav it. or even the $500 which he was 10
receive for the furniture. bargained away
at Il great reduction from the original
cost, which as now !inclHding the two
unou: rolls of mattingi stored on the
premises OF the proposed purchaser, sub
iect 70 Mr.. Uubbard's crder. just at that
time it trauspired. by the presence % the
sen!o, partner. that Me.sr,. Lev. & Nayra
lad cold Frisbee b.l! of goods 80 tie
amour. of 500. and taken 80 aerucity
West Virginia railroad bond. but til. goods
they sold could not 6e found. and the
money was not Forthcoming.
/. further TRANSFERRED tina. the same party
patronized spencer T."'d. Jr. & CO. 20 TIE
amount ot SIS. dcgos.:ius with that frm
a West Virginia railroad bona rs security
An operation 20 the eItea: of 80 with
Mrs. Jahn Ga,che. where. since The money
has No. beer forthcoming aud the goods can
not be found, ia another inancla. ccCeD-
tricity.
Navra & Ofner did no: hesitate TO sell
i bill OF goods TO the party "n short credit
after seeing the bin sold him by Sir. Hub
bard. and the acknowledgment of the latter
that he had received bonds Of West Vir.
ginia railroad as security. Neither did Nr.
Field.
The case will come Up Tor examination
before Recorder Uough'on on the fifteenth
instant. When DIR. trisbec Will have an
opportunity 10 explain that there vas 70
criminal intention on his part. and tha, the
entire transaction was according 20 the
highes. rules Of commercial circles.
a nissrly old lady died il St. Louis. last
Saturday. who had peddled silk .pools.
needles. thread. powder blue and other
tTite., ard had always represented herself
to be in INDECENT ircumstances. The cOro-
ner, in examining her room, was surprised
-, l. =, i1VG hnoE
q deposit OF $3.50 in the North St Louis
Savings Bank, certificate of $500 in the
BOstmen's Savings Institution. and 5000 in
the First National Bank, making total of
S6650 to her credit in those different banks.
Deceased had formerly held a position as
governess in several families OF good stand
ing in New York. She was highly educated.
ana besides having other accomplishments.
she spoke TIE English, French and German
languages. Al the time OF he. death she
was seventy seven years of age. Her last
words were that she would Tx. "a have
shrout OF white meriuo, but that she could
not afford it, and had no means.
A young servant giIl has been sent e. jail
in London, England, for month. in default
of paying tine of G5. having been con-
victed of falsely telling her employer that
she had never before been at service.
The New York Tines recently sort Nj.
SpoOner. d young Pole, to SaDans bay TO
write up that enterprise. Mr.. Sohwab,
German, i: is said, will represent that paper
at the Vienna Exposition
COverno: Hcndr cks, Of iuCiara, met
Vitn an accident on Thursday last He
slipped DOM o. q K stone md confused
his head which has confined bio! 10 is
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