The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-30
4 SUIT FOR 10000.
Nun Who says lie Was Locked Up and
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A Nun Nbo says lie Was Locked Up and
Frightened Into signing Papers.
The plaintlfl in Il suit for $4,000 against
New York cap-maknG house said TO a ro-
porter yesterday:
Ms name ia John Frederick Locker. am
maker of caps at 100 Stac2 street, Williams
burgh. which house | occupy as a factory on the
first ioor and the upper part az a dwelling For
the pest sixteen years have been making caps
for the firm now known ns Marks Brothers. OF
80 and 81 Greene street, New York, and so far
as know have given them general satisfaction.
| have never been paid full rates 10y them, how
ever, and they compelled NE to buy my stocks
OF them, thus making an extra profit out OF me.
In the early part OF the winter made up q lot
Of goods for them, and we had dispute
about tho payment, and put AN end 10 II 10y
selling sufficient Of the goods to pay the cost OF
manufacturing, and notified them OF my action,
und that the balance Of the goods were subject
To their order The matter remained some lime
unsettled. though they obtained their goods.
they did not sond me any moro work, however,
and did not hear from them until Dee. -,
when MIR. Eugene Arnheim, the son-in-lAw OF
Mr.. Marcus Marks the head OF tho house, called
% me ana asked me 70 come over TO the store.
He said that In view OF tho present exirencies
OF business they mad concluded to let the old
matter drop As unlmportant, As they desired me
to manufacture, er speedily as possible large
number OF linen caps. He seemed so energetic
and truthful that on the following day, Friday
Dec. -, went over, and when / entered the
store Mr.. Marks called man and said :" Here
he H., the damed thief, take him along; III send
him and his family to Sing Sing, II II costs me
ten thousand dollars"
"A man then took hold OF me and showed a
shield said he was marshal or something and
hustled me up stairs, whore they kept me all
day until they made me sign some papers and
promise to give up my machines. | was fright
encd and did not know what To do. and IN order
to get out and home to my family said would
give them everything. / then wrote TO my wife
and son telling them that was arrested and to
give up tee machines to MIR. Marks 80 | could
get NV liberty, asking my son to come over with
them, SO ~ to make sure OF my release. After
they had the machines safely In the house
they let me 90, promising n gave
up the place and went into apartments
to live they would give me work IN the shop, but
they have not yet done so and as they nave
ruined my business have sued them for s2O,000
for illegal and unwarranted Imprisonment, and
obtaining my signature to papers by force and
threats. | nave also sued them for $500, tho
value of the sewing machines.
Lochet's counsel, Mr.. Iullheimer substan-
tiated his clients story and showed the answer
To the compliant, in which tho defendants, Mar
Gus MaTks, Eugene Arnheim, Morris Batt. aud
John Doe (the mock onlcer) deny the allegations
In the complaint, ana set forth that John Fred
erick LOcher Of his own free will gave them a
bill of sale for the machine and a due bill Tor
Sl50 TO balance the old account.