The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
RECORDS OF LYON CONTRACTS
For the Army, With Letters.
Leap to Light.
Congressman From the Ed New York
"we Have Already Begun to Cut $50
Pair q Day OF Government Csaunts"
Disclosures In Lyon Bankruptcy Pro-
ceeSiangs-AlsO Some Extracts From
tho United States Revised Statutes.

There was hearing yesterday In hank
ruptcy proceedings before United States
Referee Stanley W. Dexter, at II Broad
way The developments at this hearing
may be read with interest, perhaps with
extraordinary interest, in Washington, New
York and Albany, by politicians, Republic
cans and Democrats, and by merchants,
especially those interested in the manu-
facture Of gloves.
The hearing was the result OF petition
made in April, 1902, by Edmond r. Lyon,
then Of 25s Fifth avenue, to be permitted to
go through bankruptcy proceedings,
Lyons petition showed liabilities OF $4,000
and no assets. Two of Lyons creditors.
Littauer Bros, now of IT'S Broadway, New
York city, and % Main street, Glovcrs-
vile, N Y, and Revillon Freres, IS and
10 West Twenty-eighth street, New York
city, objected to Lyons discharge in bank
ruptcy. These two firms put in the objec-
tion that upon information and belief
the bankrupt with fraudulent intent to
conceal his true financial condition and
in contemplation of bankruptcy destroyed.
concealed or failed to keep books OF ac-
count and records, from which his true
financial condition might be asoertained."
There was an array Of lawyers present at
the hearing yesterday. Hastings & Gleason
represented Lyon. Paul M. Herzog appeared
for Littauer Brothers, and Edgar A. Fellows
for Revllon Freres. The hearing lasted
most of the day. After all the evidence
was submitted the lawyers were directed to
submit briefs to Mr.. Dexter within the next
ten days as to whether Lyon should be de-
clared simon-pur bankrupt or not. Lyon
is now employed with the firm OF Becker
4 Martin 81 East Seventeenth street, New
York city.
Lyon was the first witness before Referee
Dexter. He denied that he had attempted
TO conceal his financial condition, and said
that he had no assets Of any kind. He said
that he had turned over all his books to
the trustee in bankruptcy, Arnold L. Davis
of II Broadway. He further declared that
his books had been gone over byNa firm Of
public accountants, Ward. Edward Il
Barton, now Edward & Barton. Lyon tes-
titled that he had turned over his books
and had had them looked over by the fsIblio
accountants for the purpose of ascertaining
"the large accounts Of the Assistant Quarter
masters Department U. S. A, and Messrs.
Lttauer Bros"
@. How were those accounts large? A. BY
the large contract had.
o. With whom? A. With the Assistant
Quartermasters Department Of the United
States Army, and the United States Marine
Corps.
Q. What were those contracts for? A.
Buckskin gauntlets. muskrat gloves. muskrat
caps, cotton duck, pajamas. flannel. dress
caps.
q. And over what period Of time did those
contracts run? A. The whole OF the time OF
the Spanish American War.
Q. What period did they commence? A.
1907.
@. Up to when? A. 1900
Q. And during that period wa hat your
principal business? A. About. yes. sir.
. And you say in connection with this
business there was Lttauer Bros-did they
have anything TO do with the COT act? A.
They we're in with me on the muskraJ gauntlets
and the mIskrat caps.
O. You obtained the contract? A. did.
O. And they furnished the material? A.
They furnished n portion and | furnished
portion.
O. What portion did they furnish? A. The
bucksk gauntets They furnished all Of
the muskrat Gauntlets. They only furnished
a portion of the muskrat and all Of the glove
part
O. Did YOU not incur liabilities in con-
necton with these partics' A. did.
Lyon testified that some of the con-
tracts in which he and Littauer Brothers
were interested were to bring him division
.,~ptl s,f vlrx,. a
stated price per pair.
A. II. Gleason of the firm Of Hastings h
Gleason thereupon submitted to Lyon
all of the contracts and documents listed
below as exhibits, despite the protests OF
Representative Iittauer's counsel, Mr..
Herzog. who insisted that these various
things are absolutely irrelevant.
Lyon testified that during all these trans
actions, when he was~at 25S Fifth avenue,
he had but two small rooms, and that after
ward, d. 40 West Twenty eighth street.
he had on, small room for business pur-
poses which was merely used for desk
room. Mr.. Fellows, for Revillon Frsres.
also put number of questions to Lyon.
The Congress Directory, speaking OF
Representative Littauer, says "Lucius
Nathan Littauer, Republican Of Glovers-
vile, was born Jan. 20. 1885, in that city,
removed to New York city in 1895, was edu-
Gated there until he entered Harvard Uni
versity and was graduated in 1873. i'm
mediately engaged in the glove manufactur-
ing business OF his father at Gloversville,
to which he succeeded in 1882, and 10 at
the present engaged extensively therein:
was elected TO the Fifty-ffth and Fifty
sixth Congresses, and reelected TO the Fifty
seventh and Fifty-eghth Congresses. His
district includes the counties OF Fulton,
Hamilton, Saratoga and st. Lawrence
When Representative Littauer took his
seat in Congress the first time IN the Fifty
fifth session. and on each reelection, he had
to take the following oath OF Office before
the Speaker Of the House:
do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will
support and defend the Constitution Of the
United States against all enemies foreign
and domestic: that will bear true faith and