The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
Big JUDGMENT HERE
AGAINST LEISHMAN
Ex-Ambassad0r Allows silica
Suit TO Go BY
Default.
DON'T KNOW WHERE he is
Lawyers Believe He Has Gone TO
Europe, Leaving No
Property.
DON'T KNOW WHERE HE 7
Judgment for lih.lhs nlrh

A Judgment for s75.lss Med ~ pa.
County Clerks office YESTERDAY se,,t,
John q. a. Leishman. ex-Ambissador N
Germany and father OF Mrs. James Ha,ar
Hyde and the Duchess of Croy. d.sc,o,.4
the fact that the former diplomat treats
with complete indifference the cut, nleo
against him here BY tho Stock EXchsn,.
firm Of Raymond. Pynchon y Co On
Judgment returned In Allegheny count,
Ia, on stock transactions
The suit was brought originally n
PENNSYLVANIA because Sir. Lcishinan "a,
a resident Of that city. An aitacnm.a,
was obtained there against Mi Le.sb.
mans property. The attachmen, Wa
vacated by the lower courts. wh.a
held that although Nj. Leishman Wa
Ambassador TO Germany he was fesd.rs
there only temporarily and that his &C
tual domicile was in Pittsburg Ate
the attachment was vacated Mr.. Leishnai
got his property out OF the state, and Oh
January 6 last, too late TO be OF any Us.
To the broker, the Supreme Court o..
PENNSYLVANIA decided that the attach
u.nt was proper and reinstat,d u m.
court made this statement on Nj L..sh.
mans act:
"If. as In this instance. an Amhasy do,
has time to leave the court at Wh..n b.
resides and engage In business 81
another foreign court OF such im3or,anc,
a. IN disclosed here. he certainly has .u!.
fcient time to respond to the demands Of
hia creditors in matter arising out Of
the same transactiona'
The court referred TO NJ lc'sh~l1
| acts in leaving the embassy ~ Berlin
| in order TO visit the Paris ONCE o. II.
brokers and carry out the STOCK 'raas,c.
tons resulting In the Losses for vh'ch
, he was sued. The suit disclosed tho fact
that Mr.. Le!shman began trading IN
American securities In Paris on Novsn.
Der ~. 1912. He had boought aeo-.
| 4. 900 shares on margin. when b" .earr'i
through diplomatic channels tho, Al.
trim and Russia were on the p"G' n
breaking on relations over tho Balkan
situation. This depressing news caused
4 him TO hurry TO Paris. The l'ours- be-
came panicky and Mr. L"lshman Ordered
the brokers TO sell all his holdings
When Mr.. Lelshman failed 60 >-'te ~
/ indebtedness OF more than $4,000 arsH'
from the closing out or hi1 account -
| brokers threatened suit. Mr.. L'.srmai
replied that while no would regret IN
publicity, " the brokers brought on a't.'
after he had been trading with them 20
i've or six years they would have q 'at
! their chances on collecting any judEr'7
that might be obtained.
| Since tho Judgment was entered W
ie!shmans visits o. this count Las
been made wish great secrecy. H. cam
here on November .. last as !. L'.sNm7'
Within the past few weeks 'y'r NJ
l-eiahman's most intimate friends h1r
found II difficult TO communist a.
him When they learned through IN
filing OF the sui, of tina brokers tHlt
was at the Whist Club they t'lrrl ors
20 that club. bu, In most casas were r'
able to reach him II was said 20 -
Wits. Club last night that Nj. L,.-.-''
has not been there. The attorne's %
have been trying to collect tho So '
Judgment would not be surprised 20 ~.
that Mr.. Leiahman has return
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