The evening world., 1893-12-20
TESTIMONY GWEN.
Actions Against Reuben Cohen
May Be Dismissed.
A Mixed-Up Case in Which Gold
fogle Springs q Legal Trap.

Civil Justice Henry NJ. Goldfogle and
Lawyer Maurice B. Blumenthal. OF $50
Nassau street, are l.-raring orders of
discontinuancc OF the actions brought
against Reuben CcH,n by S~acharize
Isaer for Sl,29237. Simon Silver and
Martz Tarshetz for So5.Os. and by Harris
Kaplan for s2.2i2.5o.
The orders are based upon the decis-
ion OF Judge Freedman. in the Superior
Court last week. Diminishing the COM
plant of Israel Rosen against the same
defendant Cohen.
June . Cohen was indicted on charges
OF fraud preferred against him by the
above nve creditors. His bail was fixed
at 5000 by Judge Cowing. in General
The only one willing or able to give
bail for Cohen was n brother. Nathan.
who lived In Richmond. Va, and who.
for that reason, was not eligible as sure
~. Justice Goldfogle. the accused mans
attorney. finally prevailed upon the Bank
Of New York. National Banking Asso-
citation, OF a Wall street; to give bonds
for Cohen. This was done upon the
brother depositing 5000 with the state
Bank of Virginia, In Richmond, to the
credit Of the New York ba~nking-house.
became surety, and Reuben Cohen was
released.
The case was afterwards frequently
on the court calendar for trial. but the
prosecution. for one reason or another.
was never ready. and Judge. Cowlng
finally ordered the surety discharged
and released Cohen on his own recogni-
zance.
In the mean time civil suits. supple
mentary proceedings. third party orders
and multitudinous other legal nanoeu-
against Reube until Dec. 4, when Israel
Rosen's case came up against him In Il
so-called judgment creditors action
before Judge Freedman in the Superior
Court.
The gist of this action was that Reu:
ben Cohen had fraudulently transferred
all his cash, amounting to about 5000,
to one Charles Levy and Harris Cohen
Ia brother OF Reuben), who in turn de-
livered the money to Nathan Cohen. the
Virginia brother, who In turn deposited
the money In the Richmond bank as the
security necessary for obtaining the bail
In the criminal action.
This claim brought in the Richmond
bank and the New York Banking Asso-
spectively represented by Lawyers Mau.
rice u. Blumenthal,. Of this city; and
slImberg; OF wd Rich snfnad Nv Thl s1yd
Leventrltt, Rosen's lawyer.
One OF these. Lewis Levene. a truck
man, swore that he had carted away
place Of business at night and that Cohen
had admitted to him that he was about
to defraud his creditors, but begged Lc-
vene not to mention the fact to anybody.
Lcvene said that the parcels were taken
by him to docks and ranway depots. and
were consigned &c Louisville. Ky, Nor
folk. Va, and other points South.
"How do you know" asked Justice
Goldfogle, that those were the points of
destinations
Because answered Levene, II read
the addresses on the parcels
An affidavit made by Levene at the
Tombs Court In June was handed to him
for Identification. In 1t he swore that he
had taken away only one bundle from
Cohen's store and had delivered 1t some
where In Church street.
Asked to read off this afldavit, Levene
astonlshed all ty saying he could not
read.
This was too much for Judge Freed
man. in view of the witness having sworn
that he had read the addresses on the
parcels alleged to have been delivered to
him for shipment South. The complaint
was forthwith dismissed.
Still more astonishing recklessness In
swearing had been displayed by other
witnesses. 1t was. therefore,, no surprise
when Lawyer I.evcntritt yesterday noti-
fled the Court that he and his associates
in the case. Lawyers Goodhart n
Phillips, would consent to "A discontinue
ance of all cases pending against Cohen.