The evening world., 1894-02-09
WHERE THE TOBACCO WAS FOUND.

The front parlor of the first floor. was
used as an Office for the II. Holman
Company. and II deck 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
Mellwood Social club. an organization
fourth. or top floor, was rented, to j:
Scrimeour. IA son OF an undertaken OF
that name at 81 Court street, Young
MIR. Scrimeour has been living on the
upper tioor with his VIE and child.
Holman had II companion named Aug
ust Gertz. Although Holman and Gerts
their alleged electrical business they
were busily engaged in receiving and
shipping miscellaneous goods by truck
and
building on the north side with II pair
OF large swinging doors. The first sus-
piclous circumstances. noted by neighbors
was the arrival and, departure AZ al
hours of the night Of heavy two-horse
trucks loaded with boxes and bales
These trucks would be driven through
the big loors to the rcnr yard, the doors
would be locked ana what followed In
side the premises no one could ascertain.
Aho two months ago four large truck
loads of fine works of art, mostly paint
ings In oil, arrived at No. $O' ana we're
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 Gertz to persons In the vicinity;
both men having printed catalogues and
price lists of the pictures.
Mrs. TrealNell, the owner OF the prop
erty, began suit ten days ago against the
F.. Holman Company for three months,
the tenants were served with n DISPOSE
css notice. Holman and Gertz at once
began removing their property from the
building.
Four trucks were driven up to the place
last Saturday, and the big stock Of oil
paintings In the rear room of the first
floor were moved away.whsre n" one n
man Gertz sold four tubs of butter,
which he had stored In the cellar. 10 Il
Myrtle avenue baker named thinner
man. The latter states that t"rtE told
him he had Just sold ilfty tubs of lard
to another party.
The roll-top desk and the chairs in the
front office We're taken away last Mon
day. Everything was then out except
ten packages OF imported leaf tobacco
In the cellar, which an Evening Wor.d'
reporter tuunh to-day. TIL" tobacco ron
sists OF one boxed case and nine bales.
The boxed case contains imported Hd-
vunu wrappers, and Is marked as fol-
lows: ''l9S. 31j-Si. (c). \. " one ~
the bales Is covered with canvas and
contains leaf wrappers, imported from
Sumatra. 1t is mnrkpl "T. a. s. Dell,
:. s. Y. ." ri" other ulght bales OF
Havana leaf tobacco bear no marks or
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ued Mt about Sl,0N, may hc smugEicd
s"WnS, ""' tmS''il '"Sytrto' !.
"a "S,'T, "t Wy ~" ,,WuST ,uS' ,'u
opinion that It has been stolen, and is
m' S~nhnl"oahH n'nP,LlS' IL' p%A.r
EtSr o'yIiS inc HWn,I'iilp marhA ~ \,
Sgn,n " ~ tgna'1T IinIvll.th OF ~
Nh''r street Nr" norN, bn' ihc Nr!r
nus no hh"WIr"Se OF the box or IL
'"y''htS'
\ ''l& NJ ScT'm"our makes In" follow
INK statement to an Evening WullI'
irpu,T''r;
,'to'nian, told m" the tobacco dtI NO
n'Iwu- 'o him, 60 hc Wa. going To- lrly,
,n,Ir. THr i'u. truck I'al. ~ II