Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-19
BENJAMIN INA BAD BOX.
A Clothing Clerk Who Starts out
As a Financier and Winds UP
I'm Jail.

A little difficulty arose on the Wasatch
corner between and 8 o'clock this morn
ing, in which S. Benjamin assailed his
former employer, NJ I'll. Lipman, and IN
turn received sound trouncing for his
alleged scurrilous remarks. The facts
are set forth in the following account:
benjamin had been in the employ Of
NJ. H. Lipman some time ago, but owing
to his unreliable manner of doing bust
ness was discharged. After leaving here
BENJAMIN went East and represented
himself as connected with the firm, and
on several occasions as being Mr.. Lipman
himself Through his Misrepresentation
he obtained rides on the railroads, and
borrowed numerous sums of money in the
name of the firm, saying that he had run
q little "short" and would send the
money on his return to Salt Lake. He
also collected bills due the firm and re-
ceipted for them, as if he had the author
ity He sold goods and collected money
on them, and did not deliver the goods to
the parties. In this manner he victim
lied people in the East and West. A few
months ago these bills started to come in
to Mr.. Lipman, who in turn informed the
parties that the man Benjamin was q
fraud, and had not been in his employ for
some months. To further bring about
his ends Benjamin sent kilograms to Lip
man from different places, stating that he
would leave for certain place at such
time and though Mr.. Lipman was some
what mystified to receive kilograms post
ing him on Benjamin's movements, he
did not suspect at the time that it was
done solely to make Benjamin's place
seem more important to those whom he
was working"
The following is sample of the letters
received by Mr.. Lipman in regard to the
transactions of Benjamin:
MERGED WOODEN MILLS,
Nos II AND 10 BATTERY STREET.
SAN Francisco, March 18th, 1885.
Mr.. II. II. Lipman Salt Lake City:
DEAR SRA party by the name of s. Ben
jamin, claiming to be a representative of
your firm, called on us few days ago, and
after selecting six pair of white blankets and
six buggy robes, he borrowed $40 from us
and departed. He stated that he would re-
turn the money next day and at the same
time select some more goods.
We have not seen Benjamin since, and we
would kindly thank you to let US know
whether his representations are correct or
not. AGENCY MERGED WOODEN MILLs.
This statement of Benjamin s was false,
as Mr.. Lipman says he was not in his
employ nor representing the firm at that
time. A great many similar cases were
perpetrated by him. In Spokane Falls
he used the name of Mr.. Henry Wagner,
and in every conceivable manner OBJ
tanned money, for which he will be prose-
cuted. Mr.. Lipman asks all parties hold
ing claims against Benjamin where
money was procured under false pre-
fences, to send in the amounts and he
will endeavor to have him prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
A couple OF weeks ago Benjamin re-
turned to this city, and publicly stated
that he would pay up all he owed in
short time. He also went to Mr.. Lipman
and stated that he was broke, and wanted
some help and would pay everything as
soon as he could procure work. With
these promises Mr.. Lipman took him to
Mr.. Gebnardt and secured room for
him for week; and at the end of that
time informed Mr. Gebhardt that Benia-
min had not tried to do anything, and he
would have to look to him for the pay for
the room from that time formard.
Mr.. Lipman went north on business
trip and during his absence Benjamin
talked scandalously about him, but upon
meeting him this morning denied having
said it, but acknowledged having used
the language referred to, in regard to his
brother. Lipman told Benjamin that he
could not mean anybody but him, and
with that Benjamin called him liar and
threw out his hand as if he meant to
strike him. With this provocation Lip
man struck him. Benjamin is now in
Jail and will be held to answer to several
charges OF embezzlement, and receiving
money under false pretenses. What |
be will prove in defence is not known, and |
we merely publish the allegations of the