New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
VAN SINDEREN Is ALIVE.
HE is KNOWN TO BE IN BERLIN.
EFFORTS ARE MAKING TO BRlNG HIN
BACK FOR TRIAL.
THE MAN WHO DIED IN NEw-LoTs WAS NN
OTHER OF THE SAME NAME-lHh LAW H'
Is INDICTED FOR THE LARCENY of
THE LAWRENCE ESTATE.


THE LAWRENCE ESTATE
A Ncw-York newspaper on September H. io'-'
published an account of the death OF ADRIAN va"
Sinderen the lawyer. at New-Lots, H. l.' sNn's
an account also of his misappropr1atoh vi INV
estate of William Lawrence. the next I'd! an "
count of the funeral appeared. People reca"eu
the handsome Mr.. Van Sinderen. his luAu'io"'
home in Brooklyn and the charge OF larceny
which led to his flight. Then they turned tieii
attention to fresh subjects of interest. Few
learned that the Adrian Van Sinderen VINO u'eu
on September L. 1892 was not the man who had
been indicted here for grand larceny. the gem
eral impression has been that the lawyer was
dead.
As a matter of fact the well-known Adrian
Van Sinderen is alive. He is in Berlin, Ger
many secure in the knowledge, no doubt that
his offence is not named in the extradition
treaty between Germany and the United States
Dstrict-Attorney Nicol hopes that the foreign
government will surrender him an act OF inter
national comfy. as Costa Rica gave up Francis
II. Weeks Assistant District-Attorney John
d. Lindsay was in Washington yesterday
where he had appointment with the Ger
man Minister made through the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Lindsay to use his best en-
deavors TO get the Minister to recommend 10
his government that Van Sinderen be arrested
and handed over to the United States author
tiles
TRUSTEE OF TIE LAWRENCE ESTATE.
Van Sinderen had an Office in the Cotton
Exchange Building He Of striking APP
pearance. His manners were impressive, and
he was looked on by all as man of uncommon
importance. He belonged to the Holland So
ciety and to various clubs, and lived in hand-
some style in Brooklyn.
Van Sinderen was executor of and trustee
under the will Of William Lawrence, a bachelor,
who died about 1861. leaving an estate worth
s100,0O0 Part Of il was land on Wards Island.
which was afterward sold to the city for $4,000.
| The heirs were seven nephews and nieces OF the
| testator five Of whom are still alive. For many
| years they accepted what money the trustee
| gave them, and, having implicit confidence in
| him, never demanded an accounting. About
| 1886, however, of them. Isaac Lawrence,
| had a quarrel with Van Snderen, as an outcome
of which he insisted on having a report about
| the trust fund.
AN INDICTMENT FOUND.
| The lawyer would not give one, so Mr.. Law
renee brought suit through Albert Bach. of No.
| I Warren-st. Mr. Bach conducted an exceed
| ngly vigorous campaign. number of other
well-known lawyers including Frederic X.
| Coudert, Alexander G. Green. and HOFFMAN
| Miller, were in the case. Finally. Mr.. Bach
had Van Sinderen removed as trustee. and on
May 20. 1884, the Grand Jury indicted him fo~
grand larceny. lie was especially accused of TIE
| larceny of $685. 7l5 49, AS partial restitution he
had signed over warehouse in Clifi-st. owned
by him.
In some way Van Sinderen got an inkling
| Of the action Of the Grand Jury. and he fled.
Detectives were unable TO find him at first brt
Inspector McLaughlin's men are said to have
learned where he was Last night Mr.. Bach
| corroborated the report that he was in Berlin.
| Other charges of the misappropriation OF
| trust funds were laid against Van Sinderen.
| 1t is said that he made away with the estate
| of an aunt which amounted to $4,000.
| Howard Van Sinderen, lawyer of No. II
Broad-st, is the of Adrian Van Sinderen.