The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-28
Goods were Shipped away
Part of Lehman 4 COmpany's Stock
Seized in Brooklyn, n. \.
THE REASON FOR THIS ACTION
Lewis Bennett, New York Creditors.
Want to Recover the Money That
the Firm Owes Thcm-IIavc Begun
Legal Proceedings in brooklyn.

Il. Lehman e. Co., the clothing firm in
business At the corner of Lackawanna
and Franklin avenues until their recent
failure, are not apt 10 make n success
OF this coup d'etat. which it is alleged
they have resorted to.
The firm had been i'm business some
time at the place aforesaid. They fail
ed last Saturday and the store was
taken possession of that same evening
by Deputy Sheriff j. d. Fcrber The
seizure of the stock was made on exc
cutions entered up in the Office of Pro-
thonotary Pryor that day which am
ounted to sl1,1l415 and were held by the
Following persons in the amounts
named: Lesser Bros, $2,15915; Max
Judkowitz, $l,50O; Goodman & Weiss,
S525: Max Lehman. 81, 500: B. Levy, $5O5;
Esther Weisberger $4,000; Matilda
Aaron. 5000; Samuel Lipson, $2l5; ner-
man Kehman, $3.50. The sale on these
executions will take place this morning.
Immediately after the failure. the fol-
lowing attachment executions under
the fraudulent debtors act of 1869 were
filed against Lehman & Co.: Max Drie-
son. Of New York, 1925: l.. NJ. Jacobs &
Bros, of New York, S466.5O; Lewis &
Bennell. of New York, s249.I6: Snedeker
4 Boynton. of New York. $505.l3; Jacob
Gladke. of New York. Sl1S.5O; A. Lesser,
of New York. $3SS.23: S. Wilson & COM
pany, of New York, 5000, the foregoing
represented by Warren & Knapp; Jo-
seph Schoneman, of Philadelphia, $685.
So represented by Attorney John Shea,
of Wilkes Barre: Raymond, Hawes &
Co, of Danbury, Conn.,, $l23,represented
by Jessups & Hand.
The sheriff's sale of the stock will
take place this morning and whatever
10 hn caI NIL ha ,not in RI
court and the attachment creditors will
endeavor to get a share in the assets
of the firm. The Driesen and JACOB
claims in the hands of Warren & Knapp
were settled by Lehman & Co.
Check Was Not Honorcd.
Lewis & Bennett. manufacturers Of
clothing at Nos. 127 and 129 Bleeker
street. New York. last July sold to Leh-
man e. Co, clothing to the value of
$500. Lehman several weeks afterward
sent a check for the amount to the New
York firm: they deposited 1t In their
bank and when it was sent here for COL
lection, it was returned with the trade
mark mo funds"
Aletter was sent to Lehman which was
answered in a very apologetic tone and
a check for the amount on another
bank was enclosed. The same luck
happened with this check; 1t was
was branded as worthless. and this
brought Mr.. Bennett. of the New York
firm. to Scranton, to effect settle
ment. If possible.
Mr.. Lewis, the other member of the
firm, came to to Scranton last Satur-
day with suspicious that Lehman &
Co. We're not treating him right, and
a short investigation rewarded him
with the information that on that very
morning seven large trunks had been
shipped by the failed firm. They were
billed for Brooklyn, N. Y.
Detective Roche, of Brooklyn, was
set at work to ferret out the where
abouts of the trunks and he
was successful in locating the
drayman who carted them at
No. $40 Nostrand avenue, In
the city of churches. They had been
removed by him to a warehouse; and,
accompanied by Detective Roche. Mr.
Bnenett of the firm, went there and re-
quested to see the trunks. The man in
charge refused to let them see the
trunks and he refused to state whether
or not they were in his possession.
Detective Stood on Guard
While the detective stood watch at
the door, Mr.. Bennett got an attach
ment and Deputy Sheriff Casey, of
Brooklyn, took possession of the
trunks, hich were found in the ware
house after search was made
They are now in the custody of the
sheriff of Kings county,