The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
RECEIVER FOR
HIGGINS Co.
The Big Brooklyn Soap Con.
Germ Wrecked by a
Clever SVlndler.
GIVEN A $4,000 BAD CHECK.
This Loss Stated To-Day as a
Reason for Going Into
Liquidation,
COlEMAN'S OTHER VICTIMS.
Lawyers, Bankers and Business
Men Deceived by His Clever
Schemes.
COLEMAN'S OTHER VICTIMS.

A bogus check for $4,000 given to the
Higgins Soap Company, of Brooklyn, by
David Coleman in return for $50 shares
VI the Company's stock was given as the
cause for the liquidation of the Com
pany, and "a request for receiver by
Albert L. Lamb. in the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn, this morning.
. At Mr.. Lambs request Justice Bart
lett appointed Joseph w. Stray, Secre-
q, tary Of the Company. as receiver.
MIR. Lamb said that about two weeks
!. ago Coleman began negotiations for the
purchase of a block of the Companys
stock.
He appeared" said Mr.. Lamb. like
man of capital ana reliability" lie
presented letters of recommendation to
the officers of the Company and pro-
duced a letter from the Columbian
Bank. of Washington. which stated
that his credit was good there for
$500, 1000"
About five days ago the deal was COM
pleted, and Coleman took block of $50
shares OF stock. giving in payment Il
The stockholders. it is stated, were
overjoyed at the idea of getting control
of s2s,OOO in ready cash. and began to
.reasing the financial opligati ons of the
Company.
1t did not take long for them to real
ize that they had been swindled and the
Company ruined.
The Company is a New Jersey cor,
! poration; On July 70 in Jersey City a
straining. the directors from disposng
OF any of the property.
b Tae factory of the Company is at
I! 6'Iy-662 Atlantic avenue. brooklyn.
! TWO years ago by Charles S. Higgins,
formerly the head of the Charles $.
HigSin Soap Company.
bankers, lawyers and business men
who have had experience with Coleman
nnite in saying that he is the most
~ clever bunco man that they ever came
in contact with or heard of.
He not only swindled an eX-M,0'ster
4 and the President of big company, out
, Is President of the Lincoln National
,+3ank, and a couple of lawyers in the
+ tennett Building were convinced by his
~ Among his victims who have so far
r. become known are j. J. Richardson. a
as as lost SLIGO; the Lincoln National Bank,
t o. rom which he drew $500 on an account
u" ased on forged check: the Higgins
a. Dap Company. of Brooklyn, which sold
- and received in payment "A forged check.
90 and Ger hardt w. |. Landau, of Pater-
H. son. n. j., VINO was Du1CUeu out OF SbDu.
NJ Coleman's methods in all cases were
p'Fbc same. 4 week ago last Sunday he
Tsserted an advertisement in news
paper, saying he had 100000 to invest in
some business.
,;"Among those who replied were the
tiSginS Soap COMPANY. Mr.. Landau,
ui Paterson, who had part of silk mill
liar o sell, and Mr.. Richardson, who wanted
4" o dispose of IA part of his business
Richardson transacted his deal through
he Fourteenth Street Bank. lie sold
IA q Il
Teived tloin the latter a $4,000 check on
The Columbia National Bank.
so an re ber hr sTs G21mn his per
and he afterward, drew slice
The deal With "a landau Was Was. made ae
NASSAU; street, who was engaged by
Coleman. Mr. Burt searched the TIL.
Of the Paterson mill property and for
this received sloo in cash from Coleman,
The purchase was made last Tuesday at
about the hout when Nj. James was
telling Supt. Byrnes about Coleman.
Landau was given a check for S3j. COX
as,sed that $3.50 in addition to the
$500" purchase price was 10 be put or
deposit for running capital and LANDAU
he other s2,5o Tnis coleman deposited
in the First National Bank Of Paterson
He will also have to take proceed
inss IN. court to get his property re
Coleman also deposited certified
check for s33,6o0 in the Lincoln Banl
a;ier he had been introduced by Mr.
and led to IA report being made to Tx
police, but not until after he had drawn
$500. The bank claims that the Higgin
Company is responsible for this
Coleman is said TO be about seventy
years old. He is of medium height
slim. has stopped shoulders and weighs
L,
Metropolitan Hotel and must have beer
hard pushed for money when he came
here, for he was obliged to pawn hi!
watch to pay hotel bills
He told all he met that he had beer
engaged in the transportation of Unite
States mails in the West. and had made
vest He talked Familiarity to ex-Post
master-General James about the carry
Ing, of mails, and even claimed an &C
S9maaihntanceshp,, which Mr.. James wa
When he called on Mr.. Burt he aske'
s9r Mr.. Shaffer, the firm name bein'
Shaffer & Burt, although Mr. ,Shafier !
pressed sorrow, saying he had know
M. shatfer, well shortly after the wal
sa e SPOKE ,rs, Of many Of Mr. shaffers per
tod the truth in saying he knew him.
Coleman first met Landau in Burt
2pillce, and he and Burt went together I
ueed that his client was the worse 10
liquor, and then was told by Colema
mat he had dined with Chauncey N
l,epew at the Union League club IN
nlIht before, and had not recovered tror
the effects of the banquet.
Coleman told Cashier Bell. OF th
Paterson bank. that he was u membe
81 the Union League. Mr.. He'll Is
member Vi the ',luL, anu failed 10 fin
TSpri,emen's ne mo in the membership rol
ms aroused his suspicious, and Il
.tiegraphed to the Washington banH an
,hua round out that Landau had bee
E&- Post master General James said IL
",tS that Coleman had been introduce
AT the Lincoln Bank by Mr.. HgSin
ana that therefore the bank did not su:
peel that he was not all right.
ms bank viii not lose anything,
added Mr.. James
~ was reported that the Nassau Bant
~ Eeekman street. had lost s., 800 on a
account of $4,000 which Coleman ha
opened In the bank. Officials of tn
Dank stated that Coleman never he'd a
account there and was unknown TO then