The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-07
SHENANDOAH, ]
THE TABOR CASES.



soiveg Attachments
The cases Of Armour & Co. and E. L. Rim
& Sons against A. r. Tabor, the Chief Bur
CESS and Justyna Szydlowslzi came up before
Martin T. Moore commissioner, i'm the office
of NJ NJ Burke Esq, for the purpose of
taking testimony under the rule to dissolve
the attachments issued at the instance Of
Armour q Co. upon property held by Justyna
Szydlowski and claimed to have been secured
by bona fide purchase from Tabor who was
engaged i'm the retail meat and provision
business in this town, Mahanoy City and
Minersville up to a few weeks ago. when he
sold all the places to Justyna Slydlowski
1t is claimed that when Tabor made the sale
he left unprovided for claims amounting to
from $15, 600 to $50, 900 due to Armour & Co.,
Swift e Co., and other creditors. In the case
Mr. Tabor is represented by M. M. Burke,
ESQ., of town, Justyna Szydlowski by George
j. Wadlinger Esq, of Pottsville, and Amour
& Co. by w. p. Ramsay, Esq of Mahanoy
City This proceeding is important in that
it is intended to determine whether the sales
made by Tabor were bona fde and the evil
dence adduced will be used in all the cases
pending as result of the transactions.
P. B. Adams, Esq, of New York City, was
also in attendance in behalf of Armour &
Co.
Adolph p Tabor was the first witness
called. He testified on examination by Mr..
Ramsey that he was engaged in business al
most eight years in Shenandoah Opened in
Mahanoy City about four years ago Opened
in Minersville about two years Sold out on
August 3Oth 1897. At that time / had on
hand four horses, a lot of wagons and the
meat market. l made a bill of sale. The
man who bought it has the paper Counsel
for Tabor and Szydlowski produced the bill of
sale
Tell us what led up to this sale
Anthony Szydlowski came to me and
wanted the money / borrowed from him and
L said l couldn't pay. 1 told him he should
buy the stuff that l couldn't pay him. The
money was borrowed from SzydlowsBi's wife,
Justynia, $500 on Feb 8, 1897, and 81 900 on
Aug. TO- 1897. l never paid back the money
or any part Of it before the sale The money
was paid to me at Szydlowskis house. The
borrowed money was paid to me by check
and was signed by Mr.. SzydlowslSi for his
wife. Mr. Garfield, of Swift & Co.. held a
checl-against me for $3.50 and told me to 90
out and try and raise money to meet it. 1
went to Szydlowski and got the 81, 600 check
70 Hleeu NahHelu Cueck against me. Inc
first note gave to Szydlowski was
made payable one day after date
and the second six days after I
received the money. On the day of
the sale, August 3Oth the Szydlowski's gave
me 81 900 in cash more, gave it to me and
took the bill of sale. The latter transaction
was in Mr.. Burke's law office. Szydlowski
came to my house at six o'clock that morn
ing and said he would give 81, 900 in addition
to what l had already borrowed and take
bill of sale of business. We closed the
bargain between s and o'clock that morn
ing. Before that time I had no negotiations
with anybody to sell any of my places
did not offer the Minersville place to the man
had in charge and ask him 81 300 for it
Our report of the proceedings closed at 8 30
p. m. with Mr.. Tabor still being interrogated.