The evening world., 1913-08-06
SOUND "SU|C|DE"
ALIVE, CREDITORS
SUE AS BANKRUPT
ClaeSsel, Who Vanished From
Steamer Last October, Is in
Mexico, His Father Says.
l. EFT $4,000 DEBTS.
Legally Deal," Says Trust
Company, Contesting Cl'.ms
Against Estate"
l. EFT $4,000 DEBTS.

Just when the friends OF Benjamin
Glaessei, . petticoat manufacturer who
disappeared from a Sound lined last Oc-
tober. had ceased to mourn for him. and
also for the $4,000 in debts he left be.
hind. action was begun to-day to declare
the missing man a bankrupt instead OF
a suicide. Also lawyers for his credit
ors started action to bring the alleged
dead man back from Mexico. where he
Is believed to be very much alive.
On Information furnished by Glaessers
father the bankruptcy proceedings have
been begun. The elder Glseseel. who
was named administrator when his sons
clothes were found aboard the Richard
Peck. asked Surrogate Cohalan lass
week to be relieved Of his duties. lie
told the Surrogate he had learned from
unques tionable sources that his son was
alive; that the finding Of his clothes
on the New Haven boat was intended as
q blind.
CREDITORS SEEK TO TIE UP
FUNDS " ANY EXIST.
Archibald Palmer OF No 800 Broad
way. representing creditors who claim
81. 900. learned yesterday Of the elder
Glaessers appearance before the Surro.
gate and Immediately set to work to tie
IN whs lever funds may be left OF the
estate. Judge Mayer. In the United
States District Court. to-day appointed
Oscar Igstaedtsr az receiver and asked
him to untangle the snarl.
when the creditors heard that Giaes-
sci had committed suicide they were
skeptical." said Attorney Palmer to-
day. "The fact that the mans clothes
had been left in the statsroom did no:
convince US. but ye could prove moth
ing at the time and had to let his fathe.
take out papers OF administration.
Further facts began to come out.
almost Immediately, that made US even
more suspicious. We learned that he
had sold to Nathan simon for about
$4,000 invoices representing $4,000 OF
goods shipped. When Simon applied for
his monty he found the goods had never
been shipped. and then there we're no
such goods
MYTHICAL WIFE AND CHILD.
rem PRosTRATED ~ GRIEF.
THE estate funds were tied up In
the Empire Trust Company. and. 30 tar
as We know. were not distributed. be-
cause the creditors felt the was some
thing queer about the matter. It was
given out that the suicides wife and
children were FRUSTRATED by grief. Then
we heard he never had wife or children.
/ "Of course, when the father told the
lsurrogats that his son Wa alive We
had no course but to 90 after what
little money there was. The money We
believe 0laessel drew from he bank
before his staged suicide We cannot
reach until we get him.
From sources We cannot reveal We
are led to believe that the missing
man 10 In Mexico. and We shail make
every effort to bring him back"
Delay by the elder 0laessers lawyers
In Ming for record the Surrogats's or
der relieving him Of his duties - ad'
ministrator caused . serious mixup over
the estate to-day. Nathan Simon. whs
bought the bogus invoices, has attaches
$500 Of the money In the Empire Trus
Company. The receiver to-day asked
that the attachment be lifted and TIA
the money be turned over to him. Tn,
trust company contends that Glassss
Is legally dead and the money bslongl
to the estate.
Glaessel was q proVinsnt figure II
pettlcoat manufacture $or some year
prior to his disappearance. He lived q
No. $40 West One Hundred and Eiev'
enth street and was considered wealthy