New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
LOcAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.
no WORD OF JOHN GLEN. THE MISSING
EXPORTER

no WORD OF JOHN GLEN THE MISSING
EXPORTER
The Manhattan Concrete Company 81 No l8
Fifth-ave has made assignment to Henry l.
Frdenberg The assignment was precipitated BY
liens against the concern and an execution IN the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff ODonnell for 1896 in favor
OF the Standard Silica Cement Company The
Sheriff levied on the Office furniture The com
pany incorporated December Il 1895 with
a capital stock OF $50 600 70 lay concrete floors.
foundations etc The original name Of the COM
pany was the Aberthaw Construction Company.
and the name changed 10 the present style
years ago Ross F Tucker is the president A A.
Michel the attorney said that the liabilities
$4,000 with actual assets about as much and he
thought the company would be able 10 pay in full
in time The assignment was caused by liens being
filed on its contracts on various operations IN this
city. which prevented the company getting its
money out OF them 10 meet maturing obligations.
Francs Y Falon. doing business F y Fallon
& Co dealers in sponees and channels at Nos.
i51 and 4j3 Peari-st made an assignment yester-
day 70 John p Sheridan. He began business in
1855 az began & Fallon and succeeded that firm in
1894 Philip ] Brit his attorney. said that the la
bilities are from SIP oIo 70 $1,000. and there
enough assets 10 pay probably - cents on the dol
lar He expects have the matter adjusted in .
short time.
The Sheriff has received TWO executions against
Robert L Reade. OF No. so Wiiliam-st. for Sl2 997
in favor OF James NJ ard Robert T Varnum as
trustees for Mary Falkland for the amount due
on three demand notes made in 1894 1895 and 1896.
and for Ss27 in favor Of Mary Falkland FOR bor-
roVed money
John Glen the missing exporter, OF No % State
ST has not been heard from yet. il said at
his Office yesterday Reports In the
trade that he had been seen IN Chicago ten days
ago and was supposed 70 have gone 70 San Fran
home at No. 30 Seventy secOnd-st.. Brooklyn. on
December l. reported that his wife said ne had left
suddenly some time ago saying he thought he
would 20 10 Chicago, and she had not heard from
with the attachment obtained by Merritt & Baxter
for So $50 Thomas +. Merritt. IN his affidavit.
states that between September and October II,
through fictitious bills Of lad.nS they We're induced
70 advance Mr. Glen 81 $50 IN the belief that the
bills OF lading were genuine. on November 80 he
called Mr.. Glens office. and. not being bile 10
learn anything Of his Whereabouts, went 10 the
freight Offices OF the Delaware. Lackawana and
Western and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
panies and had a conversation with the freight
porting have been issued by those companies.
and which Mr.. Glen had delivered 10 Merritt IS
Baxter. and the bills OF ladins were declared 20 be
fictitious. At the Della ware Lackawana and West
OF William Dickinson signed TO two Of the bills OF
ading not genuine. and that no such person
as c - Henry. signed TO the other bills, was an
employe or freight agent OF the company Al tho
Baltimore and Ohio office the freight agent IN
formed Mr. Merritt that he knew no such person
as r I Lowrie who signed the bills Of ladlng as
agent Copies Of ten bills OF ading were filed with
the attachment papers