The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-12
HORSES AND WOMEN.
A Combination a Hoboken
Man Played Once
Too Often.

Slow horses and fast wo men have beg
CARED a prominent Hoboken business
man. He has gone sin the soup"
to the amount of some $4,000. Vilar
& Co. conduct cork manufacturing bus
mess at No. 120 Madison street, Hoboken.
The firm consists of Joseph and Peter
Vilar. brothers. Both hail from spain.
Joseph was the business manager of the
firm. while Peter. being less American
ized than his brother, superin-
tsDded the work at the factory.
Joseph was we'll known among the
sports add politicians Of the city. and was
such "high roller that many felt some
day he would reach the end of his rope.
Two weeks ago he started out on the road
to do business. During his absence
Sheriff Stanton levied on the factory and
four creditors. This was the first Peter
knew that the firm was financially
embarrassed, and when he Investigated
and learned that every cent OF the
firm money waa Involved he WAS enraged
and threatened to riddle his brothers
body with BULLETS at sigh. He consulted
Counsellor q. S. SJuhr, who represented
Juan Casas. a cork dealer or San Felin de
Guixols. Spian with an office iu New
York. Casas held q mortgage
tor over $1,000 on the property. Stuhr.
on his behalf, brought in The preferred
claims, which were judgments entered IN
the Circuit Court, aud lifted the attach
ment. thus giving Casas claim on the
proDerty. Other creditors were repre-
sented by Ross & Heppen heimer. Mitz-
horn & Alien and ]. Barckaloe.
FEARED HIS BROTHERS WRATH
Every effort was made to reach Joseph
by kilograms wnen the attachments We're
lecied, but all efforts failed. Last Thurs
day close friend Of the Vllars received a
York. He visited him and there
Joseph confessed that he had
squandered all the money on the horses.
he was also inta5uuted with pretty and
vivacious Spanish woman, known In GER
tain circles as Spanish Annie. He said he
was afraid to return to Hoboken, as he
reared his brother would kill
him. The brother. in the meantime,
had taken care of Joseph's wife and six
children, VINO were left penniless. The
friend 1nterceded with the brother. and
the latter promised to forgive Joseph.
He then returned, but ls said is not with
his family.
THE FAMILY RETICENT.
The members OF the family Will not be
seen in the matter.
The financial affairs, it is said, have
been adjusted so far as Casas is con-
cerned. He will continue the business,
giving Peter half of the profits. The firm
will give Joseph a job at $12 per week,
but he will lot be entrusted with the
books or any responsible part of the busi-
ness.
Some of the creditors are the Bottlers'
and Manufacturers Association. Michael
Angelo Barker cork manufacturer OF
Connecticut, Bolen & Byrne. the mineral
water dealers, A. w. Clayton. boss car
nenter of HobokeD. and Stronger &
Co., cork dealers of Water street. New
York. The Second National Bank of
Hoboken holds some protested paper Of
the firm.
An evidence of the manner in which
Viiar conducted his business may be
Judged from the following: He brought
suit in the Circuit Court, before Judge
Lippincott. against Bolen & Byrne, claim
ing they owed him some lnouey. Boien
g. Byrne claimed the shoe was on the
othsr foot. that Vilnr owed them money.
Judgment was entered on February 16
last, for the defendents in the sum OF
S1967.17.
1t is feared that those creditors whose
claims have not been bought by Casas will
be unable TO collect anything.
The affair has created considerable ex-
ctement in Hoboken, aud many who
were with him in amours felt scared for
fear he will let out on them.