The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-14
PINCUS THE BROKER
he Figures in a Couple of Very Cues
tionable Transactions.
HOW HE PAID HIS TAXES
The Assessor Has a Large Bill
against him-His Part In the
Laciiman Deal = Other
Business In Court.

Adolph Pincus, the well-known ticket
broker, figured not altogether favora-
Oily In two actions brought I'm the dis
trict court yesterday. The first suit was
brought against him by County Attor-
ney Wines. in the name of the state
charging him with trying to evade pay
ing taxes on his private collection of
diamonds and Jewelry. The complaint
in the case alleges that on the first
Monday in March, 1895, Mr.. Pincus was
the owner of a lot of jewelry, valued at
sz'Voo, and on June "a he made a return
IN a sworn statement of all the proper
" he owned on the first Monday in
March, the date from which all prop
erty assessments date, and he did not
include the jewelry. and misrepresented
his assets, for the purpose of evading
a payment of taxes thereon. The law
provides that where such misrepresen-
tation has been made ii becomes the
duty OF the assessor, on discovering the
facts, to assess the property so With
held at five times its value, and on Aug.
10, 1895, Assessor Warfield added SO 900
to the assessed valuation of Mr.. Pin
Gus personal property. On that basis
OF assessment tax was levied amount
ing to $l72, upon which there is also due
penalty Of $3.50. and the state asks
Judgment against Mr.. Pincus for
s1S9.60.
The second suit instituted yesterday
In which Mr.. Pincus is interested was
by Julius Ellinger & Co. against l.. j.
Lachman for $3.50 and 1925 due on two
accepted bills of exchange. A com
plant was also filed for leave to inter-
yene in the case of Adolph Pincus
against l.. j. Lachman, alleging infor-
nation and belief that Pincus was
originally partner with Lachman and
that he entered into business with him
fh.a ..l 80. IL IL
with the Intention, after such credit
was established, to defraud the cred
itors of the firm. On the 1st of last jan
uary, the firm then being indebted in
large sums to various creditors, IL is
alleged, Mr. Pincus withdrew from the
partnership, after having induced the
First National bank to extend the firm
at various times sums of money, ag-
gregating s12.273.93, and the bank at |
the suggestion of Mr.. Pincus, then be- |
gan suit for the amount and attached |
the property OF the firm. Pincus then.
the complaint alleges. conspired with |
Lachman to defraud other creditors by |
inducing Lachman to execute to him |
his various notes for large amounts,
and without consideration. 1t is furth- ,
er alleged that the property of Lach-
man Is insufficient to satisfy the banks |
claim and the fictitious claim of Pincus,
and the intervenors ask that their |
claims be satisfied before the pretended
claim OF Pincus. John A. Shelton is at
torney for intervenor.
n, McGarvin yesterday commenced
an action in the district court against
John Berne and Frank Flaherty for
$500. claimed TO be due on a note and
for an attorneys fee of $35.
Judge Speer has issued an order cit
ing Fred Eldrick, manager of the In
dependent District Messenger COM
pany, to appear in court Saturday
to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt in DISC
beying an order restraining him and
others from interfering with the mes
senger system of II. l.. Haupt. The
latter made an affidavit that Eldrick
had pulled down some of his wires.
Judge Mediation will to-day start i'm
TO try another lot OF explosion cases in
which the Kenyon Connell commercial
company and others are defendants.
The first case is that of Mrs Minnie
Cameron, widow of Fire Marshal
Cameron. The deposition of ]. e. Gay
ord. one of the defendants, was filed
He denies that he is a
trustee of the Kenyon Council COM
nercial company and says he had no
OF the amount of powder
Varied. but had always thought all
he powder was kept in the powder
rouse. He was not in the city at the
lime of the explosion.
The trial OF the silver-plating patent
light case of George w. Odell against
he Western Iron Works was concluded
n Judge McHatton's court yesterday
afternoon and was submitted to the 4
ury with instructions TO bring i'm a .
sealed verdict, which will be opened ,
his morning.