The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
Paderewski's Manager Sued on
a Long-Standing Ac.
count.
THE PIANIST WILL APPEAR.
G. Verdier & Co. Put the Musical
Man to Considerable Incon-
venience.

Hugo Goerlitz, manager of .Paderewski,
the great pianist, was arrested yesterday
on an order from the Justice courts is
sued on the affidavit of g. Verdier & Co.,
and was compelled to put up $500 cash bail
for his appearance in court in spite of the
fact that he offered, through his attorneys,
Shortrldge d Delmas, to pay the original
debt, less the interest when the bill was
presented to him.
Fifteen years ago, to be exact, on April
80, 1879, the wife of Mr.. Goerlitz entered
into contract with o theatrical manager
to produce "Pinafore" in this City. The
promoter of the enterprise agreed with G..
Verdier & Co., who furnished the cos
tunes, to pay for the same, but when the
company went to pieces the goods were
unpaid for and the firm attached the
properties of the actors and actresses, SELL
Ing the same to satisfy the debt.
Soon afterward MIR. and Mrs. Goerlitz,
who had lost their all in the failure of the
company, departed for the East, the hus.
band earning their passage and living en-
route by obtaining jobs at bill-posting in
the various towns where they stopped.
Mr.. Goerlltz did not see San Francisco
again until he arrived with the musical
Pole, and Verdier d Co. hearing of his re-
turn prepared to squeeze the money out
OF him by the most approved methods.
Knowing that any delay or failure to fulfill
his engagements would cost the manager
thousands of dollars, the dry-goods men
decided to have him taken into custody on
a warrant charging that he was about to
depart from the jurisdiction of the court
and that he was attempting to defraud his
creditors.
Previous to swearing out the warrant,
1 h. l., IL. ~
and interest, was presented to GoerlltZ and
he agreed to pay the principal. but refused
to settle the interest, referring Verdier IL
Co. to Delmas & Shortridge, his attorneys.
In their presence a tender was made of
the $251 50, but the firm refused to accept.
Then the dry-goods men went before
Justice kerrlgan and swore out the war
rant OF arrest, alleging that Goerlitz was
to leave the State within ten days and
that unless he put up cash bail of $500 or
q bond of $1,000 the firm would be de-
frauded. Mr.. Goerlitz promptly produced
the necessary 5000, which is more than
twice the amount of the principal of the
claim or the amount over which the JUS
tees Court has jurisdiction, and more
than the principal and interest combined.
Justice Kerrigan consented to issue the
warrant on the representation of the plain
ifs attorneys that inasmuch as Goerlitz
had been out of the State during the pc
present. the statute of limitations does not
operate on the claim.
The case will be hotly contested, as Del
mas & Shortridge have advised their client
that he is liable for nothing in con-
nection with the matter and that his cash
| deposit, put up at the time of the arrest, is
ample to cover all the necessities of the
case.
Mr.. Goerltz and his attorneys look upon
the manner in which Verdier & Co.. have
handled the matter as pure piece of per-
secution. In spite of the fact that MIR.
Goerlitz has shown every inclination to
submit the matter to the courts, and has
| put up a cash bond more than ample to
cover any judgment that may be given
against him, he has been served with an
order of examination, compelling him 70
| appear before the court this morning and
answer questions relating to his ability to
pay his bill. Not only has Goerlitz been
compelled to go to the inconvenience of
visiting the new City Hall, but Pade.
rewski has been subpenaed to appear to tell
what he knows about his managers
finances, and the box-office at the Califor-
MIA Theater has been attached.
| The examination is set for 10 o'clock this
| morning.