New-York tribune., 1905-01-04
DR.. CARLOS MARTYN HELD
Is Locked Up in Tombs on Charge
of Grand Ldrceny.

The Rev. DR.. Carlos Martyr, once pastor OF
the Bloonaingdale Reformed Church of this
city. was arrested yesterday at his home, No.
10 East Twenty-eighth-st. by one of the Dis
trlct Attorneys detectives. charged with grand
larceny in connection with the affairs of the de-
funct Abbey Press. His partner. Charles F.
Rideal was indicted last week by the grand jury
for larceny in the second degree in connection
with the case. Dr. Martyr yesterday was taken
before Judge Mcmahon. in General Sessions. who
remanded him to the Tombs.
The Abbey Press was Incorporated in 1902 by,
DIR. Martyr and Rideal with d capital of S1O-
OOO. under the laws of New-York and New
Jersey. The firm occupied a portion of the
fourth floor OF the building AT No ia Fifth-ave.
1t at once began to publish quantities of books
at the expense of their authors who could in
no other way get before the public. In the testi-
mony in the suit for insurance following the
fire in their offices in February 1908, it was
shown that the company got in hard straits for
money. and took in as partner Max Hart,
Hertz. who at once became the apparent head
of the concern In December. 1902 when he
became identified with the Abbey Press. he
caused to be hired room on the second floor
OF the building for the osteDsibie manufacture
OF schoolbags, although none were nanufact-
ured. A man named Isenberg was frequent
visitor TO the offices of the concern at this time
partners.
1t was alleged that between December. 1902
and February 4, 1903. when the fire occurred
the concern purchased silks worth $4,000 for
e these school bags. the bills in each case being
met with notes payable in four or five months
instead OF devoting the silks to the manu-
Iacture OF bags, it is alleged that they were
shl sehl 10 public aucticneer and sold at about
90 cents or the dollar The firm carried no
insurance until Hart came, when it took out in
December l. 1902. policies aggregatins 100000
On January 81 the firm bought lot of second
hand book plates.
On Saturday February Z, 1903. all the clerks
employed were present until : O'Clock When
they left the place Hart. a man named Casey
Martyr and Rideal were in conference the
fire was discovered at $50 and the testimony
or hremen was to the effect that it had been
burning some time. A mailing clerk testified
@ @1hat Hart had been in the Offices on the second
moor at D O'Clock. The insurance companies
refused to pay and John ]. Kirkpa trick. OF
Patchogue. brought suit against the Allenania
FTe insurance Company for $500. seven other
SUITS, aggregating $4,000 depending on the re-
suit OF this suit II decided March L. 1904
IN Lavor of the insurance company.
"hl!e Assistant District ATTORNEY Garvan was
investigating the fire two creditors got judg-
Fress, and levied on the property. The concern
IalIed' with no asserts, in May. 1908.
Dr; Martyn comes of a good New-England
FAMILY although born in this city He was
graduated from the Union Theological Seminary
IN 1869, and Immediately became pastor OF the
Pilgrim Congregational Church in St Louis,
where he remained seven years. He then came
70 this city to become pastor of the Thirty
| fourth Street Reformed Church. After a seven
years pastorate he went TO the Blooming le
Reformed Church, and from there to the Old
First Reformed Church, of Newark.
He is the author of The Great Reformation, Z"
| published about 1872 by the American Tract
Society. Another work of his Wendell Phil
| lips, the Agftator" was praised at the time as A
| from James Russell Lowell. Chauncey NJ. De-
| pew and the Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talnage.