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Show ages "in comequen. e of fraud and othT wrongful acts." Alleged fiasrlon rysiom.-i dutiep disclovd by a former employe of the firm, 13 iLe bnslcs for the aft Ion. With the'sclzure. it became known . that tho government lMd recently in-ntituted in-ntituted Milt agnlnst tho firm but lo-irg lo-irg mcAde to Tve lh f;innmnf, he-cause he-cause brcokOB are now In Huddera field. England. United Stile District Attorney Wise today obtained a writ of atlrh-nient atlrh-nient The stock I? valued nl si'most the amount of damacf-a claimed by tho government, rpeclnl pgents, according ac-cording to Mr. Wise verified charges I that the company had for years had I cheated the Eovornmcnt by under- valuation of Roods made false- in . voices I The paroni huse I at Bradford, j England, and th- members of the j firm reside abroad. ' j NEW YORK. Nov. 1C The entire rtock of Joseph Brooke A Co.. an English woolen f rm which has maintained cbranch house In New ork City for twentv-flve vears. was seized by ihe government tonight In action. iy recover 2U0,ooi data- |