New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-04

Of MIR. weidenfeld. on a Judgment obtained on
December Is. 1899. Executions put in
tained. but no property found to levy upon.
Inc execution for Sl1.2IJ Is also against Flor
ence l. Silver the wife of John S Silver.
An execution against Mr. Silver for SOL In
lavor OF Samuel II. Smith was returned marked
no property on December 81 last Four small
executions aggregating $40. obtained in 1899.
were also all returned unsatisned. An execu-
ton on August IL, 1894. for S41.91S. in favor OF
Eugene Kelly. ana one for So. lO3. on May II.
1892. in favor Of George w. Adams. executor,
were both returned indorsed mo property"
George NJ Wright, as assignee of Hilton, Hughes
u Co. put in an execution for SI yesterday.
All these executions aggregate S1So.413.
Deputy-Sherf Radey received an attachment
few days ago for SIP against the North
American Manufacturing Company. OF No 80
Cortardt-st.. OF which John S. Silver is presi-
dent In favor of b. i. Stevens. for celluloid.
which has not yet been paid Deputy Sheriff
Sullivan received two executions against Francis
c. Cradle about three weeks ago, one for $500
in favor Of Willard Brown and the other for
S2011 in favor Of D. w. Whtmore both claims
being on notes. Repeated visits to Mr.. CRADLES
Office. AT No 100 Broadway, however, failed 20
find him there. 1t is said that the two notes
held by Mr. Whitmore payable at the
Securities Trust Company. Philadelphia
In statement issued by Cradle in St. Louis
yesterday he asserted that President Williams
a stockhoder in one ~ the town site COM
panies the soundness Of which is now in ques-
ton. and added that Mr. Williams had expressed
his satisfaction with his Investment. THIS state
ment was shown TO Mr. Williams That may
be true he said. but don't recall the OF
the company. and, as recOllect It. my invest
ment In that instance was n small one only
So GOO or $4,000 and ! invested for reasons for
eiGn to Mr. Cradles connection with the com
pany.
CRADLE HOLDS BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE.
II was discovered yesterday that Cradle holds
considerable property in Brooklyn, ard that a
number Of his checks have passed through the
Bedford Bank Bedford-ave and Halsey-st. in
that borough. Jus; what the nature 81 Cradles
holdings is could not he learned yesterday. as
Ralph a. Frost his agent. n real estate dealer
Of No. 1.293 Bedford-ave could not be seen. l.
may be. however. that the Chemical Bank Will
be able To make good part of its loans II IL
get possession Of some OF CRADLES Brooklyn
real estate.
At the Bedford Bank Howard NJ Smith the
cashier denied that cradle had ever attempted
to negotiate any loans from that bank on such
security as he offered 10 the Chemical Bank
Cradle never had account at our bank" he
said. THE only dealings We have ever had with
him. 10 my knowledge. were indirectly through
a number Of his checks which passed through
hands. We received them from Mr.. Frost
who. as ! understand IT, handled Mr. Cradles
real estate collected his rents and looked after
his brooklyn interests in general Mr.. Frost Is
of our oldest customers. and man OF un-
impeacha be business reputat'.I =. There was
never any question about checks Of Cradles
which we handled"