The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-19
DEFENSE OF EMANUEL
Arthur Levin Answers Charges
That He Is a Fraud.
eREENEBAuM REALLY LOST.
Tho Money Actually Spent In Finding
Him-His Seattle Debts Are Small
Why He Went East.

Arthur Levin, the cigar merchant OF this city,
states that the charges made by the San Fran
cisco Exdmfner that Albert H. Emanuel is de-
fainter, are false. In an interview with Posi-
INTELLIGEHcER reporter he answered in detail
the charges made against Mr.. Emanuel. His
statement in substance Is as follows:
'sAs to the Losing of Willie Greenebaum in the
Olympic Mountains, the facts are these: Greene
baum. NJ. w. Frank, my brother Edward and q
cruiser went into the mountains. After four or
five days Mr.. Frank telegraphed to me:
"'Teli Emanuel Grcenebaum is lost in noun
tains. Grave fears entertained. Have arranged
searching parties Send money
Emanuel obtained 500 or 500 from the
Puget Sound National bank and telegraphed 1t
to the First National bank OF Port Angeles.
The same night Emanuel and !, with four
cruisers, one of whom was J. H. Brown, the log
ger, left for Port Angeles. After two days one
OF the cruisers found Greenebaum. He was
white man, falling down backwards. He was
carried on the back of one of the cruisers to q
ranch about five miles distant. where he got a
wagon. That night he was half delirious aud said
How much money have you spent for me.
guess Ill have to pay it. Emanuel could not
have appropriated any of the money, because
vouchers for the amounts and gave them to
Grecnebaum. The cruiser who found:Greene-
baum received check for SIS on the First Ma
tional bank Of Port angeles: Il. The Others were r.,
in checks. There were seventy or eighty men
searching for him, but all were not
paid: The whole town of Port Angeles was ex-
cited over the matter. and many volunteers
joined in the search. We were there five days,
aud Greenebaum never even paid our fare, and
he was. never charged anything by us. His
companions were hunting Tor him day and
night, and did not sleep for three nighte
.When we brought him beck to the city,
Emanuel took him to his own house, and took
great care OF him, and nursed him. He never
paid anything for his board there, and all Eman-
lIel received was some small presents. His
fathers partner repaid the money to the bank.
We'll & Michacls to know that they would not
allow any man to make drafts of them while on
the road, and would not pay bills for wardrobes
says. Wiz he had been - guilty Of 1'a such
practices and had borrowed money from custom
ers, the nrm would not have sent him here to
manage their business. / knew Emanuel from
the time he came here soon after the fire. He
was not o dissipated man, and spent almost all
his evenings at home with bis wife and child.
All his debts in this city would not amount to
over 500, in small bills and sums borrowed from
friends. While do not think it was wise for
him to risk his reputation by leaving here in
debt, believe he will return and pay all he
owes. He has written to me asking me to try to
sell some pictures he left here and pay some of
his debts with the proceeds. He left here be-
cause his firm had made new contract with
him on which he could not make half as much
as he could make on the road. Before he left
he went to San Francisco and received a check
for $50, the balance due him. Out of this he
paid me 500, which he owed me- That shows
that his accounts were straight with the firm.
He then went East, and is now in New York.
He obtained position there, but this story has
come out there, and he has been suspended un-
til he can clear up the matter. As soon as he
satisfies his employers that the stories pub
lshed about him are false, he will come out
here and pay all he owes.
'.As to that affair in ST. Louis, know nothing
except that he has sued the Police Gazette for
libel for publishing that story. He has also