The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-10
eREENHUTS GAME OF eoUGE.
HE SIGNED TWO NAMES WITHOUT
AUTHORITY.

Messrs. WOrmser and "Reminiscences
DID Not Give the Arch Wrecker
Permission 90 sign Their Names to
the Application for "A Receiver
The Case Against Them Dismissed.
Greenhut In Danger OF Punish
ment for Contempt OF Court.
Chicago. Feb 9.-Attorney Juliaa Mack
this morning presented to Judge Gross
cup the amdavits procured from New
York in the whisky trust case. in behalf
OF his clients. Charles j. Heinsheimer and
S. L. Worsmer. Both made additional
afddavits, saying the use OF their names
as petitioners for receivership for the
whisky trust was not authorized A tel
egram to Runnells & BURY. counsel for
Mr.. Greenhut demanding that their names
be withdrawn from the petition. was cited.
Tho denial was absolute and complete.
Neither Mr.. Heinsheimer nor Mr.. Worm
ser had had any communication with
President Greenhut in regard to signing
their names. Mr.. Wormser had never
owned any stock at any time.
Albert Il. Goodhart. member of this
firm OF Z. J. Goodhart & co. OF New
York made an afndavit to the effect that on
the Tuesday after the receivers had been
appointed. he had a conversation with Mr..
Greenhut by telephone. Mr.. Greenhut
asked him II there were any persons
in his Office who held any stock in the
whisky trust. Mr.. Goodhart replied there
were not. Mr.. Greenhut then asked him
to send somebody to the Central Trust
Company and see II he could find two
n L hpf af nrH he uriaf aN
to use their names on a mere matter OF
form. He then told about the whisky
trust being In the hands OF receiver
and said Edward NJ. Lawrence had been
appointed receiver but did not mention
himself. The first intimation Mr.. Good
hart had OF the names of Messrs. Helm
shiemer and Wormser being used to get
a receyership for the whisky trust was
when he read It in the morning papers.
He at once called up Mr.. Greenhut and
demanded that the names be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Greenhut attempted to argue the case,
but the afliant insisted peremptorially
that Mr.. Henshlemer. his nephew, and
Mr.. Wormser. favorite clerk be re-
lieved from the odium attaching to the
use OF their names, and to this the whisky
trust president reluctantly consented.
This aihdavit was corroborated by others
from Philip J. Goodhart and from Ma
thaniel Myers attorney for the firm. Mr.
Myers told Mr.. Greenhut by telephone
that 1t was simply preposterous to make
Messrs. Heinshiemer and Wormser, who
were not even stockholders, In fact, much
less Of record, act as administrators OF
other peoples property. Mr.. Greenhut
spoke 10 him In a threatening tone and
told him he had better not do anything
rash In the matter as 1t might start an
investigation and do the speaker harm.
Mr.. Myers replied that he would as soon
be mixed up In burglary as to be fur
Their involved In this matter, and that
neither he nor his client would under any
circumstances allow their names to be
used. II was then promised that the
names would be taken out of the case
Wednesday at noon.
Mr.. Mack In concluding the reading OF
the afidavts, said Il wish to say that
Mr.. GTeenhut's affidavit has been contra
dlcted In every respect except that there
was n conversation by telephone. I ask
the court that my clients be exonerated In
every particular. We have no IN Will
against Mr. Greenhut, but we wish to see
justice done"
What do you say TO a ruling for Mr..
Greenhut TO show cause why he should
not be cited for contempt?" asked Judge
Grosscup.
THAT is a matter for the court TO de-
termne."
Attorney Myers characterized Mr..
Greenhuts conduct as Infamous and
most reprehenslble." He then demanded
that he now be made to show cause why
he should not be cited for contempt
Mr.. Bury said he believed Mr. Greenhuts
afhdavit and asked If Mr.. Greenhut was
cited that Messrs. Heinsheimer and Worm
ser be also cited
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bury's remarks
Judge Moran, representing the majority
stockholders, made a scathing speech in
which he characterized Mr. Greenhut as a
robber and a man who while pretending
to have the interests of the company at
heart was all the time engaged in Sc
cretly wrecking II.
Judge Grosscup then ordered the clerk
to enter rule requiring Mr. Greenhut to
show cause why he should not be nun
ished for contempt of court He then dis
missed the case so far as Messrs. Helm.
sheimer and Wormser are concerned.
The rule Will be returnable Feb. IL "a