New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
BORROWED TRUNK
MUSICAS' UNOOlNG
It's Owners Description Enables
Detectives to Trace the Flu
gitiyes on Their Flight.

10
from friend named Horst furnished the
Burns detectives with the clew "hlch
finally led 10 tho arrest Of the Muslca
family Yesterday in New Orleans. Inc
owner Of the trunk appeared at the hnlch-
crbocker Hotel on Friday morning look
ING for his property about the time the
detectives arrived in their search 1or
Philip Musica. Horst described the trunk
which bore his initials and certain hali
obliterated labels. and the detectives I'M
mediately telegraphed TO Burns agents
throughout the country TO be on the look
out for il.
The entire family had made ready Tor
Hicht apparently before Maxwell Sayford.
treasurer Of the United States Hair com
pany. discovered last Thursday that the
nine cases Of hair on the Fabre Line per-
in BROOKLYN. were under weight and under
size rs compared. At least. with the IN
voice which. it is said. Philip Musica used
I'm obtaining a loan of more than $lo'ooo
from J. & w. Selsman 4 Co
The checks on the trunks of Philip ana
Arthur Musica. including the trunk when
Philir had borrowed from Horst, bore the
date Of March 10. Il IS supposed that
philip had already bought his ticket when
on Thursday afternoon he submitted TO
grilling examination in the Offices Of Rush
more. Risbee & stern, lawyers for the
Bank Of the Manhattan Company. one or
the Institutions with which the Musicas
had been doing business for years.
\ new light seemed 20 be shed In con
sequence on Philips GOODNESS during thls
l. L. 80 -
when the latter reported his suspicious
10 him Don't worry about IL. see
Won about il tomorrow morning AT
O'Clock.
Traced by the Trunk.
II It had not been for that borrowed
trunk. the Burns men admitted yes
terday. Philip might have had good
grounds for feeling safe with his ticket
in his pocket and the knowledge that his
baggage was already on the way. b
means of the trunk the detectives traced
me Musicas through Atlanta 10 MOBILE
and on TO New Orleans
In the mean time the creditors the
NIusicas had left behind IN New York mad
not been idle. The hrm oil House. prOss-
man x Norhaus. appearing as counsel ior
three small creditors-Henry W. Never
with a claim of 5000. Charles ". Ander-
son, with one Of So. and Jean Massce *
CO. with one Of Slll-filed in the morn
ing petition In bankruptcy against An
tonic and Philip Musica. composing the
firm Of a Musica y Son. importers Of
human hair goods at Nos. o. and - Front
street. Judge Mayer ~ the United states
District Court adjourned the hearing I'M
IN to-day 10 give ne banks interested an
opportunity to be heard
The announcement from New Orleans.
later IN the day. that large amount of
cash had been found on the Muslcas III
sDired several more of the creditors both
Of A. Musica u Son and Of the United
states Hair Company, OF which Philip
Musica is president 10 take steps 10 Join
I'm the bankruptcy proceedings. The law
drm Of Sherman d Sterling was prepar-
ing papers Yesterday afternoon in nehaif
# the New York branch OF the Bank Of
DEPUTY Sheriff Ahner served attach
,nents Yesterday Oh several persons who
have done business with the Musica firm,
restraining them from disposing OF any
property of the fugitives they might have
in their possession. These attachments
we're obtained by the Anglo South Ameri-
can Bank. which has brought suit 10 re-
cover from the Musicas on eight drafts,
aggrecatinc S3i.6S1 which were dishOn-
ored by two London banks
Numerous Attachments Served
The attachments were served on Philip
: Saitta, a lawyer. Robert Shaws Bonded
Warehouse Company, Terminal Ware
house Company. Campbelrs Stores New
York Dock Company, Merchandise Re
frigerating Company and c. II. Mitchell
& 60.
AT the Criminal Courts building cred
itors and former employees II the Musicas
throngcd the Office OF Assistant District