New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-16
HE COURTS.

HAS AR0NSON ABSORBED TIE CAsINOl
Arguments BEFORE JUSTICE van BRCNT BY Mr.
DIrTENHpEFER AND MR. LEvESTRiTr.
A. J. Diteuhacfer Iept himself the cyuosure If al
ewes for two ho1rs yesterday 10 tn. supreme Court.
Chamber. in endesvor in behalf Of George r Cum
ming- 10 make Justice Van Bumt bsliey. that Ra-
doph Aronson h.d absorbed the Casino-aud m,
buffr' -forr. roofgarien. Illuminated lyle and al.
Lawyers Leyertrit and Arnoux sat at a are distance
and watched the opposing counsel in behafof the New
York Concert Company aud Rudolph Ar1nsoo. The
Arauson hrotbers Rudolph and Albert took up
post behind their counsel and ma infested vivid in
erest in tie proceedings. Mr. Dittenh'ef fer first -
tailed iarge amount Of ancient history m the form "
gleauiI q from Aida It's Hr cited fund OF statistics
regarding 10 ept and eIpeu-.- 40 tAe Casino 30
threw the mortgage of SloooOV uio ne ace 81 th' n-
position wee: tori the Casino bonds into sAIcd4
motsphorcally ri.onct.ied around Rudolph Ar1n-
son -aiaN of $4,000, declared, with thunder cap
of hs hands. thai the accounts II the tasino had been
kept ON more wsmorandums. aud he himself had
searched far and wide for youch-'s and hal found
mono. lie sat down after declaring thai he wanted
" relief
Mr. Levcrtritt rronptlv denied everything worth
denying which Nj Uiusuhooer had s&ii answered
hs twenty eight allie cations, and declared thai he lad
fortyone siidsvits IN tespon'e. A. this he counsel
around 81 ,hed did Justice Van Bumt Then he
lpwycr soiemuy Hounced that hc would not read the
afidatits Every thereupon sighed m 20 ief
Mr Le.eutrtt declared that ~ hid searched through
the County Clerks Office and had found twenty three
uusati.fcd Judgments hanging over John A Me- auL
ne wanted to know If man with that number ~ iudg
mcuts over him could ne trusted ~ RIM the 'asnl -
well ~ could Rudolph Aronaon. What risk would VIZ
Met au be- running, snvwsy. under such conditions. IN
producing opera The affidavit Of The duofkeoper ~
Tho stick Exchange srt forth that Mr. Metaul hsd
been -ecu ia 10 in consultation Nuh Ir'rEc Gum.
mng4. the p,tii,usr Hence there colluainu he-
tween the Wp Tho total 'e,iris since the ssino "a.
built $40 pBT - the expenditures. 81 a.
p3H SO tho balance sbt.uJl ~ NJ lsvenffitt
charged that k-rissnd N-rd bad transfer 81 eighty
sharo' N a'ino stock IT, = y po,y' and . leaf BAD
been torn from me tfrr book aud pasted IN between
Noa. 80 ,ud ", martei tdlg' md .nlrdalcd
Jusoo AZ. lIrsit re'cr'ed his decision apon aonlInn
Ing the iniHnrtpn restraining thr lr4.e ~ The tsru1
and ~ Aton.on from handling the funds
"1IE COLONEL" SEEKING MS FREEDOM
Carlton II. Rrtts hl. desire % get ont Il Ludlow
street jail lie signihed tai. 10 Judge hcAdim, YES
terlly in The Cy Court, Chambers. Louis y. PeoarY,
who has "a cgAr store aud billiard room az No. D57
Third ave. say. that Mr.. Betts IN January met him.
Mr. Belts then told him. eonhdentisy, that be was q
real live colonel ia the regular army that he had
graduated At West Point without having been hazed
death that lie had a wealthy father that he owned
real estate brooklyn that he a member OF ths
University Club that he "a about Ia marry wealthy
woman OF THE cIty-and asked Tor tie loan Of -.
From January june :, 1854, Dir. Pecsry says. the
Colonel increased his account from 81 "a 253 30
lie does say whether the fifty cents went Tor beer
or postage samps Ater the Colonel had bOr-
rowed n. Pec2rys ,csrfpin aud diamond rng three
real live diamond. in each and had given nothing bus
waste pspsr-cled pr0mlssorv notes for short III eT-
change for them. and then had had the hArdho@l TO
deinur to the ravmeni thereof when due, Mr.. PecarY
with tho aid of the law. sent the Colonel 10 Ludlow
Stree, Jail June 20 for q summer scatiOn. unless
he should pay Nj. Pec-ry e4O0 Mr. Bets, wishing 70
emerge from exile savs that Mr. lscary Il seeking 10
extort money and that the notes were all paid lie
therefore appends the aloge4 notes ~ bis affidavit
Judge hcAlam l. bordering over the matter.