The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-08
FREED By JERSEY
JUDGE IN FIGHT TO
RECOVER $4,000
Aged Frederick Lewis Again Es-
capes Heirs VINO Seek an Ac-
counting Of Estate.
COURT FINDS NEW YORK
WARRANT IS FAULTY
Women Who Claim Request De-
clare They Viii Continue Pnr'
suit to Force Settlement.

CAMDEN, Nov. S.-The two years
fight Mrs. F. C. Henriaues, wire Oh a
broker living at S4s St. Nicholas ave
nue. New York city, has been making
to force Frederick Lewis, ~ years olo,
10 make an accounting Of the estate OF
Mrs. Lama Peixotto, of which ne was
n and to which she IS part heir
received a emporary setback c
Magistrate Scott, of this city, oecaoeo
Che warrant on which Detective Rosso'
of the district attorneys office in Ne"
YorI. arrested him was faulty ana re-
leased the prisoner.
Mrs. Peixotte was a u
Mrs. Henrioues. When she died in 1883
she left tive houses at 8 and 7 Hail
Mace. New York, to her niece, MISS
F,udora Henriaues. with the proviso
that if Miss Henriques died the prop
erty was to go to Mrs. F.. C. Henriques'
Mrs. Daniel S. Hart, living in The LIN
laugh. Broadway and 1o1st street, New
York city. and Albert Henriques, OF
n CHRISTOPHER street, New York. Fred
aa4ck Lewis was made executor.
Lewis sold the property several
Years ago.,' said James A. Nelson. OF
81 Wall street, New York, attorney for
the heirs. HE received $4,000 for II.
He did not turn over the money 10
Miss Eudora Henriques as the will pro-
yided. although the poor woman was
greatly in need Of it. Long before the
poor woman's death, in 1907, she was
very Ill and dependent upon charitable
friends for her needs. Mrs. Henriques'
on her aunt's death, began the fight for
herself and the other heirs. l was re-
k.i.zl --l larp., rsaff for an accounts
ing. Lewis evaded service of h papers
and as a last resort we put the case in
the hands of District Attorney Jerome
last spring. The June grand jury
handed down an Indictment against
Lewis. charging him with Withholding
funds"
County Detectives Palmer and Rosso
" e assigned to find Lewis. He n
his wife, who is wealthy. left the Sher-
man Square Hotel, where they had
been living, in New York. Three weeks
aro they arrived in Vineland, took a
beautiful home there and attracted con-
siderable attention. The residents I'M
derstood Lewis to be a retired business
mar of vast wealth. Mrs. Lewis, it is
reported, helped out this impression
with her lavish display of jewelry, and
AZ Int CA1fy NltSi AAhs %
wealth inspired in the little country
town Iewis's arrest was probably due.
At any rate the detectives went to
vineland- Lewis must have learned of
their proximity, for when they reached
his house he and his wife lat gone.
Palmer and Rosso learned they had
taken a train to this city, and it was
here the man was found. When he was
hro,,~Ak hAforn No 1iStrota Sonff the Int
ter, on examining the warrant, found
that it applied to New York State, and
decliaed to hold Lewis.
"That is the second time that man
has escaped the police" said Mrs. Hen
rilues. Last spring a detective had
him In the office of my lawyer. Lewis
wanted to know II we would compro-
mise and we agreed to take $3.50 each
and drop the case. During the discus
sion Lewis slipped out of a side door
and got away.
when we first demanded the money
from Lewis he told us he had made
an unfortunate investment in the
wholesale liquor business and was I'M
able to satisfy our claim. The matter
was dropped for a time. Then one OF
The heirs. through a series of misfor-
tunes, lost everything she had and l
was appealed to to find Lewis and de-
mand an accounting. This woman was
In such need that she agreed to take
$500 as her share of the estate. I COM
municated with Lewis and he said he
would meet me and settle the matter.
He did not keep the appointment and
we heard nothing more of him until he
visited my lawyer.
sy 49, aa& rot-v ~ lron thio A1h4
ever though my efforts have met with
reverses. Most of the heirs are sadly
of the money. Why he does not
make good l cannot understand. His
wife. I understand. is very wealthy. I
told she has diamonds worth fully
10000"