The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-15
WILENSKY NABBEO AGAIN
CHARGED WITH CoNCEALING AS
SETS FROM RECEIVER.

Manager of Savannah Shoe and Dry
Goods Company Arrested for Vio-
Iating Section 20 of the Bankrupt
cy Act-The Section Prohibits an
officer of a Bankrupt Corporation
COncenIiDE Its Assets from
Trustee or Recciver-WiIcnslS
Said to Have Hidden Goods of the
Value of S3,OOO-Tnl<en before
Commissioner Lewis, He Gave
Bond for His Appearance.
NJ. Wilensky, manager of the defunct
corporation known to the business world,
not wisely, but TOO well, as the Savannah
Shoes and Dry Goods Company, was ar
rested yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal White.
The arrest was made under authority of
a warrant sworn out before Commissioner
j. F. Lewis by Mr.. George S. Haines, the
receiver of the defunct company, appoint
ed by Judge Speer. The warrant charges
Wilensky with the violation of Section %
of the National Bankruptcy Act, which
prohibits the conceaIment by a bankrupt
of any of the assetI his estate, or by an
officer or agent of a corporation of any Of
the assets of the bankrupt concern.
1t is understood that Wilensky is charged
with having made away with something
like 5000 of the assets of the company of
which he was formerly manager. Evil
dence to this effect, or tending TO show
the truth of this charge, has been offered
at several of the hearings that have been
had before Referee Macdonald, and it has
been confidently expected and predicted
for some time that the arrest of Wilensky
on warrant charging the violation of the
Twenty-ninth Section of the act would
certainly follow the investigation in due
course.
Some time ago Wilensky was arrested
on warrant sworn out before Magistrate
Naughtin, charging him with the embez-
element of more than $13, COO. On this oc-
casion Wilensky waived a preliminary
nearing before the magistrate and was
turned over to the Superior Court. His
bond was fixed at IS, 600, which was finally
furnished, after some delays, with Is ido e
Gottlieb as surety. The case has never
been acted upon by the Superior Cou t
grand jury.
Since that occasion the alleged pecula-
tive transactions of Wilensky have been
under investigation by Detective s. 3asCh,
who has made an exhaustive examination
into the methods used in effecting the dis
appearance of the large stock of gods
That the company's reports to the mercan-
tile agencies showed to be in its store but
month or two before the voluntary bank
ruptcy petition was filed. Some interesting
evidence has been given at. the hearings
and the arrest that was expected has FOL
lowed II is presumed the warrant covers
different charges than those upon which
the proceedings in the state courts were
and are based.
Upon Wilensky's arrest yesterday he
was carried by the deputy marshal before
Commissioner Lewis, by whom the war
rant had been issued. Bond was fixed
by the commissioner in the sum of 5000
and Isadore GCttlieb was offered and &C
cepted as surety. Upon giving bond Wien
sky was prese nted with his liberty.
The preliminary hearing in the case has
been fixed by the commissioner for. 4
O'Clock this afternoon. The defendant will
probably be represented by his counsel
Mr.. Emile Newman, while Mr.. George w
Owens, VINO is counsel FIR the receiver in
he bankruptcy proceedings, or Assistant
District Attorney w r. Leaken, will
probably represent the prosecution. The
evidence will be taken by the commits
sioner, even though the defendant as he
did in the magistrates court, waive the
preliminary investigation.