The evening world., 1894-09-14
SAY BENDER MEANT LARCENY.
Meyer Jonasson & Go. Cause the
sweat-Shop Boss's Arrest.
Accused OF Appropriating Material
Which His Employees Seized.

To-day's audience at the Tombs Po-
lice Court was made up almost entirely
OF cloakmakers. Nathan Bender. manu-
facturer of cloaks, residing at 65 Nor
folk street, with sweat-shop at Water
and Jefferson streets, was arraigned
on the charge OF larceny of $1,000 worth
of material for making 12s cioaks.
The complaint was preferred by Jo-
sseph Jonasson, OF the firm Of Meyer
Jonasson II Co., of 1858 broadway, for
whom Bender was a contractor. Ac-
cording to the complaint, Bender, about
two weeks ago. was given the material
to make up into cloaks Yesterday Ex-
pressman Charles Kotzenstein called at
the shop, and was surprised to learn
Bender, 1t was said, was i'll at his home.
The expressman reported to Meyer
Jonhsson a Co, and then went to Benz
he was under the care of DR.. B. Brodski,
OF l29 Broome street. He was suffering
frcm nervous prostration. He claimed
to know nothing about the goods. and
them away during the night. They had
asked for the shop. key. he said under
They promised also to deliver the goods
to Meyer Jonasson & Co. when, they
we're finished
The expressman told the firm what
Bender had said and the firm engaged
DR.. julius Stein, of East Fourth street,
who examined Bender and declared that
ne was Snammlng.
Joseph Jonasson secured warrant for
Bender's arrest. and Court Officer Eng
fish found Bender lstilln bed. apparently
IN great pain He was unable to go with
The latter sent to the Gouverneur
Hospital for an ambulance. In the
mean time: pr. I3rodski, Bender's physi-
geon Pascoe came he made a superficial
examination of Bender, smiled at thS
policeman and said
take him u the hospItal7"
Policeman English says that Betder's
physician then admitted that his pa
tGn nrS Tas only slightly
the way to the Elizabeth street station,
the policeman says. Bender walked
faster than he. and seemed very well
man. Bender said this morning that ne
went to the factory and told his men
| that he could not pay them because
became excited and threatened him. He
was then taken sick.
Bender then went to the cloak house,
for whom he has worked for the past
three seasons. and demanded $780, which.
He saw Supt Nasse, who gave him q
pay slip for that amount and then went
TO Assistant Supt Hertz for more work.
The latter he says, ,swore at him. and
he went back to Nasse to complain.
While he was talking to Nasse. Herts
came up and. he says. struck him.
set upon and beat him, took away his
pay slip, and threw him out His expe-
rence, added to his already nervous
condition ana he went home and TO bed.
ees and told them he could not pay
them. A day or two after this, Bender
says, Nasse called upon him and, offer-
ing him $50 in cash, wanted him to
sign a paper releasing the firm from all
obligations This Bender refused to do.
as he said they owed him about 500.
10 ~, 49, L.
thing like $500.
Then. he says, his employers came and
got the key to the shop. promising to
firm The firm made another effort to
persuade him to sign the agreement, and
whom he again refused. he was ar
rested.
Zoe" Moss. of Howe g. Hummeps
Office, appeared for Meyer, Jonasson r
Co, and Morris Goodheart for Bender.
Lawyer Goodheart learned from Bender
David Altman of IS Ludlow street, and
Morris Newman. OF 81 Eldridge street.
He told Justice Grady that the goods
session. The Justice thereupon directed
Policeman English to bring Altman and
Newman to court. ,t
that Bender, when they demanded the
money due them, handed them the key
and told them to do with the cloaks
what they saw ft. They went to Meyer,
Jonasson & Co.. but say the firm re-
fused TO treat with them. They refused
to tell where the cloaks were. and said
they would not give them up until they
received, either from Bender or Meyer
Jonasson & Co. the money due the
hands.
Bender was held in $1,000 bail for ex-
animation oct. 3.
When a complaint was about to be
drawn Altman e. Newman weakened
and on the promise OF Jonasson not to
prosecute them. agreed to give up the
goods.
Court officer English and Mr.. Jonasson
then went with Altman to IS Suffolk
street. where the goods were found.
claimed that three cloaks were missing.
Further hearing Of the case will be had
this afternoon.