The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-12
COUNT MARSCHALL AGAIN.
rURSs Up As FINANCIER or THE
u. $. GUIDE oohPANK

The odi e of the United States Guido and
Information Company at ia West Thirty.
fourth street Is in the hands Of tho Sheriff. and
count" Ernest Victor Marschall 10 once more
brought before tho public. The attachment
against the contents OF the company's Office is
for only $3.50 and In In favor Of Samuel PENN
man OF So West Ninety-second street, assistant
treasurer Of the company. There 10, however.
an attachment against Marschall personally for
$50 coo. He is the general superintendent Of
the company.
The company was Incorporated In Now Jersey
in May. 1896. Tho authorized capital was
81, 600 900. Charles b. Thurston Of Jersey City
was the first President. He was soon succeeded
BY Alfred r. Page. counsel to Special
Deputy Collector of Excise George Hill
Hard. Among the incorporators mentioned
IN the company's circular arc ex.Judge
william 7. Hoffman OF Jersey City; Hay
ward 7. Harvey. President Of the Harvey
s,eel Company: Homer Lee. Vice. President OF
the Homer Lee Bank Note Company; Allan L.
McDermott. Jersey City; Judge E T. Paxton,
Jersey City; George B. Swain, ex-State Treas
urer OF New Jersey; John J. ToYey, cx-sheriff
of Hudson county, n. j., and the Hon. Fostor NJ.
Voorhees,, President Of the New Jersey State
Senate. George +. Alexander is Secretary of
the company and ex-SherifR Toffey 10 Treasurer.
Richard b. Reading, Harry b. Plat. Edward
], Anderson. and David w. Lawrence are among
the directors.
When the company was formed Marschall was
private secretary to Judge Hoffman, and the
company's hrst office was in the offices of Judge
Hoffman. 4 Oakland avenue, Jersey City.
The business of the company is to furnish
male and female guides to strangers in New
York, to do shopping for persons living out Of
town. to book engagements for actors and &C
tresses. to rent furnished rooms and fats. and to
conduct a number OF other business enterprises.
It has set up branches in several hotels.
The claim OF Penniman against the company
Is for cash advanced. The attachment against
Marshall personally was obtained by Mrs.
Mary 8. Dimock Of Keswick, Va, through
her lawyers. Putney s Bishop, and was
granted by Justice Andrews OF the Su-
p %as granted we're not died by the ettor.
neys who obtained 1t. only tho undertaking
having :. n, been a a. i,v Il is stated edn hat It Mrs t5s i Rimec \
schsll; that at first she bought $1,000 of the
n saG ;he ' Son Ss;1So at ss' = salary "a Es' q ! R 90 ,0f w eet 'o 4
iew weeks ago, it is alleged. she was induced
s . Mfi N" WSieh was 10 R Sela ~ h T9r' iiet i said 81 ito to
have represented to her that he controlled more
.ont;ol Of the company. With the $50, 900 OF
10 ni Eet G eon { a %fn Il L H9 S1sts O th an { sdp S ssreSa
+, 1Ss ss ssC C sss s1Ss1 rs wisS der is,s s6s s sSSss she st Paid sba
iced &c that she should receive "; 70 per cent. Interest
shc :ound reason to doubt The representation
Vi Mr.. Marschall and demanded her $4,000
q; .sha 4 o ON ahss s S%si e inc the frs' shs 81 9l L. ss re-:
sSnS at the United States ssss Guid fee and D% fnf t%rns
sio %s Som . y a ea s; s,',ss s sssR &. to so a1%; AND that
An Mr. ;n I DimOs6,s e so 9sd for whSp a ssS made a I,I the
man Just out Of college, who wanted TO 60 into
, e Gs or big e11nIeet i with the company,
Mafrh last. WHEN he found out that I wan.ed
10 60 into business he told me that tho United
i hsH's &c S opper en6 es ant / %as oH ieoRiasy to Sa'f e
sais t si.oo se .eo osp' q s Ssieh OF sos ios go ssSppssa aS
i Sssn paid NEW in; e. J.r,s Is required Hs .,,5 Sy ts shs
he company was doing : fine basiness and that
The stock was non;assessable- II I would invest
i fSs S GI sA he a q ! f0q pdt got m @G III eh to Ipvf hs
eAid, OF the real estate department, paying mo a
sition.s Ss S she tO wis Counsel I soIq IN R eSe %st e In s5 PsU %ss
TOD NsSscSsil q her decision. and he ssIid e
with a woman whom he Introduced as his
$500 itC boiAlnB. II HOlhCE hO ukECCu
IN the real estate department.. but as the 1;ssist:
1900. This was ansiiy agreed seS to- Sou and P I eo OF
ne Job. After mother had put in $4,000. and in
ssSs ne e n sssr tss aSRP s15.o s5Sn se M lay %Sihs C.
po oM1i Tsas;T.d p ever t., turned os;1.s oyer !. sn <. Of so, tn.
them; He said ,hat the money had been put e
ms, aud, at MarBchaNB request, gave her checks
,ut es ssG ao more money TO Marschaii TO aegre
b n NM yy ~ nus amount represents what she
We have ha,e i fosS SSS opt Ia. MarschAll deposited
e The basement q the Tritase bull buiidii Gaah ii
sne money that Marschnil had to his account
Tt,n Clark & Sons he drew out a week ago last
We have also learned that this money wa.
paid INTO the concern besides what my mother
ses sgns and T IS 1nn q !hs KpisSssSoekeF is.
SAiiIsd Il P sapSn'S Timothy odas iFR siSg, % Manages Rs.S
q the mercantile department. and formerly
SlIoES he Hs paid NsT 10 h MSrsnha iDnpad rip pvt a IN sas2o g
put pltq iS b h %0oSn S a Of the zee leStten depe1EJtmInef men t.
paid to ,,MarschaIi. In addition to this thu
%S,set 70 Of a stenographer 70, the company, Il
Y sIearnssda' y ,Ss, X asfitlpe eol iG sss's sc %0in rGn
iSld The men that '% III. '% alnosnt " Was sI neesssa II;
ION each OF them In order 10 pay for their uni
,orms and pay tor the bonds which the tompan,
i,sSqulred from each. I understand that all o
-, money which Page received was put int,
X "oinpany. Some OF our money was put int
q company TO pay running expenses. but how
"uSn nave no means Of knowing.
mheh an Investigation into the Affairs of tn
Sonpahy and Marschalls connection with 1t be
ssn' about a week ago, Marschali assured m
la Ia we would lose nothing by tho company
A. ~, AonIay morning was the last time he wa
N y tue ohIce. He lives with his sister at 80
nI SLn sire 7, Jersey City. About 10 O'Clock ia
TSut we mad a telephone message from Their
'aating nat the house was all dark.
Last Tuesday and Wednesday there wer,
I me,,i9gs Of the Board OF Directors held at Tay
WIS n Gons In JersGy City, Nothing dsanit
mi mothers lawyers were present an,
tbs !he request, that the dir ctors o
nnoc company or the incorporators or sonlebod
p m,Ss good her losses. This loss OF my mother
n'"Vuealiy ruins her. Unless we recover som
win ne money that she has put In, about all W
vi nave left is our home In Virginia"
in sron imp ny,iL Is said, originally paid 1891 90
ferrst later, II is said. unSold stock was tram