New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A REAL ESTATE swINDLE.

John Butler a resident of Evans Mills, JET
ferson Co.. " few weeks ago advertised that he de-
sired to sell the house and lot Nos Orchsrd OF which
he Is the sole owner on the goth OF October being on
visit TO this city. he accidentally encountered Henry
Freund. and in the course Of conversation mentioned
that he desired TO sell house In Orchard-st. Freund
said he would look for purchaser In fact knew OF
man named Meyer who was eager to buy property IN
that neighborhood. II Mr. Butler would consent 10
So ioi East East Seventy rstt he had no doubt mat
Meyer would buy the Orchard-st properly , as.
a mortgage II it was on good property and
Freund, second step in the game bad bogus mort
gage drawn up on that property and also had " dy
recorded At the Registers office IN the name OF hGyer
seife to Mr.. Butler the Mr. Meyer Of whom he had
been speaking and, In company, they Visited seventy
arstst where stelfel pointed out the house on that
street. upon which he said the mortgage for 500 bad
been made Mr.. Butler satisfied that the mortgage
on the property would be gSoq GS reeore so sx
animation at tho Registers office An agreement was
that the price OF the orchardst. property should BE-
$4,000 mortgage for $4,000 being on the propery ana
gage equal to the balance In cash OF the purchase
money. o.,o- A., p,,,,.. ,o,o,,,,o,,o5
Nv his LAWYER Mr.. Gersenhaincr, ana by trend ana
stefel called al the house OF MI jacob L. Mlchaes AZ
NO 276 Scycnthst and commissioned him 10 draw up
legal agreement that the said mortgage OF 1890 should
he accepted as balance Of the purchase money MI
i meG eaSira %S and handed It to tee for his signature
steel taking tho paper, by force OF haDt wrotc ms rear
the word steifc In heavy writing MI Mclaes observed
This action but said nothing and banded the paper TO
Mr. Butler who promptly signed II.
The four men then left the house, but about an hour
Freund and Steife returned Stccl, who had
annarrnty detected that the lawyer had perceived his
false signature offered Mr.. Mcbaels $3.50 II he would 90
To Mr. (csenhaner and induce him not 70 examine the
title deeds of the property in Seventy hrstft freund
also asked Mr. Michaes II Ii would he wise measure on
his part TO visit Mr. Gesenhaner and ofer MN SOS MI
Nchaels very much stOnshed ut their rankne-, asked
them III the title deeds not good Iey Icpeu hat
the mortgage with which the were gong 10 Duy nut
lers house was OH property that had been sofa under
MIR Mchaes apparently agreed with their scheme, ana
they departed. Mr.. Mchaels, however immediately
wrote TO Butler who had gone back to BIS nome III tle
country by a late train in the evening, ana informed MN
that ne was swndlrd Mr. Butler returned To the CITY,
visited Essex Market Police Court, and made out com
plant before Justice Scott, who issued Wdfrhl TOT i
arrest OF the swndlers Mr.. Mchaels Informed OF
the issue of the warrants, and when Freund ana stee
visited him. Wednesday evening as informed thoh
that Mr. Butler returned 10 the city 10 perfect the
arrangements for the transfer OF the Orchafust prop
erty and would be pleased If they W0u!d pre-
sent themselves with their papers the next morn
ing at No. 10 Chanbcrs-st., his ONCE. sergeant A. ~
dress and seated himself with large newspaper, WIN
Mr. Butler and Mr.. Micacls in the Chambersst once,
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Stcilel soon arrived bowed
pleasantly to all present, and cOnversed geefy WIN
Mr. Michaels. Five minutes afterward Freund opened
the door and walked into the room brlskiy Ihtl 1p
zed the officer, and suddenly sprang toward e
door. But the Sergeant was too quick ior MN; lhtIPos
ing his body between Frcund and the door, ne 9rast
the man by the collar. and quietly said want you
The prisoners taken to the Essex Market fOlce
Court and locked up for examination.