New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-30
4 REPLY TO MR.. ITINS.

sKETIAN's ATTORNEYS MAKE A STATEMENT
ABOUT THE FIRMS ACCOUNTS
f. E. Mccall and Leopold Wallach. attorneys for
the late J. b. Skehan made the following state
1nent yesterday in reference 10 what was said by
William NJ. WINS. published in The Tribune Thurs
day morning.
1t has simply been impossible. in the short time at
disposal, to examine all of the accounts referred
it to saw that the short examination which we have
made of the matter effectually and substantially
disposes of all the charges which he, in combina-
ton with {. l.. Bernheim and j. c. Bernheim. has so
carefully prepared ar,
appears from the books that as carly as May, 1873,
for the purpose of reducing the apparent loss on
Illuminating account was credited with slv,Wo ana
charged with $id7occ entirely Without c. L. Bern
helms knowledge or authority. These charges on
the books being absolutely irregular represented no
transaction of any kind whatever.
The truth of the transaction IS as appears by the
books of the concern that on the Ah day OF NAY
1898. the account of Charles L. Bernheim (speciap
One thousand shares of Edison ELECTRIC Ilumi-
mating Company stock at lO7 net or 10000. on on
gy p 1893 this was om GTefsd stock toy at
los 1923 $ios 4G2 &c., so by this bookkeeping en-
ating G. L. Bernhe.m debtor Of the firm in
the sum of $4,000. his actual account with the
s eSpee of 99 i@'S transaction was improved
In MIR Ivins's statement this account is further
referred 10 in connection with the 100 shares or
stock, follows These charges on the books De
an iSs any KIND whaieVer II was Bookkeeping and
nothing more. In the same way, 700 shares OF
70 the firm Of skehan Bernheim disposed
OF for s7occo, and the proceeds carried lee TO the
credit OF this account for the purpose OF reducing
the losses" ,.u
20 e shares CO Of soGk Ssre an sGd the TO
properly accounted for on the books; If the trans;
Charles Charlie L. Bernheim nov. return to the re,
ceiver the as2 % profit which he made out Of
the only one who prohi ted By Sf IT. the
NJ Iuly wi Bernhen'S
be carried S the Of of hs fuh o s
i that in the regular eogr as q pre as ah
peared by the books which had meyer been credited rn
t I pr profit and loss new accounts himself the
sum of $4,000 and at the same time credited a
Further on in his carefully prepared statement
nv iY y and September % 1885 drawn sundry
amounts aggregatng 1859 as appears on me face
SH MY 0 Snd O September g. 1896 Nj kehan with
drew GO from the @ for of Nh mis- s %eRsy n ne
Stock Exchahse, and SIS % used IL pcrscsnal
Bernheirn's Illness. Mr. skehan called to see M
hsp order to haye n% .sns 80 the e
The personal estate Of A. Mr. sebsn was as
alleged BY Mr v on aceoun, Of his IL
Charles Bernhm sRespn %as 'nf thus
PEELED either purchase seat or else transact ns
business through other Stock Exchange houses HE HE
a
100 90 was used for that purpose and 1t Is to-day
Tangible sset Of that hrm. - 49,, -, ~
Messrs Bernheim have so carefully preparr1 -
made 10 Induce ubl.c TO believe that me Bern
haa,ns have slneIed a loss of 900 through Mr..
Skehan AS a tter OF fact the BeInheims nave
never paid one dollar of loss incurred by ne nrm
family of seven chi dren survive MI SKehail.
and all that he has left 10 them IN our OPINION -
the -eputa alton of a man who was honest In MS me
time and who made gallant fight for his creditors
TO overcome circumstances which were not OF ns
making and for which he could In no way be heid
rtsponsfble