The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
FLY BY NIGHT STORE
SWINDLING CHARGED
Postal Inspectors Say Eleven
Men Arrested Have Cleaned
Up 5000. 900.
HELD Under 5000 BAIL

Post Ofnce inspectors Barber. Schae'-
fei. Poili'' and Kenyon pu, the finishing
touches Yesterday 10 their three months
Investigation Of y swlndling scheme In
which the operators are said 70 have
cleaned up N least 5000. 900 by setting
up fy b. night stores and borrowing.
without permission. the trade names Of
reputable concerns with substantial
credit ratings.
Working under the direction OF AS
sistunt United states Attorney Frank
". Rosa and chief Post Ofhcc lnapcc-
tor Cocnlane, he inspectors spread out
over ~" city late yesterday and by
uEhtftll had rounded ~ eleven per-
sons Nho al" charged with fraudulent
~" az the mails. The men under nr-
rcst are
Adolph Jacobson and his son. William
Jacobson. Edward Stern. Simon Weiss
burg. Emil Er1.r. Nathan Nadleman.
Emil Hipper. Morris Stavsky. Ludwig
LasScr, James Grurd and Louis Wet
stein. Thcy were held ia $1,000 nail
each by United States Commissioners
IlireuCe :. Uoughtou
The MAIN prinr Of the alleged swind-
Ing scheme. according To the Federal
authorities, IS Adolph Jacobson, who I'M
irr the n1mo Jansen operates the Manu-.
featuring Traders Company oc 10
Whitehall street According 10 the pos,
lilicc inspectors. Jacobson 80 cffeCtiyelv
concealed his connection with the dis
appearing store scheme that he has been
Iiuiu- his pockets with thu proceeds
'h,rcfrpm FOR ,hn last two or three years
without his business associates suspect
i'E him.
Jacobson and his son. II II said. al.
ways started their stores through dunn
mics, 10 whom they paid small salaries.
TAei- method. 4 Is said. was TO pick out
10 place Oh a side street. select the trade
name pr something closely resembling
.He trade name %: II prosperous store.
ana then order = big bill % goods from
some uDsusprCtiNg manufactures o."
Wholesaler
In many cases. e $ alleged. these
orders We'e placed vita Wholesale con
Germs out ~ own. whose credit men
would not u" likely - notice tho differ
,ree between the address ~ the fake
concern aud 90" real concern ONT
tiu"s. q - alleged. the goods went In
'ac front door and oJt tho back At
try rate. the Fedora. authorities say
10, uil collector who came around at
49," end 90! the stipulated thirty or sixty
days found himself C1z.ng INTO a va
..nt store.
ErNer. Nadlcmtu. Wctsteln. Upper
afI S'avsky. It is said. operated at 1913
second AN'uu under the name OF the
Manhattan Merchandise Company. II
'wo weeks they aye said to have got
5000 worth 90 general merchandise be-
i~r oi the similarity ~ the name
'.oy used - those Of several We'll known
,,ucc-us.
Tho standard Trading and Commits
sion Company. operated by Ludwig Las
,'r g' l2N Pearl street. was so similar
.4 lamc 10 the standard Trading Com
ua'v ~ tai broadway. the pos; on!>.
inspectors say that Lasker got credit
on about $500 worth OF goods
VI. i'erla, q prosperous druggist In
Amsterdam avenue, was surprised IA
itv when hc got a sharp note demand
ing payment for goods lie had never
bought He consulted the post off zee
authorities AMI learned that Edward
stern and SIMON Wc.-shur; We're coz
3a,tnc r. dug store under the name o.
" perla at 10 East Fourteenth street.