New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
TROUBLFS or BUSINESS MEN.
JUDGE ANDREWS SETS ASIDE AN ATTACHMENT
AFTER LONG LITIGATION.

JUDGE ANDREWS Sis ASl DI- AN AiAHNH'di-.'A
AFTER LONG HuGATION'
Judge Andrews OF the Supreme Court. has set aside
the assignment of Isaac sickle importer of lace' aad
vevets formerly at No. 44O Broadway. made to
u.rnan Cantor on November 1G, 1887, after a long
and hard tonight litigation, on the ground Of fraud.
Garter Hughes q Cravath, representing PasSavdnt
Co.. Matthews Blum Il Vaughan Hardt von Beimuth
A. Co. spieln.an d Co.. Field. Chapman a Fenner ana
Wernwag d Co. brought the suit to set aside the as
signment alleging that good deal OF property had
been secreted They proved that Mr.. Sickle, two
xeeks before the assignment. went TO brokers' once
in Wall-st and bought 200 shares Of Pacific Mall
tock giving certified check for 81 900, and the day
before his assignment transferred about $1,000 III
accounts to his These transactions dd not come
out until a short time ago, and were the principal
nc for setting aside the assignment tae judge hou
ing that Mr. Sickle had secreted property, and that tne
transfer Of the accounts 10 his fraudulent.
The litigation in this has been of great in
terest to merchants ON making the assignment a
great many of the creditors, among them being h
Oelberman & Co.. Fleitman IL Co., and II. A. caesar
a. Co.. attached the property. Mr. Sickle having IL "iN
declared. said in June previous to the failure Ih"' c
had surplus b ,OOC but when he failed Ms dNe''
showed deficit of $50 900. Judge Barrett su'tace the
attachments but on an appeal to the General Term
S,ey were vacated on technical grounds Thcreupon
fhe assignee brought suit against the Sheriff for CON
version Of all the property seized under the at'ach
mcnt This suit, it is said. was not Drought 10 .'l'
Meanwhile Carter Hughes Il Cravath br0nSht sun 10
get aside the assignment. The defendants moved ior
hill of particulars, and were beaten The pia'Huh>
epdeavOrcd to get the checkbOoks, but the asSshec
refused 10 produce them and hc was punished ioF con-
TEMPT The General Term decided in the pEhhtih ;
favor and the check books showed that all the cheeks
uror TO November 4. twelve days before the failure
had disappeared In the meantime the cases OF ohef
creditors who had repevned goods came to trial anu
they were beaten The last act is the decision OF
JUDGE Andrews setting aside the assignment 1t i
alleged that about $37 900 worth OF property was
secroted.
Judge Andrews granted attachment against An
tonic Lavada Mexican commission merchant, OF No.
% Statest who lives in Merida, lucaan, Tor @-'ooo
in favor of Joaquin \. Mendina on protested oIoi'
mad, at Merida on November Il, 1880, payaoc III
New York on January 20, 1891 The atiacnlT!lt nas
been placed i'm the hands Of Deputy SherIn Nu!V"eS
An attachment for 5000 has also Dech lsSN A.
against him i'm favor of Ward & Huntington. w
svadt came to New ork in 17o4. ana beEdn pusl
ne. on his own account in lco1. lie ala HIsV.
trade with Yucatan. where his father i plonliclt
manufactIrcr If hcUncquu fibre which wIo COasiSTu
10 NrtouiO VINO claimed a capital OF SlOo'oOO, nc
we also NicaCOn OF Mexico. 1t i sad be Went 40
N~<ico last october and has since been III suCu PoO4
health there that he j. not expected 10 IiVe. ne ~
ccnta6 draft, for $4,000 in faVO" OF Ramon ieI
non1ez If Merida Mex. who II i SAID ala not remit
to cover and the draft, went to protest