The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-10
BUCK-1NG AGAINST A DEED.
How Two Women .OutWitLed
Real Estate Operator.

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Real Estate Operator.
The local sensation OF to-day in the
usually quiet little hamlet Of Locklano
and it's contiguous territory OF Reading
is the arrest on warrant Of well-.o-dO
and highly respected family named
Buck, consisting OF Henry, the husband ,
Louisa, his wife, and their pretty red
checked daughter Mary. 1t seems that
some weeks ago Henry Buck sold to mr.
Franz Kaufman, through his agent, G.
Fl. Helmkamp, a tailor and Ex-Justice
Of the Peace, a certain lot Of grounn
close by, for which was to have been
paid the sum OF 81, 700.
Previous to, ana after the sale, which
occurred about the End Of the month,
Mrs. Buck evinoed considerable oppC-
sition to the transaction, and carried on
so about it, that she enlisted the sympa
thy OF her daughter Mary. The 9th o,
April was the time set tor the signing oi
the deed transferring the property 81
Mr.. Kaufman, by the wife.
On the night Of that day she and tht
young woman called at the house of Mr.
Helmkamp, who had already been put IN
possession OF the deed and to which Mr..
Buck had placed his signature. Mrs
Buck was as pleasant as usual with her
neighbors, the purchasers, and mani
tested no opposition to the arrangement,
remarking IN fact that she had con.
cluded to sien the instrument, as the
property in question had mortgage OIL
it to the amount OF $3.50, and thai they
have had a good deal OF trouble with ten.
auts of it from time to time, and she
thought perhaps 1t would be better fl
Mr. Kaufman should nave it.
So tar SO good. The deed was spread
out on the table, after being read le
those assembled, the pen was placed j
her hand. Mary had walked TO sidt
door leading to the street, and appeared
perfectly cool anu uncOncerned. Nj
Helmkamp was anxious and expectanL
Mr.. Bucks lace wore that pleased an,
calm look, suggesting inward contep
the bosom OF his domestic happiueor
had at last been settled, when all OF
sudden, like clap OF thunder from /,
clear sky, the inluriated Mrs. Bucb
grabbed the obnoxious deed from tb,
table, crumpled it angrily in her ou
stretched hand, aud then darsed to tLt
very door at which the cunning, cherrl
checked Mary stood on guard to assis
| her mother to escape, aud flew out int /,
the night air with the speed Of quarter
horse. Pursuit was at once made b,
the.astonished Buck and the bewildereo
Helmkamp, but there stood Mary with
that lock Of determination which is sup.
posed to have lit up the faces of those be.
roic men who defended the pass at The
| mopyls, and here the pursuit ended,
NJ airy succeeded in keeping the pursuer,
in the house until her mother had got
good start. That was the last seen o
the deed. Then follows an arrest Of tn
Buck family, the wife being charge
with robbery and the husband and heroi,
Mary with being accessories thereto.
The case coming up before 'squir.
John Anthony this morning., was wei
ventilated by cloud oil Witnesses. as.
sisted by couple OF lawyers on each
side, and the result of it was that th,
defendants were dismissed, thr
Court ho.ding that the charge o
robbery was not sustained, inasmuc..
as the necessary Ingredient OF bodilJ
fear did nos enter into the transaction,
as the testimony showed that there wa /,
10 violence, threatened or otherwise