Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
.BR|DE- GANGS IN
BANKRUPTCY CASE
Accusations Made Regarding
Auction Sale of EverybOdy's
6 Supply co. Assets.
MAN SAYS HE WAS PAID
TO REFRAIN FROM BIDDING
Referee Adams Is Told That
an. Y. Gang" Robbed New
ark Gang" of Smell"

A lively wrangle among auctioneers,
bidders and attorneys interested in
the bankrupt concern trading as
Eyerybodys Supply Company took
place in the Bankruptcy Court today.
when the sale of the assets came up
for confirmation. Allegations of brib-
cry, sitting of competition and CONS
promising bargains were flung back
and forth.
After the smoke cleared away, Ref
cree Edwin G. Adams announced that
there was not enough corroborative
evidence to warrant him disallowins
the sale The merchandise of the
concern went to Abraham Coon, OF
.113-115 Spring street, for $500. II
WAS claimed by others interested that
$4,000 would have been realized II
eompetition had not been stlfied.
LAWYER Tells Of Alleged Bride.
s. The sale was objected to by David
Booker. representing about fifty cred
{tors, who said:
your honor, it has been brought to
NV notice that a bidder was paid s.
Ii keep out of the bidding. and that
several others we're approached in the
same manner.
Berny Kalb, a speculator, of Il
South Orange avenue, is the bidder
who admitted he was bribed. On the
stand Kalb declared he did not know
the name Of the man who paid him
the money, but he was sure he woulc
recognize him on sight. Referef
Adams questioned Kalb closely and
announced:
while the price realized might be
q good one, would not confirm q
sale where there was evidence OF
Sitting of competition. 1t is said
others were approached"
Here the receiver. George Furst
and his counsel, Wilfred C. Roszel
took hand and sought to prove
that kalb was not at the sale, and
his story was ''frame-up." Kalh
was asked IL he had arranged with
Samuel Van Poznak, an auctioneer,
Of AZ South Orange avenue, to attend
the sale and accept bride. This
kalb emphatically denied
Heard Sale Was to Be Crooked.
Van Poznak was called as a wit
ness and told this story:
"A week ago I was told that this
sale was going to be crooked, and
I told Mr.. Booker what | had heard
Mr.. Booker asked me to attend the
sale and see how things went.
saw this fellow going around talk
ing to Kalb and others.
.The whole thing was fixed up SC
that the Newarkers had no chance
of getting the stuff. The New Yorl
gang was working against the New.
ark gang.
I'm a master mechanic at this
business and have never been mixed
up in a deal like this. 1t was ar
ranged so that the Newark mer
would not get smell. I just sal
back and took things in. Then
saw Kalb and he told me, We'll,
got mine and I'm going home
81 asked him what he meant. BY
that and he told me he was giver
S. to keep out, as the stuff was going
to be sold in bulk anyway"
Receiver Furst then yelled at Var
Poznak:
isn't it a fact that you came tt
my Office short time ago and Offered
me half your proceeds if you wert
appointed auctioneer? Outside the
courtroom didn't you tell Mr.. Coor
a few minutes ago that you were
sorry he was mixed up in this, but
that you wanted to get back at thai
little fellow, the receiver"
Quizzed About Bidding Gangs.
Van Poznak denied all this. Referee
Adams quizzed the witness concern
ing the workings of the bidding
gangs.
Fifteen or twenty of these specu-
lators get together continued the
witness, land they chip in SO much
apiece to buy the other fellows off
Why, at the sale yesterday | heard
bne of them say to another: I DOM
think these fellows have got smell
, of this; stand off and be good fell
low
Attorney Booker declared he was
sure the receiver and his attorney
knew nothing of the alleged wrong
dealings and withdrew his objection
to the sale in the face of the I'M
corroborated evidence. Coon, the
successful bidder. was placed on the
stand and declared he would be salts
fled to withdraw his bid. He de-
clared he had no knowledge of any
agreement to keep. down the bidding