The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-06
MEyDEs's STRANGE sTORY.
A Letter from Prisoner who is under Arrest
on Charge Of Matchmaking.

Tn the 22u ult., Samucl j.. Mendcs. OF III
West Twcnty-third street was arrested at the
instance Of his former employer. Philip Stincr.
the tea merchant whose bookkeepcr and conf
Dental clerk he had been. The Messrs I. b.
4 II. X. Thuroer. wholesale grocers. became
his bondsmen in 81 900 to appear yesterday for
examination. In the examination before Jus
tice BiXby yesterday. several letters were intro
duced from Mendcs addressed to Isaac SOM
mers. n brothcr-n-law Of Mr.. Stincr. threaten
ing that unless lie was paid $4,000 he would dis
close facts that would put Mr.. Stner and others
into state prison. Among the papers offered
and accepted in evidence was the following ad-
dcs seven days before his arrest. 1t is at once q
confession OF serious crimes and narrative OF
others which he AYERS were participated in by
Mr.. Stincr. Justice BiXby has called the atten-
tion Of the District Attorney to the letter. which
is rs follows:
To PRrss About seven years ago was employed
Phip suncr ami scNed him untl last :, piemoer when
he ias for ths second time fror TO his failure lhink
II va. May 81 carried oui Plan but partially fei.ed.
!eyssey street. wih What, li,s i, contuned about
TS ,s ponenss "nr " NV veH S' ,re, knew u
.,r ds. and 81 IN, Pse y wai wounded at e
oderay my expenses had been reereant to honor BE-
lore mer a % ar 'S essr sn m a, sS T ue S", noe SS
neP c & TO- share WIN ne part ct n m spo, M which
count ami pockeicd TIE proceeds $50 since then lost
Avenue sn 7o R"m"rv To sa%sl rsan aSni i.ase
sommcr,. checks for part VI the amount and rounding
2 Fret avenue. sud assumed ,hc 352 Third
svrnns cT,dinns Mr thaaan wi.h NOR more than he re-
Mr. rhalman now holding store which he
in.,eai OF owaius 40 Third avenue he wa. in dcS 70
suner IN the sum ~ over $500. exclusive q the
avenue ' and 7se Broad ,Hreet newark were en-
ve.cy .ireg, ~. irae Scnnenlcrr did sise hi.cheek
currency. WHEN he .ta,r lodged in III, bank OF ex
CHANGED with Henry Elliott of l., PARK pIce and others
sonncnhcr- tor ss.'o, by Snner wa secured by de
tDr,s ON he saturdsS ieio-e he isiIed Thls note
is vet carried ON sincrs books as unpaid II
o' The SIGNATURE throwing s,ner into hsnsrup,cy
conncd or IN s,ner, hook. nv having Ice ins,Tncsd
bN him not t. TAKE account Of same lhe cash account
counted uy ). SONNET Tor = suncr At Buls Head Haas
Of ihe 'reeeeSs f scs IN IN. NO sorc, he tsi. fr
Stuer I,Eac S'nmrrsis .encd az creditor 70 The
iai,r a. in r,r,nco thereto 1t Win he seen mat one
;G. % arases 5n @ @ @ q +, s se rs sa . & 9%i Snsl s
smGgn,. wcfe 'Aesn-gd eh'sS Sesis, hayman %,
~ The :. - winch was claimed - loan Scurcd tN
sAse WA made oat ~ me and ai,csisi iohs some notary
public. VINO wa, pad 80 b, Sonnsnoers Tor daung ne
sner with hsnotc Tor 81 oao and stiucr would not
the nots valid ami selling some o the hor.-, and re-
snou now IN m mn 81 ,ne ~ rssss ss %
about the middle Of september lSI7 discovered that
At the advice Of Bcl Suner was ahou, to arrest
ior HAVING shipped away goods and approJuaung the
proceeds own usius THIS plea IN cNi"uua
u made It known to Sonncnherg who induced
discontinue such proceeding reminding him of the re
sonnenhcrs however e&aeied and forged forme an AM
daNt that he well all others held the stores lelifl.
ma'ly and that wa. honest IN my bookkeeping. This
The document sworn to before notary Sonncnbcrc
and gong together several lots OF euois were bought
Tor and ~ sner after ne intended failing FROM iaNcr
never Edtr he lim~f houelt from II. X. 4 =
Ihnrher 60. and furkc Read bought. and samuel
ThAmun bought several lots of goods All purchases
made ior gs month pnor 10 hs failure were made with
iul knowl-d.e oi the impending crash For some time
BE- A
dor-ed two notes given TOD Rothschd Ter 81 500 loaned
Tle.e no;rs endorsed ~ >uncr himself IN my
never loaned stnersl.ihu which /, claimed The
anywhere be- IN suncrs books 10 show thi,
were ever paid To either Suner did not either
Mendts or lhslman " amount, sad 70 have been paid
sold ne the fixture, oi lsl Hrand street sonnenherg
paying iur H. but previously giving sonsnnherg iny
remained IN the store about ,iX weeks when sold II
out anl lost the proceed. IN all street y g. Elliott he
my security To Thurbcr 4 60 tor sNsl hat paid
si o TIN, amounts owe the rest ~ also about $50 90
Thurber &C. was Ienniess, and AZ the instance ot
Franklin street II arranged that wa. work mN.
sell credit among the dry goods houses and divide
was to Do tie ,rr ot the goois lease sonnrnherg who
would laud me a. The commercial agent, and To- whcNer
on promise 10 ray the $3.50 which | had appropriated
Tho plan heinz we'll carried out when 1t failed
gwen L. kaync Spring Dile tor two cases oi goods
which bought of them The participants were unable
70 furnish tls small amount have now reached ne
PRAYED men, and propose that We snail az De held
liable Tor our deeds > l. MtNDhA
Messrs Stiner Sonnenberg and SOmmers
took the stand, and denied in general terms the
allegations Of Mendes The examination was
adjourned.