The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-06
WHITMAN Is HALTED
BY SIEGEL LAWYER
Levy Refuses to Give Up Ger.
tain Papers-Judge Rosal-
sky to Decide.
pEPOSITORS RIOT AGAIN
Upset Speakers, Attack Each
Other and One Tries to
Turn On the Hose.

District Attorney whitman's investi.
ration into the banking and business
methods OF Henry siegel and Frank e.
vogel was held up yesterday by the re-
,usal OF Louis s. Levy Of stanchfeld 4
Levy, counsel for the men. TO give I'd Ger.
tain papers.
Mr.. Levy declares they are privileged
communications from client to lawyer.
while the District Attorney insists they
are proper evidence for his purposes. The
matter will come up before Judge Ro-
this morning.
word from tho mercantile creditors,
who are endeavoring to effect a reor-
sanization of the Fourteenth Street Store
and the Simpson-Crawford Company so
hat they may continue In Business, was
that things are looking more promising.
Whether this meant that the landlords
have made concessions was not revealed.
II was said that not more than per cent.
Of the general creditors are opposed to
the reorganization scheme.
In the meantime the depositors Of the
bank held a meeting at which there was
more excitement and disorder than nj
sny other. They met In the Thirteenth
street loft hired by Henry Melville, the
sscsiver.
Police Prevent Riot.
The roar Of voices was continuous, the
speakers platform was upset once or twice,
papers were torn out Of hands. there was
rush for an unpopular reporter and an
rate depositor tried to turn the hose on
everybody else. II needed q large squad
Of detectives and policemen In civilian
clothes to prevent a riot.
Most OF the depositors At the meeting
were emphatically opposed to the settle
ment offered by the Depositors Reaiixa.
ton Corporation. which proposes to buy up
the Siegel bank assets and pay 32i1 per
cent in cash and the rest in notes secured
BY common stock OF the Siegel Stores Cor.
poration and guaranteed by Henry Siegel
and Frank F. vogel They accused the
others Of trying to sell them out
Jacob Latter. vice-chairman Of the de-
1ositors' committee recently organised,
said that John +. Munich. formerly chair
man. had gone to Coudert Bros. and
stated that the depositors would be salts.
reo with the so per cent. offer. Munich
got up on the improvised platform and
said he never made such q proposition to
coudert Bros. but before he could say
more some one pushed over the platform
and he and Latter were mixed up on the
aoor
A. y. Bresel. chairman Of the commA.
tee and Jacob Marcus. another member OF
u. made an attempt to explain how the
depos!tors would be duped. they said. by
accepting less than so cents on the dollar
Marcus exhibited n petition addressed tc
United States Circuit Judge Hand askins
for an investigation into the value OF the
notes offered by the Depositors Realiza.
ton Corporation and this was later passed
around and signed by many.
Another "Rough House."
Alphonse Mailer got UP to hand ou
copies Of the 80 per cent. offer. but the,
were torn from his hands. starting an
other scramble.
Miss Jessie A. Martin Of FAC Audubon
avenue. after waiting ten minutes on tn,
Platform beside Latzer. Bresel and an
oiher depositor. asked to have one Of III,
reporters put out of the building Their
was wild rush for the man. but Detec
tves Fallon. DAILY and Gerhardt OF In
spector Wakefeid's stan. edged him owe
TO the wall and fought OF the angry de
posters until order was restored.
Miss Martin wanted Information from
the Federal Courts bankruptcy proceed
ngs before deciding on any settlement
She said she had gone down to the Fed
eral Building on Wednesday, but the pro
eeedings were adjourned for week be
cause some one told the Judge ''ther
was gang outside. She admitted bein
one OF the gang of Intelligent citizen
trying to get their money.
Marcus again got up to ask the de
positors not to be misled by disruption
ana spies at the meeting. Irving koU
shouted The lawyers will get II all II "
don't settle 20 Samuel Marcus called hi
faker and both men FLASHED. and tn
detectives stepped In.
Marcus accused one Of them Of seizin
ths wrong man. The crowd again surge
this time all about the building-to tn
stairway. one of the depositors tried I
turn on the fire hydrant, but order cam
about before ne got a chance.
There will be another meeting to-nigf
At Public School 81.
District Attorney Whitman's investiss
con will proceed to-day too.