New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
ANOTHER BAXTER-ST. RAID.
TOBIAS COHEN HAS HIS CLOTHING STORE.
CLEANED OUT BY THE SHERIFF.

TOBIAS COHEN HAS HIS CLOTHING sToRI.
CLEANED OUT BY THE SHERIFF.
Another Baxtcr-st. clothing store was cea''ed
out last evening in the and approved legal 1asho
OF replevinng making the sixth on the list In the last
few weeks. The victim this time was Tobias Coheh
Of No. 100 Baxter-st an old man who had pioddeo
along with small business for twenty-five years, ana
II was said had never failed nor had ire. RuhofS
reached the ears of Of the creditors that he was
disposing of some goods, whereupon two OF them
promptly obtained writs Of replevin from the CITY
Court. william F. Cemmons woolien merchant go'
the first for s276 and Alexander Finelite, woolen
merchants followed with another for $500. Deputy
sberifs Muvaney and Hamilton, with three assistants
were sent to serve the writs. They appeared AZ
Cohen's store shortly after noon yesterday.
The usual scene followed. There were hurried con-
sultations with Cohen's friends and relatives who
were surprised at the appearance Of the sherfs and
creditors The women, and there were half dozen IN
the store cried and imporuned the creditors TO let
up and not ruin the business. Mrs. Cohen crG and
wrung her hands. She had got mp every morning al
O'Clock to work in the store, and she pleaded 10 save
the business for her children. Messengers we're sent
to relatives, even to Brooklyn to come to the
assistance financially Of Tobias The wealthy Jacob
Cohen who keeps store at Baxter ana walker s's''
Is brother Of Tobias, whose store Is paruuoned on
from his more fortunate relative All sorts OF efforts
were made to effect compromise at 20 cents to the
rpDeyn,Dg creditors ana % cents 10 anu
n looked several times II would through From
noon until o'clock the excited relatives and creditors
argued over settlement, the scene resembling mass
meeting for the store filed with people. and
several hundred crowded in the street about the place
The women continued their lamentations, and their
appeals we're enough TO make the hardest heart relent
The repevinng creditors offered to accept 10 cents
and give six months to pay It, If the wealthy relatives
Of Tobias would ndorse his notes. but the relatives
would not. The replevlning creditors gave Tobias
until O'Clock to arrange settlement but When his
relatives learned that he owed over $4,000 they gave
up the idea of guaranteeing settlement, and the
Sheriff gave orders TO take away the goods.
Two big trucks ready in front of the store and
in few minutes they loaded with clothes and
cloth in big rolls. In about fifteen minutes the store
and rooms upstairs cleaned out, only few gar
ments being left. The two creditors took the madeup
garments as well as the CLOTH they had sold Tobias
The goods were taken to Toppings warehouse. Poor
old Tobias looked the picture of despair as he stood
at the back of his store with his long white, flowing
beard, while his store was being cleared out.
Morris Isaaos, of No. so Baxterst, also cleaned
out YESTERDAY The favorable prospect d settle
ment Friday night upset yesterday by two of the
nrincral creditors refusing to compromise. -Four
trucks were loaded with clothing and carried away amid
ercat excitement. Besdes the early replovinng
creditors, two others yesterday obtained writs; Will
lam f. Clemmons for 81 APO and Leonard Haas Il Co.
81 200 Mr.. Isaacs Is a brothcr-in-law Of Tobias
Cohen.