New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-01


Mrs. SieeeIs Change.
Then came the offer Of friends Of Segel
and Vogel TO pay their creditors $bpoVp
on condition that they be allowed TO go
free. Mrs. Siegel thought that if this
much could be raised for creditors some
could be found TO protect her. This ar8u-
rent was unavailng.
Then Mrs. Sieeel discovered that some
property she claimed as hers and when
she had intended to replevin was no
longer in her husbands possession ana
her feelings toward Siegel were not
sweetened. \ last attempt was made 10
arrange the quarterly payment due TO-
day. anu when this failed she decided To
sue for divorce.
so additional light was thrown upon
the identity Of the correspondents In MIS-
Siegers suit. Augustus l.. Foran. man
aging director of the Hotel Netherand,
where. il is charged, Siegel entertained
Miss Smith. a trained nurse, declared
that nobody OF that name or description
had been in the house from August %
1910. To February IS. 1871. when Siegel
had "A suite there. and that no woman
visited him at the hotel except his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Cavendish.
Mr.. Siegel had a parlor. bedroom and
bath here" said Mr. Foran," and YOU
can rest assured that no woman visited
that apartment except his daughter Mrs
Cavendish. who had a suite here for seven
or eight weeks. our system is such that
We would have known if there was any
irIegularity. II would be absolutely i'm
possible for such a thing 10 happen and
we not Know il.
As for Mrs. Eddy. OF Dorchester"
another correspondent word came That
there were 50 many Eddys there that it
would be impossible to identify the person
Mrs. Siegel had I'm mind.
4 Tribune reporter sought to get from
Mrs Siegel more definite statement as
to her knowledge Of the swindling of de-
positOrs and OF Siegel's other interests.
but was told that she was too tired To see
any one. though she might make an add
tonal statement later,
John T. Murray, Of Coudert Brothers,
representing a large body Of depositors in
the bank, had a conference with Judge
Hough yesterday regarding the distrl0u-
ton Of money received In settlement Of
claims OF the bank against the store and
from other sources lie called attention
TO the fact that 10 distribute through a
trustee would involve the wipins out of
thousands Of small claims and cost loss
Of thousands of dollars in fees and other
disbursements that might be avoided by
an order for Receiver Melville 10 make
pro rata distribution. After this confer
ence Murray wrote Joseph NJ. Proskauer'
counsel for Mr. Melville. asking immediate
distribution Of the funds
Mr.. Prosakuer after comforting with Mr.
Murray, said the receivers position was
neutral. and that AS soon as he had IN ms
possession all the money I'm slSht ne
would ask the court for instructions as
to what 70 do with 1t.
When this request is presented 10 Judge
IIouxh counsel will be Informed and it is
expected that the court Will see that the
money il paid without the delay or waste
OF bankruptcy proceedings.
Fourteenth Street Store Stock Sold.
The sale OF the stock and fixtures Of the
Fourteenth street store Melted si0G 526.
In the private bids which Judge llOugh
rejected the highest offer was $1S5.0O0.
The highest bid that was regular was
$4,000 The fixtures yesterday were
bought for 800 by Rothenberg & CO.,
which Is rehttng It's lith street store.
The stock. appraised at net cost value
~ siOG, G26. brought 239.212. The largest
buyers were the Gllchrist Company. Of
Boston Brill Brothers. the American
Drygdods Company and karp Brothers OF
Ncw York. Edwards A Co OF syracuse.
the Diamond s. Company and the j. l..
Brands Company. Of Omaha.
Bril- Brothers bought the entire stock