New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11


second indicated by transit observation made by Mr.
Samuel Hammond.
MORE OF THE CITY LOT SwISDLERs.-Detective
Sampson and Devoe on Wednesday evening arrested
two more men, charged with being concerned with
Lawson Thompson and others in the city lot forgeres
Their names are Joel w. Fooe, an operator in Wall
street living at No. ia West Twentyrst street. and
Cornelius Totten reaestate broker having an office
at No. u Wall street. This makes eight persons in all
arrested by the above officers on the same charge,
seven of whom are now in prison. the other being out
on 81 600 BAIL The oenses charged against them are
forgery. perjury and false pretenses in selling deeds
and mortgages on propertyto which they had no claim.
II is said that property to the amount of 100000
involved in these transactions and new developments
are being made every day. Yet there is fogginess
about the that scarcely he penetrated 20 get at
the facts As some of the prisoners have been COM
mitted for trial, we may expect to see the matter
brought into Court speedily. The names Of the per-
CONS arrested thus far Thomas Lawson Charles
G. and Charles p. Thompson father and SOM, Smith
Wilcox Albert II. Wells, Hamilton w. Shipman Tout
ON BAIL Joel w. Footc, and Cornelius Totten. How
many more are to come il If impossible al present 10
conjecture. The examinations have been conducted
before Justice Welsh who has taken the afidavs of
number of the victims of these sharpers. They have
been swindled ont of all sorts of sums from $500 to
$4,000 Three houses and lots belonging to F. Il.
Cutting the attorney -at-aw, among the property
disposed Of by these persons.
Bv one of their transactions they conrived to swim
die Emilana Bergamini and Dominica Celia, two
Spanish gentlemen, out Of farm in Orange County,
New-Jersey, valued at $4,000. 1t appears that in
January last Charles G. Thompson advertised himself
as a reaestate broker. The Spanish gentlemen being
anxious dispose of their property, called upon Mr.
Thompson to have him effect a sale. He subsequently
proposed exchange of some city lots in Nnetyith
and Nnety-sixth streets for the farm, and introduced
them TO Mr.. Lawson, who, he represented was avery
wealthy man. and connected with George Law and
Senator WestcOtt. Mr. BerQamini expressed his viii
lngness to exchange property, and furnished by
Thompson, Lawson and Shipman, with all the re-
qured papers going to make the transfer legal. The
papes appearing 10 he all correct the Spanards
ecuted 10 Thompson a deed Of the farm owned by
them, receiving in return deed TO the lots in Ninety
fifth and Niney-sxh streets. Some time afterward
Mr. Bergamini discovered that the city lots for which
he had paid, were owned by man named Van
Heuyel and that neither of the persons who had
executed the papers him, had any right title
them. Meantime the Jersey farm had been trans
ferred from one sharper to another till it became im
possible TO fix upon any the owner. Another
gentleman from New-jersey, who has been vicmized
IN similar manner, in the city recently, and is
now preparing a1ldavts against the conspraors.
special charge of perjury is made against Charles
p. Thompson by the District-Auorney Ii is shown
that his father Charles c. Thompson was recently
arrested on a charge of fases pretenses, and held
to bail to answer by Justice Quackenbush. His son,
in order to become surety for him, came forward and
.wore that he owned the house and lot No. 90 East
Twenty street worth $4,000 1t subsequently
appeared that the property in question was owned by
AIesss. Nuns Il Clark, panoforte manufacturers,
and they, well as the DsrietAttomey, file aiidays
against the perjuIer. |
An affidavit made by Henry w Allen of the District |
Attorneys Office, charges Thomas Lawson and Cor |
nelius r. Toen with having forged deed Of convey |
ance Of lot Of land in Nney-ffth street. This deed |
purTors 10 convey the property from Ephraim X. |
Roberts one Of LawsOns aliases 10 Jacob DE Baum,
and was executed on the 18th day of February For |
this forged instrument De Baum paid 800 in cash, 4
only 10 find that the property he had purchased be-
loDged TO Mr.. Van Heuvel. A second affidavit made |
by Mr. Alien ohnrges Lawson and Joel w. FOoe with
having executed deed TO oi OF land in consdcra-
ton Of 81 800 from Ephram X. Roberts to the Hen
drck Hudson Fire Insurance Company. 1T is alleged
that this deed is forgery and that Lawson and Foote
did not own the property purporting to have been |
Other alldavits have been taken mpl. |
eating all the persons arrested and throwing suspicion
still more but the above constitute the main charges
hus far made public. The investigation is still pro-
crossing before Justice Welsh and Detectives Samp-
son and DcvOe still the alert for other suspected
lersOns.
THK CASE OF QUIwBo APPo.-Ciov. Morgan has
,ommuted the penalty in The case of Quimbo Apo,
who has been under sentence of death, TO ten years
imprisonment at Sing Sing The ADany EreAing
Joprnal in stating the action Of the Governor says
1 49,, go a. :. caao xYas oroinallv brou ght on for t,oI