The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
HENRY M'LELLAND's NOTES.
Its Story OF How he was shut Into Room
md Forced 90 SIgn Fraudulent Papers.

Henry McLcland was up to the spring OF
1874 n wealthy leather merchant in the Swamp.
His Office was at 80 Gold street and his tannery
was in Pennsylvania He was worth $500 600,
and his close attention to business yielded Il
rich harvest OF money. but impaired his health.
He started his brother Edward McIelland in
business in Pcll street as pork merchant and
when the Same brother entered into an ar
rangemcnt with one Hyde to build twcnty-onc
houses in Brooklyn for speculatan he ad-
vanccd money freely on second mortgages on
the property although it was then heavily mort
gagged His brothers. failure occurred in 1873.
and Henry McLclland in n generous mood
agreed to pay nfty cents on the dol
lar of his brothers debts. This he did besides
paying note Of 50 600. which he had endorsed
Tho first mortgages on the brooklyn houses
were forccloscd and the sales yielded no more
than enough to pay for them. Other disasters
followed. and in june 1874. Mr. McIelland was
Obliged, to go into oankrnpt,y. lie WIS dis,
at once started for his tnnn"ry In Pennsylvania.
whore he had few hides 70 tan on his own
in their house at 2 Mlidagh street. and with
this they had coal and -four to buy.
A few days since Mr. thas. T. Crosby, ~ the
law firm Of Fullerton. Knox Crosby ,nlcd
petition to annul tho discharge Of McIcand
from BANKRUPTCY, on the ground that he had
owned by Crosby. Mr.. McLollanl Yesterday
filed in the Clerks, Office Of the United States
Court IN Brooklyn his sworn answer 10 the Pc
tition. II IL written 10y himself. because. M he
explains. he IL too poor To nay lawyer In re-
gar e. Mr.. Croshys claim the answer contains
the following -trHug" narrative.
In December. 1873. W. !. Roo. who was par
doncd from Sing Sing prison by GOV. Tdnn.
bond forging. learning that Mr.. McL"land was
IN need of rcndy cash, his money having been
scented 10 him that he knew a wealthy. retired
snilmakcr. one Kirk. who would cash tjODO Of
~. Trwonln- paper a., 1Ii'rn per cent inter
tito Mr McIcliand within week. IL got one
not" for four months. dated Dec. Is. 1873. for
e. 500 and another on" for the same time. dutod
Dec. %. for 300. M'Icllnnd alta he'd to each
q certificate of gcnuinoncs-. A day or two after
ward "A birthstone broker entered his oiflrc with
ihm tw' notes. SAYING mat Ice was instructed t.
in a enn J E d II Mr Innj co SI11 rt g
him tO purchaser. When lac got the notes in
To- his hands Mr.. Holland denounced In"
whole thing ms q swindlc and refused to give
til. m w. Til broker induced him 70 90 t. an
on go In the upper story ~ u building ON The
meet Roe. Mr. McLcland story continues as
follows;
The oAsr ON on,.rns lmcky Tnor'sd 9i The fact to
uuannon. d''acl NAT must i've ~ no notes AMI
nyan o. , !o'' round ne ~ ue, VT mi,N I,n: an
aid tho, were turned W.. then iniofned that was
r,cd wa. aftc,gari ior', INTO lack oriec alone,
ana tic i'.- co~ ant a. 'rilos,i Wa locked !
sud Ghirlc, i cr"st, entered o'llowcdhy " j Rec.
Tie romh, malini me rot IN STATE prison. an
Km"wn art, ~, Fii.r,. Kn., 'oS, a,h ., NH
had mHi. n's liable 20 s''c r.on l' lnfiin- tlo.c
Sc'ii ~, ms ,lg@ ,l'o1a ,'a' irsu s6a dti',er .
s'''e mnd, was in-hci "'o cunl Alnt ~ ilcir
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