, 1875-06-07

DIV UGN & cCEs
THEIR AN6WKn TO TIE CHAHuEA OF FRAUD nY-
EDMOND NOUtEN.

THEIR ANGWEH TO TIE Cli4HHE4 OF FRAUD 0T
EDMOND NouEN.
Tho othor day a report was gyon of two bills
filed In tho Circuit Court against the raal-eatate
trm Of Snyder Il Lee, Of thts city. In which they
wcto charged with slatp PRACTICE in soulo..roal-
estato transactioua.
Saturday Messrs. Loflingnoll 4: johnson. solfo-
itors for tho defendants In tho nnit Of Edmond
Atorier 70. Chnrles g. Har1ib, Thomas y. snydor
aud ]. Lewis Leo, Gled tho answer Of Snyder Il
leu 10 tue bill Of complaint. 1t Ia admitted tllat
A1oror, On March IL, 1874 was and now IL tho
o~ne Of tho lands poasoncd III the bill; also
that theBo defeNdAuts ware and still aro
Ioal-estasa aesntn md beokors, doing
nasincAs as Hueli in Chicago. They say that
troy. as such hrohora aud agents Boll tho
lands in dispute for one JAMES Ii. l}owon to
1lorior. the complainant, for $500D who paid
tho dowp-pHynout Of o. G6G Co. giying Ills trust
Ing Nil iuouua1runoo of g. QUO. snyder .x Loo
sold, about tho sasae time, two other ttAu&s ii,
the ssino vicinity for Mr. Uowou, Of which fact
Mortor way we'll aware. lilo. Hhortly atter tho
that la bud 1nado tho pusnhaao ~ speculation.
lle thon naked tho,n to look out TOR = purchaser
for iha land at Nh advance, aud directed them to
acil - noon RB they could tiud any one who
would ray . fair adsanco on the cost.
Snyder L Leo then 60 on to Hay that &aoy
made dlligons search for tho right Kind OF pur-
chaser. They soon afler learned that the de-
fsI'dant Harris had bought 30 ac1ea adjotu,ng
Motict's 10 acres. They then advised '3lorior
that they thought they-hal found patty who
would purchase on satisfactory to1na, aud then
tley asked further Instructions, Morlor tleu,
~ letter datc1 atasch IA, 1874, addressed u
snyder l<es, i'&o;l the price aud teru's, aud di-
for acceptance Of tho otfer by tho purchaser IL
toll days from that date.
Tbs defentlauts, NJ tho ngonts Of Morier, on
MARCH, u, 1874, sold tie land to Charles u. iar-
ris. who raid SlU0 dow,l, 1oco.yiug 4 tneuoraIl-
eatnc day, letter was WIitton t0 Notier by tho
defendauts, havisi.,E him at tie ea!e. On April
ttiey received q very shnrp sud captious reply
IRON Aotser. 70 tho effect thru 10 would hot
d*s!ayed in transmission as tho on!y reason for
refusing snyder & Lace, however. charge lia
real reason to Lava bcen that the purchase by
1larris os tho adjoining 10 acres had buen con-
(Moricr) Was under tho Impression that IIa.1ia
aud his associates lntonded to make extensive
improvements which would greatly enhaaca thu
slno Of the lana In tho vicinity.
TUE ANSwEu cQAcLunEx
Ihtaa defendanta deny that s1ey ever stated that
sad Harris lad asee 10 rsuc4 aaId contract Or ujyo
1uest ot .a n.n hu, Id IT, ~ arsas nss :. sIo s
!i;ns totmo stssmp1 to ooat!a aantcaul sirc4 u
il tt,4sibts to tle..y him. hui dlrnx oii lid una ss
l4lullH Refused. to exhibit hl4 tt,lo 10 ths
PURCHASER or allow tlcse defendants to ex,
llht bis tttto,. aat cosulc.e The transaction unt
within two weeks Of tho bringing Of this lut, wlen
FIalat!H ocsot 10 70 do. hut. xs tese defendants aru
auakv The conlilioas 1ed Impossible ia The purchaser
Thrso trtcn!ant4 deny aIl cnmhiua,u1. 4al eoa.
ttstasy: they deny that saA .ais ~ss iiot na.le b,
ttotrts in Tia sss, und hal interest of any kl,l
walesrs In thu SALE aud that Tho n.lura.lHn to liz
contrary In thu hlli 10 Crte A1nArr; that II tEr,
l,a h4 any dsssrs 70 speculate III aaid a,l. t.sy hat
tug otI*l!ani!y within thrse weeks before l.
9rt thu ld II t2,sU1 leea tlall tho price ut whcl
they &'d II for IL pIaintin; thot lhelu WI. u
activity u lind in That yeini,y. on the contrary, It
As time II a4il sae st09t t,s dcaiest laud Col
II. II. which u Immediately adjoluix aud Il much
II ui!tE u L!guul lersl With Lake MlChigau. Ill.
Nion lu whoe IT 6sc ID thera Aal not heel. 4 siuR,
Geu-e built of Improvement mAde tu teu yt211 l4lo
g suth sah., aul that moTe tlau half ths llalnAf
aAa4 s4s Avu aud uaa II andss watsz. but tla4o d.