Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-18

John Sappington's Anti-Fcvcr Pills, very df.
| fcrcnt article.
CAUTION -"The public are hereby eau
" toned against placing any reliance on Cor
tifcatcs signed officially by" J. w. Cohinbcrry,
as Recorder Of Deeds for st. Joseph county, Mn,
for he is incompetent to discharge tho duties of
his Office to the public with fidelity, and correct
ness OF he is dishonest and capable of being made
the tool Of designing men, will appear from
| reading his "Cduti0a," published in tho Con-
stantinc Republican of April 25, 1888, and con-
tinued for several weeks thereafter as follows, to
wit:
CAUTION The public arc hereby cautioned
against placing any reliance certain ccrtif-
Gates signed officially by me, which wcre givon
to Jonathan and Simeon B. Brown and one gi-
ven to Edward and Hiram Piorson dated about
the 10th or 10Th day of March last, setting forth
that certain interests in the st. Joseph Canal,
and Lockport Manufacturing Association Wcro
free from incumbrunco.
"k hereby notify tho public that there nro
mortgages on said interests to large amounts,
and that said interests cannot be conveyed Or
mortgaged by any Of the members of that asso
ciaton without tho consent Of all the members,
and that said certificates wcro fraudulently OBJ
! tanned. ]. w. COFFINBERRY,
} Register of Deeds for ST. Joseph Co, Mich.
Centrovillc, April IS, 1888"
1
RVS letter to Thomas Fitzgerald, Esq. which i
have the privilege to publish, and is as follows,
to wit:
Centrevilc, May 10 1888.
Dear Sir-Thc letter which addressed to you
! some time since upon tho subject of the mort
gage entered in my Office, by Messrs Jonathan
and Simeon II. Brown. TO secure Bank Stock in
l the Bcrron County Bank was written in part,
under views of mino that arc not lustifiablc, if
Mr.. J. Browns construction Of the mortgage in
: the particular description Of the mortgage DO
correct. BY the description / supposed that the
D whole OF tho village was mortgagcd, or thor
proportional interest, Out by his definition, only
that part is morIgrgr;i which is laid out on the
n premises described in tho mortgage, Ss.oro tho
description of the village of this you will be abo
i to determine, by examining the description OF the
Q lands on file in the Bank. A part of tho village
+ is laid out on lands which arc not described in
tho mortgage.
: "Thc only incumbrauco that iatnains of record
L in my Office on the lands described IN the mort.
70 the s. w. frac. ar. sec. l9--and the N. part o.
III tho N W. frac. or. sec. 30--both L. 6, ). II. III
De- west, balance of which yet duo about $500, a:
~ per information of parties, that sum is due from
Mr.. +. Pierson TO James Valentine, the SAM
n, premises arc conveyed to the Lockport Associa
or ton by decd Of general warfontee since tn
c. date of tho mortgage from him TO Valentine.
IL Ting the balance due on the mortgage. by con
"a versing with Mr.. J. Brown, and retrospoctin
as the interrogatons put by mo 10 him. when he en-
ir- tered tho mortgage for record and upon my off
TN cial certificate, together with his replies, sc
or how easily it for me TO misconccivo his cor
3D. stxuction of the mortgage, whore it describes tn
village of Lockport and tho S3l lots set forth o
the before described promises in his mortgage
IT. 81 believed at the time of tho transaction, an
still do believe that Mr.. Brown was honest
his intentions and / am frank TO acknowledf
= that from my construction of the mortgage, ! su
ii- posed that il embraced other lands, which a
- encountered 70 54.r.st- -'eezsaas Of the Lockpo
up Association, but which examin1tf5qa~AQ Jung II
, az to DO the case, by bis construction.
lie Yours very respectfully,
as JACOB w. COFFlNBERRY,
ios' Rec. st. Joseph Co., Mic
ha' r. FITzcERALp, Esq, Bank Commission
Michigan"
ted And also from extracts from Mr. Edward Pi
'on sons letter, dated at Lockport st. Joseph
ular ty, May 90, 1888, and is as follows to wit:
ills "Mr. Jonathan Brown Sir-In answer
ally your inquiries respecting conversation !
sap with ]. w. Coflinberry, Register Of Deeds Tor
Pills Joscph county in ral.tiap - sa, adyariieem
nily inserted in tho Constantine Republican, cautf
rely inc the public against placing confidence III
CT tificatos he had given, one TO you and one
vi to your brother and the other TO myself and Hir
any Piorson. 40 they wcro '.fraudulcntly obtained
"Iearning that this notice was inserted J
N. public newspaper, and it being both false anc
bolous, Immediately went to Centrcvillo
Ihors demanded Of Mr.. Coflirborry an explanation,
ing the reasons OF MS giving the Cauuyn "
aguo public Inc answer was 'hat "oo!go DUN \,
richly Benjamin sherman had stated 10 MN 'ha' 7,
10 ma. were largo membranes the property
cd Inv Won Ind secured to tho State, on account OF
sonti- bcrrien County Bank, and that you stated
the village plat of Lockport was not located
,G. the property bought Of Samuel Sands and he
had discovered that il was, and os you had m
Mil gagged tho whole of your interests in said vii
E,h. you of course included property that was p
&c in. ofly incumborcd. by referring 10 tho dcs
> bav- ton Of tho property, included in yong mort
s, TO tho state, he CO. then acknowledged that hs
ts ',so deceived, and probably mgundcrsoodyo tina
cssed, Statco 10 Pa,' y, .o ,'S"L.ao
:, ~ that YOU explained the situation of the mort
IN on the Valentine property, correctly 40 h'
evidence 10 show, and that thorc wac no
incumbranco on tho property and that he
'ha' satisfied that tho statement yon made him
lgtoh true and honest, and that no co. had beer
'veu rs posed on By false statements made to III
a WIN Buck and Sherman. then requested OF
ntrcly (C0 as the statement he had published was
recon- and as hc was convinced of it, that he
sessing mako n rocantation of tho false charpc
give il the same publicity that he had Civ
KIDS "Cuution- 10 tho public. lie co. agreed
would 500 Buck ~ Sherman and as he la
" rcsto- induced to make tho charge through their
mittent representations. They (B. a. 81 wit
apping- ought 90 sign and publish proper corr
Impro. Of tho charge, but agreed thai Il thoy (B.
tho dis refused TO comply, he (Coilinbory) woG
n which lsh correction, and certify that tho char
ommend false and that he (E.) made IL on the fat