The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-31
MYSTERIOUS TALLMADGE.
How the Entcrprisiug Firm Tried to Increase
its Fortune.

The two hundred casks OF rosemary oil,
oil OF citronella, altar Of roses, and castor oil
that were spirited away by Tallnadge 4 Co.. and
stored In Washington street, Jersey City, and
which wcrc subsequenty seized by Shenn
Laverty for the nrm's creditors, were replevined
on Saturday night by Coroner Cannon. The
writ Of replevn was sued out by Baker & Co. Of
New York and William Maxwell, who claim
that they own these oils. They declare that they
have no connection with Tallmadge n Co. The
Sheriff has been indemnined by bonds given in
the name OF Louis voight Of 81 Maiden lane,
and Hitler Il Moore OF Jersey City, who say that
the goods were surreptitlously removed before
payment. The oils are valued at $4,000. They
VIII be turned over to Maxwell to-day, and this
VIII bring the case Into the courts for nna solu-
ton.
Mr.. u. o. Babbitt Of Messrs. Linn & Babbitt,
LAWYERS Of Jersey City, b repleylned the two
carriages seized by sheriff Laverty on behalf of
ChHam6erlaln 90; Of Troy, who said that the
vehicles were spirited away by Tsllm,dge Co.
Mr.. Babbitt, who is counsel for Tallmadge Il
Co., asserts that the carriages are his property,
given In lieu OF fees for services TO his clients.
The twenty-one cases of oils and costly soaps
stored In Rowland Garrettson's Rink stables
main under the attachment Of Hitler & Moore
OF the JERSEY City drug mills.
The Jersey CITY police keep . vigiant watch
for the return OF Tallmadge.
Eighth avenue. Newark, which we're obtained
Brothers, have been Identified as belonging TO
him by Mr: Alorn, who occupied store 10 the
same buildlngs with the rallmadges. Mr, Alorn
The case OF a poor German dstiller OF essen
tlal oils, who wa. recently involved In suit
with Iallmadge Il Co., illustrates the manner in
which that nrm prospered In business.
Frederick hraus carried on business In a small
way In Ulster county. n. Y, In distiliing the es-
sential oil from wintergreen leaves and selling
4 to New York dealers. In the winter o; 1870
Elijah ralmadge OF TIE nrm OF Tallm sdge & Co.
aNaA N.r Ia. .Hsl a Aas
up In business with better facilities Ia Mon
mouth county. y. j., where wintergreen was
plentiful There had been a recent whskey raid
In BROOKLYN, and cop er stills were cheap. Fred
erick and Tallmadse went over to look at one
that was for sale. and they found II secreted I'M
der m tnure heap. lallmadge bought It Tor 1850.
put $50 worth OF repairs ou It, ana II was set up
IN smithyilie, Monmouth county. kraus took
his own still with him. much smaller one. and
few months later Iallmadge bought another,
which was also set up ia smtnville.
The farmers children Of the neighborhood
did q thriving business picking wlntsrereen
leaves and selling them to kraus. In the i've
years ending In ths spring Of 1875 kraus fur
Dished 300 pounds Of wintergreen OIL worth
about $4,000. rallmadge then ascertained that
kraus was selling oil to other New YORK nrms,
ana no brought n replevin SUIT In the Monmouth
County Court to recover possession Of the two
stiis. On tue trial, before Judge Scudder at the
beginning fthis year. Eli ,h H. Tallm adge sw ore
that there was verbal agreement ihat Kraus
should pay tue nrm eighteen per cent Interest
on their Investment until the stills we're paid
Tor oy furnishing wintergreen oil, when he was
to become their owner, but that he WAS then n
debted 10 them to the amount OF about tl10O,
and nndng that he had mortgaged their stills,
the nrm had sued TO regain them. On cross
examining Tallmadge upon his account against
hrau,, the defendants counsel urged that the
books wore III manfestly fiisined for the purposes
OF the suit. hrausfworo that he had bought the
stills absolutely ~ Ialmad0e Co., and pro-
duced letter frctl Elijah Offering TO BUY the m
back. lie also showed statements furnished
by lalmsdge & Co.'S booKkeeper that were
Inconsistent with the accounts AS presented on
the trial, aud which showed that rallu,adge had
Systematically allowed him prices for the oil
twenty -nve cents less than the market rate. The
bOokkeeper, however, confirmed Iallm ad 20 5
statement. and there much conflicting
testimony that tue bewildered jury found in
Iailmadge's favor. The case was appealed.