The evening world., 1894-02-09

The front pnrlor OF the. FIRST, floor was
used as an Office for the r. Holman
Company, and a desk and several chairs
were placed therein. There was an alb
sence OF electrical apparatus, and as
time progressed the neighbors became
suspicious.
Holman leased the third floor to the
Wildwood Social club. an organization
fourth. or top floor. was rented to j:
Scrimeour. II son OF an undertaken OF
that name at Ct Court street. Young
Mr.. Scrimeour has been living on the
upper floor with his wife and child.
Holman had a companion named Aug
ust Gertz. Although Holman and Gertz
npparen,ly ro devoted c,sc, ysry h ,ittl e slime sDs to
were busily engaged In receiving and
shipping miscellaneous goods by truck
and wagon.
building on the north side with n pair
of large swinging doors, The first. sus-
picious circumstances. noted by neiShbors
was the arrival and departure at all
trucks loaded with boxes and bales.
These trucks would be driven through
the big doors to the rear yard, the doors
would be locked and what followed In
side the premises no one could ascertain.
About two months age four large truck
loads Of fine Ayorks of art. mostly paint
ings In oil, arrived at No. 3GI II were
stored In the rear room on the first floor.
From time to time these works OF art
have been offered for sale by both Hol-
man and Gert2 to persons IN me vieinityi
both men having printed catalogues and
price lists OF the pictures.
Mrs. Treadwell. the owner OF the prop
erty. began suit ten days ago against the
F. Holman Company for three months
unpaid rent, and on Friday. OF last week
the tenants were served with Il disposs-
ess notice. Holman and Gertz at once
began removing their property from the
Four trucks were driven up to the place
last Saturday. and the big stock of oil
paintings In the rear room, OF the hrst
seems to know. At the same time the
man Gertz sold four tubs Of butter.
which he had stored in the cellar. TO a
Myrtle avenue baker named thinner
man. The latter states that Gertz told
him he had just sold nifty tubs of lard
to another party.
The roll-top desk and the chairs IN the
front Office were taken away last Mon
day. Everything was then out except
ten packages OF imported leaf tobacco
in the cellar, which an Evening World
reporter found to-day. The tobacco con-
sists OF one boxed case and nine bales.
Tn boxed case contains imported Ha-
yana wrappers, and is marked as FOL,
lows; lbs, S76-s4. lc). \. y. one OF
contains leaf wrappers, imported from,
Sumatra. Il is marked: 1T, a, $, Dell;
Havana leaf tobacco bear no marks or
Inscriptions, hu, are encased in palm
leaf covers and buled with stout rope.
This abandoned tobacco, which is val
ued at about $1,000, may be smuggled
Srngens, OF the New York Custom
House. who examined the stun, is of the
opinion that 1t has been stolen. and is
not cuniraband property. m boxed
case bears the ownership marks Of A,
Cohen 4 60. tobacco importers. of Il.
Water street. New York. but the firm
has no knowledge OF the box or III
Young MIR. Scrlmeour makes the follow.
Ing statement 10 an Evening World
reporter:
"Holman told me the tobacco did no
It there. The four truck loads OF OF
paintings were taken away last Satur
day and understood they were TO &,
been receiving and shipping goods by the
wagon-load for the last three months.
NEARLY all OF the trucks leaving IN,
ness was kept up at all hours, Holman
told me he was a dealer in diamonds
and tried 10 sell a s5 diamond to tn
, President OF the Mellwood Club for $50
several occasions. Holman and Cert
slept in the upstairs rooms a part OF IN,
, time. Gertz had three dogs in the cellar
and his cousin and two brothers slep
> In the house n part Of the time
7 An Evening World' reporter went 4
\ leS Pearl street, this city, TO Ind the mail
A once OF the r, holman ELECTRICAL Com
, pany. At the number named the +. Hol
: man Company occupied n small room
No, 10. on the third floor, back, but re
moved n week ago 10 - Beaver street
where room 10, on the third floor. I
occupied by two desks, a few chairs an,
r a quantity 81 boxes and barrels. The doc
q was locked and no sign was visible.
The +. Holman Electrical Company
with offices at l2S Pearl street. New York
and S67 Pearl street, Brooklyn, is no
recorded In either the New York O
Brooklyn city directories for 1891. 1S9:
u 1893 or 1894.
short. stout and about forty years o
age, IL a son Of DR.. Holman, a paten
medicine man OF New York. He has re
sided with his family at l6s Putnam ave