St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-15
THE COURT INTERFERED
And Intimated 1t Was a Case for
the Grand Jury to
Probe.
Singular Developments I'm the
Rosenbaum Assign
ment.

sit seems to me that the evidence dis
closes a case Of larceny on large scale.
The county attorney is here and the
grand jury is in session. [ think this is
a case for the action Of the county at
torney and this man ought to be ordered
to jail"
The foregoing is part of the comment
of Judge Egan yesterday when hearin
evidence in the application to declare
Samuel Rosenbaum insolvent, and to
appoint receiver Of his effects. The
court room was well filled with cred
itors and friends of Rosenbaum yester-
day, and there were several occasions
for derisive smiling during the lnVeSti-
gation-with Rosenbaum on the witness
stand. The application for receiver
was made by L. B. Lehman u Co., Cane,
Mccartney 81 Co. and II. SWiSky, who
claim to be creditors to considerable
extent, and who alleged that Rosen-
baum owes large sums OF money Tor
goods bought in several Eastern cities
within the past few months.
ROSenbaum is an East Seventh street
dry goods merchant, and has been IN
business for a quarter of a century.
Last fall he started a branch store at
st. James, a small town in Watonwan
county, on the Omaha railroad. The
evidence disclosed by RoSenbaum on
the stand yesterday was rather conflict
in G until he was Strengthened out to
some extent and greatly confounded by
the rigid examination Of attorneys and
the exhibition of documentary evidence.
ROSenbaum had been notified to bring
all his books of account, his Dill DOCK,
etc, into court, but he appeared With
only his bank book as the evidence or
his business transactions. The at
torneys for the petitioners were, now
ever, we'll supplied with bll!s ana pa
perS to make a strong showing. iHe
hearing was not competed yeoIeiuay.
but Judge Egan made remark 10 tne
effect that enough had been SHOWN 10
warrant the appointment of receiver ,
unless the current shall be chaugeu ny
evidence to be produced by the oelense.
Mr.. ROSenbaum declared he was not
able to tell the amount Of goods bought
by him in the past few months, nor
what amount he had disposed of. He
thought he had not bought more than
50, 600 worth of goods since the latter
part of August, and denied that it
would amount to $4,000. At this
iuncture one of the attorneys asked
leave to refresh the memory OF ROsen-
baum, while his face ShOne with con-
fdence that made him feel sure Of hav-
inc framed his man. Selections were
made from a large bundle of papers
and shown ROSenbaum, who admitted
the commences and correctness OF the
papers. From these and the state
mentS of the men it was CLEANED that
Rosenbaum had a stock of goods valued
at $4,000 Aug. % last. He then owed
about s., 900. A few weeks ago he made
an assignment to Bernard Simon. his
liabilities then footed up $4,000 and his
assets about $4,000. Early in September
last he started the store at st. James
and put his son in charge. After Aug.
q, he purchased from merchants in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
other cities goods valued at about $780,
, 900. The st. James store was stocked
with goods from the st. Paul store.
Rosenbaum was asked what he had
done with his goods and denied that he
had bought to the extent charged, but
said he had sold to number of parties
whose names he could not remember.
He was asked if he had not sold i'll lots
ranging from 800 to $500 goods valued
at $25, coo since Aug. % last. He adj
mitted that he might have sold TO Laz-
arus q Moses. of Jordan, bill OF goods,
and Burton, Of Little Falls; A. Gold
man. of Minneapolis, and to a number
OF others. but denied that they amount
ed to as much as claimed. He claimed
that he did not remember to whom he
4sold several boxes of goods that were
shipped over the Omaha road.
1t appeared by schedules prepared by
Bernard Simon. as assignee OF the st.
Paul and ST. James stores, that the lid
biIiJies Of Simon are now about $40, 900.
and the visible assets about $4,000. 1t
was after the points above had been
brought out that Judge Egan made the
remarks relative TO the duty of the
county attorned in bringing the matter
TO the attention of the grand jury.
23rd Red Figure MarR-Down Sale
AT the plymouth, Seventh street.