Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-09
AFAKE GROCER
Creditors of Workers Merchant
Find Empty Boxes Where They Wore
Supposed to Contain Goods-susar
Was sand-Butter Was Earth.

New York, Feb. Creditors of
Henry Lind, wholesale grocer, who, as
sisted by song and dance artist, as
tonished the city of quiet ways known
as Yonkers, are seeking him. He Is
supposed to have purchased at least
$780, 900 worth of merchandise since last
November, but all that was found in
his establishment, at No. IS Main
street. Yonkers, when the city marshal
took charge was five boxes of prepared
cocoanut. The remainder OF the stock
in trade consisted OF air. sand, water
and beggarly array of empty boxes.
Well meaning retail grocers in Yon-
kers, who had been unable to buy any,
thing Of Mr.. Lind, now understand why
they never could purchase goods in a
store which to all appearances was we'll
stocked. The creditors are trying to
find their goods, for the merchandise
does not appear to have been disposed
of thru the ordinary channels of
trade.
Mr.. Lind opened his establishment
last November. and seemed to be con-
Quoting a large and profitable business,
His chief clerk was young man who
had served on the vaudeville stage.
When he was not engaged in other
vocations he was accustomed to sing
refrains Of songs referring to bamboo
trees and a young woman named Gray.
There were also four other employees.
Most of the persons who visited the
store were intent on selling goods. A
prominent California wine house sent
a special representative to make ar
engagements with Mr.. Lind for handling
its products. A grocery house sold
$4,000 worth Of merchandise to Mr..
Lind before rumors were heard, which
caused it to ask for speedy payment.
One of the reports current concerning
Mr.. Lind was he received goods by
boat and shipped them back to New
thru his store. The largest creditors
placed their claims in the hands of To-
cal attorneys, and an attachment was
issued against the merchandise.
Thomas E. Lee, the city marshal of
Yonkers, visited the place and found
no one in charge. He ascertained
that Mr.. Lind and his clerks resided
in New York and that they returned
to the metropolis after the labors of the
day. Mr.. Lind was last seen on jan
uary "a. and a keeper was put In
charge of his store.
Marshal Lee when he started to make
an inventory was amazed at the stock
which came to his notice box
marked select eyaporated apples was
found to be entirely empty What APP
peared to be cases Of standard brands
of whisky contained bottles filled with
water. A cask Of choice Amontillado
was preached, and Mr.. Lee, who knows
good sherry. was amazed to find moth
ing but water. Burgundies and clarets
were tasteless, and barrels marked
whisky contained liquids which never
would have brought a flush to the
cheeks or redness to the nose. The
creditors We're willing to swear that
they had not deceived Lind.
Boxes of egg cases surmounted with
the legend, We are throwing these at
you for nineteen cents" contained
nothing but pasteboard cells filed with
air. Excellent butter" of which there
seemed to be many tubs. was found to
be earth with a thin stratum of oleo-
margarine on the top. The tea chests
We're filled with sawdust, and twenty
barrels which were supposed to have
been filled with sugar showed nothing
on closer examination but bricks and
sawdust. The prepared cocoanut. of
which there We're five cases. and a
small box of samples Of vinegar, syrups
and whisky We're the only real things
which could be found about the prem
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