, 1877-03-29
SINFUL BANKRUpTS,

ONE BENT Tu JOLIET THE 0T1tEi. TO JAIL.
Judge Itludgctt Tuesday delivered n sentence
against two Ewlndlfng lauEr1pth which carries
moral With II. For several years past thcso have
bren periodical revelations Ut interruptions IN.
,livihuaa llko tho Hoe Hrothers, lIcIlbrun s We'll,
uf cairo, who wcEc tried hero month or 30 ago,
Mcdonald urothers, and others, wtU lave bought
lavsa stocks os soois from. ensy crttt0rs on credit,
au.l then suddenly vanished or vndcd their carcur
In bankrupt cuurt with largo liabilities ard no
usscts. Tic boot and slloo lc accms to have fur.
n,al,cd tho bcst opportunity for tiic.ul galu, atl
nt least four Chicago ntms in tho part two years
have gono Into bankruptcy without bsHs at'e 10
make satisfactory explanation Of tle disappear.
nnec OF thelr asscts, Aiming the tru.s who went
under with the gFcatcst unacconntablo difference
between assets and debts Feaerstcln i pfuger ap.
pear Just HOW to bo the most prominent They
did not nPpcar 10 wish to keri' up sctnhance OF
honesty. Thuy were indicted about ycaF asn for
buying goods out Of the ordinary eourso Of radc,-
in shor, fos swtnt1!ug. and. nftct d trial, were
found guilty on ssYcu out Ut eight counts.
The bankrupts, Henry PcuessteiH and Charles
PAnccr, engaged In tho boot and shoe business
In this city. They opened their storc In January,
1H75, with s., 600 capital. Tn the 1st of duly,
1875. they had 50, 900 or $1,000 worth Of goods,
and claimed they owed MnthEnu. Betwccn JNIy
goola credit sna ou}y paid 81 o,0. In The :s!l
u November Tho placs w4s selzed ny tho SheEiN on
e4SEutlDH. anu lnG ehtlft BLOCK OF kDQtls Af.u l1~
10 wurth 81, 53o. Thry wefs Subsequently sold 1t
kherltit sur. after being duly adyertlse, ipr $3Uu.
The GntiEa tuntA! Of ~, Uuu, anil tho Eus,Ia pnr,
chased pn credit ta tLs Ar!auGt Ut 81, 00D, had
vanished In tho h'eantinlu Very few of lho lstctt
stock combating mainly Of cid gouds held over from,
tho WlntcFa stock. II was aisu sis,wn In evidence
thht few wocks before their fasure tho h.Hk.
rurts shipped large quantity OF gotNls tn H!1waA-
haL subse quentsy. gone 10 Milwaukee, Under tho ~.
ealncd mania ef tiruEse Fowler. taksn ths Eot<Is
truM tht warehouse where They WtFa ss3rcd TO an
on'honss. anl caused them tn a'u r0!l nj y
s2rTace, tealtslng tcula ~, !uO. ThIs he catu,sl
There was alsu evidence tending to show that they
had llspuAed Of other Soods In AuFrrpttti0s man.
md In wuy outatt!s Of Tue ordinary cousse Ut
tusttsss a retail dealers,
Judge nloiSest. when tho criminals were brought
facts At icngtA, and said II Mas EruSs mistake ~
cunadeF such conduct only tho result Ut p,tstur.
tuhs " tItor Ia judgment. Involving ~ Moral
wE0n.. Their eousac was q sIlEab!u ~
hnd!nx Of tic July jastInsl revere sentence, =.
they Wc!a found guilty On acvan out Of eight
counts. T1est practices were even wossc, ior
they required nu coinsEs, aud cpuld be carried o,
struck i blox Vi lhe essdt, System. which aas :
necessary part Of the complicated trade Vt ths
ptesent day, aud tended 10 ihjutu business aud Dc.
ttfoy e0nIieEca In the merchants Ut fni4 city.
,ssufa 70 b. ths nena. w.
Judge. therefore sentenced him to a ycat
It hard tabot III the renstentlAry 1t joliet Phuger
on the other hand. did not appear TO b. Al ae,lys
partner. but only qulescehtl and hta guilt MA
Eavse ot ners'ssnSts s9 that ho opxat not e b.
ly liked 1t slx monihA tmpslsonu,rnt tn tbs County