New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-25

money that had collected for them on old mort
O. WIZ You state how the money got into your hands
in the INST psce-vho let you have the money origin
q Who letyOuh syeiti A. Richard Davis think
@ You collected the money and used it in some way At
matters
O. Won't you explain a little. How could you give a
mortgage on this PROPERTY that yCn had not ps s Sq
property: had AN ARRANGEMENT with some parties 10
should s wn that ao or srnt to pay ny
Miss Oakcys (Mrs. CowlesD debt and also e'od part
Of the mortgage.
O. You gavo mortgag. on piece OF land that had
lien On III A. Yes, SIR expected to DO apie 10 sell IT.
O. Did you do anything with the premiscsi A. No,
sr; never had possession OF tnem'
O. when you gave this bond and mortgage you made
statement I'm which you stated that thcre was Only
So 900 due-that this property was only incnnpelea 10
the amount Of 2.0o0i A. don't reeoeci mat nla
can't tell. Witness here handed TIer.l ms Is
my writing not signed by me, but is my writing u IL
statement in which see that have g, so s nao Inc
O. THAT two months after You bought n nov u
SS% G snoM ' how is has HAPPENED
mortgages amounting TO about lhose i IL
s20oC. When aI" made this statement was going to
make arrangement by which was gong 10 ~, oi'
o. Handing witness yapcrj Tell us how you came
10 make that How did you reconcile that Sln nus ,ni
that these liens the premises Thai you sl.ne
A. That | signed, but did not make. signed that and
dated il. oo, ,r.,
as SAID before that think was 10 take carc OF tfat
O. / think you win fnd if you lock ftte lower that
O. Yon we're certifying then to this, 4. Ny i'm
prcssOns that 10 have II lett so that thef'
should be s., coo left On the property. 800 81 49,
O. There Won certified here was only $1,000 lien on
that paper, and then don't yen say that the oakley mort
gage the first lien upon thost premises Nhrh NAV
5000 was raid overt Those papers were ia1 anu
hibitcd the statement of account between YOU; m
tended to he taken 10 the parties A. Ihat II STATE
meUf made OF the matter NJ tIdt llhi'.
q. Now yon say they we're not ilnei A. "en' do'i !
q. Yon say here that there was only 5000 incin,,
hrincc on tG premise A. Iha is the way ,o
g Did you cll them that you would leave IL so' a.
cant tell ythiiig about 1t. , , -. .,
Mr. Charles W. swift, after Identifying the papers re
ferred TO- testified IN regard 10 Them az follows
q. You relied entirely on these statemcnisf \. ncs,
Sir; had idea hut what il was all rlSI that ne hll
the Zee sirplc; have had charge oi ih't matter i,
that time this. and never mad any lnmaiign 'hs
claim ia question until tins snit was cSnncnc.d
o. Didn't you ever lave Eoticc unt this sit was COM
mcnced! 4. No. Sir; not until Two or thitr mouths
after il commenced; thing the pApets were 10,
served On my friends unii' moin or lNp ater @ sun
was coIincnood; aScrriined tnai fI"iii Mr. NoNon'
Cross-.xamncd-Q. when you ra'c ms "rIans, hrn'
with Mr. Nox0n you made M search oi 'hc fee"f"' "
q. And saw no deedi A. No. Sir.
o. All Won took his statement of how Thu rrhi'!
stood. A. Yes IL = Propei oaGd that he iau' ];
memorandum that lie hat taken convey anre oi
This IN lsGi.
This memorandum produced
The Judgment OF the Court against the Misses
Oakley who held the ni tgae on tho ground tat 'Ne
vendors lien for the money had preference over
a mortgage given to secure precedent debt
Whatever may i've Mr. N0xon's other qualifications for
the place which he aspres his oc'ion in this case
shows him TO be lacking in that integrity ot character
winch shoud Distinguish the judiciary Mr.. Perry Of
Owego the Democratic candidate for the sans Office is
said by his friends 10 he lawyer of good ability and
man of the most sterling integrity. L.. L.w.