New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-12
PAPERS SERVED on MRS. HART
ELTZABETHPORT BANK GETS WRIT OF
REPLEvIN TO RECOVER on SCHREl-
BER'S STEALINGS

The Elizabethport Banking Company, which was
robbed by william Schroeder. It's abscondng book
keeper has begun suit against Anna Her' the
woman at No. 100 West Forty-eghth-st' upon
whom. It is alleged. Schneider squandered muoh oh
the stolen money Notice of the suit was hIeo yes
terday by Henry b. Wesselman, the companys at
torney wrIts Of replevin for $4,000 in favor OF the
company served by Deputy Sheriff Kim Inc
writs were entered against Anna Hart, j. Drelcer
& Son and Jerome and Marcus j. Manheimer, as
partners under the name Of the Colorado STAPLES
The banking company claims furniture worth sew
eral thousand dollars in the fat occupied by the
Hart woman in Forty-eighth-st.; horses ana car
riages said TO be worth 5000 in the name or the
woman at the Colorado Livery Stables IN west
Forty-eighth-st., and jewelry said 10 be worth
ST. 600 now In the possession Of Fifthave jewel
Ier who received it from the woman with an
order to have IL cleaned and repaired
The directors Of the banking company believe
that the woman has an account Of about $4,000 at
the New Amsterdam Bank, and that the money
to her credit there was given 10 Der by Schneider
She denied yesterday that the furniture IN her
fat had been purchased by Schneider. She has
engaged a lawyer to fight the banking company ap-
parenty intending to keep possession of everything
she received from the defauting hookkeeper. She
has been served with a dispossess order by the
owner of the fathouse but the attachment Of the
furniture in the fiat will prevent. her moving. A
physician was called TO her in the fat yes
terday and II said later that he would certify.
Schneider ii is believed has fled to Europe, and
the police private detectives trying to track
him.
The Board Of Directors of the bank held meets
ing 1T Elizabeth yesterday. The report OF the ex-
pert who examined the books and accounts was
made The shortage placed at S1O6,75S Is. The
action TO hunt down the thief and also to recover
part Of the stealings by attachment proceedings
against Anna Hart fully approved by the d.
rectors The woman is also to be prosecuted Grim
inaIy as an accomplish of the defaulter if this can
be done, and ex-Judge Gilhooly came to New-Yorll
Yesterday and retained Abram Levy as counsel for
this purpose
President Heidrtter said that the bank prac-
tically made a new start in business yesterday.
Everything had been settled at the directors meet
No reward had been offered by the bank Tor
the capture of Schreiber he said, but consdera bic
money was being paid TO a detective agency in the
case and whatever expense the American surety
Company went to in hunting the thief would be
t.There is no truth said Mayor Mack, that
either the cashier Smith or the boOkkeeper Houli-
han has resigned his place and no such document
as resignation was received by the directors al
their meeting to-day.
Henry Schreber, brother of the defaulter, re-
tanned Abe J. David, Of Elizabeth to contest the
attachment the bank has taken on the property
in Elizabeth, consisting of two houses and three
lots Henry Schneider holds an equal share with
the defauter
Mrs. Schneider has been Ill from the shock caused
by the news Of her youngest sons crime but she
IS not thought to be in a serious condition Her
family will not allow any one to talk to her on
the subject ,
bank made the morning Of the day he LEFT
Elizabeth on his vacation. He carried away $4,000
at that time it is asserted. shown by the IN
vestigation just completed.