The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-18
AWAIT WE|NBERCER.
Angry Crowds at His Offices and
Home This Morning.
Lawyer Jaworower Almost Mobbed
by Mistake.
The Banker stnl in Hiding-His
Arrest Expected.

Bernard Weinberger. the east side
banker. did not put in an appearance
at any Of his offices this morning. 1t
| was fortunate for him that he did not
| At every place. creditors to the rom-
| Der of several hundred, had assembled
The temper of the crowd was such that
had he appeared he might have been
| torn limb from limb.
Weinberger, as has been told in 1.-THE
Evening World" disappeared suddenly
about six weeks ago. A few days later
his clerks closed up his various bank
ing and ticket offices. Then 1t became
known that scarcely n dollar was in
sight to pay the poor people who had
trusted him with their money.
Ii was given out that he had gone to
Germany TO obtain enough money to tide
! over his difficulty. The fact that he
a Washington Hotel dispelled this H.
morning he started from washington
WITH VIII me- brother,in-law, Karl heidelberg.
visit his Offices that the crowds gath
cred there, az we'll as outside his resi-
dencc. 225 East Tenth street, this morn
Weinberser, however. has not arrived,
or i he has he Is kept in hiding, The
Spas ~ ho Gss' We b srset ocdsp
| the second floor. and his brother-in la W
the floor underneath. There was a cease
less changing OF the bell this morning,
Dut Ittle' II any, Information was OBJ
One of the sons of the banker, a boy
OF eight, years. stood guard at the door
returned. That made the crowd pull the
bell the harder, and finally the servant
appeared, opening the door about half
an inch. She was undoubtedly terrified.
and said the banker had really not re-
turned. Mrs. Weinberger, she said, was
i'll in bed on account OF the shock. and
the doctor had positively forbidden her
to see any one.
Mrs. heidelberg was home. but was
too much frightened TO 20 even as far
as, the door. One of her sons, "A little
fellow OF FIVE years. insisted that his
keeper denied. She refused to allow any
body to 20 through the house-not even
a ward detective from the Fifth street
station, who was among the number
! around the house.
Lawyer Jaworower, had a narrow es
cape from being mobbed when he APP
Feared at Welnberssrs Office, c42 Eas
hal gathered there. Many OF them were
immigrants whose baggage was stored
in the cellar OF the house. The lawyer
had made an appointment with some Of
let them pick out their goods il they
could identify them. 1t Is under his
direction that everything will be solo
tomorrow.
He brought his father and couple
or candles along, this morning. and after
raising the cellar, door they entered
that Weinberger himself had returned
and from stores and tenements men
women and children came rushing out.
the cellar when the door opened, but II
did not drive the crowd back. Instead
all wanted to push in and overhaul tn.
beds, bedding bundles OF all kinds ant
trunks that were lying around.
The lawyer tried to drive them back
and their angry CALCULATIONS were hurlec
at him.
one OF the women in the crowd wa.
Mrs. Catherine Farragut, of 32l IIas
Fortcth street. She had lost about $40
through Weinberger's flight. and thi'
morning she prayed that she might LAY
hands on him.
: only for five minutes" she cried. IS,
that could tear his lying tongue. out"
Others talked frantically, and fervent
dead on. the day OF atonement. witt
every minute the crowd seemed to in
crease. Finally, to prevent the clothes
prss torn ct" ns ssSS he Sas
closed up the cellar door again anc
ran.
In spite of the fact that a ward de
street station that Welnberger was Il
! be arrested on sight. He could not b.
arrested 1t was said, unless a complain
,, was first made, and none had beef
T. lodged.
Superintendent Byrnes. who was ais
seen, said that no complaint had beer
made to him.
1T is possible, however" he adde'
; significantly, that warrant has beef
, obtained, and in such a case. OF course
, Weinberger will be arrested at once.
. do not know where he Is now. In fact,
have not given the matter a though
= yet"
District-Attorney Nicoll spoke in tn
same strain. He denied the rumors tina
his Office had been officially informed o
the bankers offenses. II charges OF an.
sQl 'pIBs ou 'epBu az OF 5I5M puI,
police court would be the proper place
Afterwards the matter would go to III
Grand jury
= Several of the creditors expressed thei
intention this morning to go before
Police Justice this afternoon and obtai
, warrants.
; When Lawyer Jaworower was in tn
n cellar this morning he made another eX
: animation and found three bank book
belonging TO depostors.