The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
SAY BENDER MEANT LARCENY.
Meyer ,Jonasson & Go. Cause the
Sweat-Shop Bsss's Arrest.
Accused of Appropriating Material
Which His Employees Seized.

To-day's audience Mt 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 IA sweat-shop at Water
and Jefferson streets. was arraigned
on the charge of larceny OF 81 600 worth
of material for making l2s cloaks.
The complaint was preferred by Jo-
scph Jonasson. of the firm of Meyer,
Jonassun ~ Co, of 35S broadway, for
whom Bender was II contractor. Ac-
COrdng to the complaint. Bender, about
two weeks ago, was given the material
to make up into Cloaks. Yesterday EN-
prcssman Charles kotzenstein called at
the shop, and was surprised to learn
that all the material had been removed.
Bender, II was said, was i'll at his home.
The eXprcsSman reported to Meyer
Jonasson n CO., and then went to Ben
der's house. Bender was In bed, and said
he was under the care of DR.. y. Brudski
of l29 Rruume street. He was suffering
from nervous prostration. He claimed
| to know nothing about the goods, and
accused his employees with spirirng
them away during the night. They had
asked for the shop key, he said under
the pretense of finishing up the work.
they promised also to deliver the goods
to Meyer. Jonasson & Co. when they
were finished.
The expressman told the firm what
| Bender had said and the firm eng ,ged
| DR. julius stein, of East Fourth street,
VINO examined Lender ana declared That
| he was shamminE.
Joseph Jonasson secured warrant for
| Bender's arrest, and Court Officer Eng
| fish found Bender still in bed apparently
| In great pain. He was unable to 20 with
| the policeman.
The latter sent to, the Gouyerneur
| Hospital for an ambulance: In the
mean time. pr. n,rodski, Bender's physl-
| clan, arrived. When Ambulance sur
geonP'ascoe came ne made a superficial
examination of Render, smiled at tn,
| policeman, and said:
| This man Is not sick. Why should
| take him to the hospltal?"
Policeman English says that Bender's
physician then admitted that his pa.
ucnt was only slightly Frustrated,
Bender was compelled to dress. and or
the way to the Elizabeth street station
the policeman says, Bender walket
faster than he. and seemed "A very wei
man. Bender said this morning that h,
went TO the factory and told his mcr
that he could not pay them becaus,
Meyer, JOnas,en n CO. owed him. They
became excited and threatened him. II,
was then taken sick.
Bender then went to the cloak hous
Tor whom ne has worked for the pas
three seasons, and demanded $3.50, which
he claims. was due him for work done
lle saw Supt Nassc, who gave him
pay slip for that amount, ana then Wen
, 70 Assistant Supt. Hertz for more work
Th" latter, hv says, -swurr at him, am
ne wen, back To Nissc to complain
While h" WAS talking Ia Nasso. ilrrt
. came up ana, ne says. struck him
d Then, hral"Ees both Nassc ana urrt
set upon and beat him, took away hi
pay slip, and threw him CUT. His expo
. rcnc,. addict t. his already nrry6u
condition. ana he went home and to h,,
I, Then he sent lor SOME Of his rmpluy
, ees and told them Ia" could not pa
IL them. \ day or TWO after this. Brnlr
n says, Nasse called upon him and. onrr
e ing him $3.50 IN cash. wanted him
r. sign paper releasing the firm from a
De- obi legations. This Bender refused to i,
r as, ne said they owed him about so
II and he, in turn, owed his hands som,
thing Ike SrD
+. Then, he says, his employers came an
T. got the key to the shop promising
r. finish the goods and deliver To the nrr
" The firm made another effort to pc
suade him to sign the agreement. an
u when he again refused, he was a
70 rested.
;" Joe" Moss, OF Howe n HummeI
Office, appeared for Meyer, Jonasson
CO.. and Morris Goodheart for Bende
l. u'"er Goodhenrt learned from BEND
that the shop key had been given
David Altman, of is Ludlow street, al
> Morris Newman, OF 81 Eldridge stree
, He told Justice Grady that the goo
e would probably be found in their 20
session. The Justice thereupon direct,
Policeman English to bring Altman al
! Newman to court.
y When brought to court, they claim
H. that Bender, when they demanded q
r money due Them handed them the X
P. what they saw fit. They went to Mey,
" Jonasson & Co, but say the firm
e, fused TO treat with them. They rcfus
&C 10 tell where the cloaks We're, and sa
IT. they, would not give them up until tn
y received. either from Bender or Mey,
NJ Jonasson & Co.. the money due I
a. hands.
ANIMATION Oct 4