The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-09
JUDGE COLES POKER
1t Saved the Books of the Firm
from Seizure.
A STORMY SCENE IN NYACK.
The Blauvelt- Cole Affair Bids Fair te
Become a Battle Royal.

Rumor That Cashier Cole is to Be Ar.
rested, and That Harry BlauveIt is to
BE Prosecuted for Taking the Books OF
the Firm---Mrs. BIauueIt Now Says IL
is a Consniracy to Break Up Their
Business.
NYACK, N. Y, Jan. "a battle royal
has begun here between the parties to
the Cole-Blauvelt affair. The books re-
Gently examined by experts and sent by
Dickinson to the creditors meeting in
New York Wednesday have just been re-
turned to Nyack Hearing that they
were in Judge Coles Office Mrs Blauvelt
went there during the morning and de-
manded them. Judge Cole refused to de-
liver them, and Mrs. Blauvelt sought
advice of her counsel, ex-Assemblyman
Arthur S. Tompkins.
Then Mrs Blauvelt, her counsel, Harry
Blauvelt, and Mrs. Blauvelt's sister, Mrs.
DR.. Polhemus, and William Polhemus,
went to the Commercial building and
made another formal demand of Judge
Cole for the books and he again refused
and a stormy scene ensued. Mr. Tomp-
kline, Harry Blauvelt and young Polhe-
mus attempted TO enter the Judges office
and the veteran lawyer seized big poker
and ordered them away at their peril.
Harry Blauvelt thrust his hand to his
pocket, POlhemus swore aud both women
yelled
"Well, mamma, they shant doctor
| those books, -" shouted Harry.
The white-haired old judge presented a
| striking picture as he stood with uplifted
! poker defying the crowd and roaring in a
loud voice: Go away Go away, / tell
! you before some one is hurt
| The invaders started back and the Judge
| at once closed and bolted his door The
enemy retired from the scene and the box
of books was carried from Judge Coles
Office to the Office of Lawyer Wyre Dick
| inson's counsel and placed in charge of q
policeman.
| Mrs. Blauvelt was so excited that il
| was with difficulty that her sister induced
her to leave the public building and &C
home. The scene and the noise drew
many tena %, the building from theil
| offices to witness the disturbance
Representatives of two insurance com
panies compelled young Blauvelt to pro
duee their books which he took from the
office. He claims he was justified ant
father and a special agent of the Roya
Insurance company. He also asserts tha
Dickinson has hidden the expiration booI
to prevent the Blauyelts knowing any
thing about the expiration policies.
When asked as to current rumor tina
Cashier Cole is to be arrested, Mrs Blau
welt said the matter was in the hands o
her counsel, but that severe steps would
| probably be taken in some directions be
fore many days. 1t is also reported tha
Harry Blauvelt is to be arrested for hi
action of Thursday night. Mrs. Blauvel
was indignant at the report and insist
that a conspiracy exists to ruin her an,
her husbands business.
1t is very evident that the business i
already ruined, the offices being desertet
except by young clerk, who refused t
listen to orders from Harry Blauvelt ant
said he would only obey Dickinson. 1t i
now impossible for the affair to be settle
without further scandal to the injury O
all concerned.