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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
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A New Trial Asked for V. S.
Flechter.
his surviving brother, having been really
his representative in that firm for a term
of years.
flusic Dealers Defrauded.
MEYE.vS REPRESENTED HIMSELF AS
D1TSON & CO.'S MANAGER.
F
Henry P. Sondheim.
N last Saturday morning, May 9th,
Henry P. Sondheim died suddenly
in Dresden, Germany. Mr. Sondheim had
,been for a number of years a partner with
Mr. Leopold Peck in the firm of Hardman,
Peck & Co.
He was born in this city in 1848, and
with his brother early became interested in
the cotton brokerage business in this city,
their membership in the cotton exchange
dating from 1871.
He was a man widely known in commer-
cial circles. His health had been excellent
until recently, when he decided to go
abroad for a short time to seek recuperation
in Germany. At the time of his death he
was accompanied by his wife and daughter.
His remains will be brought to this
country for interment, having been placed
on the steamer leaving Hamburg for New
York last Thursday.
It is said that his deatli will cause no
change in his interest in the firm of Hard
man, Peck & Co., Mr. Philip Sondheim
O
ICTOR S. FLECHTER, who was con
victed of receiving the stolen Bott
violin, was arraigned before Recorder Goff,
in Part II. of the Court of General Sessions,
last Saturday, for sentence, after repeated
postponements, but after the Recorder had
heard arguments, sentence was again post-
poned. Fredeiick B. House and Edward
Lauterbach argued fora new trial for Flech-
ter. The argument was begun by Mr.
House, who recited the objections which
had been made by Flechter's counsel at the
trial, and said they presented nine good
reasons why a new trial should be granted,
and three reasons why judgment should not
be pronounced. The Court erred, he con-
tended, in admitting the testimony of some
of the experts who were witnesses for the
prosecution, and also erred in excluding
some other testimony.
Mr. Lauterbach went over the same
ground in his arguments, and then Assist-
ant District Attorney Osborne argued
against the motion for a new trial. The
arguments occupied about three hours.
Recorder Goff then remanded Flechter,
without date, and said he would take his
time in considering the points raised by
the counsel. Flechter was taken back to
the Tombs.
V
OR some time past (). H. Ditson & Co-
of 867 Broadway, have been hearing
that a mysterious erson was selling to
music dealers in this city quantities of
music published by them at prices much
lower than the wholesale prices charged by
them. Every effort was made by the Dit-
son firm to find where the music was com-
ing from, but no clew could be obtained.
As a result the business of the firm began
to suffer, and they estimate that they have
lost trade aggregating hundreds of dollars
within the past three months.
Manager Edward Cregin, of the firm, was
astounded one day last week when a seedy-
looking man walked into their store and
offered to sell them $25 worth of music for
$12.50. Suspecting that the man was one
of the persons who had been operating all
over the city, he had him arrested. The
prisoner said that he was George Meyers.
He refused to tell where he had received
the music.
He was subsequently charged with de-
frauding the New York Music Co., of No.
57 West Twenty-eighth street; J. W. Stern,
The Century Piano Co.
of No. 45 East Twentieth street; Hanley,
Spaulding& Gray, of No. 27 West Twenty-
HE Century Piano Co., of Minneapolis,
seventh street., and the New York Music
has filed an amendment to its articles
Supply Co., of No. 18 East Seventeenth of incorporation with the Secretary of State
street, of large quantities of music u ^ de reducing the Board of Directors from nine to
representations that he was manager of five members. Accordingly, at the annual
the firm of Ditson & Co., of No. 867 Broad- meeting held late last week, the following
way. Meyers, it is alleged, would go to five directors, A. M. Shuey,John Ander-
these different stores and, representing son, C. A. Stickle, A. C. Haugan and C.
himself as manager for Ditson & Co., order Wright Davison, and the following officers
music and have it sent to a certain address were elected: A. H. Shuey, president and
designated by him. When the music was manager; H. O. Peterson, vice-president;
delivered Meyers would be there to receive C. A. Stickle, treasurer; F. C. Wier, secre-
it. He afterward sold this music in Broad- tary; John Anderson, factory superinten-
way at half the original cost, it is said. He dent.
was held last Saturday for defrauding the
LUXTON & BLACK, the enterprising Buf-
music companies and for fraud in represent- falo firm, have received their first shipment
ing himself as manager of the Ditson music of /Eolian instruments.
store, with which he had no connection.
T
THE "SPERA" PIANO
MANUFACTURED 1!Y
PEEK &
50N,
Cor. Broadway & W. 47th Street, New York
WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR NEW
STYLE A, WITH MUSIC DRAWERS AND MANDOLIN-
ZITHER
ATTACHMENT ;' TWO NOVEL FEATURES
WHICH MAKE THE " OPERA " A QUICK SELLER,
AN ADVANTAGE TO THE DEALER.
PRICES, TERMS AND CATALOGUES UPON AP< LICATION
Correspondence solicited.
Protection in territory guaranteed.