The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-20
WILSON e. GREIG.

SOME FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ABOUT THEIR
BANKRuPrcY-THE DISHONEST employees
ARRAIGNED.
The triple arrest which Captain Byrnss made on
Wednesday last explained, " was thought. double
mystery. Where Harry Phillips got the money he
spent so extravagantly problem which exercised
the wits OF numerous fast living young who knew
the slender dimensions OF his salary. and ~by Wilson
L. Greg went into bankruptcy was question which
sorely puzzled their creditors The con fesson Of the
gay cashier cleared up all doubts about his resources
but there is TO infer from the developments OF
yesterday that moro will be heard OF tho Wilson &
G reig bankruptcy and the circumstances which
underiis It. The carclcssness OF the firm in not
exercising stricter watch their affairs, aud
enabling com bination Of their employees to plunder
tn will, severely commented on by business
men, and sodi. ionai reason offered
rant Judge Choale In delaying their deiiverance
from bankruptcy til The 4th OF August, although
Thursday last was the day set down for 1t.
BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
Yesterday Captain Byrnes, with Detectives sievin
and Dolan, conducted the prisoners rom the Fifteenth
precinct station house, where they had detained
TO the jefferson Market Ponce Court Hines aoa Hen.
erickson seemed tribe dscompossd by their position,
but Harry PuIlips cool ana self scssed
ever. When Judge Smith had taken his seat Coun-
seilor Loo Schwab announced himself as representing
Hendricks0D. whtc Edmund Prico anu MI Newburger
appeared tor Phillips and Hines respectively. The
complaints were theu called for anu Mr.. Wilson,
who present In behalf Of tho concern, made the
fol owing compsints:-Harry Phillips, ne alleged,
had confessed TO nim that on the 2lst Of september
1885, he had received Tor the hrm $2626 80 OF when
he had accounted only 1925 o.. there
ty securing $1,000 for himself. Pearson Heud
rIcksou. he stated, had admitted that he and
Philips had entered into un arrangement by
WHICH they had been enabled TO systematically w,u-
die lie firm Tor three ycers, and III that time had de-
nauded It out OF $1,000 The Complaint iurthcr
ut,te
operations by the destruction oi cheeks and
sion OF entries from the CASHIERS books. When
these charges had been submitted the JUS
tcs Mr.. Newburger inquired IL any bad been
made against his client, the bockkccpcr Hines.
Judge smiib said he had heard Of none, on which
Messrs. Schwab and Price seemed 10 jump simuta-
neou-ly 10 the same concus aud were ming
haranguc &c the Court when Hts Honor interrupted
by stating peremptorily that Mr.. WiiAon's charges
should embrace tue three persons accused, aud
OF them only. TINS was induced by Captain
Byvues making whispered sta. emcnt, winch evil
denliy had weight vita the Bench. Mr. Wilson
seemed a little taken aback by this proceeding. and
the bookkecper LOOKED Thoroughly dIscomrt ed bu.
oil the cbief clerks desk they sent the punaercd
employer, iron wnom compliant was alter Tune
reduced TO writing
DISSATISFIED ATTORNEYS.
When the Judge. acting on the ain 'avits furnished
hun, nxea BAL OF Phillips nud neudrick sou at
ST. that OF dimes at 900, Coun selIors
Price and schwab denounced the prosecution AS cor
rupt aud held that their clients we're to suffer
Tor the onences Ia which the oookkccpcr was equally
concerned with tLcn. In the examination room
(wEere the Case was taken to enable Captain
Byrues make statement which, IL was
thought would weigh with the Court) Couu-
seIlor Price made u vigorous attack upon the
complanaut. He said that Il vas clear that the book
keepers knavery larreacniu g than was
nj nrst supposed, and that there we're probably accom-
pIices oi his otbei fraudulent mach atom, who
10 shield them elves from exposure. ~ere nov ready
TO cvndoue his guilt. he sad that Mr. Wilson showed
aumus IN pa oc, cdIug 10 strongly against us
ciicut nnd Hcndrcksou, while he allowed HINES who
had been perpctraed to Tree til called to
count W tue Court