New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-18
Many Swindles Barred in
Plot Against Accident
Insurance Firm.
ATTORNEYS CLERKS
SUED FREQUENTLY
Man, While Said To Be Laid Up,
Alleged Injuries in An
other Case.

Joseph VI. Solder, who. il is alleged. was
one of the pupils In the accident school"
said to have been conducted by s. Henri
Finkel. an East Side lawyer. was ar
rested yesterday by Detective Leigh, Of
the District Attorneys office, on charge
of attempted grand larceny. Finkel. his
alleged instructor, who is under $500
bail, also surrendered himself TO answer
to an additional Indictment charging at
tempted grand larceny.
John NJ. Minton, H., Assistant District
Attorney. now has under investigation
80 claims made by Finkel. aggregating
nearly $4,000. \ number II physicians
have admitted making fraudulent certf-
Gates TO injuries aid The names of two
other lawyers have been brought into
the investigation.
The charge upon which Finkel and Sci
der were arrested yesterday is that they
attempted TO obtain 5000 from the Fidel
ty and Casualty Company last April by
means of fraudulent suit. Evidence in
Mr.. Minton's possession seems TO show
that not only was the suit IN question
fraudulent but that another claim for
different accident" was filed during the
time that Seider was supposed to be con-
fined TO his bed as result OF the first.
In the first claim II was alleged that
Solder had fallen down q fight OF stairs
at No. 125 Mangin street. The house was
the property OF Otto Lorenz. who with
drew as candidate for the Assembly in
the 9th District last fall, and was insured
by the Fidelity and Casualty Company.
ScdcI alleged that in his fall the sixth
rib on the right side was fractured. that
he suffered severe contusions and was
confined 10 his bed for three weeks under
medical treatment Mr.. Minton has found
that a little later 4 suit was instituted
by Finkel in behalf of Solder. 10 r.
cover several hundred dollars from the
marlborough because Of injuries alleced
to have been received when car door
closed upon him at the Spring street sta
ton of the subway.
The subway accident. IL is alleged, &C
CURED on April -. 1t was on April
that Solder said he fell down stairs, and
suffered injuries, which kept him In
his bcd for three weeks. Mr. Min
ton also found that the injuries re-
celved in the fan downstairs were
Of precisely the same nature as those
alleged to have been caused 10y the pre-
mature closing OF the train door. The
suit against the lntcrborough was settled
for So.
II was also found that Abraham Lands
man. another clerk of Finkels. had made
a claim against the Fidelity and Casually
Company, and that Finkel represented
him Landsnaus brother. Louis. Is an
other in whose behalf F1nkel filed "A
claim. Adoph SaIzman. another clcth
employed by Finkel. was represented 10y
that lawyer in suit against the Hdelity
and Casualty Company. That suit II rs
said. was settled tor 81.
Among the various accident cases tn
which Finkcl appeared for the plaiuun.
Mr.. Minton discovered one brought by
Eva Solder, sister OF the man arrested
yesterday. Philip Kcrnfeld witness I'm
the Eva Seider action. IT was found, Was
himself plaintiff IN an action against the
Third Avenue Railroad Company.
Finkel and Solder were aIraign"d lie
fore Judge Swami. IN General Sessions
Yesterday. Finkcls bail of $3.50 was con
| tinued Solder went to the Tombs IN
default Of $3.50 bail.