Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-11
CHAPMAN YATES,


a tAUTEON.-"Tho public arc hereby eau
~ toned against placing any reliance on Ger
tiicates signed officially byn j. w. Coflinbcrrv.
as Recorder of Deeds for st. Joseph county, Mn.
for he is incompetent TO discharge the duties o
his Office to the public with fidelity, and correct
ness or he is dishonest and capable of being made
the tool OF designing men, as will appear from
reading his "Caution," published in tho Con.
stantine Republican of April 25, 1888, and con.
tInued for several weeks thereafter, as follows TO
wit: F 1t p
"CAUTION.-Thcpu public arc hereby cautioned
against placing any reliance on certain certifi-
Gates signed officially by me, which were given
TO Jonathan and Simeon b. Brown, and one gil
ven to Edward and Hiram Piorson, dated about
the 10th or 18th day of March last, setting forth
that certain interests in tho st. Joseph Canal,
and Lockport Manufacturing Association zero
free from membranes.
IL hereby notify tho pubic that there are
mortgages on said interests TO largo amounts,
and that said interests cannot be conveyed or
mortgaged by any of the members of that asso
citation, without the consent Of all the members,
and that said certificates were fraudulently CO.
tanned. J. w. COFFINBERRY,
Register Of Deeds for ST. Joseph Co., Mich.
Centrevilc, April IS, 1885,"
And comparcg tho same with said Coflinber-
ry's lcttcr to Thomas Fitzgerald, Esq. which l
have the privileges to publish, and is as follows,
to wit:
:, Contreville, May 10 1898.
Dear Sir-Tho letter which addressed TO you
soma time since upon the subject of the mort
gage entered in my Office by Messrs. Jonathan
and Simeon Ii. Brown. 10 secure Bank Stock in
tho Berricn County Bank. was written in part,
under views of mine that are not iustifabe, if
Mr.. J. Browns construction of the mortgage in
the particular description of the mortgage be
H. n III al
wholc of tho village was mortgagcd, or thor
proper!onpllc Interest but by his definition, only
that part is mortgagcd which is laid out on the
premises described in the mortgage, before the
description of tho village; Of this you viii be abba
20 determine, by examining tho description of the
lands on file in tho Bank. A part of the village
is laid out on lands which are not described in
tho mortgage.
"The only incumbrance that remains of record
in my olhce on The lands described in the mort
gage from Mossrs. Browns, is on tho S. part of
the s. w. frao. or. sec 19-and tho N. part of
tho N. w. frac. ar sec. 30--both Il. 6, S. II, IL,
west, balance Of which yet due about $500, as
per Information of parties, tina; sum is due from
Mr.. f.. Person TO James Valentine, the Same
premises are conveyed to tho Lockport Associa-
ton by deed of general warranted since tho
date of tho mortgage from him to Valentine. l
am informed by Mr.. Person that he is about SGT
Ting the balance due on the mortgage. BY con-
ycrsing with Mr.. j. Brown, and retrospecting
the ntcrrogations put by rue to him, when Inc en-
tered the mortgage for record, and upon my Off
cial certificate, together with his replies, see
how easily 1t was for mo to misconccive his con-
struction of the mortgage, where it describes the
village of Lockport and the S34 lots set forth on
tho before described promises in his mortgage.
al believed at the time of the transaction, and
still do believe that Mr.. Brown was honest in
,.,ta. ,IaI,
that from my construction Of themortgage, / sup
posed that it embraced other lands, which are
encountered to other persons Of the Lockport
Association, but which on examination find not
20 be the casa, by his construction.
Yours very respectfully,
JACOB w. COFFlNBERRY,
Rec. st. Joseph CO., Mich.
Il. FIrzeERALp, ESQ, Bank Commissioner,
Michigan"
And also from extracts from Mr.. Edward Pier
sons letter, dated at Lockport, st. Joseph coun-
ty May q. lsScSs AMI IL II as follows to wit:
"Mr Jonathan Brown y: ir--ln answer to
your inquiries respecting cS2vorsation had
with J. w. Cofinberry, Registering Deeds Tor ST.
Joseph county, in rel ltion TO an advertisement
inserted in the Constantine Republican, caution
ing the public against placing confidence In cor
ti6catos he had given, one to yoTN ana one TO
your brother, and the other to myself and hiram
sI.oarning that this notice was inserted in
public newspaper, and it being both ialses2nd II.
belous, Immediately went TO Conircville and
demanded of Mr.. Coiiinborry an explanation, and
the reasons of his giving the "Caution" to the
public. The answer was that Georg1 Buck and
Benjamin Sherman had stated to him that there
were largo membranes tbs property that
Won had secured TO the State, on account of tbs
Bcrrcn County Bunk, and that you stated that
the village plat of f,ockport was not located on
the property bought OF Samuel Sands, and he (C)
had discovered that it was, and as you had morl-
gagged the whole of your interests in said villag,
YOU of course included property that was provi
ously inculnbercd. BY referring TO the descrip
ton of the property, included in your mortgage
tothsstatc, he CO., thon acknowledged that he was
deceived, and probably misunderstood you, thatyou
stated no part of the village plat included in your
mortgage extended on the Sands purchase, and
that you explained tho situation Of the mortgage
on the Valentine properly, correctly as la had
evidence 20 show, and that thcrs was no other
membranes on tho property and th7t he was
satisfied that tho statement You made him was
true and honest, aud that he (C) had been IN
posed on BY false stdicmsRtc nude 10 him By
IS Buck md ShormaR thon requested Of him
&C. as the statement no had published was fiIso
and ~ he was convinced OF it, that HI would
make tecantntion Of the false charge, and
give !, the Sam, publicity that he had given his
Caution" to the public lie (C) agreed that ht
would $50 Back a. Shormln, and as he had beer
induced TO make tho charge through their ffLS,
representations. They (B. g. s. with hin
ought 10 sign aud publish proper correction
ofthe chargc, but agreed that ifthoy o. a. ..
refused 20 comply, H. (Cofinberry) would pub
lish correction. aud ccrtfy that the chnrgo wa
fac andthnt3la CsI nieec p ~ tae fdss tso