The evening world. Newspaper, November 19, 1914, Page 4

pa 32351810 GET MALING LST Expert Accountant Says De- partment in 1912 Did $593,364 Business at Loss, CHECKS ARE ASSAILED. , Pldse, th Htreet ‘and wrthe Av- hull was terribly crushed, broken and his face dis- ped by the biews of the robber's Potohy, of the Bedford @tation, discovered the foot- ey Se hte, Et ae Ey 6 ny af near a sala thet t man and inet harhade we Prisoner's Chief Counsel Pre- dicts Trial’s End by Thanksgiving. ans dasioane eomething more than 28 per cent. Mr. Flint figured out the 28 per cent. of the $1,198,761.02 “actual eon- dition,” substracted ft from the credit statement aad showed an excess of 832.43, representing what the de- led the amount of under- nt of the store's merchandise, asted with the prosec im of an overstatement Mr. Lovell inquired concern- ing the money order department of the Simpson-Crawford Company It wtaggered those In the courtroom to hear that the store had paid $23, 618.44 to obtain ite mailing list. The Hat contained 2,000,000 names. The statement valued the names at $283,890.58, @ little more than 10 cents a name. Q. The mail order departmont did A business of $698,864.62 in 1913, didn't it? A. Yes, at a tose. (Mr. Lovell moved to strike out the comment.) STATE MAY CLOSE ITS CASE ‘70-MORROW. . ‘The eum of Mr. Lov' contention, implied in his questioning of Mr. Flint, was that with the merchandise at retail value, the total amounts owed by the other Siegel enterpris™, the advance advertising account and the ,|mail order department added as aa- prep: caption in ger se Store,’ without other name and: with no: address, you would know the place and its location and its reputation. But Best & ‘Co. “have so recently expanded, that you may not yet. realize: that we are just as individual and ex- clusivein our styles for women as we were always known to be in our styles for children. Make Best’s one of the three places you will’ visit on your: ‘next ‘day's = ad with our promise that “‘yo never pay more at Best’s ie in mind all the time, and see ‘if you don’t make an extremely agreeable discovery. , Afth Avenue, West Gide, Corner of 260A Strost. eets, the credit statement would have deen $666,871.41 More than stated, bringing the total up to §1,562,683.17. The echedule of the expert, who ‘was also accountant for the receivers lof the store, showed a discrepancy of 99,462,246.32. ‘The sales of the Henry Siegel Com- pany store Boston for the year ending Jai }, Were $4,070,399.27, against a cost of §2,996,490.89. The profit ‘was 91,062,906.38. ° In the stated assets of the store, the merchandise account was the only one attacked by Mr. Flint. He testi- fled to @ discrepancy of $120,409.18 In thie account. Q. Might not Oscar A, Prall have had the inventory of the store made up @ month after it was sup- posed to be made and dated back when. he saw the condition of af- faire? A. Yes, eo far as I know. ‘The implication was that the de- fense sought to shift responsibility from Biegel to Prali and Vogel. CHECKS ARE TARGET OF PROSE- CUTOR'S ATTACK. In cross examination Mr. Fiint had used the word “cancellation” in ref- outstanding checks. ‘Train said, “that ver been through as they are etill out- standing they constitute a valid in- debtedness. They wore issued in ex- change for money received from the Simpedn-Crawford Company and other associated interests.” ‘This was the prosecution's answer to the defense’s attempt to prove that these checks were a debt to Siegel and Vogel personally, which they felt they were at liberty to forego if they chose. The amount of $1,146,083.40 repre- aented what the Boston establishment had received from the allied concerns and according to the prosecution had cancelled automatically just ae if the checks had gone through a bank. When Mr. Train resumed the re- direst examination of Mr, Flint this afternoon he-had him refer to the in- Gividual purchase ledger of the Bos- ton establishment, and read certain Franklin Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Sts. Will Close Out Friday 240 Women's Dressy Suits Fur_or Veleet Trimmed Modelo serge, gabardine or cheviot, short or medium leagth models. 18.50 Meretofore $39.60 to $45.00 132 Women's Fur Trimmed Suits Trimmed With Fur Collare. Of velour de laine, broMicioth, gabardine or serge, trimmed with various furs, 24.50 Beretofore $89.50 to $69.50 125 Women’s Winter Coats Senenceighth ond Full Langth Models _ Of wool plush, wool velour, pebble cloth, manaish tweeds, zibeline or wool velour checks. 15.00 Meretofore $29.50 to $39.50 ALL THIS SEASON'S DESIRABLE MODELS NO APPROVALS adh itome trandferted ‘from it to the,cony trot account on the general ledger. The object of the Prosecuting Attor- ney was to show an alleged reduc- on of the Habilities of the store by 0,000 and consequent alleged con- ent of the lomn of that amount. 08 SIX ITEMS SHOWING REDUCTIONS. The witness rend off the amounts which, in five itemn, suffered a reduc. | tion of $10,000 each, and in a sixth $90,000, ‘Thesn were the aix items to which Jogeph K Pridday testified | yesterday, not being permitted to do| more than may there were errors in| the pages he enumerated, Inquiry concerning the benefit fund of the employees of the Fourteent! | Htrest Store elloited from Fitnt tuo] ement that the Association owed Blogel $23,164 In sums paid out to sick employees. This amount Was t+ have been returned by the association to Blegel at @ convenient time. ‘The money the association had at the time of the failure ing to Flint, “less than $2, sum was in the Siegel priv Oscar A. Prall, the “right hand” ‘of | Henry Siegel, and Treasures of the Fourteenth Street Store, waa called to the atand at 8 o'clock. ‘That the trial of Henry Siegel will be ended before Thanksgiving Day was the prophecy made to-day by John B. Stanohfield, hia chief counsel. As- sistant District Attorney Train sald he expected to close the case for the State Friday. This indicates that the defense will require less than a week | for ite case and the closing argument. | Whether Henry Siegel is to take the | stand has not yet been decided. It) will depend upon Justice Clark's rul- ings upon the defense’s motions and what he cohaiders the law to be, —————_—. AGADENNY HEARS TALKBY AUTOR TWNAGED GODS Eugene Brieux Tells. American | Society Why He Writes Sex Plays, | —_—_——— A joint mooting of the American | Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Let- tern, which ts to continue through to- morrow, was begun to-day at Aeo'ian Hall, At the morning session Presi- dent William Dean Howells of the Academy Introduced Mayor Jo'1 Purroy Mitchel, who Introduced M. Bugene Brieux, author‘of “Damaged Goods” and similar famous dramas, who was the delegate to the meeting from the French Academy. Mr. Howells explained that M, Brieux was the first delegate ever| authorized by the French Academy to/ represent it before a literary gathel ing of another nation, He read a letter from President Poincare of. Franco, addressed to President Wilson of the United States, who is a member of the American Academy, expressing bis regret that the President of France could not accept the invita- tion to be present at thia meeting ex- tended to him by President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia Usgiver; ality. The letter was in part as follow: “The appalling events which have taken place in Europe and which are of vital importance @r the cause of popular liberty of course make it im- possible for me to absent myself from France at this time. I cannot allow M. Brleux to leave, however, with- out asking him to tranamit to you the renewed assurance of my feelings of friendship and regard. “The Academic Francaise, faithful guardian of the literary traditions of my country, has commissioned M. Brieux to carry to the brilliant civili- zation of America the greetings of the old and undying civilization of the Mediterranean. Permit me to add to this general greeting a personal ex- Preasion of my intense admiration for the great republic over whose des- tinies you preside so nobly.” M. Brieux explained Mr. Butler had refused to aid him in selecting sub-~ Jects for discussion, insisting he talk about his own work. He had been obliged, he said, to adopt the over- flattering suggestion. He eald he had not looked upon the theatre as a goal, but us a means to an end. Only by plain and forcible @pealsing could the imagination of the people beroused aguinst the tyr- SAY, gatoroes by by shop-worn, uphelp- abits of thought. At least two By the Hrieux dramas, thelr author eaid, had accomplished something for real’ human progress—isa empla- fry nora ft iterary ingenuity, had ‘fallen into the mistaken way of belitting the French women and their character, Americane who knew the real France uy the domesti clife of woman, serious, true and de- voted. i 3 hare only made to re-echo,” he “truths which philosophers men have discovered and SORE STALK WITH WHITMAN; WILL TAKE SING SING JOB | Gets Assurance He Will Be Re- tained as Warden Under New Administration, Among tho callers on Gov.-olect Teosaes Nis-home to-day was {t Osborne, the millionaire Philanthropist of Auburn, who ha heen offered by State Superintendent | of Prisons Riley and Gov. Glynn the | post of warden of Sing Sing 1 As the result of Mr. Osborne's call it may be stated with a reasonable de- free of certainty that he will mecept the position As Mr. Osborne is a Democrat, and the present Democratic State Admin- istration will end in about five weeks, he had a natural curiosity to know whether he would be retained as war- den of Sing Sing by Mt. Whitman in the event of his appointment by Gov, Glynn. Mr. Whitman known Mr. Osborne many years and is thor- oushly 8 on prison management. The conference between the Gov- ernor-elect and Mr. Osborne lasted nearly an hour. Mr. Osborne wore # broad smile when he left Mr. Whit- 's home, and would not deny that | me he had been given Assurance Will be retained as watden of Sing after J 1 and doubtiess throughout the Whitman Administr tion shold he accept the appoint at this time. BK. M. Bassett of Brooklyn, who was & member of the firat Public Service Commission of this district, called on Mr. Whitman ‘to-day. 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