The evening world., 1893-09-18
AWAIT WEINBERCER.
Angry Crowds at His Offices and
Home This Morning.
Lawyer Jaworower Almost Mobbed
by Mistake.
The Banker sim in Hidiny-His
Arrest Expected.

Bernard We!nhergCr the east side
banker did not put IN an appearance
at any Of his Offices this morning II
was fortunate for him that he did not.
At every place. creditors to the num-
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
Wcinberger as has been told in "The
Evening World" disappear suddenly
about six weeks ago. \ few days later
his clerks closed up bis various bank
ing and ticket offices. Then II became
known that scarcely dollar was In
sight TO pay the poor people who had
trustedhim with their money.
1t was given out that he had gone To
Germany to obtain enough money to tide
over, his difficulty. The fact that he
tried to commit suicide on Saturday in
a Washington Hotel dspellcd this IL
fusion. Upon his recovery yesterday
morning he started from Washington
with his brother-in-law, Karl NiCkelberg
presumably for this city.
1T was In expectation that he would
visit his offices that the crowds gath
cred there. as evil as outside his resi-
dence, 225 East Tenth street, this morn
ing:
Weinberser. however. has not arrived,
or !, heb as he Is kept in hiding. The
nni.unlg 70 last Tenth street is an
the second floor and his brother-in-law
the floor underneath. There was a cease
less changing of the bell this morning.
but little, IL any. information was OBJ
tainable.
One fthe sons of the banker, a boy
OF eight years, stood guard at the door
and told every one his father had not
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
| III In bed on account of the shock and
the doctor had positively forbidden her
| to see any one.
too much frightened 10 20 even as far
rs the door. One of her sons, u little
fellow of five years, insisted that his
keeper denied, She refused to allow any
body to go through the house-not even
a ward detective from the Fifth street
station, who was among the number
around the house.
cape from being robbed when he APP
reared at Weinbergers Office, 342 East
had 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
could identity them, 1t il under his
direction that everything will be sold
| tomorrow
He brought his father and couple
OF 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.
There was, suffocating stencil from
IN nAl n Ehnt hn n ,
did not drive the crowd back. Instead
all wanted to push In and overhaul tho
beds, bedding. bundles of all kinds and
trunks that were lying around
The lawyer tried to drive them back
and their angry calculations were hurled
at him.
One of the women in the crowd was
Mrs. Catherine Farragut, Of 22i Eas,
Fortieth street. She had lost about $40,
through Weinberger's flight. and this
morning she prayed that she might la!
| hands on him.
"Only for five minutes" she cried, sc
that could tear his lying tongue out"
others talked frantically. and tervent'
" PRAYED that Weinberser might droI
every minute the crowd seemed to in.
crease. FINALLY, TO prevent the clothes
being torn Off his back. as he eX'
pressed It, Lawyer JaworoWer hastily
| closed up the cellar door again and
In spite Of the fact that ward de
| te"tIVe was watching the Tenth stree,
| house. II was denied AT the East FIN
street station that. Weinberger was tC
be arrested on sight. He could not b.
arrested. it was said, unless Il complHinl
was rst made. and none had beer
lodged.
Superint endent Byrn-s, who was also
seen, said that no complaint had beer
| made TO him.
lit is possible. however" he aideC
| significantly, that II warrant has beer
obtained, and I'm such a case, or course
| WelnbcrE"r will be arrested at once.
do not know where he is now. In fact,
have not given the matter thought
yet"
Dlstrict-Attorney Nicoli spoke in The
same stain. He denied the rumors thh
his office had been officially Informed o
the bankers oifenSes. II charges of any
Kind wer" to b" mad",h . said, TN
police court would be the proper place
Afterwards the matter would 80 10 th'
Grand Jury.
Several Of the creditors expressed thcil
intention this morning to go before I
Police Justice this afternoon and obtdli
warrants
When Lawyer JawOrower was in th'
| q. llar this morning he made another eX
animation and found three bank book,