, 1875-07-07
THE ROE BROTHERS.
Further Testimony as to Their Way Of
Doing Dusineas.
Peculiar Principles OF CONNER
cfnt Morality.
Eaoas 10 Set Aside Tho Compromise Accepted
by a Majority oi The Creditors.

~ WAIVtH{ VI l1H kEtAllQC3s
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY,
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
Tho CARO- OF Tho 1sos Drotlars, chargod with
conspiracy TO deffaud their creditors, was con-
tlnusd yesterday bofore Justice summa.6ola.
L. r. MOORE,
4 tea dealer, testified that he knev ths Noo
Dtoshera. He began doing business With thon
a little over two ycarh ago. They wsrc then On
tho corner Of iIaated and Madison. From
thero they uaus to South Water s.reot, corner OF
CLARK, thence to tho corner Of Wabash aud
Wates. Ths witness sold goods 10 them in
December, 1874 did buainoss with Frederick,
although he nav tho other brothern frequently.
Dee. is They bought tifty chests Of tea from
The witncaH on credit. Tho amount of
tho bill wsa about s1,so0, on four months' tlme.
In Novembnr ho soIl che1ts Of toA to tho
amount Of $l,821; Oct. 28, sold tnas to tho
amount Of $l,9l1.Go: Sept 0. sold to the amount
96G1.5o. They were all sold on four n,osthR'
time. Dec. 81 they loft the country, owing tho
wttacas for all tIoso bills.
On croes-oxaminatton, tho witnoss s!stcl that
previous to making tho abovo ealss ho had sold
The Hoe Drothots go1dn Ut 1IKt for cash nnd
Afterwards credit, and that m to tho contract.
lug OF tho bills mentioned thoy had paid their
bills. 6inco tho compromise made by tho Roo
Drothets with thelr creditors. ho had told F1ed
that ihcy had ewindlad him aud broken liin III,
in bustnoss, sud Tint he ought 10 let ht.n {tllo
wisnesB) have e, 900. I1o did not PROMISE az a
confederation that ho would aid him to get
credit again.
On ro-examtuatton tho witness ntntcd hofora
accommodating the t,,dohteduess Of $1,000, he had
never SLOWED tho Roe J,tothors to cxcee.i
s3.ogo They h'1 !, grssaasliY worked into bis
Of credit when they stEnncl lin. The7 made
prunlises to paw him nftor the 1at Of January,
but i'll the meantime thoy san away.
EznA J. WARNER,
ns HpfAEup, Warusr t Co., G3 mud IS Michigan
avcnus. testified that ho knew tho noos when
they did buhlnota Oil tho cofner OF Water and
Wabash. 1le had aeen Ftad Alfrsd, aud George
about tho place, but t,id not rocooet having soon
December. 1874, noaslr up to tic timo vl,es they
ran away. Tho Indebtedness was then 81. 46G.GG.
On cfoss-examination tho witness stated that
llo began to do business with thcm in 1879. 10
them from $4,000 to $4,000 p&r month. Tho ac-
cvslntH a. flint were Payable monthly; afterwar4s
atxty DAYS credit was allowed.
On discrimination tbo witncsA statel that II It
out Of tlo jurisdiction Of the United states, tho
compromise offoFed by the Roes would not haso
heen accepted. aB it Was considered disgraceful.
Another roanon Was that it whA understood that
tho acceptance Of tho cotnpronse would not bar
ciimlna proceedings against Them by any credit
or who did not partlcipato In tho aektleuent.
Iheyo wore number Of creditors who sworo
they would not accept tlo sett!omont, aud they
noVor llAd dopc 10.
sAauE1 nL1ss
testified that ho was engaged in tho wholesale
g,ocory business at Nos. " and 30 Wnbaah
avenue. lilo sold tho. Hoo Brothers goods
on % credit, ,. aud vhen they ~, absconaetl
bought three bills 10 Docombor, tho laat
purchase arnountiug to s1,172.6B Thia last Bit!
wAs bought through tho agency Of George NJ.
lIadale. q ofo"ot; who Maao eu oGes for IoIty,
in cath and half in nfteeu days. That wan on
Doc. II. Tllo ofror WA accepted anil the goods
deIivotod, check being given tor tho caah md
4 nota for tho time part Of tho bill. Tho note
fell due after t4ey had left for Canada, aud Was
unpaid. ~. ..
testified that ha VIII = clerk with ". =.
McI.auEhi,n. No. 2S4 Sonth Clark htroat. I1o
knew George, Alfred, Edward. and Frederick.
Tho witneas' f!sm sold tho lsoes goods, aud At
tho tinso of their escapatlo they owed ~, 2A0,
which was larger amount than they had erer
previously owed. Thoy bought on sesenty;;tlve
days tfHe. and thoir purchaaos In November,
1874. were unusually largo.
RuEua n. PATTERSON,
Of NJ. E. rage & Co., Wholesale confeottonorn
9li and 2l3 Lake stteot, tertiilod TINT Dec. 10
lss house purchased lot Of husar from Toe
l}rothoTs. Tho witncss bought tho sugar from
Fred Hoo, who came to their tfaco OF business.
Roo had samples Of throo kinda OF sugkr, lD9
barrels In tho lot. no offered itat 4 OF i cent
per p0und below tho market ratio, which "as =
article. Tho witnoss finally bought tho whole
lot on sixty days tinle tho amount was $3.50,
for wh'cl, notcs vofo given. Thirty days was
the usnal timo On augara. Hs bought the sugar
It was an unususlly large lot for them to buy At
that lime Of tho year.
residing at No. Il Lake avenuo, tostlfpd that ho
Il III
1869. Mr. Ed Ios than applied to him for nit
nssion. 1Io said hc WAS from Canada. The
witnoss got him place nth Green, corner Hal
stod anti Madison streets. After tho tlro OF 1871
with him a. clerk. Fred Roe then carne on
from Canada, and aftor looking about rome tins
vent back. In July 1s72, Ed 1aoo lafs aud went
10 CanAda, coming back in Decsmbes, 1874 With
Alfred and Fred. This Noea bought tho w!sneaa
out, giving hstn $500 for the stock and noio
Of $l.ouO for tho fixtures. Thoy told around at
different houses TINT thsy hid paid wttness
$4,000 fot tho atock. Wituoaa spoke to Fred
about 1t, and he said that 1t would do wtuosa no
Had he thought Il MAS no harm to 'ie in tho way
Ut business. Ho said 10 came there to mako
money houestlJ II he could, but that hs would
1nAko 1t anyhow, and that it wns only short wAy
to Canada. In December, 1874, Fred had BEEN
talking with witness about . .ine watch and
chain Titnehs had valued at u, ,2o0, ne said be
know man who would bny it. II wRs to be
sent 10 canada, and II it WAS nold F1cd was 10
pay Witness $3.50. lio had mover cotton back
Tho watch or received tbs monov. Dec. so
F1od barga!ped with him for cot at diamonds
valued 1t e5 0U0 He said the s&sua man who
took the watch wanted tho diamonds for his
vito, and that he {FEn.l) Tonll sand them on
and tho money fos shern, aud the watch would
be sent back. Witness became suspicious from
sceIng tho condition Of ths stock. 1t h4d bean
latRe'y reduced aad goods we're belng run out
RAPIDLY. Tha Witness, therefore. had nothing to
do With Fred about The dlsmnnds.
AZ this poins tho case mas adjourned to Thurs
dsy kftbrnooa.
THE COMPROMISE.
EFFORTS TO SET IT AAlux,
O. r. Gregory Il Co., Of niohmond, Va. 3ea-
tsrday Aleu voluminous petition against tue
bankrupt frm OF Roe Brothers, composed Of