New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-06
GAMBLED FORTUNE AWAY
FELDSTEIN PLAYED ROULETTE AND
PAID HIS LOSSES WITH CHECKS.

A meeting of the creditors of Arnold Field
STEM who did business A Feldstetn & Co.
importers of raw silk. at No. II Mercer-st. was
held yesterday at the office Of Referee in Bank
ruptcy Ernest Hail, at No Ga William-st- The
schedules showed liabilities OF S972S97 and as
sets of S195.636. Nine claims, amounting to
about S435 000 were filed. Blumenstiel & Hirsch
presented two claims, amounting to S2S5.000. Of
E Zellweger & Co., OF Basic, Switzerland. f. b.
Slade. attorney for Mrs Feldsten and relatives,
objected to these claims. on the ground that Mr..
Zellweger was partner OF Mr.. Feldsteln, and
the referee gave Mr.. Slade until Thursday to
file affidavits in support Of his objection. No
trustee was elected. and the meeting was ad-
5ourned until a decision is made on the admis-
sion OF the Zellweger claims.
Mr.. Feldstein has been undergoing an exam
inaticn in bankruptcy by Blumenstiel & Hirsch
attorneys for Charles n. Hough. receiver Of Mr.
Feldstein's property The testimony showed that
Mr.. Feldstein lost large amounts of money in the
last few months in gambling houses In this city
playing roulette. Mr.. Feldstein, it was shown,
paid his losses in checks. which went through
his bank in the regular way. Mr.. Blumensuel
surprised Mr.. Fedstein by Offering in evidence
thirty checks all Of which Mr.. Feldstein admit
ted in the examination he had given for losses
at roulette. The total amount Of the thirty
checks is S56.716. This amount, II is said. rep
resents only part of his losses in this way.
OF these checks seventeen are TO the order of
A c. Maynard, aggregating S24,I04 They wers
drawn at various dates from August 10, 1899, to
April Is, 1900. Asked where Maynards place is,
Mr.. Feldstein replied:
The number 1 couldn't tell exactly, but it is
in Forty fourth-st--West -fourth-st.-be-
tween Broadway and Sixth-ave.
Q-Is Mr.. Maynard proprietor of the house, so
far you know? A.-So far ] know. Q.-At
the time that you gave that check to Mr.. May
nard or whoever you gave 1t to- did he hand you
any money? Al got no money. Q.-You mean
to saw Mr.. Feldstein that you had been playing
roulette credit. and paid your loss with this
check? A.-With this check. Q.-And the check
was collected and paid through your bank? A
Yes. IL was; that is the first have seen of II
since.
Three checks, aggregating S10.667, are to the
order Of r. A Garfield. Two checks to the order
OF D.. W. Buckln aggregate SS.66S. Mr. Field
stein said he gave these checks for losses at
roulette at the same house, No. 5 East Forty
fourth-st Two checks for 81 49S are to the
order Of A Halenbeck who he said, also
kept a place IN Forty-fouTth-st. Two checks,
aggregating S3,711, are TO the order of David {.
Johnson. He said that Mr.. JohLsons place is
in Forty-third-st, between Broadway and Sixth
6Te. -Four checks, aggregating~ S4,4OS and
drawn in January and February last, are TO
the order Of William Johns. Mr.. Feldstein ad-
Ynitted that these were given for losses at
roulette IN gambling house in Twenty-siXth-
st. near Fifth-ave.
Alexander Blumenstiel said yesterday that he
had brought suit against r. A Garfield 10 re-
MI Feldsten, amounting to over $4,000 under
the statute that money lost in gambling can be
recovered If suit is brought within three months
from the time Of losing it