The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-21
THE WEBER ASSIGNMENT.
Acceptance of Leo Brigel's Bond by the
Courts.
The Brewery in a state of Block
a1e.

The matter OF appointing new assignee for tae
Weber brewery was settled in the Courts to-day
Mr.. Leo Brigel, through his attorneys, presented
his bond in the sum OF $5OO0O0 and it was ap-
proved by the Court
| They also made an application in his behalf fof
| an order requiring Messrs Starbuek and Pau tho
late sgnees to deliver to Brigel all of the Weber
estate and asking further that i'll the event Of q
refusal to do so by the late assgneeS, the Sheriff of
Hamilton County be ordered to put Brgel in pos
| session of the property
At this juncture Starbuck & Pfau, through their
attorneys objected to the order being made clail-
ing that before such order was to be made 10 thu
new assignee they were entitled to have their ap-
peal bond filed first.
The matter as to making the entry was argued at
! length by both sides. The Court stated that he
had yesterday made known that he would only
name an amout to the appeal bond, after he
| had made all orders, necessary for him to make.
TO put the new assignee in possession of the prop
| erty.
| ThereupOn the attorneys for Starbuck and Pfan
excepted to this order and gave notice of appeal,
and asked that their bond and entry approving the
same be made party to the audit which was also
| resisted it being claimed by the attorneys for the
| new assignee that the filing OF the appeal bond
lst be filed after the orders OF the Probate Court
| The Court then stated that he would name at
the request OF the attorneys for Starbuck Plaza
an amount for which they might give an under
| taking
While the discussion over these points was &C.
ing on it was intimated by some unknown means
in Court that Messrs Stlrbuck & P1au by their at
| tOfneVS mad procured temporary restraining
order from Judge Burnet returnable next Satur-
day.
The order was to prevent Mr.. Leo BrigeI from
| taking possession OF the brewery. Word also casna
into Court that the late assignees had closed the
| brewery this morning and that they had posted
fifty men behind the closed doors to resist any ana
| all attempts of the new assignee in getting pos
| session Of the same.
They proved merely idle rumon, but caused con-
| siderable excitement
The matter was finally settled by the Court or
dering the entry approving Brigels bond to be
made.
The attorneys for Brigel then demanded thesur-
render of the estate but the attorneys for Starbnck
and Pfau declined to say what these gentlemen
would do, and i'll the meantime left the Court
| A demand for the surrender Of the same viii be
made this evening by Mr.. Brigel's attorneys.
| From an earlier editlonit will be seen that Mf.
Leo Brgel was put into possession of the Welef
estate. About noon, however the attorneys for
Starbuck and Pfau obtaineda temporary I'M ING
ton.
When Mr. Bligei applied at the brewery for sd
mittance he found the place locked, and about
fifty men armed with revovers ready to resist any
attempt on the part of Brgel to get in. An old
man named George Neuner, who has been in the
employ of the brewery for nineteen years. was
knocked down by this armed mob and severely
| naltreated
He and two others had shortly before been dis
missed. The sum Of 5000 Is still due to Me-
| Neuner IL is alleged that the above assault was
lone at the instigation of the foreman, William
| GGrst
There is intense excitement in the neighbor-
hood of the brewery, and, as the mob are drunk,
boodshed is feared by tonight
Deputy Sheriff Joe Moses, III the absence Oh
Sheriff Wallace, proceeded to the place this alter
noon to serve the injunction.