New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06
TROUBLES OF BUSINESS MEN
SEVERAL NEW ASSIGNMENTS MADE.
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THOMAS GRAHAM, ARCHITECT AND ooiAH-"'
IN THE HANDS OF has CREDITORS
Jerkowsh & Schd wholesale dealers lin cloeAins
NJ No 74g Broadway failed yesterday, and the shenn
,ook charge OF the store They confessed judgments
for s1ssl4 for borrowed money; Sl3,o2l In tavor
% rsther Jerkowski and 5000 in favor OF Charies
6 Rsnm The firm Is composed of Marcus JerRo"SA'
and John schif. Bradstreets reports say tia1 III
tor,ner wears Mr.. Jerkowsh in the retail Columns
hpslpess at Albany. lie came TO New-fork aoo"V
~ Years AGO and started in the wholesale business,
subsequently admitting Max Ernst under the s'yle vi
IerkowskI g. Ernst. They were successful
Ierkowsh sold out his interest to his partner III
Januard $780, for $4,000 and obtained IN "uui'loi
~ 1000 bonus for the use of his NAME ne ooN""o
MARINER with Mr. Schf in July, 1890, putting H. F" s
Sad S37 900 cash, making the capital OF tie III"
AZ the start S69OO0 Mr.. Schif had been III uio
lobinx business for several years alone ana as sch
q Feder. A. A. Dain became partner rom Septoi"
her 1890 10 MAY, 1891, during wNeh uihe INC SUI
Of the firm was changed 70 JerkoWshi, Sohn " 80
Emanuel Blumensticl, OF BumenSuel " hl'sOu' ."
torpeys for the judgment creditors, sara SoS'e'u'
tailure was caused by bad business, poor %
To- doDrec,ot,on The liabilities are about SlOooVo
md assets probaby $4,000 to $4,000 In s'ocA anu
scoonnts They did business Of about S&oo'ovO'
The srst INDICTMENTS against Abraham BacAer uose,
4, commercial naper at No. 2s5 Broadway were nleu
Yesterday. They aggregate S4os4o oil winch =,
Was in favor Of 5. d J. waxelbaum ana OWL" -
favor OF Frank Rothschild' ,,s.. ., No I go
rhomas Graham architect and builder, u W.
,,so- 80 s. reported 10 be in financial dlhcui1es'
80 b,s affairs have been placed In the hauu % i'
"."ato,s He had Just finished row Oh e,sn' W -
A,o,,,,gs Nos > TO 10 East Ninety -seoo Tvs -.
o,g.oeS on the Graham apartment ho'ei az ,i'o ,
ri corner of Madson-ave ana Eighty -. -
- honsas on the south side of Eighty -mnt",sV' 10
TWO hous0S o ard fifth aves 1t is said he was
"een n,ost NOTES falling due, account OF delay
- .,o,,,no the permanent loan.
I" aa,recating 1000 have been placed ON the
AeiS Seee The largest are as follows
man q o,Nell. s37, 0CO; Dawson d Archef, oo4'-
200. WILSON, Adams & Co.. So'Sl LOO " ", w
&c 113: Josephine Collins, So,VOO' w. oe'- -
S1eoo, Fred Haas. 1850 His Liabilities are to
s4'ooV' tont ~ 40 600 and nominal assets con-
'ah,,. Iaryer Fred Haas, John casey ana 'onh
$500 &c heen selected by the creditors as trustees
a., 1o,k after their interests. Mr.. UIahaih was Io-S
soctafed with his father and broUlers ioi N'4S
= q Graham d sons, and started alono III 00P ~,
- " ,a,~,~ 2, x 900 cash capital. He bought tle
property Nos. to 10 East Ninety -. GOO ooo
600 ALI on mortgage, with Duliuihs loan y, $500
80 49,. 81, Fobtynintl-st cost $29,5Oo, all on mort
~ ,h a building loan Of $2o,OOo; the hoUei
rensrtv cost s3s 500, all on mortgage except @1OOO
In a bujldng loan of S45'OOo' 1his was 'ne -
r+ment hotel projected on the east sloe Oh oenofo
PARK to cost S165,OOo on August II lasV ~
a. borsas in Ninety secondst were mortsageu 10 one
tnanio life Insurance Company for S93'Ooo'
- 80 ma new developments yesterday In regard 70
atat, q, the suspended Stock Exchange firm OF b. b.
Iy,olIace A. Co. whose failure followed the suieue u
- linn the Stock Exchange member MOTIFS n
smith the sole surviving partner was ~ ms o"e' Wv
80 . ,olk about the affairs Mr.. Cranfora7 the as
,ee said that it doubtful II any estimate o Ss'e<
and liabilities could be made before Tuesday a" 1ie
n was said by welnformed persons yesterday ]s' i
wallace the widow Of the founder oil the hrm hNu win
drawn her capital within two years. so that IL Is NOT Os
d rat the failure will affect the estate OF her hus"au
This act Of hers Is thought now to have "sakeneu 1e
Germ and may have led Mr. Linn attempting Specu4~
operations which would either make vi u"A""N' WV w.
Germs and his own prosperity ,1o,
Deroit Sent 5-Smith g. Meyer, the large luni .t
firm i'm WaIren-ave have executed 90 GOV ~ tavor
a0Tgags upon National S BANK It is said to be made
In order TO secure the Preston Bank 1Qr sesS had
VI oau 6eaD aI@d than a second put on record
for S3 600 in favor Of Mrs. Amanda d. F. Joi'0S' Inns
was followed by the firms assignmenE in insolvency
has been issued against the Eureka SIX @
Com0anv of Canton. meeting OF creditors " R IoTo
Sehts and choose assignees will be held al DeolAm
On p sgPelnUe sent SpecaD-Robert Moore Co..
The oldest firm in this city In the wooien eotn 'rue,
NED ded of trust today for the beneht OF tieo ~
the concern are s1430OO; liabilities, 500 Inc
bond fled by the trustee is for $IOQ09O me N nrt
and at their retirement the present members Oh tle
firm Robert Moore and Charles J. Moore, sons re-
ness II was The intention Of Charles J. moore 10
withdraw from the firm. and this nethod OF
taken. Carl Vieter, the trustee VINO IS tle cilei
creditor. is member of the clothimporng mouse OF
Victor 4 Aches, of New York. 1t is stated by the
firm that all their liabilities are with New oTk ana
European firms II is also announced that John Moore
will continue the business at their present location at
Baltimore and Hanover SITS. The suspension Is due 10
tho strngency of the money market ana the sowhesS
OF collections
Pittsburg. sept. 5.-James A. Chambers. the promi-
ncnt glass manufacturer of this city, made an assign
ment today to W. c. McCaudless. j. Scott Ferguson:
Nv ChambelS's attorney states that estimate OF
assets or liabilities can be made at present.
san Francisco Sept. 5.-An attachment was levied
today on the large clothing establishment of NJ J.
Flsyin & Co. by the saher Bank of this city, to
which an Over-dra of goo, 900 is owing by the firm.
The liabilities Of the firm IL is stated. amount to be
Is due 10 Eastern creditors The firm claims to have
assets of 1925, 900 and to be perfectly solvent.