Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-24
FEDERAL COURT
SITS IN NEWARK
First Session of United States
District Tribunal Opens in
POstOffice.
FIRST CASE HEARD THAT
OF BANKRUPT COMPANY
Bids FOR the Scheuer Stock in
City Stores Rejected as
Too Low.

The first session of the United
States District Court. to be held in
this city, opened today In the federal
court room. in the postoffice, with
Judges Joseph Cross and John Rell-
stab on the bench.
Today's session was for the hearing
of motions only The regular term of
the court will be held next Tuesday
+ in the postoffice building. The second
and fourth Mondays in the month
will be motion days.
s By special agreement Of the attor-
news for the creditors Of the bank
rupt S. Scheuer & Sons Company Ave
3 bids for the stock in the Scheuer
stores were refused today because
the amounts offered We're too low.
Judge Cross concurred In the
agreement of the attorneys and fur
ther approved the suggestion that the
stock of three of the stores which
are now the heaviest losers be trans
ferred to the Park place store.
stock TO Be Transferred.
The suggestion was offered by
Nathan Bilder. of the firm of Bilder
I e. Bilder. counsel for Philip Llnde-
man and John Eisele, receivers for
the bankrupt.
I The three stores in question are
located at 504 Clinton avenue, 1 Bow
cry street and PSI Bank street The
stock in these stores will be trans
ferred Immediately to the Park place
store.
1t was further agreed by the attor-
news for the creditors that the other
seven stores of the bankrupt concern
should be continued under receiver
ship for two weeks.
At the end of this time suggestions
for the entire disposal of the stores of
S. Scheuer & Sons will be received by
Judge Cross The stores have all been
appraised by board of appraisers
appointed last week.
On motion of Attorney William
eyacke. Seeley Davenport and Jacob
Dunn, now being held on charge of
attempting to blackmail President
Wilson before his Inauguration, will
be brought to the Essex county Jail
The two men are now in the Mercer
county jail In Trenton awaiting trial
Both are under indictment.
The men will be tried in this city
next month. United States Attorney
Vreeland offered no objection to the
change and Judge Cross granted the
order.
Dredging Company Fined.
the p. Sanford Ross Dredging Com
pany, of New York, today for Illegal
dumping of boatload of mud in
Newark bay. The fine imposed is
the minimum penalty.
Attorneys for the dredging com
pany moved that sentence be sus-
pended on the ground that the crew
was forced to dump the cargo to
save the ship from sinking. The
mud was dumped from the Margaret
j. Sanford.
United States Attorney Vreeland
opposed the suspension Of sentence,
and the minimum penalty was i'm
posed The maximum penalty is
81, 800.
Edward Milburn, of Murray Hill.
found guilty OF nlulnE sum OF
money received for postage stamps.
was released today on suspended sem
tence by Judge Cross.
The postmistress of Murray Hill
boards with Milburn's mother She
kept the receipts from the postofiice
in trunk in her room. II Is charged
that young Mllburn, who is 16 years
old broke open the trunk and hid the
money in an clubhouse When ac-
cused of the charge he Immediately
produced the entire amount which
had disappeared.
The session of the court this MORN
ing was the shortest In several years.
Attorney Benjamin Havens, of Tren-
ton, acted as clerk of court and
Deputy United States Marshall Louis
G. Beekman acted as court crier.