, 1877-08-18

was Dad hoth morally anu conmefclAlay. a
short time before he wa taken, into custody
for the alleged abduction Of a otrl, and tho
charge Is understood TO bo still pending agatnst
him. Charles, on tho other hand. bad always
borne good character, and was recognized as =
man Of integrity. The partnership was formed
in AuEust. 1S76, and the second story Of tho
bnlltnR No. 1S3 Madison street, near Filth
avenue, was rented. sud stock OF
good, procured through Tho instrnmenta!tty " 9t
though Joseph put in $1,000, AMI Charles on.y
E2.m.-the )attcr'e stnndng and qualifications
os,ng ths ense eten ,i n *@ aon 7, to .a ths
on whtcl, he could draw II necessity required Il.
Quite tradn vas worked uq through Charles'
e1erttons. and the firm prospcred; by he be;
catnc dissatisfied With Joser!I's associations and
New, York, about month ago. to purChaae
goode. spoke to hin, about dissolvIng tho part
nershIp: lio proposed 70 sell out, but Joseph
declined to aecept tho ofler,-promfstpg, how
durias i = CHARLES. "a satsenee ss Wills II Scv Yo1k
Charles received lettcrs from Joseph
giving accounts Of the cash md credit
sales, and urEfnE him to buy very
ticed by Joseph. Where the credit sales Ind been
$500, tho figure II " was put before tho three;
md where tho cash sales represented *Gs m
10" was addcd. In consequence, believing The
about $1,000 worth q variou. articles, and nd
they were shipped a. soon ~ they could he
packed. It appears that as soon as Charles
left the city Joseph set about putting Into opc-
ration
PLAN roR nonntNG AND RutSIsa nl,f.
When package Of goods was received, without
tho knowtciRe Of the bookkecpcr ami clcrkt,-
generally carly in the morning beiorc they
reached the storc,-ha would send 1t out and
sell the articles for whatever ho could get.
Large quantities OF stuff ordered BY himself
were disposed of In the SANS way. Letters
containing checks for creditors were taken pos.
session of BY him, as were drafts received
checks for about %, 900 With friends about town,
giving Judgment DUica as security, Cutting alt
tie could into his Misunderstanding from those
who were indebted to tho firm, and drawing out
the balance In bank, md packing In three trunks
left town Sunday. plight, accompanied .by his
fathcr-tn-1aw, 8. Schlcsngcr. No one employed
lly him knew what he Ind been doing. Every
thing was conducted secretly. To account for
tlis absence, be said he Was going to Milwaukee.
It has since been aseerialnca that be wcnt to
Detroit and thence Into Canada. Tho first Ia
timation Charles lad Of Joseph's lenving was
the receipt OF telegram requesting him
ii.st trasn and upon his arrival, found the sture
in the possession oi the parties who held
tho JUDGMENT notes. For three days be has
been trying to find out how hc stands, but IL
htlI Ill tu4 tAAlN+ OHNlk ~ tHc laEL ltlAE kuVlB
llavo been ordered from parties without bis
knowledge, and their bills have not yet come to
hand. Tho liabilities, US far ns he knows,
amount to between SIS, 600 aud 80, ,000, and tile
assets to nearly 900. lie loscs all he has in
the world, and scems to fear that h,e hrothet's
conduct will reflect upon him. Why Jo-
seph ahould act thus he cannot
fmagfne, for ho could have drawn
away with hIm.-Sl5 0o0 Charles attributes
Joseph's conduct to Innate w,ckedncss; he
couldn't rcstst tho temptation to 10 evil. The
creditors, who live matniy Ia New York, hare
been notified Of the condition of affairs, and tho
a. possible. Charles will then desote hta time
10 searching for hta unnatural brother, and, II
be finds him, will no all In his power to bring
him TO Justice. Joseph's wife aays she does not
since he left.