The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-08
THE MOCK WITNESSES CLUB.
SOME or ITS MEMBERS SEEN IN JUS.
IICE DINKELJS COURT.

Hiring " Man 60 Commit Periury-Theu n
Quarrel over the Giving OF "a Note-Tho
saloon In which the club IL Said 60 Meet.
Justice Dinkel OF the Fourth District
Court had nearly the Same parry before him
yesterday that had crowded tho officers room
OF tho Essex Market Court the preceding day
Samuel Edgart. who on Thursday confessed
that he belonged 10 n club whose members had
all sworn TO procure mock witnesses when re-
CURED to testify in favor OF any member who.
voluntarily or otherwise. might have occasion
toeubmit his affairs to tho arbitration OF a court.
prosecuted Henry NJ. Greenberg for fraudu-
lently obtaining promissory note. No Wit
nesscs were examined. but Edgart's counsel
made long speech setting forth the following
facts Some time last year Edgart offered. or
caused TO be offered to Greenberg. tho sum Of
$500 II he would testify favorably for him In
suit which no proposed to institute against tho
Third Avenue Street Railroad Company
Groenberg at first declined. saving that he
would not periure himself for 81 900; at length
however no took from Edeart promssory notes
to the amount Of $500. These notes we're made
by one Levi. doing business in Ninth avenue
Soon after no had taken them Greenberg pro-
fessed TO have discovered that the notes were
forgerics. and. declining TO have anything moro
to do with the fraudulent suit against tho rail-
road company. he returned them to Levi.
Edgart protested against this action. and OBJ
tanning no satisfaction from Greenberg he sued
MIN in the Superior Court. This, II was alleged,
frightened Grecnbcrg. and he offered to pay
so IN cash and give his prOmissOry note Tor f20
at thirty days. II Edgart would release him from
his obligations and stop all suits. Edgart was
not he said, prepared TO acccdct 10 his terms. and
after some discussion the parties agreed to 60
TO- q rabbi and abide by his ndvice.
nS bTSoTs sdGe WIS to ,S settle the matter
Neingartcn. who agreed to hold Greenherg 3
note Tor thirty days. and also take Edgart's writ
ten agreement to release Grcenberg from all
further Liabilities. When tho motto was paid
Meingarten was to give Greenberg tho release.
Edgart then received s25 in cash from Green
berg. and stopped all court proceedings
When the note was nearly due. Il was alleged.
Greenherg told Weingartcn that he was unable
change II with him for another at thirty DAYS.
Wcingarten took the new noto and gave up the
old one. and II was not until some time after
ward that he observed that the former was dated
December. 1879. instead OF December, 1878. Az
II promised TO pay thirty days after date ." OF
course y would be n year and thirty days before
II could be presented.
Weingarten gave the note to Edgart and he
passed IL to Bernstein. who sued Edgart In the
Marine Court for t25. That suit is yet pending
the lawyer said.
Justice Dinke said he must give Judgment in
favor Of the defendant. II the same suit had
been instituted by another party in the Marine
| Court. and had not yet been tried. II would be-
useless Tor him TO try IL in the Fourth District
berg.
Mr. Aaron moan. the Professor OF hebrew,
| who testified that he was imposed upon by
Edgart. was found last night in his residence
| 2ls East Broadway He IL an old gentleman
with snow-white beard. and he was in an OK
cessiyely bad humor.
What do know about them ?" no asked. II
| helped one OF the vagabOnds because he came
| from the same country that / came from,
| Poland. and he said ne was friend OF my
| brothers. But found out that he was deceiv-
| Ing me. and gave him up and now he has got
| me mixed up with this AFFAIR. | know nothing
| OF the club to which he and his associates be-
! longed."
The reporter went to the house in Orchard
street where. II IL said. the club meets IL Is n
very limited liquor saloon. in which lager
| beer is retailed at five cents a schooner. The
| proprietor said that his saloon was noted ovey
| the city for its preGminent responsibility. and
| he wanted 10 know whether he couldn't sue
some one for saying II was otherwise. He showed
! gold medal upon his breast which. accord
| ing 10 his assertion, corroborated by the in
| scripton upon IL, had been presented to him by
| tho President Of his synagogue for decorous
! behavior. IL WAS the same synagogue 10 whicl
! Elgart and his associates belonged but th,
proprietor said he did not know Edgart though
| he was acquainted with Greeuberg.