Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-01
THE DIAMOND SALE
Made TO y. RothschiId and the Progress
of the Suit
Brough. Against Him for Fraud-The
Drummer Tells Story.

Before Justice Galloway yesterday after
noon the trial of S. Rothschild was begun.
He is charged with having obtained
quantity of jewelry from Hess & Schleisser,
OF New York, few days before his fail
ure, by making false representations. The
plaintiff was represented by Messrs. +.
ii. Heiskell and l.. +. Wright, and the
defendant by L. Lehman. Three reprt-
sentatives of the firm of Hess & Schleis-
ser are in the city, and were present at the
trial. The first witness introduced by the
prosecution, Greenbury, drummer for the
house, told the whole story. lie said he
came 10 Memphis November 18th and
put up at the Peabody Hotel. He noticed
the sign of s. Rothschild, jeweler, across
the street, and went over and introduced
himself to Rothschild and told him his
business. Rothschild said he knew the
house and had dealt with it. Witness re-
piled that he hoped he could sell him
something. Rothschild made no answer
at the moment, but afterward asked him
how he liked his store. Witness replied
that he did not know, he had never seen
it before. Rothschild then took him to
the back of the store, from whence
there is an exit to Monroe street,
and showed him his old pawnbroker's
sign. "Oh yes" he said, at is much bet
NSA iO"s Abet1 SlSl uoNh W pC III llOnl,
now it is in the rear" He then pointed
out unredeemed pledges, which, he said,
were worth $4,000. They then returned to
the front of the store and Rothschild
pointed put the showcases. Some, he
said, were filed with solid goods, while
others we're plated. He went on to saw.
after having made display of the splen-
dor of his stock, that he did have some
trouble once, but everything was now
paid up and he would make still further
engagements in the spring. He would
take in the cigar stand next door to him.
Rothschild then said if he bought any
goods of witness he must have time on
them, as he could buy all he wanted on
six months. Witness promised to call on
him the next day and see what he could
do, and at his room in the Peabody Hotel
the following morning he sold Rothschild
bill OF goods, including three pairs of
diamond earrings, two diamond lace pins,
two diamond scarf pins, one diamond stud,
two diamond collar-buttons, seven dia-
mond rings, one diamond crescent bracelet,
five lockets studded with diamonds, two
diamond scarf pins and one crystal charm
amounting in all to $ll78 63. He sold
these goods on four, six and eight
months time, receiving S2S 70 in cash
for current expenses. Witness would not
have sold the goods except for the repre-
sentations made by defendant. Witness
continued, that Rothschild failed in four
days after the purchase of these goods.
Upon his return to Memphis few days
after the assignment ,,he asked Rothschild
what the cause of the failure was and if he
could not return the goods bought of him.
He replied that some were sold, some
pledged and little remained, but next
morning when witness looked over the
stock he found it had all disappeared lie
| said TO Rothschild that business must have
been pretty good, and asked him where all
the other diamonds and jewelry, which
had been shown him, had gone to. lie
received the same answer as before. Wit.
ness concluded that the stock was worth
$4,000 when he first saw it, but was mot OF
greater value than $1,000 when he in
| spected it last. Case continued until to-day