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-days audience at the Tombs Pc.
| lice Court was made up almost entirely
of cloakmakers. Nathan Bender. manu-.
| facturer OF cloaks, residing at 65 Nor.
folk street, with "A sweat-shop at Water
and Jefferson streets. was arraigned
on the charge of larceny OF 81. 900 worth
Of material for making l2s cloaks.
The complaint was preferred by Jo-
seph Jonasson. OF the firm Of Meyer,
Jonasson N Co, of 35S Broadway. for
whom Bender was contractor. Ac-
cording to the complaint, Bender about
two weeks ago. was given the material
to make up into cloaks. Yesterday Elk
pressman Charles kotZenstein called at
the shop, and was surprised to learn
that all the material had been removed.
Bender, II was said, was Ill at his home.
The expreSsman reported to Meyer.
JonnssCn & Co., and then went to Ben
der's house, Bender was In bed, and said
he was under the care of Or. II, Brodski.
frCm nervous prostratlon. He claimed
to know nothing about the goods, and
accused hts employees with spiritng
them away during the night. They had
the pretense of finishing up the work.
They promised also to deliver the goods
to Never, Jonasson & Co. when they
The expressman. told the firm what
Bender had said and the firm engaged
Or. Julius Stein, of East Fourth street,
VINO examined Bender ana declared that
he was shamming.
Joseph JOnasson secured warrant for
Bender's arrest, and Court Officer Eng
lish found Bender stil in bed apparently
IN great pain. lie was unable to go with
| the policeman.
The latter sent to the Gouverneur
Hospital for an ambulance: In the
mean time. pr Rrodski, Bender's physI-
| clan, arrived. When Ambulance Sur
ge Inrascoe came he made a superficial
| organization of Render smiled at the
| policeman and said:
" This man is not sick. Why should
| take him to the hospital?"
Policeman English says that Bender's
physician then admitted that hts pa.
ticnt was only slightly Frustrated.
Bender was compelled to dress. and or
the way to the Elizabeth street station
the policeman says. Bender walked
| faster than he and seemed a very wei
man. Bender said this morning that HI
went to the factory and told his mer
| that he could not pay them becaus,
Meyer, Jonassen q Co owed him. They
became excited and threatened him. HI
was then taken sick.
Bender then went to the cloak nous,
for whom he has worked for the pas
three seasons, and demanded $50, which
he claims, was due him for work done
He saw Supt Nasse, who gave him
pay slip Cor that amount, and then wen
70 Assistant Supt. Hertz for more work
the latter he says. >swore at him, anC
he went back to Nasse to complain
While he was talking to Nasse, Hert,
came up and, he says, struck him
Then, heallcges. both Nasse and HertI
set upon and beat him, took away hi
pay slip, and threw him out. His expe
ricnCc, added to his already nerv6u
condition, ana he went home and to bed
Then he sent for some of his employ
ees and told them he could not pa,
them, y day or two after this, Bende
says. Nasse called upon him and, offer
ing him $50 IN cash. wanted him t
sign "A paper releasing the firm from al
obligations. This Bender refused to DC
as he said they owed him about 500
and he, in turn, owed his hands some
thing like 800.
Then, he says, his employers came an
got the key to the shop, promising I
finish the goods and deliver to the frn
The firm made another effort to per
suade him to sign the agreement, an
when, he again refused, he was al
rested.
Joe" Moss, of Howe & Hummel'
office, appeared for Meyer, Jonasson
Co., and Morris Goodheart for Bender
Lawyer Goodheart learned from Bende
that the shop key had been given I
David Altman, OF As LUDLOW street. an
Morris Newman, of ~ Eldridge stree
He told Justice Grady that the good
e would probably be found in their POI
session. The Justice thereupon directe
Policeman English to bring Altman an
!. | Newman to court.
= When brought 10 court, they elaine
l. that Bender. when they demanded Il
+ money due them, handed them the Ike
E, and told them to do with the cloas
?. what they saw fit. They went to Meye
= Jonasson Co.. but say the firm r.
E. fused to treat with them. They refus,
&c TO tell where the cloaks were, and sa
= they would not give them up until the
Z received, either from Bender or Meye
4. hands.
amination Oct. Q. ~