New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-25
Alta CHMENT FOR WEIHER.
SECURED IN HIS ABSENCE ABROAD.
HE HAS BEEN AN INTENSIVE BUILDER AND

HE HAS BEEN AN INTENSIVE BUILDER AND
PRESIDENT OF BREWING COMPANY
Lorenz welher. builder OF 10. 172 Fast vntlrh-
ST. and who has been president 2. the Empire
Brewing Company at Nos 1876 to lab west Eighteenth
| ST.. went 10 Europe the steamer Elbe Jan
uary IL. Jacob J.. Toch. creditor, has obtained an
attachment against him for 81 200 the ground that
he departed from the state with intent, he alleged
TO defraud creditors. Mr. Toch AYERS that The neigh
bois said Mr.. WIher left home on January Il with
his three children, who said they going TO
Europe, aud that the furniture was removed from
the house No. 172 East Seventleth-st between
January II and 20. An affidavit presented
by Joseph q. lang who averred that he TO the
home OF Mr. Wclher's son, at No. III East seventy
eightlrst, who said his father had 10 Europe
on January Il: that he had also gone to the Office
OF the Empire State Brewing Company and the book
keeper said that Mr.. Wehcr had gone TO Europe,
| that nobody I'm the Office knew that he going
until the day lie left that his departure sudden,
| rs he resigned president on the day ne went
| and his son elected president In his place
An affidavit Of VI. II. Raubitscheck. Il real.esate
broker for Mr.. Wchcr. was presented, In which
Mr.. Raubitschcck said that In December last he sold
| real estate for Mr.. Wehcr which the latter
realized SO 900 cash, and that Mr. wcher took title
TO two houses In St. Ncholas-avc., that the printed
| real estate transfers show that In this month Mr..
Weher had transferred properly at Mt. Pleasant fer
| 30 600 ana that Mr. Wehcr had said that lie had
made contract for the sale OF No. 121 East seventy
| second-st., and TO receive Ss0,0cO in cash.
Mr.. Toch yesterday filed spendens against Nos.
900 and 4O1 st. Nicholas ave-. which Mr.. Weller Is
| said to own.
Dr. Charles l.. Wcihcr, 81 No IL East seventy
eighth-st son Of Lorcnz Wchcr. seen last night
by Tribune reporter. and he said that he had heard
nothing about attachment and that jacob Toch
was unknown TO him.
$50 l know" said DIR. Weiher. my
| father Is In n sound financial condition. lie has
| not severed his connection with the Empire State
brewing Company nor do hold any position In that
| corporation other than that Of stockholhcr Mr.
Weller intended 10 80 TO Florida several weeks ago
for his chdrcns health. but OH receipt OF telegram
from his sister who lives in Germany. saving that
she was III. he decided 20 abroad and visit her.
| lie will return In three or four weeks.
81 was not that he had any creditors. Ills
operations as builder have always been successful.
and only recently he sold the Hotel Lorenz for an
amount which would more than cover any debts lie
might have had. lie put up buildings for the sol"
purpose Of speculation and the fact that his agent
had been selling some 81 them recently must not
| be looked upon as a sign that he has become In
solvent lie had his furniture removed from Ills
h,u.e In Twentcth-st., before going abroad because
he contempatcs living elsewhere when lie returns.
IL l. In StOrchouS".
Mr. Weiher has been we'll known In this city rs
a builder for the last ten wears on account OF his
large operations Twenty-Five years ago hr Of
the firm OF Ehrardt Wchcr a Co.. manufacturers Of
piano materials. and withdrew In ISL lie began Vi"
building business but went TO laliimofe returning
to this city In 1850 he resumed operations in puma
Ing on large scale lie built several rows oi dwell
ings uptown and numcrom, apartment HOUSES HIS
last large operation was the Hotel L"r"H' ~ Se'-
enty- secondst. aud Lexingonavs This prop r,y,
II il said he transferred Lrwi Roberts Oh JalHrN
: subject 10 "A mortgage Of go 1000. u" also Trans
fcrred weeks ago. II i sale 1or'N -"'r acre, %
land AZ Mount Pleasant for normal consideration.
In september. loDl he mad" a detailed ,'ii",H'h' i,
adsircc's OF his property In this city btoohiNn ana
Orange which he valued al .3=Wrl. mortgage i'T
s35I 600 Besides this he valued his - uy III IN"
Fmprc state Brewing Company, property ~ So;
900 making a total ret claim Of t2l.ooo, but Br'u
streets did not give him q capital raln@.
Mr. Weber became president of III" tmplr" S'i''
Brewing Company In l-rJ and, II Is Hah, owned mos
Of the Mock OF the COMPANY. Ii has capital STOCK
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