Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-20
Receiver Has Warrant for Former
Rerchent and Is ACconpaD-
led by Deputy Marshall
GRAVE 0fFENsE Is CHARGED
Penalty for conceaIins Property from
Receiver and Swearing Falsely Con-
corning Assets is Two Years in
Prison-New York Authorities Ex-
pected to Turn Prisoner Over.

MED by Deputy United States Marshal
Miller, of Norfolk. left last night for
New York with warrant against Max
Felstein, charging him with violating
section 20 of the Federal bankrupt
law. Mr.. Bland sworc out the war
rant before United States Commits
sioner A. G. Garrett yesterday shortly
after noon, as n result OF an invcstiga
tion caused by the arrest of Max Eel
stein and his brother Lewis In New
York several days ago upon the com
plant ri various merchants In Bati-
more and other cities.
MIR. Bland Receiver.
When Max Felstcn filed Il petition
In bankruptcy last August Mr.. Bland
was appointed receiver by Referee
John b. Locke The receiver charges
Felstein with conccaling property be-
: longing TO his estate from the receiv-
cr and swearing falsely concerning
his estate. The penalty of the offcnse
Is two years IN prison.
1t is alleged that clothing. etc, pur-
chased by Fclstcln from jobbcrs in
Baltimore and elsewhere OH credit,
was shipped In tho original eases to
New York Just before the bankruptcy
petition was filed. Tho Baltimore PEG.
missing goods are said to have been
located at n store in New York The
Felstein brothers were arrested as
suspicious persons at the place where
the goods were located.
VIII be Brought Here.
The prisoners are being held In
$1,000 bail on charges of fraud, but Il
IL understood that the New York an.
thorities will turn them over to Depu-
ty Marshal Miller upon the presenta-
ton of the Felcral warrant The
brothers will be brought hero for n
preliminary hearing before Commits
sioner Garrett and, If held. will be
tried In the District Court mt Nor
folk.
Max Felstein conducted Il clothing
store at Dawson City, IL settlement
Just below this city on the river bluff,
until he filed the bankruptcy petition
last summer. 1t Is said that he bought
nearly $4,000 worth OF goods before
filing the petition. The discrepancy
between the rSsels of the bankrupt
and the amount of stock purchased,
set the creditors TO think ing and re-
suited in the investigation by dctec.
tives.
Creditors Of the Felsteins.
Following is partial list of tho
creditors:
S. Ginsberg G. CO.. clothing, Hop
kins Place. $7al; baltimore Bargain
House. wholesale notions, $3.50; Good
Clothing Co., Harris Silverman, Lib
erty street, near Baltimore stree,
$500: Baltimore Shoe House and
Safety Shoe Co., West Baltimore,
street, SAT-; Cohen & Hartz clothing.
West Baltimore street. $373.75: Met
ropolltan Pants Co, Hopkins Place,
$500; Franklin Overall and Panta.
looms Co.. Joseph Schenthal & Co.
Hopkins Place, 1926; Standard Cloth
ing Co., Baltimore street. near Greene
street $500; Eichengreen e Co, rep
resenting the Fidelity Shoe Co. ant
Electric Rubber Co, West Baltimore
street, 5000; Standard Overall Co.
Camden street, $3.50; Stanley Cap Co
West Baltimore street, 800; Ham
burger Manufacturing Co, clothing
( German and Paca streets. $90.5O
AIDES Bros. umbrellas. Liberty an,
Lombard streets, $780, Nj. J. AIDES. GG
ers, Iibcrty and Lombard streets
Merchants Bargain House. Yves
Lombard street; II. PrctZfeliler I
Co. lHoultins Place; the Southern
Overall Company. Camden street; IL
ternational Shirt and Collar Com
pany, South Liberty street: Wear
Well Pants Company West Balti
more street; Blankenburg. Snhlos
& Co., West Baltimore street: Seigle
Rothschild & Co., West Baltimor
street; Standard Clothing Compan!
West Baltimore street; Henry
Stroningcr. Hanover street; Cohe
Brothers. West German street, Mar!
land Cap Company, 6 North Green
street: Home Bank, West Batmor
street; Royal Pants Company, Ger
man and Paca streets; Markell
Levine, West Baltimore street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,Oppenheimers
Sons.
New York-tA: Richards Shoe Store
( M. Weinberg & Co.; A. & II. WE'LL
4 WE'LL & Livingstone; Yale Suspende
Company; Thomas Boyd 6 Co: Uni
ed Shirt and Collar Company; Cohe
e Se!gle; Fl. Friedman; Internation'
Shirt and Collar Company; Levy
L Kadane; Monarch Clothing Company
II. Mnoness & Sons.
Nenberry, N. Y.-Sweet, Orr
Co.
Other points charlottesville, Va
S the H. C. Marchant Manufactures
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