The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
DEFENSE ON IN
ROSENBERG CASE
GOVERNMENT RESTS YESTERDAY
AFTER PUTTING ON MANY
WITNESSES.
Defendants Lawyers Show That israel
Rosenberg Was Trying TO Pay OF
Debts Before Failure

Debts Before Failure.
After having put on over thirty
witnesses. the government rested yes
terday afternoon shortly before four
O clock in the case OF the government
against Israel and Abel Rosenberg.
former Wheeling merchants. charged
with Conspiring TO conceal assets from
the trustee in bankruptcy. The case
was begun last Tuesday in federal
court and will likely go TO the jury
late tomorrow afternoon. The charge
IS being prosecuted by Assistant
United States District Attorney ]. j.
p. O'Brien. while the defense is repre-
sented by Attorneys J. b. Sommeryille
and J. Bernard Handlan.
Immediately following the govern
ments resting the defense put on about
half dozen witnesses yesterday after
noon and upon courts converting this
morning at $3.50 o'clock they Will put
on additional witnesses.
The prosecution yesterday intro
duced principally expert witnesses and
members OF firms from whom Israel
Rosenberg bought large consignments
OF merchandise before he was thrown
tends To show that part of these
goods were shipped to the Abel Ros-
cnherg stores at Washington and Cam
eron. with me intent TO consplre
against the bankruptcy court. Mr.
O'Rrien declares that he will prove
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brother fully $4,000 worth OF mer-
chandise with the intention TO defraud
his creditors and deceive the trustee
in bankruptcy.
The first witness placed on the stand
yesterday by the government was
George ID. Maxwell. president OF The
Hicks q Hoge Dry Goods Co. who
gave the weights of certain clothing
that were said 20 be packed into
boxes and shipped away by Israel
Rosenberg
The other witnesses were those
connected with the firms that sold
Rosenberg clothing, shoes and furnish
ings. as follows:
Margaret r. Hooley. OF Newark.
y. J.. and an employe Of the NJ Dadis
Co. of that place. testified that Israel
Rosenberg bought Si19.2J worth OF
goods from her firm between July 8.
1872. and the latter part OF 1913.
Lillian Finegan. OF New York city,
and an employe OF the Walkin hat
works. produced invoices that showed
Israel Rosenberg bought Sl7O.5O
worth OF merchandise from her firm.
Joseph Promerentz. OF the same
company. produced shipping receipts
which showed that S32S75 worth OF
merchandise was shipped to Israel
Rosenberg
Edward 4. Spencer. Of Chicago. Ill.
and an employe OF the 4. J. Bates
showed that the defendant had
bought S33O.60 worth OF merchandise.
John W. Johnson, superintendent
Of the Endicott-JohnsOn Shoe Co.
.Of Chicago. produced invoices when
showed that the defendant had pur-
chased S90N 90 worth OF shoes.
Chas Walker. OF Newark. y. J..
produced invoices which showded that
the defendant had purchased S32O.15
worth of merchandise.
Rufus W. Jones. OF the Common
wealth Shoe Co. OF Boston. Mass.
that the defendant had purchased
Sl.633.S5 worth OF merchandise from
his company.
Louis NJ Kramer. Of Stone Bros.
Chicago. H.. produced accounts
purchased S55O75 worth OF mer-
chandise from his company.
Richard V. Gaus. shipping clerk for
The Hicks & Hoge Dry Goods COM
pany. T. l. O'Connor. receiving clerk
AZ the local b. n o. freight depot.
+. /. Peters. representative Of Adams
Cleveland, O.; ~. l.. Giffin. Of Cleve-
land. who sold Israel Rosenberg
several hundred dollars worth or
coat sweaters. Harvey J.. Fee. Shipping
clerk Of the Locke Shoe company. city.
Mr. O'Brien produced the books OF
y
sponded with the Witnesses record OF
number and kind Of goods
John Frisscll. q local man testified
las 60 tho approximate weight OF
Icertain shipments by multiplying the
weight OF a single garment with the
number the case shipped was supposed
70 contain.
Ralph Kline. veteran Wheeling
merchant, was the first witness nut
on The stand by the defense. tie tcs-
titled that he was one Of the unofficial
appraisers OF the Israel Rosenberg
stock and that there was about SIf-|
600 10 $4,000 worth Of merchandise
in the store. and that he estimated
that The entire stock. including The.
fixtures would bring about SIC 600
In reply 10 Mr. liandlan for the dc.
Tense. be said that the stock and nN-'
lures would not bring $4,000 10 S25.-I
600
Charles " LETTERS. cashier o. the
National Exchange bank. testified that
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