Show WHOLESALE SWINDLE IS ALLEGED Sr Sf Louis Loul Jan 12 Government of oc officers Seers last last hist night checked the operations of oC three men who are charged with having by b fraud disposed of 0 thousands a of dollars worth of oC dry goods g overalls ov ladles Underwear and similar articles using the name of a reputable St Louis firm in ordering the consignments consignment Menasha or Manashe Samuel S n uel Lipschitz and nd his nis son and an employee are lIe under arrest charged with beIng Ute the c leaders headers of the scheme The include dozens of or eastern firms all aU Of t whom have not as 95 asyet yet bean heard from fromM fI m mM M Lipschitz Co t Which is a re ye reputable reputable potable firm an pa n excellent rating in the commercial commer comme Ia located on North Seventh street t was the on one whose name nante was as used by the trio trie The plan vas was apparently conceived last July JuI Eastern firms among them B John Pullman Max Has Hal Halpert Haspert pert M Id sad and the H H Skirt company of New York Yoni and the Star Crescent Cres ent company of ot o Philadelphia re received received orders for f r goods on sixty and ninety days rne me by the firm first of M MM ML MM M L Lipschitz Lipec lt Co Ce After a few days d ys the orders were honored as Ore th credit of at the Ute firm item of that name was excellent Bales boxes and bundles began coming to St et Louis and aDd were carried to an old building at Chestnut street this his was the he headquarters of 0 the conspirators As Aa soon D as the wagons wago ll reached the place plate they tb were quickly unloaded the dray bills signed and soon after another wagon would haul the stuff away awa I |