New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
SHE SAYS THE ASSIGNEE is INSOLVENT.
ASSERTING THAT A CONSPIRACY HAS BEEN
FORMED AGAINST HER-CHARGEs
AGAINST A LAWYER.

motion was made yesterday in the United states
ris.r,ct Court before Judge Benedict 10 renio'e
1ulins c. Lehman as assignee 1T Ddhh'upuS Va -
estate Of william A. Iioar who dled III 1000 a,iu
,oe, HE estate in a complicated condition. lhe
,e,it,op for the removal Of Lehman IS MADE oy MIS-
charlotte IIoar the widow and adnlhs'ralr'A' tio"e
her attorneys, GugGenheimer d 'hWr"eS|'' w
charge that scheme has been concocted 10 Ha'c
Lehman who IL is asserted, was absoli'eV inso'o'
anpo,nted assignee on a worthless bond AS soon aS
81 uoar discovered this alleged fraud she OBTAINED
,r,r, Indigo Benedict order 70 SHOW CAUSE why
Lehman should not be removed from ms trust Ni',
uoars first allegation is that Lehman was appoH'cu
a. tbe instance of Henry Daily jr, who Represented 10
bor that Lehman good ana fe>pohsiD0 P''''
a. bs annoiutcd assignee, and that nc wOuid give
GOOD bond for faithful discharge OF his trust ohc
alleges that she has since found that DaiS won
lncv that Lehman insolvent ana worthless at "'
time the appointment was obtained Ill suPPoi, Va
,h,e she sets forth a number Of judgments against
Lehman existing at the time and asserts 'ia' o"''
a few months prior to his appointment Lcii'na" Voc
examined in supplementary proceedings IN "iIo" "o
disclosed the fact that he was mNoVeh''
The petitioner alleges that Lehman is simply
convenience" in the Office of Daily ana t"d' "V
has several times been dspossessed for noh-paSne'
NJ house rent Mrs. Hoar also declares thaV o''o
winter who went surety for Lehman on MS ooiu -
g straw. bondsman To sustain this statement she
Gets forth a number OF unsaushed JuusuehVe VIM
have been obtained against winter III uiioroh' ",
sbe alleges that she has reason TO believe 'ul paN
and Lehman both aware of TINS TACT al tlc UNIV
they obtained him bondsman. sne asser'' '""'
at the tine he executed the BOND lie was h'9oi Wv,
o,d that since the execution he has been eNaniheo
in supplementary proceedings on severai Oh to u
satisfied judgments against MIN. On one o0''
alleged that while under oath Winter swore lha' n1 Ia"
ou,ned no property with which he could satisfy
dcment for the last four years, although TINS Dohd
,yo executed less than two years ago ana WHICH "o
executed it he swOre he was worth Soooo' Inv
peti,ioner also alleges that Lehman Has lor "'''S
wears been engaged in soliciting clients lor DdiS, anu
she asserts that has no business or business s|u
ing except that he processes TO be real estate asoh'
hut has no known Office. As TO the haDlls Oh lehman,
che alleges that she good reason to beheVe 'aV
both he and the bondsman, Winter, are hao'uai ur""N
ards having been frequently seen uhoer inc i"""V0
- honor she further AYERS that the Grams aeai"s'
The estate proved in bankruptcy amount OILY !"
60 900 and that all above this amount belongs 10 er
and her children a., ,s. =,
ha, for the last two years, she alleges that he has
only brought one suit to set aside irauuuleit 'uuo
ment amounting. with interest to about Slo'ooo. 0n
,s Informed and believes that Lehman INTENDS 10 pay
Daily whatever amount he may ask for MS serNi'c III
connection with the estate and she denies 'h'' Sno
over promised to give Daily one-thrd OF the estate
~ III, so-,ices as he asserts ON the other hand she
has nrocurcd all the evidence herself with no cost 10
Daily paid all the disbursements OF me various Pi'
ceedjngs and given him the services OF her grown SUM-
who lett 5000 place 10 20 with Daily, for TWO years
durinp which time he has acted as clerk IN MS
office paving his expenses ana RECEIVING Ho 'o""
pensation whatever during all this tlnle'
ExIudre Dittcnhoefer, who appeared as coutsei
for the petitioner recitcd all the above facts SUD
stan,iay and MIR. Daily denied everything ana 9"'
that these judgments against the assignee hau III oco
vped out and that the assignee was now ready 10 give
q GOOD and sufficient bond Ex-Judgc Dittenhoefer IN
no had afti
prove that Lehman had in one instance 10 say 'no
Ieast ATTAINED the discharge of the judgment against
him nv telling the holder that it was utterly "oics9
and if u was satisfied he might be able 10 OBTAIN al
assgneeshp or retain out of which be ooulu i"Ao
some money. Judge Benedict gave Lehman Ten uaSs
In which to produce bond Of S2o,ooo gwen oS WV
good bondsmen. If Lehman does not ME 'he oo'u
in that time Lehman shall be displaced
This case is filled with queer Incidents In or aoou
the wear 1869 domestic difficulties arose between '
IIoar and her husband who was weii-tO'uo e'o'ei
and commission merchant, living IN Greenpoih' anu
doing business both in Brooklyn and New YORK "'s
Uoar obtained 1, limited divorce ana the CUSTODY Va
her two children She obtained order of the court
Cor alimony but the husband managed to evade pay
ment Before the domestic difficulties arose ne hdo
conveyed TO his wife piece of property In IoohiSi
She refused to give it up and then the legal W"iaic
which has since involved the estate, began win inc
evowed intention of recovering possession OF the prop
erty he employ man, it is said 10 Pile up iaude
judgments against him. This done, lioar Hooded MS
wife with creditors actions in the names OF his friends
All these she defeated. As consequence Oh 'hcSe
creditors suits the property given her was nna sou
under foreclosure sale HOar subsequently got inc
nroperty In his own name shortly after TINS ne Went
into bankruptcy lie purchased giTperE WITH vi II.r o
placed in the name of his nephew William H. H. Ho;u
Aocether he died leaving large amount OF piopef'N.
II was so well covered up by he taMll8 0l u.c III
names OF friends aud relatives that Mrs lioar never
received a cent Of almOny. After his death IN I7o'
however it was discovered that the properly n'o "
Ionged 10 him. and Mrs. IlOar took possession % H.
She was not long in undisturbed possession h0weEtr,
for the old judgments revived. she was aoaail
harassed with suit after suit, and hnaly placeo INC
rater in the hands Henry Daily, Jr, WHO aiN lscd
her that the bankruptcy proceedings against her nus
hand should be continued and the estate and differences
settled through the Bankrupt Court This was INC
way Assignee Lehman came into the matter.