The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
A FAITHLEsS EXECUTOR.
HOW FAMILY WAS BROUGHT FROM WEALTH
TO PovEBrY-sAD PERvERsIoy OF JUSTICE


HOW A FAMILY WAS BROUGHT FROM WEALTH
TO PovEBTy-sAD PEBvERsroS OF JUSTICE
There Is OLD saying that onehslf tho world
knows not how the other half lives, and it might be
added that one-naif never OF the sad and Dit
ter experiences endured by the other. From time 10
time Tho fact is made public OF some family brought
TO grief and perjury by the eachcry OF false friend
guardian the records Of u surrogalcs office are
seldom without the story Of an executor proving un-
faithful 10 bis trust and turning tho confidence OF
tesator 10 his private advantage and 10 the rob-
berry Of his charge. The world. too-and New York
furnish a. many instances any city under
heaven-ls also full OF the class OF human sharks
who live and thrive by the peversion Of law and JUS
tce and by tho misery those who are helpless and
unenlightened In the ways OF fraud ana cunning
THE BURKE.
Not long since poor woman named Mrs. Virginia
G. Burke, turned her face to the wall and died
poor lodging house OF this city after a long and he
struggle the courts recover 500 900 left her
by her father, but which went into the pockets OF
strangers and swindcrs, among whom were few OF
tho low cormorants OF the Bar. or the money that
should have been hers and her chdrcn's she never
received penny, and seeing all hope gone her
woman's heart gave way, and IN the choice between
embraced death in preference TO poverty and
Humiliation. cd alone Knows how many such
happening around every day.
CASH FIRST MADE PUBLIC.
Over twelve years ago DR.. James T. Campbell left
the service OF tho Cunard Mail Steamship Company
and retired TO live property he purchased Long
Island. He then worth $685. 600. Hc had just
been married TO refined and educated lady, and he
might fairly lay claim to having reasonable share OF
this worlds happiness Subsequent to this the
mother of his wife died and bcqueathed her S. 900 in
New York city stock, drawing eight per cent, tie in
go the wife during her lifetime and the prin
cipa to ner children her death. The mother died
alter q bret illness and while Dr. Campbell
absent. Under these CT circumstances one who
was looked ~ upon, upon as friend OF the fam
lily, Mr.. william Verse, was made executor.
This was IN 1855 In the same year weise unknown
to Campbell or his wife, Invested the whole amount
with which he was intrustcd for Campbeli's children
IN business for himself and lost every dollar OF IL.
When all the trust fund he confessed what he
had DONE but assured Campbell and his wife II they
would assist him with q few thousand dollars
bark In mining enterprise In the northern part OF
lost. Campbell, anxious recover Tor his children
the amount OF the squandered bequest and placing
foolish faith in Wcise. consented, and the result was
his ultimate pecuniary ruin. When the first few
thousand dollars were exhausted Weisc called Tor
more, still representing that unless moro forth.
coming all that had gone before would never be re-
covered.
RAPID RUN TO RUIN.
Finally Campbell mortgaged and then sold his prop
erty and went sliding scale down bcggary, un-
I'll he compelled TO grind scissors the streets
for a living He dropped from fine house and afln-
surroundings 10 inferior and still more inferior
dwen places The matter OF pushed HIM up the
tenement houses OF Harlem, and there one morning,
few years ago, while his wife was Ill and lour OF his
six children laid up with the measles. the water back
exploded, killing his sister and gripping his eldest
ged, curbloss lanes Of Mott Haven little shanty
No 244 Cottage street, where the HERALD reporter
him and hoard his story and saw also lew sticks Of
furniture and IA family OF SIX children in rags
WEARY SEEKING FOR JUSTICE.
How he was baled IN MS pursuit OF justice and how
the unfaithul executor escaped through the tricky
devices of legal sharpers may be briefly told. Pro
cecdings first Instituted last March IN he Surro-
gates Court OF Kings county, In the name Of Mrs.
Louisa Campbell 10 recover the amount of be-
quest and Surrogate veeder after full hearing Of thu
facts in The CASE, made decision directing Weise to
pay to Mrs Campbell the sum Of $4,000 along with
$4,070 interest accumulated.
OPINION SURROGATE
The Surrogate held that even II Weisc could prove
that Cam and his wife consented that lie should
the money IN speculation that would yield greater
percentage II did not relieve him from the respon-
sbllity, as the money was IN trust for the
children and tho mother was only entitled 10
with the order Of the Court turned the batteries
of the law upon Campbell II appears the latter, whcn
nearly on ms last egs SOLO 'ne only piece
prietary medicines At No. 66 Fulton street Among
other agents who solicited advertisements from MIN
from the Grdphtc, and he consented to give
after much pressing. In three months time he
called TO pay for IT, but his business u fail
and he was lett without cent Welse, no al
egcs. heard OF his debt 10 the Graphic and got law
YER friend Of his doing business Tor that paper,
serve Campbell with order of arrest procured from
the Marine Court the grounds OF false representa-
ton to and design to swndle the newspaper. He
further alleges that when the shout beng
served he told that If he dropped the proceedings
against Weso he would not be mOiested Ths he re-
fused TO do SO he had 10 70 To Ludlow street jail
AN AFFAIR OF SHARP PRACTICE.
"On the second day OF my incarceration" Campbell
says, messenger from lawyer Wyatt (Weise's
lawyer) 10 me anu said II | could not nad
bail myself that he had Two sureties Whiting at his
Office ready to bail me. Knowing that my was In
very delicate health, and that she and my children
were dependent upon my daily excrtons tor bread,
said would accept the bondsm and released.
They have however, succeeded 10 placing things IN
THIS shape that the moment tho order from Sur
rogate 10 show cause why he should not be committed
to Jai contempt oil court be served Weise these
bondsmcn furnished Inc by the lawyer WIN Withdraw
their bond and shall again be taken 10 iai and prob
ably kept there until the necessities OF my family
compel my wife TO accept any pittance they may
choose offer her iuiI liquidation OF her legally
established claim the bcquest in her mohsrs will"