The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-27
A CURIOUS LAND TRANSACTION.
How John w. Cox swindied Mr.. BRADLEY
The Dangers of n Power OF Attorney
Never let your Win hold YOUR Deed.


Some time ago man upward cf 70 years bf
n Sc, farusr, named William Bradley, trade u
farm he held in the state OF New York for ortc
situated in the town OF Wright, HiAsd1e county, IN
ths State. BY clerical mistake in nSking out be
transfer deeds the title TO the farm IN Wright was
vested in Mrs. bradley, This lady was eousdp-
ably younrcr than her husband aud at tbe time bf
the transfer and removal they had been married
lint short tine. Rradley had every coindepcc ~
error. Amer a short Iesderce in Wright Nm
Bradley became acqu tinted with man owninga
farm near BY, and soon the acquaintance between
The man if was famed John W. Cox: he ciaimea 10
he Hidower and had family. s'rtnsc 70 say; he
and became s nrat friend and G. tf connseor.
Coy vas uTan uf about 70 years Of ace. The mud
Of Mr.. Bradley seemed TO bccrmc wesktnoi bycaac
and sckrcss IND It eventually came 70 pass Nat ~
hi buislness was transacted thrcugh Cox who htd
meanwhile takcr mp his residence IN The Bradley
Bradley. Some time last fail Cox advised Bradley
and his wife to pay visit and spend tile winter ~
Canada advising also that the old man sell his farm
and remove to Adrian, promising TO find them o
house here, and also TO take M Is residence with
o5o, brGsyS e M View abo si %G and ]
lis aid in disuosing OF TIE raim and personal prop
ertv in WRIGHT. In order to mci'lla,c matters,
Cox proposed 10 the old gentleman 10 rivc him q
power Of attorney to transact the business in his
absence and Cox went With Mrs. Bradley q HIS
drle and there procured from her what he told her
husband was power OF attorney to dispose Of 'hc
'nrm. IL will be recouected that At the umc Of the
transfer the title In the farm had been vested in Mrs
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This business transa ,ted, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
LETT Tor Canada early last fall, expecting q remain
there MI witer, and their return o Take mp their
residence in this city. In Canada, short time arq
Mrs Bradley died Fnor very brief Illness, and TIL
&C casioncd the return Of her husband sooner thar
he eXreced. and oecasioncd also tie unCarthirg anC
r'nsiuc 20 gt Of series o. most Vi ainous opcr'
ions. TIE old gentleman, on his return 10 MriElt
net Cox here rnd on Jmurkng that lie thought In
would 20 home. lie vas coolly informed that ~
cox was the owner or H. properly In Wright. an
the old gentleman WAS foybidGcn to take even Ill
summer clothing from the house.
As Marra nj for his ~ tiOus. Cox cNhic.ted hi
Of sale on Bradley 10 him Of all the personnel Prop
erty, and a deed from Mrs, Bradley conveying =
him the larn lie Lad obtained the first paper Ger
tainly under misapurehension, the old gentlemai
surprising 1t 10 be merely power OF attorney. II
relation to the lnd deed t seems that lac had Ciye
his three notes to Mrs. Bradley for tie farm hut IN
notes were unoudorsed and not secured IN any way
aud lad been left at home by Mrs Bradley when sh
left. The notes could not he found. Whether IL
imposed upon the woman. or whether they had bot
some Interior object In view, Is not and pfobabl
never Will be known.
In his dilemma the old man was recommended u
the kind Offices Of our Prosecuting Attorney, an
that gent leman set himself vigorously at The Nor
10 compel Cox TO disgorge II i unnecessary To dt
tail the modns oDerdEdi hY which the desired icsul
was nrrived a. Tut We have tn record III" fact Ui
he did disgorre the whole o: the real estt" and
sOnal properly. nnG the Old gentleman A. iu euictc
into the possession 81 lis property, the whole wVit
probably about 5000.