New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-12
Or. Sturm Demands 100000
for Putting Through "Deal"
Between Berlin PhySi-
clan and EiSner.
BROTHER ALSO MAY ACT
Turtle Germ Discoverer Asked
to Produce Contract Which
Commercialized Secret"
Plaintiff Maintains
He Was Threatened.

DR.. Friedrich Franz Friedman ad-
mitted yesterday that he was served
on Saturday with papers in suit in
which his recently deposed adviser, DR..
Maurice A. Sturm, is the plaintiff. As
c3rding to the allegations in DR..
Sturm's complaint he regards himself
as responsible for the famous deal
bv which the Friedman secret
passed into the hands of Moritz Els
ner.
DR.. Sturm said yesterday he was su-
ing for 100000. or ) per cent commits
sion on the 100000. which he believes
is the price" in cash and stock issues
which the turtle germ discoverer is to
receive from Eisner. Dr. Sturm also
declared DR.. Arthur c. II. Friedman
was a co-plaintiff In the suit, as having
been associated with him CDR. .Sturm) in
bringing Eisner and the doctor together
in the turtle germ deal. but Dr. Arthur
Friedmann's lawyer, Walter L. Ernst,
of No. l Madison avenue, said last
but only contemplated doing SO.
When two process servers arrived at
the Majestic Hotel Saturday afternoon
about g o'clock and found their way
TO the new Friedman headquarters, in
Room POS, DR.. Dwinell and Captain
Arnold, of the Rhode Island Coast Ar
tillery, rushed out and tried to keep
them from getting to the Berlin physi-
clan.
Curiosity Doctors Undoing.
The doctors curiosity, however, over
came him. He came out, wanting to
know what the fuss was about The
paper" was then placed in his hand.
What's this. what's this?" he said.
Show it to your attorney" said the
disappearing process server.
According TO The allegations in DR..
Sturm's complaint, DR.. Friedman en-
powered him to find a purchaser for
the turtle germ cure" and the first
meeting between Eisner and Fried
mann took place IN DR.. Sturm's office
in the Ansonia-
Dr. Sturm maintained yesterday that
Eisner had been very eager to obtain
the turtle germ cure" and had been
TO see him several times, urging him to
do everything in his power to bring
about a contract.
Il am a stockholder in the Eisner-
Mendelson Company" said DR.. Sturm.
"and know Eisner we'll. He came TO
me and begged me 10 use my influence
with IF. F." and offered me every in
ducement. He said 1 could have the
Brooklyn Bridge and the Woolworth
Building if the deal went through"
The plaintiff says he did not sue Els
ner because he regarded DR.. Frtedmann
as the owner of the property" and
considered himself the doctors agent
in the transaction.
DR.. Sturm demands that DR.. Fried
mann produce the contract, which has
been hitherto kept secret by both
Friedman and Eisner, and his attor-
neys demand that DR.. friedman file a
bond to secure the plaintiff against 4
possible return to Germany before the
trial OF the action.
Everything went well, according 10
Dr.. Sturm, after the signing of the
er-Friedmann contract until DR..
Sturm expressed his disapproval Of
certain phases Of the "Eisner distri-
button plan" which he called "un-
ethical"
DR.. Sturm was bitter in his denun-
eiation Of certain persons who he
said had made threats Of various sorts
70 silence him. They had even gone