Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-11-09
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Brownson 0ff. ESD % Chamber
buru. reseree Ia ihe Never Spiro csse.
which was heard in this tity before
United states Comu.issicner Lsrov >.
Wolfe. ou saturday. the prisoner
woaid have bsen released and dsn-
eerocs and cunning criminal would
row be ~ lAree. Spiro was beid On
the charge Of lat inx false oash u
bankruptcy and win secrclng goods
when under oath u bankruptcy. A
number Of witnesses we're heard bat
il was only upon Mr.. Orr's testimony
that the pris0nerwas sent 20 prison 90
await trial before the United States
district court in this city, On N~vem-
Der 70.
The Spiro case Is one which bas
stirred 70 a wonderful amount Of
interess throughout tire Cumberland
valley and in fact has attracted a
great deal Of attention all over the
eastern part Of the United States. BY
reason OF the boldness and cunning
of the conspiracy of Never Spiro end
his son, Emanuel. 20 defraud credi-
tors out of SIG. 600 worth Of goods
AS referee. Mr.. Orr Is probably better
acquainted with the inner workings
OF tins interesting case than any one
else, and consented TO an interview
after the trial on Saturday.
Meyer spiro, said Mr. Orr, lis a
shrewd jew, who very nearly succeed
ed in defrauding his creditors out of
S16,0 worth of goods bv conspir.
acy which is one of the boldest in the
history of criminal cases. With his
son, Emanuel, he conducted two
clothing stores, one IN Wavnesboro,
Pa, and the ether III brunswick.
Frederick county, Md Meyer Spiro
never lived at Brunswick, but had thu
business conducted there in his name
by his son. and therein rests an inn
Dortant link in the chain of is con-
spiracy.
He carried only small stock at
the Waynesboro store, but gathered
together $40, 000 worth of clothing,
dry goods and notions from different
manufacturers at the brunswick
place of business After he had ac-
cumnlated this large amount of goods
he began having it haul away IN
wagons at night to small railroad sta
tions at different points within radi-
us of twenty miles from Bruins wick
From such points he consigned
the goods under fictitious name in
small quantities to fictitious person $
in Baltimore, Jersey City and New
York. A small quantity was consign-
edto the Waynesboro store for blind.
When the goods had all been ship
ped, Meyer Spiro took an oath of
bankruptcy, saying that he had La
bilities amounting to $4,000, which
was thevalue of his Wavnesboro stock.
Ellis creditors became suspicious
and had detectives put on the trail
The officers discovered the goods In
the different cities to which they had
been consingned, tracing them by
means Of the bills of lading OF
course Splros name was not used
either as conslgnor or consignee, but
upon opening the boxes the detectives
discovered the packers tags made out
in his name, Seventy boxes nd
twentv-three trunks were found con-
tanning goods worth $40. 600,
The two Splros were then arrested
in Waynesboro on the charge of con-
spiIacy to defraud A week ago Gov
ernor Stone granted reauisiuou
permitting Emanuel Spiro to be TAX
en- to Frederick county. Md courts
for trial, but such requis1tion was
refused in the case of Meyer Spiro be
cause he had never been in Bruins
wick
This, however. did not free the
father. as he was then arrested on the
charges of taking false oath OF bank
ruptcv and of secreting goods while
under oath of bankruptcy upon which
charges he will be tried in the United
States district court