Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-13
n. GER-TMANN. savannah.
81. NIRDLINGER. Chicago. III.


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MR. s.. aER>TMANN i- our General Man
vi aRer for The transaction VI ali the D'i-'-
GER~TMASN * 90.
No bu-Ire-- transacted on saturday and
Jewish ho.ldaE--
The partuer-- it appears. were Mrs.
Grr-tlnaun aud SIR. n. Nirdlin-er.a young
man from Chicago. The "Jeneral Mana
gcr'' 40 once began laying in "a stock OF
goods on credit. and apparently was under
fair headWay when the ml7ioriuhf7 pi
Yesterday beiell him. Tuesday he bought
bin 0f goods from Captain +. VI. HUI.
who refused 20 give Ger-tmann credit, and
the latter gave him check in payment,
aud the purchases were allowed % leave
the -ior-.
Yesterday Capt. Hull sent the check 10
bank and payment was refused on the
ground that there were ''uO funds
clerk was sent ~ Gerstnanu's store. on
Market square. for an explanation, aud
was informed bF Mr.. NiTdlinger- v no
appear. % boz AN innocent party 80 these
transactions. that Mr.. Gerstmann had the
KEY % tine safe and thar be- was at home
sick. Capt. Hull. when he learned thu
state Of affairs. sued Out warrant be-
fore Magistrate Molina for GeTstmann'5
arrest. aud went with ava officer ~ bis
residence on Jones street, corner ~ Bar
nard. Ger-tmann consented 10 give uD the
for auy losses. q
When officer Endre- arrived 10 take
charge Of capt. Hulps property, he found
Magistrate NauLntin ahead Oi him with
pos-c--1rv warrant in favor VI Mr. Ihos.
West. engaged in removing the ldtter'-
goods. and that Mr. i. II. Ward, repre-
scnting Capt. W. VI. Davidson, had Just
left the store to procure wagon with
which 10 remove liquors. etc. which
n... "a E.f from d Inn
Magistrate Naughtin was permitted 10
remove his goods. but Mr.. Ward was not
allowed ~ take his. There Is nice legal
question involved in this latter proceeding,
whether Mr. Ward had not really come
into possession u his goods before Officer
Endrcs arrived. OF course the lawyers
will haze o. Wresile with this law point.
Captain ilulP- goods, or such AZ could be-
found. were loaded on his trucks and sent
back % his store.
The news Of the seizure "few like Wild
fire aud there was "a general rush Of
creditors. some with legal processes and
some without those precious documents,
10 yet their Goods back: merchants and pOr-
tcr- grabbed whatever they thought was
sufficient 10 satisfy their claims, and
were preparing TO send them 10 their
stores when officer Endrr- took posses
sion of the enter stock on legal processes
then i'm his hands The officer described
the scene in and about the store as one
which can only be- Witnessed once ~
Lifetime. Market square was aDlaZe
with excitement. Besides those mention
ed the following parties have claims
against Gcr-tmauu. J.. j. Kuckert, Ken
nedv q Blum. Bcndhcim, Bros. ~ Co.,
RObt. Understands son AZ CO., a. l..
Mamlock. j. +. Bird. II is stated that
Gcrstmann gave number Of cheeks which
were NOT houorcd bat the parties holding
them did not suspect anything wrong,
thinking the maker, who was reported
sick. would arrange for their payment
when be- cot we'll The present outlook
Is that there will be "A lively skrmish
..r,l.tl, Tho nrndifnr- lnr tho aAAniA.