New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-12
PART III.
PAGES II TO IA.
PROBING LICENSE BONDS.
r,,r EXCISE BOARD STARTS AN INvEsTI-
CATION.
rr.AGRANT VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW IN SEVERAL
c,sEs-TrIE GRAND JURY's ATTENTION TO

rrAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW IN SEVERAL
c,srs-THE GRAND JURY's ATTENTION TO
RE CALLED To THE MATTER.
THO rooms of the Excise Board were crowded
9th real-estate owners yesterday morning who had
qualified as bondsmen for liquor-dealers. The an
rouncement that the Board Intended TO investigate
orv case where there occasion for suspicion
ensd many wemeanng people with apprehension
abo hitherto have regarded the signing OF EXCISE
bonds a matter of form only.
commissioner Hamburger has conducted personal
,rvestigaon in a number Of cases. and said that 80
Oar he had reason 10 believe over forty men had
certified 90 real estate which they did not possess
NJ, savs that he has discovered two fragrant cases
h.rs the persons swore to owning certain pieces
of property and when investigated by tue IN
su-ance company il was found that they did not
own the property and never had any claim TO it, IN
loss these men explain matters their cases VIII I'M
do,,ltedlv be reported to the Grand Jury
Tho commissioners met at 1890 O'clock and Com
,o,ssioner Hamburger, addressing the assembled
hondsnen said that the Board had every reason TO
believe that straw bonds had been given IN num-
nor If cases He immedia tey announced that the
Two men whose rcal-esatc ownership was inVest-
gated by the title insurance company were Antonio
C,larso and Arcangeto DE Fec. Galarso swore 10
being the owner of the real estate at NO 95 Park
ST and De Fec TO the land and buildings at NO
O, Park-st Commissioner Hamburger said that the
nronerty was owned by Morris Levy and Edward
l.pi6
tho first bondsrnan called. and he was put through
a rigid cross examination by the Commissioners ana
their counsel. Alfred X. Page. He seemed sur
,risel when told that he was on Ill bonds. ana
admitted that he did not know how many licenses
he had given bonds for. He contended that some
Of the licenses must have out, and thus les
sened his liability, but the Commissioners SAID inc
records were correct He gave list OF all the real
estate he owned. and finally said that he was worth
only 800 900 above encumbrances The Excise bonus
are for 81 900 each. and the bondsman must quaihy
in double that amount; So according to the COM
missioners' figures Mr.. Rabbe is liable for YIN"
Henry knabe a saoon-keeper, Of No 1874 Centre
ST was next called to the stand He acknowledged
that he did not know how many bonds ne had
signed and was dumfounded when told by MT.
PAGE that he was bondsman in 1874 cases Johf
Nassimeno Of One-hun dred nd-sixtieth-st ana
Norris-ave.. is on ffty-five bonds.
When questioned re said he owned real estate
worth about $4,000. Like the others he contended
that he thought that number Of the licenses ran
out, but vehemently asserted that ne was soou io'
every bond he had signed
Henry Richenstein. OF No 2.09 First-ave., swore
that he was worth $1,000. and did not seem sur
prised when informed that he had qualifieh as
bondsman 10 the amount OF $1,000
It was developed in a number of cases that brew
cry companies authorized the bondsmen to act for
them giving them written guarantees 10 protect
them TO the amount they qualify H.
Eugene c. Ludin. of No. 4l5 Eleyenth.aye. was a.
on twenty-one bonds. and when called refused 10
disclose the nature of his property. lie was ex-
Several other bondsmen were examined and then
the investigation adjourned until next Tues
Commissioner Hamburger said at the close Of the
bearing with much emphasis. that deliberate viola
tons OF the law would be promptly reporied 10 me
The :ases will have 100 more bondsmen summoned
for the bearing OF the number sb a to
the hearing YESTERDAY twenty-hree 's"oieu 'he suo
poena OF the Commissioners