The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-07
ALL ACCUSE JOSEPH.
Mrs Goldenson Swears He De-
manded $500 ITO Fix the Judge"
Her Husband and Brother.in-Law
Fully Confederate Her.
Their Anidavits Submitted to Justice
Andrews This Morning.

Lawyer Abraham Joseph. who. last
Thursday afternoon, was charged by
Lawyer George II. Epstein before JUS
tice Andrews in Supreme Court Cham
bers with having secured $500 from Mrs.
Sarah Goldenson by telling her that II
was necessary to FIX the Judge" In two
suits she had pending In the City Court
before Chief Judge Ehrlich. spent most
of this morning in Supreme Court Cham
bers waiting for Lawyer Epstein to APP
pear and file the affidavits which he had
promised to produce In support OF the
charges.
While waiting Lawyer Joseph said to
an Evening World" reporter:
81 only want a chance to clear myself
of these false charges. made a de-
mand on Lawyer Epstein last night to
be allowed to examine the afiidavits he
was to file to-day. but he refused to al
low me to. lie showed me what pur-
ported to be copies, and II they were they
will by no means support the charges
made by Lawyer Epstein"
Al IL O'Clock. when Justice Andrews
adjourned court, Mr.. Joseph had not
seen Mr. Epstein in court, so he went,
asked II the aftidayits had been filed.
They have, and / have read them, :"
replied the Justice.
Justice Andrews then gave Mr., Jo-
seph permission to copy the aftdavits.
so that he might prepare his answer.
The principal affidavit filed Is Mrs. Col
dens ms. There are others by her hus-
band and son-in-law and also by Law
yer Epstein.
In her affidavit Mrs. Goldenson swears
regarding the agreement which Joseph
alleges she sisnea,. ot 10 pay his brother:
the cases, that she never saw Herman
Joseph until the day OF the trial of the
cases before Judge Enrich.
She declares that Two or three weeks
after the cases were tried Abraham
Joseph came to her with paper he
asked her to sign. He explained To her,
80 she claims. that in order TO get the
money involved II would be necessary
to give the Judge who tried the cases
$500. otherwise II might take a couple Of
years TO get the money, Il at all;
He told her also, she alleges, that i'm
mediately after the paper was signed
she could get her money
She says that she does not read Eng
lish, and at that time refused 10 sign
the paper. She swesrs that both she
and her husband believed that Lawyer
Joseph wanted to eXtort an additional
$500, and made the representations he
Mrs. Goldenson also claims that Law
yer Joseph called TO see her several
times about the matter, and finally she
spoke to her son-in-law. Jacob RiChman.
Joseph again called, and in the presence
OF her husband and son-in-law, repeated
his assertion that II would be necessary
to give the Judge 500.
He said the money would have to be
paid before she could collect the amount
due her, and, she alleges, said II she
would sign the paper. his brother, Herr
man Joseph. would advance the money,
and IL could be deducted the next day,
when she collected the judgments due
her
Fearing that she would lose all the
money due her unless she signed the
paper, Mrs. Goldenson says. she did so,
and her son-in-law witnessed the sig
nature.
Both Mrs Goldenson's husband and
son-in-law corrohorate her regarding the
signing OF the paper and the represen-
tations OF Lawyer Joseph on that occa-
sion
Lawyer Epstein adds an affidavit that
when he made the charges against Law
yer Joseph that he did not intend TO cast
the least reflection for a moment on
Judge Ehrlich. as he did believe then or
now that Judge Ehrlich knew anything
OF the transaction.
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