The New York herald., 1922-05-26
CREDITOR ARRESTS
der CASHIERS SON
Frank Block, Who Lost
$4,000, in Fight With the
Two Andrewses.
ROW ENDS HEARING
Elder Andrews Shown to
Have Drawn $4,000 in
Brokers Cage.
BIRTHDAY GIFT $4,000
Names Many Others in Finan-
cial District Who Made
Presents to Him.
BIRTHDAY GIFT $4,000

Fsticuffs and an arrest followed the
close of the session Of the DER bank
,ruptcy hearing before Seaman Miller,
referee, at Rector street yesterday
An irate customer who had lost about
$4,000 and Fred Andrews. who was
principals In the scenes. though it was
Andrews's son, Bernard H., who was
arrested, charged with assault. He
will be arraigned this morning In the
Tombs police court.
The elder Andrews lad been on the
stand most of the afternoon and had
been questioned about innumerable
payments. amounting to thousands Of
dollars that Judging from the checks
and books Of account lad been made
to him by Dier & Co. The attorneys
for the receiver. Arthur G. Hayes and
Saul S. Myers believe that 100000
may be recovered from Andrews.
Andrews's answers were not always
direct. They evidently irritated beyond
endurance Frank Block, dry goods
merchant Of 722 Third avenue. who at
one point stalked over to the table and
looked over some of the cancelled checks
representing money that had gone to
Andrews.
Creditor Starts Dispute.
When the hearing closed. Block. who
weighs more than 200 pounds. walked up
to Andrews, who is fairly slight. and
said some harsh things that would not
have been allowed in the record. He
also made feint at hitting the Witness
but bystanders intervened.
Throwing his whole weight into the
crowd, Block followed Andrews through
the crowd closely and gained the cor
rdor. Again he tried to reach him with
his fists but failed.
Then friends tried to hustle Andrews
into an elevator, but Block forced his
way in. and so Andrews got out again,
Block following. and the whole group
showing and milling about the corridor.
Andrews afterward charged that at this
time Block made as IL to draw a revol-
yer from his pocket.
When another downward bound eleva-
tor reached the nineteenth floor An
drews started for 1t. followed by Block.
young Andrews got in between them and
showed Block back. Then the elder An
drews got out of the elevator, while
his son and Block went at it. up against
the corridor wall. Young Andrews
landed on Blocks left cheek, before
some of the crowd, yelling Don't hit
that old man - separated them
Blows whistle for Own Arrest.
In the wrangling Block made 1t
known that he was an officer and said
he would arrest young Andrews. An
drews said he didn't mind and mildly
went down in the elevator with Block.
All was peaceful on this trip. although
both Andrewses were in the cage. But
when the party reached the street a
question arose as to how the arrest was
to be made and where the nearest sta
ton house was. Young Andrews. the
man who was to be arrested, drew
police whistle and blew it.
The croner Of Church and Rector
street at 80 P. M. is not much fire.
auented by the police. So after many
minutes the party walked to Broadway,
where they met an accommodating po-
liceman and were properly escorted to
the Old slip station.
Block made charge of assault
against Andrews and while both of the
Andrewses wanted to make a counter
charge they were persuaded to wait until
they got into court. Block wanted to
tdlh a. lOt, Dul liic LlcuttUdHL tApidlne0
that he had best reserve his statements
for the Magistrate. He did say that he
was n creditor of Dier & Co. and had
lost $4,000. but he refused later to go
into any details.
Block proved to be a member of the
Police Reserves. which seemed to make
no hit with the Lieutenant or the police
man escort. The arrest was made actu-
ally by Block. not by the policeman.
AndraUc uh Ill L.,
DER & Co. and worked "in the cage"
with his father and his brother-in-Iaw.
August Stroh, gave his age as "a and
his address as IL Agate avenue, Ossin-
ing. Bail was fixed at $500, which the
elder Andrews gave and the party left
the station.
Biames Bookkeeping.
On the witness stand Andrews. the
elder. told how money simply poured into
his bank account while DER & Co. was
going rapidly on the rocks. He resigned
before the crash and TO the intense
amusement of the spectators he asserted
that the failure was due to change in
the bookkeeping system, inaugurated
when DER & Co. took over the business
of Hughes a. DER.
Questioned by Mr.. Hayes, who as
serted that Andrewss income tax re-
turns showed gross incomes for 1919
and 1920 of $4,000 and about $4,000
approximately. Andrews declined to say
how he explained his previous testimony
that he and his wife had been able to
save about 100000 in the same time.
Andrews talked about his constitu-
tional rights and was firm in his re.
fusal, even when NJ. Miller directed him
20 answer. He said to Mr.. Hayes:
There Is perfectly feasible expana-
tion, but don't intend to give 1t to YOU"
Present Charged as Expense.
Mr.. Hayes produced a cancelled check
made to Andrews's order September 9;
1920. for $4,000 and asked what II rep
resented.
That was personal present TO me
from the firm"
"How was 1t charged on the books?"
Expense, probably"
n seemed that Andrews. 80 he said,
sr,ad workad long and faithfulv'' for