Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-04
LOCAL NEWS,
Alleged swfndIing Transaction.

Alleged swfndling transactions.
DISTRICT CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS SUFFER-
TO THE TUNE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TaoUs-
AND DOLLARS.
Ii will be recollected that last week, Merrick
and Morris, for W. Scott Chew, entered A SUIT
on the law side of the courts of the District IN
trover TO recover the sum OF $4,000, the value
OF certificates Of the Board OF Public Works,
alleged 20 have been len by him Is colaterals
on loan from the firm Of Blumenberg a. Co.
The firm was supposed TO have been composed
more, and q. Frank, OF this city, and Michael
Mandl, OF New York. The declaration in IN e
case stated that the plaintiff had reason 10 be-
heve that the members OF the firm were
about TO leave the city and an attachment
was prayed This was issued, but no effects
were found on which 70 seize, and IL was
further sscertained that Blumerberg had with
his family left town, and that Msndl had not
been here Tor some weeks. The Office Of the
hrm Wes on Pennsylvania avenue, between 18th
and 18th streets, and il lie stated that for the last
four montbs-from about December lst-they
did big business in loaning money 70 contrAc-
tors and brokers on District securities (certin-
Gates Of the auditor OF the Board Of Public
Works mostly as collaterals. Blumerberg APP
peared TO be the business man; Frank, ills
claimed, being the clerk Of the hrm and the
monied man was Msndl. IL is alleged that
they did not operate IN loans shorter than
ninety days, and preferred TO make loans for
longer periods. The rate Of interest charged
was generally AZ the rate Of one and half per
cent. per month, and upon auditors certificates
they loaned from thirty 70 forty cents on the
dollar. They then, il II alleged, sold the secu-
rity In the market at from forty to nfty cents on
the dollar, and were ready 10 reinvest ten
money. Il il alleged also that some OF ma notes
given were sold. Some OF the Certificates left
Tor collateral having been found by their own
ers IN the market, caused suspicion that all
was not right, and hence the legal proceedings.
This afternoon some of the victims are re-
ported 70 he the following: y. V. W. Vanden-
bureh, $4,000; Andrew Gieason, $50 700; p.
Guliinane, $4,000; p. Mcnamara, $4,000; w.
H. md A. IL
bert q Taylor, and host of others are repcrtco
among the losers, and those who have the bees
means OF knowing believe that the amount Of
securities lost viii amount 10 over $500 ,00l.
leaving out the value Of the notes given MANY
OF which, II II thought, were sold by Biumen-
burg. In New York paper OF Sunday, Blum
enourgs arrival there on his way 70 Europe,
Blumenberg halls from Baltimore, and will
be recollected in connection with a case OF al
legged fraud on the Internal Revenue depart-
ment, in which he acted as a special agent and
worked up the case, receiving from the govern
ment as informant about 80 900. subsequently
ne entered INTO business here as dyer on 10th
for q few moths. IL Is said that he has been In
sll-health for some months, and that he has gone
70 Europe or Florida for his health. Msndi has
not been here for some weeks. Mr.. Frank Is
still IN the city, and IL lie generally believed that
he is more OF a victim than a partner
1t Is asserted that Blumenberg was arrested
IN IetO on the charge Of being connected with
the slave yacht WaDderer; tried, convicted and
sentenced to Sing Sing prison for a term OF
years, but was soon afterwards pardoned out
10y President Lincoln.
Washington dispatch 10 the New York
Times, avs: "Blumenberg IL well-known AZ a
former detective. who was in the employ Of the
liberals In 1872, and who victimized them out
OF large portion Of their North Carolina funds.
Mandl professed TO work on the republican side
in the same cause"
REAL ESTATE TEAssPERs.-C. wIlhemins
Dobbins ct vir 10 Richard Young, part lot 2, old
Georgetown, SC 900; Daniel Smith ct ux % l..
e. II. Sponord, part lot 3, square $40, IS 800;
Eva Fries 10 r. Miller, lot II, square $50, $500;
Pat. Sullivan ct TX 20 Jos. Q. Murray. part lot
%, Threlkeld's addition 20 Georgetown, 500:
Patrick Canty to Robert French, lot Z and s.
square s33, $500; Emanuel Crickerd ct NJ 90
Henry James, lot q, square 534, q, 500; Benz,
q. Davis ct al TO John Mayhem, lot 1, section l.
Moses Kelly and wife 20 Geo. Neitzey lott Is.
10 and 20, subdivision Of square 66s 40 zoo,
Thos. Is. Bryan ct ux 70 Watkins Addison. lot
II, square 1872, -, 93440; Reuben b. Clarf 10
POLY Green, lot Is, square 5e4, sl25; John T..
Chapel, trustee, 70 John Maeee Iyfne I'm the
county, -; VIM. r. Hoffman, trustee. 10
Emanuel jackson, part lot IL, square SIS, es1O:
VIM. kothwell and wife TO JAS. g. Dulin part
lot i. square 80, 5000; j. q. McKelden ct al;
square ll6, IS; Francis B. Mohun, trustee 90
Dennis Men amara, lot 1, Dorsett's subdiyision
OF sqtare 723, q, 625; John Graham, trustee, ct
81, TO VIM. II. Pritchett, lot IS. Van Hooks ct
al subdivision Of square ga, $500; A. q. Rich
ards et al, trustees, 70 John III. Jones, part lot
"a, square 5l2, =, 900; Jacob Arth and wife %
B. Artb, lots 4, and 6, subdivision Of wood
stock, the natural love and affection and the
sum Of 600.