The New York herald., 1870-02-24

BLOOkUu, WntCu is memorable TOT nS Wnlskey
frauds has Just furnished another case, which,
though notofso greata magnitude many OF its pre-
decessors. exhibits . system Of frand and trlckery
astounding in ats details This LATEST fraud grew out
of the seizure OF the premises OF Catharne Lahiton,
situated at the corneror Bowen and Inlay streets.
FOR an alleged violation or the revenue laws the
claimant. as charged, having permitted the distla-
tion OF wh!skey there The premises were seized on
Sthe l3th day OF August, 1868, and subsequently
sStephen Lahiton, husband OF Catharine, retained
Zone Kingston Inns, - lawyer pretty well known in
/ Brooklyn, to defend the property in court. Mr..
Innls drew up claim TO the property, but after
wards consented TO
PUT UP "A JOB
by which 1t washoped save the property. Accord.
ingly bond and rnorg gage for $500O purporting to
be held by one Fox against the premises was pre-
pared by J. Hamp.ien Perrin, real estate agent
and Richard Rowland, q lawyer In Court street. the
latter OF whom was paid twenty-five dollars to
acknowledge 1t (as drawn out by PERRIN as having
been executed in 1867 Subsequently the bogus
mortgage was assigned to one II. E. Merrick at the
request of Lahit0I, who was afraid that Fox would
not be able to sustain the validity IN the ourts
Merrick to receive fifty dollars and did receive
twenty-five dollars on account for holding the mort
gage IN trust Rowland received $500 for procuring
the assignment and gave $3.50 of that amount TO
Innes.
These are the allegations OF the government az
found In the afidavits in the case, which are given
below
now THE JOB PUT UP.
Lanton, city Brooklyn county Of Kings, sworn
fay s s s s w a Laaen 81 the and
corner Of INLAY and Bowen s!rses in the city Of Brookn
the transaction herein up the 18th day
% s s on a Or as about hs @ ID day no
OF the Eastern district Of New York for alleged
eeednss against the therefore began. That de-
Fl T s sS S of
s s a o @ Of ns
New YORK and ,ssreapCn .aid Inns aPpsafed depo.
49, nS s q III. 'ss
.as p'f "Ss Sa ss
n .sa that s nns & SAID bond
wife protested That said rnns further
legally sign ss her Mas ' and ae
pas s That sm aa
yo ana covered yer the lot nnd piece OF land above men
FS or n pr S1s5 q sa
Of s and Ssponens signed lis own anme 10
the bond and to the mortgage and under the advise Of said
ss"sd s sia SSoa snn net'
Of
the RasaG then ana ssse took
on 'a tho
ls OF May 1887 twhereas the said mortgage no.
tiled that catharne Lahiton, wife deponsn and
se'sasa ss 0',Sas s ' :aa .$
a s % so a
notary tha. day and ala not acknowledge
deponent informed believe. that said mortgage was
from s.d Fox NE mortgages named therein
i. i; Meirick, and that shersupon SAID Mer.
'fs ~So nos S 3 s Sseonsu us
SAY: na' a said sna ana an
and % %STsags % @ II the % once Of the Rgse
ponen further that recording said false
.s IA. sa x f
deponeat dd not certify or induce or compel his wife
good mortgage made and ae named
@ =, X ss would ND
troabe And deponen further the l2th day OF oco
sns @ tSr e
Sss s M y ssa =. to the United ss:s
bc Lien piece land forfeited as sfoFead and
thereof and deraadthe the real
'' Ssss'ss' Ss'Asi .ayl
and Fish were aware tha. said false and fraudasat
was Sos as Fh AND and vG and hn 5
within the soa:.srn and Eastern Districts Work
BY knowingly setting up false and fraudulent lien upon
s sna aaa t s.c s Of t ss @
ana a N bea saa Se ed ned
Sas 9r Neg Korh Southern Diaria Of Mec Yo'h. ,sKing
@ @ a. e the of c.9,Rs 3, ahon
alleged Violation United ssS States 0fa ~
engaged asponssn: a attorney counsel
ap and e GoP0nsns s afe%
TIE TIE United Safes Circuit Court, Eastern District Of
lien on on sad property y bond and mortgage 70 secure
a ns hs sd tn n eca
Deponent at first advised against such proceeding but
Hampden Perrin real estate agent with notary public,
.aa ON sa ss isd
Ssen s,ecea IL nnd the 9rs4 % and ws @
Rowland notary aforesaid agreed, twenty
i've dollars 10 acknowedee said mortgage drawn BY
dcponent farhe that at the time of the drawing apd
Perrin and Rowland tha. said erris
and sad Rowland well knew that the property covered
lie for an alleged n vosS sssHy
cn Ga: ess Fos
ponent, Perrin and Rowland Said Fox was named IN
kewas aasae ans nn ata .sa
souss the execution e
and =. though c.arns LaSiion and a. epSea hasoa
& s e. ay
e. VICE. 'haTne Lahoa was ao prs.en,
Rw:a hes says @ SAID
s. sa 3 nSas, s's csu, s s and
g.goI's. and pnp0.,. e Be lien upon ne
$5o and ss. forth .h.. sad $4,000 mad been paid .aid
CONSIDERATION
mortgage, whereas at the time o the pretended ncknow
men! o. the execution Of said such considers
on had been paid part thereof by said For by
any other person. And deponrnt further that the
FoY appeared before said notary public he said
Fox, knew that The property purporting 20 be COW
cred by said mortgage had been seized as aoresaid;
that sald false fictitious and fraudulent MORTGAGE WAS then
recorded In hs oce OF the Register Of the county Of Kings
that thereafter said fraudulent presented to
H. Merrick at tho request Of Stephen Labton, who was
afraid that said For would not bs able 70 sustain the validity
OF said mogage the courts that said Lahiton got
signment from Fox, gave said Merrck promised ESQ
for holding said mortgage IN trust for him. and paid said Mer
rick account hereof that said Mcrrick gave
for said assignment that said Merrck and one
assignment to said Merrick, aud that sad Rowland
aeponeni 82sO thereof Dsponent further that al The
time OF said fraudulent assignment to said Merrick
said Merrick well of MI the facts aud
stances herein before narrated That during the assignment
one noble was present and assisted in the TsnSacton
procuring the money to said Rowland and deponcn and
= Informed and believes was aware OF a The
believes that thereafter said Merrck with tho assistance OF
said Rowland assigned said false fictitious fraudulent
mortgage 10 one Fish, said Fox the the
assignment wen aware Of the facts
inbefore stated. KINGSTON INNEs
sworn to before me this 18th day of February 1870 JoHN
D. SHIELDS, United States Commlssioner
This bogus mortgage was produced an tbe trial Of I